The B-Town Blog is proud to announce that we have become the first Community Website Sponsor for Highline School’s Foundation for Excellence Gold Star Awards.
These awards have been presented annually since the inception of Highline Schools Foundation in 2001. Award recipients are selected from the following categories:
- Outstanding Administrator/Principal
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding Volunteer
- Outstanding Classified Employee
To download a ballot, please click here for a PDF file which you can then print, fill out and either mail or fax in.
All ballots must be postmarked by April 7th, and sent or faxed to:
Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence
245 SW 152nd Suite D
Burien, WA 98166
Fax: 206-838-6041
The winners will be honored at the Gold Star Benefit Luncheon at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwila, coming up on May 29th. The Master of Ceremonies will be local funnyman John Keister, former Host of KING TV’s “Almost Live!“, local celebrity bald guy and former co-worker of the publisher of this here blog (EDITOR’S NOTE: whatever you do, don’t say this to John in an overly-enthusiastic voice: “Successful succession of successful success!“).
For more information on how you can attend this luncheon, please contact the foundation at 206-248-5196.
The Highline Schools Foundation Gold Star Benefit luncheon is sponsored by Boeing, BECU and Rogers and Norman.
Highline Schools Foundation mission is to “provide community resources to help Highline Public Schools Succeed. By enriching the classroom and school experience, we can engage students to reach a higher level.” Since 2001 the foundation has distributed over $250,000 to the 32 schools in the Highline District. Donors include corporate, foundations and private citizens.
For more information or to see how you might participate go to www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org.
The B-Town Blog proudly welcomes its newest Advertiser: El Dorado West Retirement Community!
Celebrating 32 years in the Burien community, El Dorado West is a gracious, single level building close to all the in-city conveniences.
Relax and enjoy retirement amidst a thoughtful, caring community with access to excellent health care facilities, convenient shopping malls, bus lines, and the excitement of downtown Seattle.
Residents enjoy major league sports, world-class art and theater all within a 15-minute drive.
By using a simple yet comprehensive fee schedule, El Dorado’s retirement community offers you the security and freedom of a healthy, independent lifestyle…without the time-consuming responsibilities of expensive home ownership.
At El Dorado West, we strive to enhance the quality of your life. Whether you are pursuing an active, independent lifestyle or you require more personal living assistance.
It’s all part of a very simple philosophy: Bring retirement to life at El Dorado West!
And soon, the B-Town Blog will be featuring interviews with some of El Dorado’s fascinating residents, so stay tuned!
We have an exclusive peak at the gorgeous, branded jersey to be worn by the new Sounders FC soccer team, now sponsored by Microsoft:
Under the terms of the deal, Microsoft will pay the Sounders roughly $4 million a season for five years, according to people familiar with the arrangement.
Unfortunately, when a player gets “Blue Screened” and has to be re-booted, the entire cache of the stadium must be cleared and the BIOS re-set, but this usually only takes about seven to eight minutes…
The B-Town Blog is proud to welcome our latest Advertiser: Poggi Bonsi, which has two retail stores in Olde Burien at 929 SW 152nd Street and 907 SW 152nd Street.
In the summer of 2000, Keli Sim-DeRitis, a freelance graphic designer, went on an extended family vacation to Italy to visit her husband’s relatives. While there she fell in love with the vibrant colors and unique designs of the Italian pottery as well as the Italian culture.
After returning home she found a local Italian food importer and worked on developing a business idea, identity and packaging for a corporate gift line of artisan olive oil and hand-painted ceramic dipping bowls. The name “Poggi Bonsi” came from the Tuscan town of “Poggibonsi”…while on vacation Keli and her family got lost every day and kept running into signs directing them to “Poggibonsi,” they had so much fun learning how to pronounce the name and repeating it again and again, that it stuck.
Keli recruited her friend and fellow entrepreneur, Michelle Codd—a floral and container garden designer–whom she had met through their children’s preschool to become a partner.
In August of 2003 a friend approached them with an offer of a small retail space in the Olde Burien Shopping District. Using Michelle’s strong background in floral design and visual merchandising and Keli’s background in graphic design along with a common work ethic and drive, they created a tiny gem of a store in only one-month’s time. This first store, at 929 SW 152nd St. opened in September of 2003 selling Italian ceramics, linens, olive wood and specialty foods.
The retail store soon gained a following and in September of 2004 they launched their online store www.poggibonsigifts.com and a larger retail outlet at 901 SW 152nd Street. In March 2006 they again expanded with Cucina, their kitchen store, located just down the block at 907 SW 152nd st.
Today Poggi Bonsi has 9 employees, imports products from Italy, France, Spain and Portugal and ships them from their Burien location to customers across the United States. The first time they shipped an order from Olde Burien to New York City was quite an event. Since then they’ve gained many loyal customers from Burien and beyond. Some special orders have been: a wedding present to Glenn Close—a Christmas gift to Mario Batali—and selling home décor items to Kelsey Grammer’s interior designer.
They are now in the midst of redesigning their online store and adding a blog with stories from their travels abroad.
We welcome Poggi Bonsi to the B-Town Blog family, thank them for not removing our little yard sign in front of their store, and ask all readers to please support them by clicking on their ad on the right sidebar and checking them out!
The B-Town Blog is proud to welcome our newest Advertiser: Klokkevold Interior Fabrication, located at 15407 Ambaum Blvd. in Burien:
Klokkevold Interior Fabrication is a custom workroom specializing in all types of soft goods for residential interiors – including window treatments, upholstery, slipcovers, pillows and bedding. Their products are created and finished entirely by hand, using modern methods along with the finest tailoring techniques.Since the age of 6, owner Sheila Klokkevold (pictured) has had a passion for fabrics and the design elements that transform interior living spaces.She certainly came by it naturally: Her Grandfather was an upholster, her Grandmother was a tailor, and both parents were craftspeople. When she launched her own interior soft furnishings fabrication firm in 2002, she was at last able to showcase the dressmaker details and fine sewing skills that have stood as her family’s trademark for generations.As a life-long seamstress, Sheila finds great satisfaction in working with her hands – taking a flat piece of fabric and giving it shape and form that is both comforting to touch as well as beautiful within its space. It’s this unique fabrication perspective that sets her apart from most designers – the materials and fabric used in her designs are integrated seamlessly with the overall room’s décor and other design elements, creating living spaces that look consistent and feel harmonious.
Please support our latest sponsor by clicking on her bright shiny new ad on the right and checking out her special offer!
