Final Redistricting Plan For King County Approved; Burien Now In Two Districts

The King County Districting Committee on Tuesday (Nov. 15) unanimously approved new county district boundaries, effectively splitting Burien into two districts – #8 (which it previously was in) and #5. Burien... [Read more]

90th Burien Independence Day Parade Will Embody Community Spirit, Pride

The 4th of July is just a week away, and what better way to celebrate it than by attending Burien’s 90th (!) annual Independence Day Parade, presented by the city and the Southwest King County Chamber... [Read more]

Keep Up With The Latest Burien Crimes On The City’s New Crime Map

Screen grab of the new Burien CrimeReports page. Check out the functioning version at http://www.b-townblog.com/crime. The City of Burien recently signed on with a service called CrimeReports.com, and... [Read more]

City Of Burien Releases Anti-Icer Route Map; Is Your Street On It?

The City of Burien this week released a map that shows the routes its anti-icing equipment will take when the roads get icy or snowy. This map may possibly find use as early as this weekend if the recent... [Read more]

Found, Historic 1927 Map To Seattle Garage Mentions ‘Hi-Line Highway’

BTB Reader Rob Ketcherside sent us an email Tuesday, along with a photo of a recent historic find he made that references the “Hi-Line Highway” to Burien. It’s a map printed in 1927 to... [Read more]

Map Shows Where To Find What (Including Us) At Wild Strawberry Fest

Burien’s annual Wild Strawberry Festival runs this weekend, with tons of FREE entertainment, music, arts, food, performance art, “live blogging” from your B-Town Bloggers and much more. The... [Read more]

Looks Like Official Annexation Day Will Be March 2, 2010

by Ralph Nichols The effective date for annexation is now all but official. At their next meeting on Nov. 23, Burien council members are expected to approve March 2 as the day that some 14,100 residents... [Read more]

City Of Burien Seeks Input On Zoning Designations For Newly-Annexed Area; Public Hearing Nov. 24th

As the City of Burien prepares to annex the North Highline “South Annexation Area,” most likely in March 2010, its Planning Commission is considering converting zoning designations there. The... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Area Garage, Yard And Estate Sales

Courtesy B-Town Blog Contributor Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company) comes what may be the “season finale” handy-dandy interactive map of area garage, yard and estate sales, covering... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Area Garage & Yard Sales

Courtesy B-Town Blog Contributor Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company) comes this weekend’s handy-dandy interactive map of area garage and yard sales, covering the region from Des Moines... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Area Garage & Yard Sales

Courtesy B-Town Blog Contributor Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company) comes this weekend’s handy-dandy interactive map of area garage and yard sales, from Des Moines to West Seattle, from... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Garage & Yard Sales (9/4-9/6)

Courtesy B-Town Blog Contributor Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company) comes this weekend’s handy-dandy interactive map of area garage and yard sales, from Des Moines to West Seattle, from... [Read more]

MAP: This Weekend’s Area Garage & Yard Sales

Courtesy B-Town Blog Reader Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Company, 206-248-8410) comes this weekend’s interactive map of area garage and yard sales, as culled from Craigslist and other online... [Read more]

MAP: Interactive Map Of This Weekend’s Area Garage Sales

B-Town Blog Reader Duane Hobbs (of Andrews/Hobbs Design Co. – 206-248-8410) has submitted the following experimental, interactive map of area garage and yard sales, as culled from Craigslist and... [Read more]

BREAKING: Annexation Heading Toward Aug. 18th Vote

The city of Burien announced Tuesday (4/21) that its proposed annexation of the southern part of North Highline will be heading toward a vote of residents this summer, after receiving final approval from the Boundary Review Board last Thursday, April 16th.

The proposed election day for the vote is Tuesday, August 18th, so if you live in the affected area (the yellow “Area X” in the map above), be sure to mark your calendars – this will be your chance to help decide whether Burien annexes your community and becomes your new overlord.

Or not.

A simple majority is all that’s needed for this to pass, and if approved, the annexation will take effect in early 2010.

For more information, or to determine if you live in the proposed annexation area, visit the City of Burien website at www.burienwa.gov/annexation, or call 206-241-4647.

Exclusive:Hand Drawn Map Of Three Tree Point Discovered

Fred Freitag, current owner of what was once the Three Tree Point Store, discovered a very interesting and historic hand-drawn map of the area in the basement of his house, which he has exclusively shared... [Read more]

Report On Thursday Night’s Annexation “Open House”

B-Town Blog’s Mark Neuman filed this late-night missive with Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer around 11pm Thurs. night: Scott - Got back, about an hour ago, from the City of Burien’s community... [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]