PHOTOS: You Know It’s Winter When You See Ice Forming On Lake Burien

BTB Contributor Gregory Rehmke sent us the following photos Friday showing ice forming on Lake Burien this morning, when the low was in the upper 20s: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1... [Read more]

City Council Rejects Shoreline Buffer/Setback Requested by Dept. of Ecology

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members drew a line in the sand Monday night (May 9). They won’t adopt four amendments to the updated Burien Shoreline Master Program (SMP), as requested recently... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential NW Open House: Lovingly Cared-For Lake Burien Home

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s Open House for this week is a well built brick basement rambler on Lake Burien – a perfect Mother’s Day gift! This home has been lovingly cared-for... [Read more]

Burien’s Controversial Shoreline Program Moves Toward Ecology Approval

On Thursday (April 28th), the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced that it has approved nearly all parts of Burien’s recently updated (and controversial) Shoreline Master Program,... [Read more]

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This Week’s Prudential NW Open House: Lovingly Cared-For Lake Burien Home

BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest’s Open House for this week is a well built brick basement rambler on Lake Burien! This home has been lovingly cared-for for over 50 years. It has a large... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Cold Enough To Freeze Lake Burien? Here’s Photographic Proof

Courtesy Contributing Photographer Gregory Rehmke comes photographic proof that yes, it’s cold enough to freeze Lake Burien over: First picture is morning of Jan. 1. Maybe ice half way out, but ducks... [Read more]

City Council Rejects Request For Downzone In Lake Burien Neighborhood

Homeowners around Lake Burien lost their request for a downzone to low density in their neighborhood on a 5-1 vote by the city council Dec. 13. But Councilman Gordon Shaw, who voted against the proposed amendment to the city’s comprehensive plan, suggested a solution for the lakeside residents….

FOLLOWUP: Toxic Algae Levels Decreasing In Lake Burien

We’ve been following the story about levels of toxic blue-green algae found in Lake Burien for a few months now (read our previous coverage here), and here’s the latest courtesy Dennis Clark,... [Read more]

Toxic Creature Is Still In Lake Burien, Only Now It’s Nearly 45% Stronger

Looks like the Creature from the B-Town Lagoon continues to hang (or should we say swim) around – Miller/Walker Creek Steward Dennis Clark reports that the most recent tests of Lake Burien shows a 45%... [Read more]

Beware The Creature: Toxic Algae Still At High Levels In Lake Burien

Looks like the Creature from the B-Town Lagoon is still hanging (or should we say swimming) around – Miller/Walker Creek Steward Dennis Clark reports that this week’s tests of Lake Burien shows... [Read more]

New Tests Show Increase In Toxic Algae In Lake Burien; Arbor Lake Okay

Looks like the Creature from the B-Town Lagoon might be back folks – Miller/Walker Creek Steward Dennis Clark says that the most recent tests for toxic algae in Lake Burien shows a dramatic increase. According... [Read more]

Lake Burien Toxic Algae Levels Continue To Decrease

Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, sent us an update about levels of the toxic blue-green algae recently found in Lake Burien: On Tuesday, September 14, a water sample was taken from Lake... [Read more]

Burien City Council Likely To Approve Updated Shoreline Plan Sept. 27

by Ralph Nichols Burien City Council members agreed on Monday night (Sept. 13) to place adoption of an updated and revised Shoreline Master Program (SMP) on the consent calendar for their next regular... [Read more]

Lake Burien Homeowners Look For Changes In Shoreline Regulations

by Ralph Nichols Third of four parts. Much of the recent comment on proposed revisions to Burien’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP), by city council members and the public alike, has focused on developed... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Decrease In Toxic Algae In Lake Burien Reported

On Thursday (Sept. 9th), we received word from Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward Dennis Clark that the latest water sample taken from Lake Burien for the toxic algae showed an actual 36% decrease (read... [Read more]

UPDATE: Increase Found In Lake Burien’s Toxic Algae; Warning Issued

On Wednesday (Sept. 1st), we received an update from Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward Dennis Clark that new tests show an increase in the toxic algae found last week in Lake Burien (read our previous... [Read more]

Toxic Algae Found In Lake Burien By King County Water Resource Staff

A toxic blue-green algae bloom was recently discovered in Lake Burien, but may not be visible in this panoramic photo (click to see larger image). Photo taken Aug. 12, 2010 by Scott Schaefer. by Scott... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lake Burien – Public Or Private?

Lake Burien is a public lake currently serving as a private playground for a privileged few who live on the lake. At the last Burien City Council meeting the council made sure that party boats for the... [Read more]