Seattle Met Magazine’s latest issue ranks Burien as #18 in their “The Best Places to Live Now: An insider’s guide to Seattle’s top neighborhoods—now and in the future” cover story.

Last year they ranked Normandy Park at #7 in a similar issue (read our sister site’s coverage of that here).

They also quote The MARK co-owner and Discover Burien Event Coordinator Debra George.

Aside from placing Beacon Hill at the top spot (huh?), and a slight misnomer of how B-Towners think of ourselves as “West Seattle’s southern neighbors” (what the double huh??), Writer Matthew Halverson says:

“Ten years ago, you couldn’t walk a block in Burien without hearing someone mutter, ‘We need more restaurants. I’m tired of driving to Seattle to eat.’ It’s not that West Seattle’s southern neighbors had an aversion to the big city; most would have told you that they loved how easy it was to hop on State Route 509 and scoot down to the Pike Place Market.”

Then quotes Debra at the end:

“B-Town’s residents are feeling downright bullish about their city’s future. ‘We’re four minutes from the airport, but we don’t hear the planes,’ George says. ‘We have great water views. We have private parks. It’s like this hidden little secret.’”

Read the entire story here, or just skip to our nice blurb here.

Hey, at least we’re ranked higher than Issaquah Highlands.

That’s right – it’s National Night Out, an annual, unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) celebrated throughout the country.

According to their website:

Last year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 35 million people participated in National Night Out 2007.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Some video clips from various 2007 Night Outs:

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So…are you partaking in National Night Out?

Have a digital still or video camera?

Then send us some pics/clips Tuesday (or just email us info on what you did)!