Tagged with 'grand opening'
REMINDER: Environmental Science Center’s Grand Opening Is This Sunday
REMINDER: The Environmental Science Center at Seahurst Park will be holding its Grand Opening this Sunday, Oct. 23rd from Noon – 4 p.m. Adults and children of all ages are invited to experience this... [Read more]
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Advertiser Highline Hearing’s Grand Opening Is Wednesday, Aug. 31st
BTB Advertiser Highline Hearing Professionals will be holding a Grand Opening Celebration from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31st at their new location at 457 SW 148th Street. Formerly known as... [Read more]
B-TOWN BIZ: Decanter Wines’ Grand Opening Is This Friday & Saturday
Decanter Wines, the newest wine store and restaurant in Burien, is celebrating their Grand Opening this Friday and Saturday (April 15 and 16) from 11am – 10pm. Washington winery Masquerade Wine... [Read more]
Grand Central Bakery’s Friday Opening Will Benefit Two Local Charities
When Grand Central Bakery holds its grand opening of its new Burien location this Friday, Aug. 20th, it will donate a portion of the opening day’s proceeds to two local charities – the Highline Area... [Read more]
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Advertiser Lavina Mays To Host Grand Opening Event This Weekend
B-Town Blog advertiser Lavina Mays Garden, Gift and Home Decor is having their Grand Opening Event this Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31 from 9am to 6pm. There will be drawings daily for gifts and... [Read more]
Meet Local Authors at Burien Books Grand Re-Opening August 6 & 7
Burien Books has announced their grand re-opening party on Friday and Saturday August 6th and 7th. To celebrate, they plan a book signing for Three Tree Point by local residents Guy Harper and Pamela Harper... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Scenes From Opening Night At Burien’s New Tin Theater
On Saturday night (June 19), 40 or so area residents put on their glitziest to view the premiere of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” at Burien’s new Tin Theater, as part of a fundraiser... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Burien Opens Doors Of Newly Remodeled Community Center
This past Saturday the City of Burien threw open the doors of the newly remodeled community center and invited residents in to see the results. Located in what was the old Burien Library at 14700 6th Ave... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Scenes From Ribbon-Cutting At Burien’s “North City Hall”
It took both City Councilmember Kathy Keene, left, and Mayor Joan McGilton to wield a pair of giant scissors to cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony of "City Hall North" Tuesday. On Tuesday... [Read more]
Burien’s New Community Center Hosting Open House This Saturday
Burien’s new Community Center, which is located in the “old” library building at 14700 6th Ave SW, is hosting an Open House this Saturday, May 15th from 1pm – 3pm. Remodeled... [Read more]
Ribbon-Cutting Grand Opening For “City Hall North” is Tuesday, May 11th
The City of Burien will be holding a ribbon-cutting grand opening ceremony for its “City Hall North” on Tuesday, May 11th at 9:45am, at the office located at 11846 Des Moines Memorial Drive,... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Scenes From The Opening Of Highline Medical Center’s New ER
by Ralph Nichols An emergency room is one place no one (unless they work there) really wants to go. But on Saturday (April 10), a large crowd of visitors came for an inside look at Highline Medical Center’s... [Read more]
B-TOWN BIZ: Burien School Of Music & Art Opening With Concert April 24th
Story & Photos by Scott Schaefer In a little building on Ambaum Blvd. that once housed the old-school Jerry’s Barbershop, instead of the sounds of scissors clipping away, you’ll soon hear... [Read more]
Grand Opening Of Highline Medical Center’s New ER Facility Is April 10
The Grand Opening Celebration for Highline Medical Center’s New ER and Patient Care Unit is coming Saturday, April 10th from 10am – 3pm at the main campus in Burien. Along with tours of the... [Read more]
Renovated Mathison Park Dedication & Arbor Day Celebration Is April 13th
Burien Parks will be celebrating the dedication of the newly-renovated Mathison Park, along with Arbor Day on Tuesday, April 13th beginning at 10am. Since August 2009, the park has been undergoing some... [Read more]
Highline Medical Center’s New Emergency Dept. Set To Open April 9-10
by Ralph Nichols A few years ago, when I worked as a volunteer in the Emergency Department at Highline Medical Center, the waiting area usually was filled with patients and family members well into the... [Read more]
Dan The Sausageman’s “Tin Cellars” Now Open
Our good friend Dan “The Sausageman” House has opened his new “Tin Cellars” wine, gift shop and bar. His new “Tin Theater” is scheduled to open in mid-January or February,... [Read more]
Over 1,000 Witness Burien Town Square Grand Opening
Saturday morning (June 13th) at 10am sharp, the Highline High School Pirates marching band kicked off the grand opening ceremonies by marching (and boisterously playing) down SW 152nd to the main podium at Burien’s new Town Square where numerous local and state dignitaries spoke to a crowd estimated by local police as “well over 1,000.”
Here’s a video segment we call “Whaddaya Think?” shot by your B-Town Blog video production crew of Mark Neuman and Bart Bryan:
The day’s celebration served as the culmination of over 12 years of the city’s planning for the $193 million “town square as the central focal point for the downtown core” as first approved in 1997, then developed and built beginning in 1999 until construction began in 2004 to Saturday’s festive ribbon cutting ceremony.
Temps were in the lower 70s with a slight hazy cloud cover that made for good lighting for the politicians, developers and library folk who spoke, including:
- Burien Mayor Joan McGilton
- King County Library Director Bill Ptacek
- Congressman Jim McDermott
- State Rep. (and Burien native) Dave Upthegrove
- Dan Rosenfeld of Urban Partners (another Burien son)
- King County Council Chair Dow Constantine
- City Councilmember Lucy Krakowiak
- Judge Richard Eadie
Free tours of the new Library building, Town Square condos and city hall were provided all day, and foot traffic was busy throughout. As children explored the new kids section of the library or bounced in the bouncy houses outside, parents enjoyed free refreshments and giveaways from local Burien businesses.
We’ll have more videos and photos soon, so be sure to come back to your most up-to-date local news source right here!
