FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Weeds.

by Dave Markwell The other day I picked the weeds which live in the sidewalk in front of my wife’s office. I hate these weeds. I hate the weeds that clutter the sidewalk more than I hate picking them.... [Read more]

Bike Your Way to these Bodacious B-Town Haps this Weekend…

It’s ‘Burien Bike Day’ today, but why stop with just that? Get your spandex shorts and helmet on to bike your way to a busy weekend of B-Town Haps: FRIDAY, MAY 18: REMINDER: Friday is... [Read more]

REMINDER: Friday is ‘Bike to Work Day’ & Here’s What’s Going on in B-Town

REMINDER: This Friday, May 18is National Bike Day, and bikers of all kinds will be biking all over B-Town!  According to our friends at WABI Burien, last year over 20,000 people in the Seattle metro... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Truck Smashes Into Wall of Burien Bartell Drugs

An elderly man crashed his Ford F-150 truck into the west wall of the Bartell Drugs located at 14901 4th Ave SW in Burien Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. The 90-year old man appeared to be uninjured. However,... [Read more]

It’s Thursday, Which Means We’re Blogging Live from the Farmers Market!

Today is Thursday, and that can mean only one thing – the Discover Burien Farmers Market is open until 6 p.m. – and as usual, your original, dedicated B-Town Bloggers will be blogging live! Come on... [Read more]

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‘See? You’re Dent Free!’ at Advertiser Vision Collision in Burien!

We stopped in the other day to say ‘Hi’ to Friend of the Blog and Advertiser Vision Collision Auto Body Repair, just south of Olde Burien. Vision Collision offers top-of-the-line auto body repair work. Proprietors... [Read more]

Pacwest Little League Holding Fundraiser Carnival this Sunday, May 20

Burien’s Pacwest Little League will be holding a Carnival from Noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, at 14649 16th Ave South. Food and beverages will be available to purchase. Carnival games will be... [Read more]

FIRST Family Night & BBQ Fundraiser will be at Shorewood Elementary May 30

Burien’s Shorewood Elementary will be hosting a Family Night & BBQ fundraiser to help their FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League from 5:30 p.m. – 8... [Read more]

Next Highline Forum Will Be Wednesday, May 23

The next Highline Forum is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23 at the Highline Public Schools’ ERAC Center at 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW in Burien. This is an open and free meeting,... [Read more]

City of Burien Posts Information on Proposed Annexation on its Website

The City of Burien posted on its website Wednesday morning (May 16) information about the proposed annexation of North Highline for residents of the unincorporated area, who will vote in November on whether... [Read more]

LETTER: ‘Burien is Legally Not Supposed to be Out Promoting Annexation’

Burien held its first Outreach Meeting on Annexation at Glen Acres on Monday, May 14, 2012. Strangely, it was not open to the public to attend. City Council members were encouraged not to attend this event... [Read more]

Highline-Area Students Have Fun with Math. Yes, You Read That Right…

On Friday, May 11th, Seahurst Elementary School’s Math Club hosted 170 of Highline’s top 4th-6th grade Mathematicians for their 2012 Elementary Math Bonanza…

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The Tin Theater’s FREE Wine Tasting is Thursday Night; Comedy Next Week

BTB Advertiser and Friends of the Blog The Tin Theater’s FREE monthly Wine Tasting Event will be this Thursday, May 17, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wine Tastings are a regular feature at The Tin Theater,... [Read more]

Burien Parks Offering Free Workshop for Veterans Thursday, May 17

Our friends at Burien Parks will be offering a FREE workshop from 10 a.m. – Noon for Veterans this Thursday, May 17 at the Community Center. “Burien Parks & Recreation is hosting a Veteran... [Read more]

New King County Sheriff Steve Strachan to be Officially Sworn in Wednesday

New King County Sheriff Steve Strachan will officially be sworn in Wednesday, May 16, in a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. at the King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle. The ceremony will be held in Room E-942... [Read more]

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Our Latest Advertiser – Burien Town Square – Is Under New Management!

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser to The B-Town Blog – Burien Town Square – now under excellent new management with ST Residential’s John Tippins. We’ve had the pleasure... [Read more]

Order Your Burien Bites Tickets Now and Get a FREE T-Shirt

Burien Bites, the new food-centric fundraiser set for Sunday, May 27, is now selling ‘early bird’ tickets, with the added incentive of getting a FREE t-shirt for ordering for two or more... [Read more]

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It’s National Nursing Home Week At Advertiser Burien Nursing & Rehab

While you might not have noticed it when you woke up this morning, this week is National Nursing Home Week, and B-Town Blog Advertiser Burien Nursing & Rehabilitation will be celebrating it in active... [Read more]

B-Town Blog Intern Bryan Charles’ Animation Wins ‘MOHAI History Award’

Bryan Charles B-Town Blog Intern Bryan Charles, of Burien’s Big Picture High School, recently lead a team that won the ‘MOHAI History Award’ from the Museum of History and Industry for... [Read more]