Our ‘Up from the Ashes’ Fundraiser Raised Over $6,500 for Fire Victims!

Our “Up from the Ashes” fundraiser for the victims of the Jan. 28 Tra-Lee Apartment fire raised over $6,500 – and we’re still counting donations – Saturday night (Feb. 16) at Bison... [Read more]

Annual Discover Burien Awards Dinner and Auction will be Friday, March 1

Here’s your chance to rub elbows with Burien’s community and business leaders, while supporting the nonprofit Discover Burien Association – come to its annual community leader awards dinner and... [Read more]

REMINDER: ‘Up from the Ashes,’ our Fire Victims Fundraiser, is Saturday Night

REMINDER: The B-Town Blog, in association with Surgz Promotions, is sponsoring “Up from the Ashes,” a fundraiser for victims of the Jan. 28 Tra-Lee Apartment fire, this Saturday night, Feb.... [Read more]

World Vision, Waggener Edstrom Team Up to Distribute Backpacks to Needy Kids

World Vision partnered up with Waggener Edstrom World Wide to assemble and distribute over 130 backpacks filled with school supplies – 40 of which went directly to the families who lost everything in... [Read more]

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait to Help Local ‘Hear See Hope’ Raise Money 2/28

A fundraiser featuring comedians Bobcat Goldthwait and Tony V. – benefiting the local Hear See Hope Foundation – will be held Feb. 28 at The Triple Door in Seattle. All proceeds from the evening go... [Read more]

Enjoy Wine with an Historic, ‘Landmark’ View at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival

Detailed Masonic symbols can be found all around the Landmark Event Center. There are dozens of reasons to come to the 9th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which runs March 1-3 – from the 25 Northwest... [Read more]

What is ‘Relay for Life’? It’s a Community Gathering Against Cancer June 8–9

Relay For Life is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer, and it’s returning to the Highline High School Memorial Stadium the weekend of June 8–9! Teams... [Read more]

Burien Bites Seeking Videographers for its ‘Top Chef’ Qualifier March 20

Burien Bites – a local fundraiser for the Highline Area Food Bank, New Futures, YETI and the HomeTask Cares Foundation – is seeking 20 Videographers to film their ‘Top Chef Qualifier’... [Read more]

LETTER: Hazel Valley School Principal Thanks Fire Victim Donors

On Monday, January 28, 2012, a tragedy occurred for 12 of our Hazel Valley families. A three-alarm fire broke out in their apartment destroying most if not all of their possessions. Out of this horrific... [Read more]

VIDEO: Amazing Footage of Last Monday’s Devastating Apartment Fire

We just found some amazing footage – shot by RJ Grissom before firefighters had shown up – that really shows the intensity of last Monday’s devastating (yet thankfully non-fatal) fire at the... [Read more]

Burien Attorney Returns from Fundraiser Climb of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro

Burien attorney Tracy Codd returned from his fundraiser climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa recently with many stories to tell. “It was quite an experience, a wonderful life event,”... [Read more]

SAVE THE DATE: ‘Up from the Ashes,’ our Fire Victims Fundraiser, is Feb. 16

The B-Town Blog, in association with Surgz Promotions, will be sponsoring “Up from the Ashes,” a fundraiser for victims of the Jan. 28 Tra-Lee Apartment fire, on Saturday night, Feb. 16 at... [Read more]

Hi-Liners’ 3rd Annual Family Valentine Dance & Party will be Friday, Feb. 8

Burien’s Hi-Liners Musical Theatre’s 3rd Annual Family Valentine Dance & Party will be Friday, Feb. 8, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Burien Annex (14501 4th Ave SW). There will be dancing,... [Read more]

Highline Schools Foundation Reaching Out to Help Victims of Monday’s Fire

Our friends at the Highline Schools Foundation are trying to help some of the victims from Monday’s Tra-Lee apartment fire – many of whom are students at Highline Public Schools – and posted... [Read more]

Burien Fire Victim ‘Knew Something Was Wrong’ at her Apartment Monday

by Davy Desmond While there were no injuries or deaths, Monday’s devastating 3-alarm fire displaced 88 people from the Tra-Lee Apartments in Burien – and one of those, a new resident named Mariella... [Read more]

UPDATE: 8th Annual Empty Bowls Raises Nearly $17,000 for Food Banks!

We just learned that the 8th Annual Burien Empty Bowls was another HUGE success, raising $16,762 for the Highline and White Center Food Banks…

PHOTOS: Scenes from the Empty Bowls Fundraiser at Burien Community Center

Lucy Mendez, left, and Jeannie Rodriquez show off their fish-shaped bowls, which they chose not to eat out of (they used paper bowls instead). Photo by Scott Schaefer. Burien’s annual Empty Bowls... [Read more]

REMINDER: ‘Empty Bowls’ Fundraiser is Friday at Burien Community Center

Which local restaurant will win this year’s “Best Soup” award? Last year, Elliott Bay Brewery was crowned the winner. REMINDER: Burien’s annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser... [Read more]

The Top 10 Reasons to Attend this Year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival March 1-3

Our friends at the Rotary Club of Des Moines want our Readers to know what the Top 10 Reasons to attend the 9th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival, coming to the Landmark on the Sound Event Center the weekend... [Read more]

Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available for 2013 Cove to Clover Fundraiser

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2013 Cove to Clover fundraiser – a fun, all-volunteer based benefit for several local charities – coming Sunday, April 28. Businesses are invited... [Read more]

UPDATE: Local Attorney Tracy Codd Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro Sunday

Local attorney Tracy Codd should be summiting Mount Kilimanjaro – the world’s highest free-standing mountain – tonight around 6 p.m. PT, according to a post on his Facebook Page…

REMINDER: Cove to Clover Sponsor Party is TONIGHT at Mick Kelly’s

REMINDER: Our friends at Cove to Clover will be holding their Sponsorship Kick-Off Party TONIGHT – Thursday, Jan. 17 – at Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, starting at 7 p.m. The actual race will be held... [Read more]

Benefit Concert for Tape Ministries NW will be held Friday, Feb. 8 at John Knox

“Ballads for the Blind,” a free benefit concert for Tape Ministries NW, featuring ‘Breath of Air’ lead by Dr. J. Bayard BuDois, will be held Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at John Knox... [Read more]

Fundraiser for Joshua Watler Raises Over $2,000 at Bison Creek Saturday Night

A fundraiser was held Saturday night for Burien-based community organizer Joshua Watler (pictured above, left) – suffering from a very aggressive form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) – and over... [Read more]