Power Still Out, Blog Updating Limited

Power is still out at the BTB Home Headquarters at Three Tree Point, as we’re sure it still is for many other Burien residents. Because of this we have had to limit our updating. Once we get power... [Read more]

Power Outage Hits Burien Area

An ice storm has likely caused a power outage in the Burien area, cutting electricity (and precious Internet) for around 3,300 customs. We’re one of them, and we’ll try to update the blog from... [Read more]

Learn About Solar Picnic Shelter Project At Workshop This Saturday

Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) is hosting a “City Light Community Solar Q&A” workshop from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, July 9th, at the Burien Community... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored, Fire Damage Cleared Up & The Mark Has Re-Opened

Debra George, co-owner of The MARK Restaurant and Bar in Olde Burien, alerted us just before Noon on Friday (March 18) that power has been restored, fire and water damage has been cleaned up, and they’re... [Read more]

Wild Windstorm Knocks Power Out In Burien/Normandy Park Neighborhoods

Thursday’s powerful windstorm knocked out power to some 2,840 residents in the Burien/Normandy Park neighborhoods. According to Seattle City Light, power went out around 6:30pm and was restored for... [Read more]

Power Restored To Most Burienites After Severe Windstorm Strikes Area

A windstorm with winds gusting up to 50mph caused numerous power outages across the Burien area Monday night. The outages initially left more than 18,000 City Light customers without power, and aside from... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Outage In Burien/Arbor Lake Area Affecting Over 4,000

UPDATE 5/4/10 8pm: Seattle City Light says that power has been restored to customers affected by an early evening outage in Burien and Arbor Lake in King County. The original outage involved 4,003 customers. The... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored After Downed Tree Causes Outage For 3,700 In Area

UPDATE 4/2/10 @ 5pm: Seattle City Light says that their repair crews restored power about 3:30pm to 3,700 homes and businesses in Burien and unincorporated King County that were affected by an outage caused... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored To Most Customers In Burien/North Highline Area; Cause Was A “Pole Fire”

UPDATE 2:45pm 11/16/09: It appears that Seattle City Light lineworkers restored power about 2pm Monday (Nov. 16th) to most of the 4,000 homes and businesses affected by an outage in Burien and unincorporated... [Read more]

Brush Fire Burns Cables, Causes Power Outage In Burien Area

Over 3,600 residents in the Burien/SeaTac areas lost power at 12:36pm Tuesday (June 30th) due to a brush fire at a substation that “burned cables on a telephone pole,” according to Mike Eagan... [Read more]

Burien Power Outage Scheduled To End Around 4pm

If you live in the Burien area around SW 128th to SW 130th between Ambaum Blvd. and Puget Sound, you probably aren’t able to read this story since your power has been out since 9:07am this morning (Wed., April 29th).

The power outage started at 9:07am and is scheduled to last for 7 hours, ending at approximately 4:07pm…

Turn Your Lights Out For “Earth Hour” Saturday, March 28th

This coming Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30pm-9:30pm will be “Earth Hour,” where all citizens of planet Earth are encouraged to turn their lights off for one full hour.

We just double-checked and determined that Burien was still part of Earth, so apparently this will include our town as well.

“Earth Hour” is sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, which is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions…

Burien Power Restored & A Major Cold Warning!

As of 8:30pm Friday night (Dec. 12th), Seattle City Light crews have restored power to Burien, the last large outage from today’s storm that once affected 4,000 customers. During the afternoon,... [Read more]