Trench Work To Begin On 1st Ave South This Week

The City of Burien is reporting on its website that trench work will begin today (Monday, Feb. 6) on Seattle City Light’s underground duct banks along 1st Avenue South. This work will affect the inside... [Read more]

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JOBS: Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub Looking To Hire Bartenders And Servers

Our friends at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub & Restaurant want our Readers to know that they’re looking to hire Bartenders and Servers, preferably ones that are over 21 and have at least one-year... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Workers Pave Ambaum Friday Night For Smooth Weekend Driving

As we were out and about cruising around B-Town on our bikes for the Tour de Friends Fundraiser for Para Los Niños (we were Sponsors) Friday night, we couldn’t help but notice construction workers... [Read more]

City Releases Paving Schedule For Ambaum Work (Pending Rain Of Course)

The City of Burien on Tuesday (May 31st) released its updated Paving Schedule for asphalt laying on Ambaum Blvd. SW, with the caveat being that it may not follow the schedule if it rains again (which it... [Read more]

PHOTO: Asphalt Paving Begins On Ambaum. What A Flippin’ Difference!

Asphalt paving has finally flippin’ begun on Ambaum Blvd. SW, with the first layers added to a section between SW 126th and SW 112th on Monday and Tuesday this week (May 9 & 10)…

An Update On Just When The Flip Ambaum Might Flippin’ Be Smooth Again

Several BTB Readers, as well as Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer, have been wondering ‘just when the flip is Ambaum Blvd. going to finally get flippin’ paved?’ The poor B-Town Blogmobile has suffered…

Noisy Nighttime Road Work To Continue On Ambaum Through Next Week

The City of Burien wants to remind residents and businesses along Ambaum Blvd SW that they can expect to continue to be disrupted through next week as noisy grinding and repair work continues – with... [Read more]

Section Of Ambaum Blvd. To Be Closed For Construction Jan. 25-26th

The City of Burien announced Thursday (Jan. 20th) that it will be closing a section of Ambaum Blvd. for construction work on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 25th and 26th. A one-block section of Ambaum, just... [Read more]

Design Permits, Call For Bids For New Fire Station HQ Coming Soon

by Ralph Nichols Applications for permits for the new Burien/Normandy Park headquarters station are expected to go to city planners for review by late next week. Fire Chief Mike Marrs told The B-Town Blog... [Read more]

REPORT: Sewing Company ‘Sweatshop’ Found In Burien Garage

KING5.com reported Thursday (Nov. 18th) that they discovered that a business called Haos Sewing is operating a “sweatshop” out of a garage on SW 122nd in Burien. According to the report: …when... [Read more]

Local Grocery Store Workers Could Go On Strike Next Week

[DISCLAIMER: B-Town Blog Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer is a member of the Directors and Writers Guilds of America, both unions that represent workers in the entertainment industry.] We learned this... [Read more]

BURIEN ALERT: Construction Begins On Ambaum Blvd. On Monday

Many of us B-Towners received a “Burien Alert” robocall Friday (Oct. 22nd), alerting us to the fact that, beginning Monday, Oct. 25th, construction crews will start work on curbs and sidewalks... [Read more]

PHOTO: Workers Trim Walking Path At Lake Burien School Memorial Park

Genaro Gonzales, of TruGreen LandCare, uses a shovel to trim the edges of the walking path at Lake Burien School Memorial Park Tuesday morning while Luis Franco, in back, shovels piles of loose soil and... [Read more]

TRAFFIC ALERT: SW 128th Storm Drainage Repairs Start Monday

The City of Burien announced Friday (Oct. 8th), that, beginning Monday, Oct. 11th, construction crews will begin repair work on the storm drainage system located below SW 128th Street. Drivers can expect... [Read more]

Construction Of Burien Transit Center Parking Garage To Begin in October

by Ralph Nichols The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Burien Transit Center parking garage is scheduled for Oct. 23. And by then, work on the King County/Sound Transit Transportation-Oriented Development... [Read more]

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JOB POSTING: “Healthy Painting” Seeking Admin Assistant

“Healthy Painting” is a Burien-based company run by Darryl Whalen, and they’re seeking an Admin Assistant/Office Manager to work 5-8 hours per week. “Starting Wage” is $11.50... [Read more]

1st Ave Chronicles, Pt. 2: “Undergrounding” Work Begins Soon

by Ralph Nichols Preliminary work on the second phase of Burien’s First Avenue South Improvement Project – the relocation of water lines – is now under way. Major roadwork may begin before the end... [Read more]

Whack Some Invasive Plants At Salmon Creek This Saturday

A “work party” is scheduled for this Saturday, March 13th at the Salmon Creek Ravine in Burien beginning at 10am. The goal of this two-hour “party” is to save this park from invasive... [Read more]