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Sponsored Post Welcome to our newest Advertiser – CrossFit Burien!

Welcome to our newest Advertiser – CrossFit Burien!

We’d like to extend a high stamina, well toned welcome to our newest Advertiser, CrossFit Burien, who opened their doors in Olde Burien March 1. They have a special going right now which is real easy... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Our Favorite Shots from Cove to Clover’s “The Uprising”

PHOTOS: Our Favorite Shots from Cove to Clover’s “The Uprising”

With the 2012 Cove to Clover race in our rearview mirror, we’re sorting through our photos from the event and starting to pull out some of our favorites. BTB photog Michael Brunk was stationed at... [Read more]

VIDEO: Time Lapse from Sunday’s Cove to Clover 5K Starting Line

VIDEO: Time Lapse from Sunday’s Cove to Clover 5K Starting Line

Here’s a video time lapse shot at Sunday’s Cove to Clover 5K starting line near the Normandy Park Swim Club, using a GoPro camera jerry-rigged to a pole (thanks bungee cord & duct tape!). Watch... [Read more]

Here are the Top Finishers of Sunday’s Cove to Clover Fundraiser Race

Here are the Top Finishers of Sunday’s Cove to Clover Fundraiser Race

And they're off! Runners take off for the Cove to Clover Race Sunday. Photo by Scott Schaefer. The 4th annual Cove to Clover Fundraiser Run (we’re a Sponsor) happened under dry but on-the-brink... [Read more]

It’s Cove to Clover Day! Here’s some last-minute info you might need

It’s Cove to Clover Day! Here’s some last-minute info you might need

Today (Sunday, March 11) is the big Cove to Clover Fundraiser Race Day (we’re a Sponsor), and to help you prepare here are some last minute reminders: Did you set your clock ahead one hour? Daylight... [Read more]

Local Kids Getting Free Shoes Courtesy of Brooks Running and Cove To Clover

Local Kids Getting Free Shoes Courtesy of Brooks Running and Cove To Clover

The team at Cove to Clover took delivery of a trailer loaded with new running shoes at Burien Town Square on Friday morning. The cases contained 320 pairs of shoes provided by Brooks Running at a steep... [Read more]

Cove to Clover, Classic Jazz & more – here’s this Weekend’s B-Town Haps

Cove to Clover, Classic Jazz & more – here’s this Weekend’s B-Town Haps

It’s going to be a busy weekend, with all sorts of Cove to Clover Fundraiser events, the Highline Classic Jazz Festival, BLT’s ‘The Who’s Tommy’ continuing, Kennedy Catholic... [Read more]

Highline Titans Lacrosse Club Fields New Team for Middle School Girls

Highline Titans Lacrosse Club Fields New Team for Middle School Girls

A new sport is now available for middle school girls in southwest King County – The Highline Titans Lacrosse Club is fielding its first team of 7th and 8th grade girls from seven different schools in... [Read more]

Paraplegic will Wheel his way through Sunday’s Cove to Clover Race – Again

Paraplegic will Wheel his way through Sunday’s Cove to Clover Race – Again

Story & Photos by Scott Schaefer A returning participant will be wheeling his way through Sunday’s Cove to Clover race – Keegan Reilly, 31, a paraplegic, last participated in 2010 when he beat... [Read more]

Sponsored Post REMINDER: Advertiser Highline Athletic Club’s Health & Wellness Fair is Saturday

REMINDER: Advertiser Highline Athletic Club’s Health & Wellness Fair is Saturday

Click image to see larger version. REMINDER: BTB Advertiser Highline Athletic Club & The BNI B-Town Business Builders Health & Wellness Power Team will be holding their second annual “Health... [Read more]

Register Now For Cove to Clover to Save $$ AND get a Cool New T-Shirt!

Register Now For Cove to Clover to Save $$ AND get a Cool New T-Shirt!

Our friends at the Cove to Clover Fundraiser Event (we’re a Sponsor) want our Readers to know that NOW is the time to Register for the 5k or 10k (or Wee) Race (coming up March 11), because t-shirts... [Read more]

WATERLAND BLOG: Karuna Arts Yoga/The Tag Zone Celebrate Grand Opening In Des Moines

WATERLAND BLOG: Karuna Arts Yoga/The Tag Zone Celebrate Grand Opening In Des Moines

Karuna Arts Yoga and The Tag Zone celebrated their grand-opening at their new Des Moines location with a ribbon-cutting this past weekend. Formerly located in Olde Burien, these side-by-side businesses... [Read more]

38 People & 3 Dogs Walked-n-Talked Their Way Through Burien Sunday

38 People & 3 Dogs Walked-n-Talked Their Way Through Burien Sunday

On Sunday afternoon (Feb. 5), while most people were glued to their TV sets for the big game, the 7th monthly Walk-n-Talk was held, with 38 people and 3 dogs joining the stroll. Of the walkers, one person... [Read more]

LETTER: Moving Of Karuna Arts Yoga ‘Will Leave A Big Hole In Olde Burien’

LETTER: Moving Of Karuna Arts Yoga ‘Will Leave A Big Hole In Olde Burien’

Karuna Arts Yoga has occupied the building on the corner of Ambaum Blvd. and SW 152nd in Olde Burien for 7 years and Anne Basco the owner has successfully taught a wide range of students…

Cove To Clover Raffle Could Win You 2 Tix To Anywhere Alaska Airlines Flies!

Cove To Clover Raffle Could Win You 2 Tix To Anywhere Alaska Airlines Flies!

Our friends at Burien’s upcoming Cove to Clover fundraiser have an offer with odds that are far better than finding a 4-leaf clover* – 1 in 200 – raffle tickets where the winner gets two tickets... [Read more]

If You Register Now For ‘Cove To Clover,’ You’ll Save Some Serious ¢lover!

If You Register Now For ‘Cove To Clover,’ You’ll Save Some Serious ¢lover!

If you register now to run in the 4th annual Cove to Clover fundraiser (coming up March 9-11), you’ll save some serious ¢lover, ‘cuz registration rates are at their lowest right now! We’ll... [Read more]

PHOTO: Another Amazing Burien Sunset, This Time With Paddleboarders!

PHOTO: Another Amazing Burien Sunset, This Time With Paddleboarders!

BTB Reader Susan Plecko sent us this amazing photo, taken during Friday night’s (Jan. 13) sunset, and showing two hardy souls – paddle boarders out on Puget Sound during winter! Click image to... [Read more]

WATERLAND BLOG: Local Sailors Race To Duwamish Head From Des Moines

WATERLAND BLOG: Local Sailors Race To Duwamish Head From Des Moines

If you were anywhere near the water this morning, you couldn’t help but notice the large fleet of colorful sailboats just offshore. The occasion was the Duwamish Head Race hosted by the Three Tree... [Read more]

41 People Peacefully ‘Walk N’Talk’ Their Way Into A Brand New Year

41 People Peacefully ‘Walk N’Talk’ Their Way Into A Brand New Year

Friend of the blog and local Artist Maureen Hoffmann tells us that 41 people showed up to participate in the first ‘Walk N’Talk’ of 2012 on New Year’s Day under sunny skies. Be... [Read more]