Come Speak Your Mind About The Viaduct On Dec. 15th

It plays a huge role as part of Burien’s “secret passageway” to downtown Seattle, and it often allows one to get into town within 15-20 minutes. We’re speaking of course about the... [Read more]

Annexation On Tonight’s City Agenda

Burien City Councilperson Lucy Krakowiak tells us that the hot topic of Annexation will be on the agenda at tonight’s Burien City Council meeting. And guess what – you, the public, are invited... [Read more]

Deadline To Register To Vote Is Sat. Oct. 4th

It’s election season, and the stakes are higher than they’ve been in years – so don’t forget to register to vote for the Nov. 4th election (you have until this Saturday, Oct. 4th... [Read more]

Report On Thursday Night's Annexation "Open House"

B-Town Blog’s Mark Neuman filed this late-night missive with Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer around 11pm Thurs. night: Scott - Got back, about an hour ago, from the City of Burien’s community... [Read more]

Burien Mayor Responds To Seattle Councilmember Conlin

We just got an exclusive response from Burien Mayor Joan McGilton on this entire annexation withdrawal issue, and here’s the latest: First, a snippet from Seattle Councilmember Richard Conlin as... [Read more]

Annexation Update: Councilmember Shaw Calls It "BS"

  Just got off the phone with Gordon Shaw, Burien native and City Councilmember, who offered up this exclusive, yet rather fiery quote about the North Highline/White Center annexation withdrawal political... [Read more]

UPDATE: Burien Withdraws Its Request For Annexation

UPDATE 8/28/10:30am: Tonight’s Annexation Open House is still scheduled to occur starting at 6:30pm at Boulevard Park Presbyterian Church (located at 1822 South 128th Street in SeaTac), despite the... [Read more]

Annexation Open House Set For Thurs. Aug. 28th

The City of Burien will be holding a series of informational open houses, at various locations, to answer questions about what annexation will mean for the people within the proposed annexation area. This... [Read more]

Annexation Meeting Set For Sept. 2nd

The Washington State Boundary Review Board for King County will be holding a meeting on the proposed annexation of the “North Highline” area on Tues, Sept. 2nd at 7pm at Riverside Residences... [Read more]

Photo: When Is A Street Cleaner A ‘Street Dirtier’?

Hope everyone had a great, relaxing Memorial Day weekend. We spent it doing some serious spring cleaning, clearing crap our of our garage and over-filling our recycling container, only to realize that... [Read more]

Suspect In Stabbing Still At Large

Police are asking that if you’ve seen the man in the picture to the left, please call 911 immediately. He is the suspect in a stabbing last Sunday that sent two people to the hospital with life-threatening... [Read more]

UPDATE: Drug Bust HQ Restaurant Is NOT In Burien

Recently we reported about a major drug bust that resulted in: Several arrests Seizure of about 40 pounds of cocaine A pound of heroin Guns Methamphetamine About $240,000 in cash Which was headquartered... [Read more]