BREAKING: Brian Bennett Selected As Burien’s New Mayor

After being selected as Mayor, Brian Bennett and former Mayor Joan McGilton traded places... ...and Bennett ran the meeting. Photos by Scott Schaefer. by Ralph Nichols Brian Bennett is Burien’s new mayor,... [Read more]

Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee Will Walk & Talk Through Burien Tuesday

Washington Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee will lead a stroll through Burien with local politicians and business leaders this coming Tuesday, Sept. 27th. The walk will start at Burien City... [Read more]

Is Burien Trying To ‘Fast-Track’ The Annexation Of North Highline?

by Scott Schaefer A reliable, well-placed source tipped us off Friday morning (June 3rd), to speculation that the City of Burien may be trying to ‘fast-track’ the annexation of the remaining... [Read more]

Burien Officials Confront Seattle Times Columnist Over White Center Annexation

On Monday (Mar. 1st), Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large published a followup article that is basically a reaction to him being confronted by Burien Mayor Joan McGilton, Councilmember Kathy Keene and... [Read more]

Joan McGilton Elected To Third Term As Burien Mayor

by Ralph Nichols City councilwoman Joan McGilton was elected to a third consecutive two-year term as mayor of Burien at the council’s first meeting of the year Monday night, Jan. 4. Councilwoman... [Read more]

BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Nickels Suffers Injury In Burien

BREAKING NEWS: Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels was slightly injured Wednesday morning around 10:15am during a courtesy visit to Burien. Mayor Nickels was observing improvements to the 1st Ave. South corridor... [Read more]

Burien Mayor Responds To Seattle Councilmember Conlin

We just got an exclusive response from Burien Mayor Joan McGilton on this entire annexation withdrawal issue, and here’s the latest: First, a snippet from Seattle Councilmember Richard Conlin as... [Read more]

Mayor Joan’s Op-Ed Appears In Seattle P-I

Joan McGilton, the Mayor of Burien, recently wrote an Op-Ed piece for the Seattle P-I, defending Washington’s congressional delegation and how it’s helped B-Town. Since a lot of our readers... [Read more]