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Burien City Council candidates reflect on primary results, look ahead to general
By Nicholas Johnson The primary election results are in! But what do they tell us, aside from which Burien City Council candidates will face off in November? In large part, […]
Candidates for Burien City Council speak out about Respect WA mailing
In response to a gathering imbroglio surrounding a recent endorsement letter supporting four Burien City Council candidates mailed out by Respect Washington, the candidates in question have taken to social […]
LETTER: I do not respect ‘Respect Washington’; plus, Sheriff responds
[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:] To the […]
Burien Police arrest man for running over campaign signs in resident’s yard
The Burien Police Department is reporting that they have arrested a local man for running over campaign signs in another resident’s front yard. Officers were able to locate and arrest the […]
VIDEO: Here’s raw footage of The B-Town Blog’s final 2017 Candidate Forum
On Tuesday night (Oct. 3), The B-Town Blog held its second and final 2017 Burien City Council Candidate Forum at Merrill Gardens at Burien (an Advertiser). This final forum featured candidates for […]
REMINDER: Final Blog Candidate Forum is at Merrill Gardens Tuesday night
REMINDER:The final B-Town Blog Burien City Council Candidate Forum will be this TUESDAY, Oct. 3 at Merrill Gardens at Burien, located at 15020 5th Ave SW near Town Square (map […]
B-TOWN BLOG VOTERS’ GUIDE: Q&As with City Council Pos. #5 Candidates
On July 6, 2017, we emailed out a list of 11 Questions to all candidates running for Burien City Council in the Primary election, which has an Aug. 1 voting […]
ELECTION: Berkowitz not running, other positions draw largely anti-crime candidates
By Jack Mayne As of Friday’s filing deadline, 17 people are looking to become or remain members of the Burien City Council, but current councilmember Lauren Berkowitz will not be […]
Lauren Berkowitz can keep on phoning it in while Tweeting commentaries
By Jack Mayne Burien City Councilmember Lauren Berkowitz can still attend sessions by telephone, despite having long been criticized by some members of the Burien public. Berkowitz has physically attended only […]
Upset Burien citizens ‘Rally Against Crime’ at lengthy City Council session
Burgeoning crime in Burien and the need for additional police officers spurred a large group of residents to spend over an hour at the City Council’s public comment session at the Monday regular meeting…
Hit & run near Highline Performing Arts Center Friday night kills woman
The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a woman has died after a hit and run near the Highline Performing Arts Center Friday night (Feb. 24), shortly before 7 […]