Honor Veterans, Women Who’ve Served & Des Moines Memorial Drive On Nov. 11th

A special Veteran’s Day Commemoration is coming to the SeaTac Community Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11th to celebrate both the history of Des Moines Memorial Drive as well as honor women who have served... [Read more]

Highline Historical Society Presenting FREE Production Of “Two Wheels North” At Community Center Saturday

“Two Wheels North,” a commemorative presentation written by Evelyn McDaniel Gib will be performed on Saturday, Oct. 10th for FREE at 2pm at the Burien Community Center, located at 425 SW 144th... [Read more]

(2009) Highline Historical Society Garden Tour Is June 13th

The Highline Historical Society will be holding a Garden Tour on Saturday, June 13th from 10am to 5pm, where people can visit gardens in Normandy Park, SeaTac and Burien.

Some of Highline’s best gardeners are preparing their homes and gardens for this Garden Tour. Large or small, traditional or eclectic, there is something in each of this year’s featured gardens that the visitor will find of interest…

Local Documentary Receives Grant, Starts Production Soon

“I Am Highline,” a new film/DVD, has received a 4Culture Special Project grant to fund the development, filming and production of a promotional film about the Highline area.

The new high-definition film will be Directed by B-Town Blog Publisher Scott Schaefer, a three-time National Emmy Award winner for work on “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” an acclaimed kids’ educational show that aired on PBS. His other credits include “Penn & Teller: BS!,” “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “Almost Live!” and many others over a 23+ year career in media ranging from Seattle’s KING-TV to six years in Hollywood and much more.

Filming will be begin in the late summer and early fall and will feature diverse residents of Highline…

PHOTOS: Old Bowling Lanes Lie Under Discount Furniture

Photos and Story by Scott Schaefer At 14920 Ambaum Blvd. lies an aging, one-level, yellow cement/brick building that currently houses “Paty’s Furniture,” a discount “Mexican Furniture”... [Read more]

Highline Historical Society’s “Trial By Fork” Is March 1st

Lately, whenever we’ve dined out in Burien, we’ve noticed just plain bad table manners. Some people talk with their mouths full, while others (gasp) use the wrong fork to eat salad. Well,... [Read more]

61 Years Ago Today: Fatal Plane Crash At Sea-Tac Airport

61 years ago today – Nov. 30, 1947, at around 2:25pm – an Alaska Airlines airplane with 25 passengers and three crewmembers on board crashed while trying to land at Sea-Tac Airport, killing... [Read more]

Highline Historical Society Meeting Is Sunday Nov. 23rd

The Highline Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 23rd at 2pm at the SeaTac City Hall, which is located at 4800 South 188th Street (see map below). This meeting will also feature... [Read more]

Sneak Peek Of The New Highline Heritage Museum

Last week we were invited to a special presentation that revealed the new plans for the Highline Heritage Museum, which will be built at 819 SW 152nd Street in Olde Burien at Ambaum Blvd., where Karuna... [Read more]

Holocaust Survivor To Speak At Historical Society Aug. 10th

The Highline Historical Society is sponsoring a very special presentation this Sunday, Aug. 10th, from 2pm–4pm at SeaTac City Hall (4800 S. 188th, SeaTac – map below) with Henry Friedman,... [Read more]

Bid Online At Highline Historical Auction

The Highline Historical Society is holding an online auction through June 22nd, to raise funds for their new museum. From their auction website: Highline has a rich heritage to share – from a fire... [Read more]