By Nicholas Johnson Right or wrong, the Burien Annex is gone – and the future of that site at Fourth Avenue and old Crosby Road, or 146th Street, is up […]
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LETTER: Burien Annex update from the Hi-Liners Musical Theatre
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a verified resident. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The B-Town Blog, nor its staff:] Hi-Liners […]
LETTER: Resident responds to City Manager’s Letter to the Editor about Burien Annex
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a verified resident. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The B-Town Blog, nor its staff:] Dear […]
City proposing to offer Burien Annex tenants over $234,000 in settlement money
The City of Burien is proposing to offer the seven non-profit tenants from the Burien Annex over $234,000 total as settlement money, according to the updated Agenda Bill for Monday […]
Resident pays to test Burien Annex for lead & asbestos; offers to cover insurance
By Scott Schaefer Publisher/Editor Burien resident John White has paid to have water and tiles tested at the Burien Annex, which the City of Burien is planning to close on […]
VIDEO: Watch Monday’s Roundtable Meeting on closing of Burien Annex
On Monday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2019, 100 (or so) concerned residents and affected tenants packed the Burien Community Center to participate in a two-hour Roundtable Meeting about the city’s recent […]
Major Personnel Changes Could Alter North Highline Fire Department
by Ralph Nichols With the future of fire protection service in North Highline possibly in the balance, two major personnel actions by Fire District 11 commissioners, expected to be announced […]
OPINION: Former City Councilmember’s Rebuttal To The “Statement Against” Burien Annexation
by Stephen Lamphear Attention North Highline Annexation Voters: your Voters Pamphlet contains a steamy, smelly pile of bovine fecal matter about annexation to Burien. Here are some of the dung […]
Report From Tuesday Night’s Burien Annexation Open House
by Gina Bourdage Tuesday night (Jan. 6th), the City of Burien held their third public “Open House” meeting to discuss the progress of the Projected Annexation Project at Shorewood Elementary […]
Police policies, development of public parking lot & more on agenda for Monday Burien Council meeting
On the agenda for Monday night’s (July 6, 2020) regular Burien City Council meeting: Police policies & practices, development of a city-owned public parking lot, new signal box art, help […]
On the agenda for Monday night’s Burien Council: Closing of Annex, COVID-19 funding & more
On the agenda for Monday night’s (May 18, 2020) regular Burien City Council meeting: a final vote on closing the Burien Annex, fireworks, impacts of restaurant delivery charges on local […]
Burien Actors Theatre to city: ‘If evicted from Annex…it would likely be the end of Burien Actors Theatre’
At Monday night’s (April 27, 2020) Burien City Council Study Session, the future of the troubled Burien Annex facility will be discussed, and one of the tenants – Burien Actors […]
City of Burien won’t extend deadline on closing of Annex; residents, tenants share outrage
By Scott Schaefer Publisher/Editor The abrupt Dec. 9 announcement by the City of Burien to close the Burien Community Annex on Jan. 31, 2020 – evicting seven non-profit organizations with just 53 […]
City to close Burien Community Annex, leaving several orgs homeless
The City of Burien announced on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 that it will be closing the Burien Community Center Annex, “because initial inspections have found significant concerns with the structural […]
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LETTER: ‘I believe your inaction has caused Burien to become insolvent…’
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Dear Council […]
Burien Actors Theatre’s ‘Noises Off’ is ON at the old Staples, starting Feb. 21
“Noises Off†is ON, hitting a new stage Feb. 21, as Burien Actors Theatre has received permission to use the old Staples retail space, located in the southwest corner of the Burien Town Plaza…