Burien Student Bikram Subba Honored As ‘Sun Life Rising Star’ At Summit

Bikram Subba Burien student Bikram Subba, nominated by New Futures, was one of 22 students honored last weekend at the Sun Life Rising Star Awards National Summit in Miami. This is Bikram’s second... [Read more]

Archery Bistro Wins “Best Soup” Award At Burien’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser

The numbers are in from the official tasters on the Burien Empty Bowls team and this year’s “Best Soup” award goes to Archery Bistro for their chicken and bacon soup. The official “Best... [Read more]

PHOTO: Highline Schools Foundation’s ‘Prize Patrol’ Awards Teachers

Janette Yee at Parkside Elementary receives an oversized grant check from the Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence for a special class project. Photo courtesy Highline Schools Foundation. On Friday... [Read more]

Normandy Park Mayor Earns ‘Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership’

Normandy Park Mayor George Hadley at last year's "Cove to Clover" starting line. George Hadley, Mayor of the City of Normandy Park, recently received an Advanced Certificate of Leadership... [Read more]

Exchange Club Of Highline Honors John & Ruth Foster For Community Service

Our friends at the Exchange Club of Highline alerted us that they recently honored John and Ruth Foster for their longtime community service to help the homeless with clothing and a meal. Here’s... [Read more]

Team That Developed Burien’s Animal Control Program Wins City Award

The team of Burien City employees who developed and implemented the city’s new Animal Care and Control program earlier this year has been honored by their fellow employees with the City’s “Innovative... [Read more]

Highline School District Wins Visionary Leadership Award

Highline Public Schools is one of four organizations to receive a “Visionary Leadership Award” from the Committee for Children, a Seattle-based non-profit that works to “prevent bullying,... [Read more]

Burien Little Theater Crowned “People’s Choice” At The Wild Strawberry Festival

As activities wind down at Burien’s Wild Strawberry Festival, late-breaking news indicates that Burien Little Theater has been officially crowned “People’s Choice” for having the... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Highline High Senior Receives Surprise $5,000 Scholarship Check

At an assembly Thursday afternoon (June 10), Bikram Subba, a Highline High School senior, received a great surprise at a school assembly that featured performers from Cirque de Soleil – a $5,000 scholarship... [Read more]

SeaTac Student Wins Contest With His “Be The Change” Film

Johnson Huynh, a student from SeaTac’s Global Connections High School, won a filmmaking contest sponsored by The Choices Program, with his class assignment entry “Be the Change.” Johnson... [Read more]

Highline Medical Center Wins Advertising Awards

Burien’s Highline Medical Center has won an Annual Healthcare Advertising Award for its “Rub Out Germs” ad campaign, as well as recognition for other work. Over 4,000 entries were received... [Read more]

Seahurst Park Beach Named One of America’s “Best Restored Beaches”

Burien’s Seahurst Park Beach was recognized Monday (May 24) by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) as a winner of its 2010 Best Restored Beach Award. The Best Restored... [Read more]

Burien Town Square Wins Puget Sound Regional Council’s VISION 2040 Award

Here’s some good news for Burien’s troubled Town Square – the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has awarded it with one of its prestigious “VISION 2040″ Awards for 2010,... [Read more]

Highline Schools Superintendent John Welch Wins “Upward Bound” Award

Highline School District Superintendent John Welch has been named the 2009-10 recipient of the South Seattle Community College Upward Bound Program’s Ida B. Wells Award. The award recognizes an... [Read more]

Burien Native Jim Graddon Wins “Crime Prevention Chief Of The Year” Award

James Graddon, Burien native and current Chief of Police for the City of SeaTac, has been honored with the Crime Prevention Chief of the Year award by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association... [Read more]

City Of Burien Wins Two Awards For Library/City Hall Building

Two honors for design recently have been accorded the King County Library/Burien City Hall building, which opened last June. The three-story centerpiece of downtown Burien has received an award for “outstanding”... [Read more]

Burien Student Wins Prudential Spirit Of Community Award

Burien CHOICE Academy senior Megan Johnson, 18, won a Prudential Spirit of Community Award for serving as the “top role model for community service among Washington’s high school students.”... [Read more]

Burien's Hazel Valley Honored As Top Johns Hopkins Talent Search School

Burien’s Hazel Valley Elementary School has been named a Top School for the state of Washington in the 2009 Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Talent Search. CTY Talent Searches... [Read more]

Four Highline Public Schools Receive State Achievement Awards

Four Highline Public Schools will be recognized with the 2009 Washington Achievement Award, which celebrates the state’s top-performing schools and recognizes achievement in language arts, math,... [Read more]