Former Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Eats At Osteria da Primo

Last Friday night, if you wondered what all the hubbub was going on around Burien Italian restaurant Osteria da Primo, we have the answer – former Secretary of Defense (he served that role twice, once... [Read more]

VIDEO: Piece Of World Trade Center Arrives At South King Fire & Rescue

On Tuesday (Aug. 30), South King Fire & Rescue Lieutenant Scott Mahlen and Firefighter Sven Schievink brought a piece of the World Trade Center, destroyed nearly 10 years ago on 9/11, to Station 64... [Read more]

B-TOWN BIZ: Longtime Burien Business Danish Bakery Appears To Be For Sale

Longtime Burien business the Danish Bakery, located at 825 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien, appears to be up for sale or lease, according to a sign posted in its window (see photo above). We sent an email... [Read more]

Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department Breaks Ground For New Headquarters

Story by Ralph Nichols Photos by Scott Schaefer King County Fire District 2 Commissioners, Chief Mike Marrs, firefighters with the Burien/Normandy Park Department, and local officials broke ground Wednesday... [Read more]

Road Crews Uncover Part Of Original ‘Des Moines To Seattle Brick Boulevard’

A segment of the original Des Moines to Seattle Brick Boulevard was exposed by road crews last weekend. Click image to see larger version. Photo by Carmen Scott. [EDITOR'S NOTE: From our sister site The... [Read more]

It’s All Relative

This week has been a blur. Memorial Day on Monday, Mariner game on Tuesday, and every spare minute in between those days and right now have been spent stuck in the family tree. Not a literal tree, because... [Read more]

Discover Burien Seeking Volunteers For Highline Garden Tour June 11th

Discover Burien (we’re members–join here) has offered to help out at the upcoming Highline Garden Tour, which will take place Saturday, June 11th and guess what? They’re seeking Volunteers! According... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Archaeologist Studies Artifact At Highline Historical Society Event

Phil LeTourneau, an Archaeologist with the King County Historic Preservation Program, studies an artifact brought in for examination at last Saturday’s Highline Historical Society “Treasure Hunt”... [Read more]

Retired Burien Pilot Jack Burke, 89, Shares His Life Story In ‘A Life Aloft’

Burien resident Jack Burke, 89, a retired pilot, recently wrote a memoir about his exploits, called “A Life Aloft: From Montana Roots to Pan Am Wings.“ A native of Montana, Jack began his aviation... [Read more]

PHOTO: Rare Pic Of Richard Nixon & Sammy Davis Jr. Discovered In Burien

The Highline Hysterical Society (we’re members) released what they’re touting as an “extremely rare find” on Friday, April 1st – a photo that had thought to have been lost forever... [Read more]

White Center’s Southgate Roller Rink Lives Again, Will Re-Open April 7th

by Sarah Fox After spending a few years out of commission, the Southgate Roller Rink – a White Center Institution – will reopen its doors the weekend of April 7th, beginning a new chapter in a history... [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]

VIDEO: What Might Happen To Burien If A Seattle Fault-Based Tsunami Hit

by Scott Schaefer The recent and tragic news reverberating from last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has caused a lot of concern for people living in the northwest, who wonder... [Read more]

Historic Des Moines Landmark Amazing Site For Poverty Bay Wine Festival

There are dozens of reasons to come down to the 7th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which runs this coming weekend (March 4-6th), from the 23 local wineries, various food vendors, local beer samplings,... [Read more]

Dr. Bill Ayers Speaks at Highline C.C. for MLK Week

Introductory Remark By Nicholas Johnson As much as letter writers may have condemned Highline Community College for inviting Dr. Bill Ayers to speak about education reform during the college’s MLK... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Sights & Sounds From Seattle’s Martin Luther King Rally & Parade

By Nicholas Johnson Thousands of MLK Day celebrants strolled through Seattle’s streets Monday afternoon. Following a route from Garfield High School down to the Federal Building at 2nd Avenue and... [Read more]

A Few Moments With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We are re-posting this column (originally run Nov. 2, 2008) in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, whose life and work we celebrate today:] “When machines and computers, profit... [Read more]

Burien’s ‘Bob The Barber’ To Retire, Head South Toward Warmer Weather

On a Saturday afternoon Bob Sheen’s barber shop is alive with the sound of a college football game on TV and men in their 50s telling stories and sharing laughs. Sheen and his partner John each fine tune the cuts they’ve given the men in their chairs as two other men wait their turn…

LETTER: Site For Highline Heritage Museum Should Be Moved; Take Our Poll

[EDITOR'S NOTE: We try our best to be open to all viewpoints here at The B-Town Blog, and that's one reason we print Letters to the Editor from our Readers. Our goal is not to 'bash' any local organizations... [Read more]