Fundraiser Section

Scott’s the Scot who’s been playing Bagpipes at Cove to Clover for last 4 years

Scott’s the Scot who’s been playing Bagpipes at Cove to Clover for last 4 years

While you were struggling to catch your breath as you ascended Snake Hill during Sunday’s Cove to Clover run, you may have heard the sweet sounds of a bagpipe playing…

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]

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]

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]

Highline Classic Jazz Festival seeking individual Sponsors for March 10 event

Highline Classic Jazz Festival seeking individual Sponsors for March 10 event

Burien Arts’ Fourth Annual Classic Jazz Festival, to be held Saturday, March 10th from 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. will offer a Big Program at its’ new location, the historic Landmark Event Center... [Read more]

You Could Win $1,000 Worth of Wine at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival

You Could Win $1,000 Worth of Wine at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival

What would you do with $1,000.00 worth of wine? Hold a neighborhood block party? Add select vintages to your personal wine cellar? Or perhaps host your very own wine tasting bash? At the 8th Annual Poverty... [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]

CALL FOR HELP: Discover Burien Needs Donations For Awards Dinner Mar. 2

CALL FOR HELP: Discover Burien Needs Donations For Awards Dinner Mar. 2

Discover Burien is seeking donations for its annual Dinner, Auction and Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 2nd, to be held at the Burien Community Center. This annual event serves as a fundraiser for this... [Read more]

Here’s A Way To Win Two Free Tickets To The Poverty Bay Wine Festival!

Here’s A Way To Win Two Free Tickets To The Poverty Bay Wine Festival!

Feeling lucky? Well, here’s an easy way to enter to win Two FREE Tickets to the 8th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival, coming to the Landmark Event Center March 2 – 4! Simply text message the word... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Friday’s ‘Empty Bowls’ Lunch

PHOTOS: Scenes From Friday’s ‘Empty Bowls’ Lunch

The annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser for the Highline Area and White Center Food Banks is going on today (Friday, Jan. 27) at the Burien Community Center – and there’s still time to... [Read more]

REMINDER: ‘Dine For Highline’ TODAY For Highline Medical Center Foundation

REMINDER: ‘Dine For Highline’ TODAY For Highline Medical Center Foundation

REMINDER: If you ‘Dine for Highline’ at any participating Burien restaurant TODAY (Thursday, Jan. 26th), a portion of your check will be donated to the Highline Medical Center Foundation. It’s... [Read more]

REMINDER: Carve Out Some Time Tomorrow For Empty Bowls Fundraiser

REMINDER: Carve Out Some Time Tomorrow For Empty Bowls Fundraiser

REMINDER: B-Town’s annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser event for the Highline Area and White Center Food Banks is TOMORROW – Friday, Jan. 27th – with lunch being served from 11 a.m.... [Read more]

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]

Volunteers Needed To Help Out At Burien’s Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ Event

Volunteers Needed To Help Out At Burien’s Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ Event

Burien’s annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser event for local food banks will be held on Friday, Jan. 27th at the Community Center, and volunteers are needed to help out. Volunteers are needed... [Read more]

REMINDER: Our Holiday Party Is TONIGHT + BIG Announcement At 6pm!

REMINDER: Our Holiday Party Is TONIGHT + BIG Announcement At 6pm!

Click image to see larger version. REMINDER: Our holiday Advertiser and Reader Appreciation Party is TONIGHT – Wednesday, Dec. 14th from 5:30 – 7 p.m. – at the Tin Theater (923 SW 152nd) in Olde... [Read more]

Marvin Hamlisch, Gerard Schwarz To Lead Music4Life Youth Peace Program

Marvin Hamlisch, Gerard Schwarz To Lead Music4Life Youth Peace Program

Composer Marvin Hamlisch and Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, have agreed to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of the Music4Life Peace Initiative. The initiative is an annual... [Read more]