[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re bringing back a favorite feature called “Photo Friday”! If you have a great photo you’d like […]
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Come Walk-n-Talk down to Seahurst Beach this Sunday, April 7
From our friends at WABI Burien: All are invited to begin the month of April with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach this Sunday, April 7, 2024, […]
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Sea-Tac Airport will conduct emergency exercise this Thursday morning
Photo by Elston Hill Travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will see emergency response vehicles on the airfield this Thursday morning, Sept. 14, 2023, between 9 a.m. and Noon. The […]
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Here’s where to enjoy 4th of July celebrations & professional fireworks in our area
Photo of 2019 fireworks display at Three Tree Point by Elston Hill. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected with new information that confirms Lake Burien’s professional fireworks show. Looks […]
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UPDATE: Three Tree Point fireworks show canceled, due to increased costs and ‘tepid response’
Photo of 2019 Three Tree Point Fireworks show by Elston Hill. The Three Tree Point fireworks show – usually launched from a barge anchored in Puget Sound at night on […]
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Look for spring green on WABI Burien’s ‘Walk-n-Talk’ down to Seahurst Beach this Sunday
From our friends at WABI Burien: Begin the month of March with a walk down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach this Sunday, March 6, 2022, starting at 2 p.m. This […]
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PHOTO FRIDAY: Young male elephant seal seen at mouth of Des Moines Creek
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]On Thursday, June 3, 2021, Elston Hill photographed a young male elephant seal at the mouth of Des Moines Creek. […]
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PHOTO FRIDAY: Arctic Terns flock to the sandbar in Des Moines
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re bringing back a favorite feature called “Photo Friday”! If you have a great photo […]
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Trillium Trek with WABI Burien will be Wednesday, March 17
Photo courtesy Elston Hill ‘Tis Spring and time for WABI’s annual hunt for the elusive Trillium Ovatum. One of the best places locally to find trilliums is the Walker Preserve, […]
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CANCELED: There will be NO Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 1, 2021
Photo by Elston Hill Sadly, the annual Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge for 2021 – usually held on New Year’s Day every year – has been CANCELED due to […]
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Happy Birthday to us – The B-Town Blog turns 13 years old today!
Way back on Dec. 11, 2007 – 13 years ago today – The B-Town Blog was born unto this world when we posted our very first story. (we just became […]
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UPDATE: Air quality still UNHEALTHY to VERY UNHEALTHY for everyone
Photo of recent smoky sunset by Elston Hill UPDATE TUESDAY SEPT. 15, 2020: An alert about wildfire smoke was released by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the health […]
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UPDATE: Wildfire Smoke air quality for Friday: ‘UNHEALTHY for everyone’
Photo of recent sunset by Elston Hill The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the health departments of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties issued an alert about wildfire smoke […]
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PHOTOS: Kite surfers get plenty of air off Three Tree Point on a windy Monday
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Courtesy Elston Hill comes these great photos, showing Kite Surfers getting plenty of […]
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PHOTOS: Shipping cranes pass Burien Saturday morning en route to Tacoma
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Courtesy Elston Hill comes these photos of shipping cranes passing Burien on Saturday morning, Sept. 5, […]
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PHOTOS: Another beautiful summer day of kite surfers and bumblebees in Burien
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″]‘Tis the season of kite surfers and bumblebees, and local Photographer Elston Hill shares some recent photos showcasing another […]
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PHOTOS: Busy B-Town bees love lavender and pumpkin flowers
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.0″ _module_preset=”default”] Courtesy Elston Hill comes these amazing photos of local lavender and pumpkin flowers and their busy B-Town bee pollinators. […]
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PHOTOS: Dramatic lightning electrifies skies over Burien Saturday morning
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″] Courtesy local Photographer Elston Hill comes these amazing photos of lightning, as shot from his Burien home during Saturday morning’s (May 30, 2020) […]
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PHOTOS: Birds and the bees and the flowers in B-Town
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″] Courtesy local Photographer Elston Hill comes these great photos of birds, bees and flowers, taken earlier this week in B-Town. While there are […]
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PHOTOS: Bald eagles battle crows in skies above Burien
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″] Courtesy Elston Hill comes these amazing photos showing the ongoing battles between bald eagles and crows in the skies above Burien. “The eagles […]
