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Exchange Club Of Highline Continues Support Of Groups & Projects Despite Recession
by Ralph Nichols Local groups and projects that receive financial support from the Exchange Club of Highline can look forward to a good year despite the lingering recession. The Exchange Club’s... [Read more]
Highline Community College Seeking Nominations For Alumni Award
Highline Community College is now accepting nominations for its “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” its most prestigious award for alumni. This award is meant to honor a former Highline student... [Read more]
Highline High School Jazz Band Fundraiser Dinner & Auction Is Feb. 20th
Highline High School’s Jazz Band will be holding a fundraiser dinner and silent auction from 7pm to 10pm on Saturday, Feb. 20th at the Highline High cafeteria. Tickets are just $7 and will... [Read more]
Airport’s Part 150 Noise Study Workshop Is Wednesday, Feb. 24th
A public workshop for Sea-Tac Airport’s Part 150 Noise Study is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24th, from 5pm – 7pm at Mount Rainier High School, which is located at 22450 19th Ave South in... [Read more]
“The Snake Is Back” At The 2nd Annual “Cove To Clover” Race Sunday March 14th
The second annual “Cove To Clover” fundraiser 5K race will be Sunday, March 14th, winding its way from the Normandy Park Community Club up the dreaded “snake hill” to the finish... [Read more]
PACWEST Little League Signups Begin Tuesday, Jan. 26th
One way you can tell that spring is on its way is when you start seeing signs for Little League baseball registration (oh, and these 50+ degree days sure help as well) – PACWEST Little League registration... [Read more]
Residents Air Concerns Over Library's Plans For White Center & Boulevard Park Branches
by Ralph Nichols Although Puget Sound Park no longer is under consideration as a potential site for a new King County library, White Center and Boulevard Park residents remain concerned about the future... [Read more]
Matt Griffin YMCA Welcomes 2010 With Open House & Waived Joining Fees!
Our friends at our latest Advertiser – Matt Griffin YMCA – are excited to announce that their upcoming Open House is coming this Saturday, Jan. 16th from 10am to 1pm, with lots of games,... [Read more]
Support The Highline Historical Society By Shopping Through Their Online Auction Fundraiser
The Highline Historical Society is holding an online auction fundraiser, which runs until Tuesday, Dec. 15th, and offers local restaurants, foods, trips and unusual experiences – all perfect gifts... [Read more]
This Was The Burien Week That Was: 11/1 – 11/8/09
Lots of interesting news this last week in the Burien area, from Day of the Dead to Election Day to the Day of a Massive Police Response in Tukwila and more. Here are the stories we covered between Nov.... [Read more]
Police Chiefs Voice Concern About Potential Impacts Of I-1033
Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer Story by Ralph Nichols Photos by Scott Schaefer Police chiefs from King and Snohomish counties voiced their concerns at a press conference in Burien Wednesday morning... [Read more]
New “Matt Griffin” YMCA Opens In SeaTac Saturday
The brand spankin’ new Matt Griffin YMCA is holding its grand opening this Saturday, Oct. 3rd from Noon to 5pm at its new location at 3595 South 188th in SeaTac. The opening will feature free activities,... [Read more]
The Philippine’s “Best Rock Band” Parokya ni Edgar & Kamikazee Coming To Burien Oct. 3rd.
Parokya ni Edgar is considered the “Best Rock Band” in The Philippines, and they’re bringing their unique blend of hard rock, grunge and humor, along with “Kamikazee,” Seattle’s... [Read more]
Highline Gardens' Annual Ice Cream Social Is Sunday, Aug. 16th; Special Guest Will Be Ciscoe Morris
Highline/SeaTac Botanical Gardens will be hosting their FREE annual “Ice Cream Social” on Sunday, Aug. 16th, with special guest Ciscoe Morris and FREE ice cream to the first 300 guests. Here... [Read more]
Federal And State Funding Critical For Continued Economic Growth, Say Area Mayors
by Ralph Nichols Federal and state funding from earmarks and other targeted appropriations is critical for continued economic growth in Southwest King County, officials from three Highline cities said... [Read more]
PHOTOS: Scenes From This Weekend’s Relay For Life
The annual Highline Relay For Life cancer fundraiser began at 3pm Saturday, June13th and continued all night until 8am Sunday, and we at The B-Town Blog were very proud to be sponsors.
Here’s a slideshow by Photographer Michael Brunk:
Relay For Life Of Highline Schedule Announced
Highline walkers will walk around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life starting at 4pm Saturday, June 13th and ending at 8am on Sunday, June 14th.
This celebration of life brings numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer together for a unified effort to fight back.
Twenty-eight teams of enthusiastic citizens will gather at Highline Memorial Stadium for an overnight relay against cancer, and here’s the schedule of entertainment during the event…
Shameless Self-Plug: April Was Our Best Month Ever!
Despite starting off with a somewhat-controversial April Fool’s issue where every story was fake (re-live the silliness here), April 2009 was by far the best month ever for The B-Town Blog, and for that we’d like to say:
THANK YOU READERS!
As you can see in the statistics chart below, our April traffic continued to grow to record numbers, at a steady clip of +24% for Unique Visitors (19,108) and +18% for Pageviews (over 33,000!):
Since January of this year, the number of Unique Visitors for The B-Town Blog is up by nearly +49% and +55% for Pageviews.
And since launching, our daily traffic growth has been an almost-unfathomable +7,249%!
We credit our recent traffic surge to a few things:
- Our ridiculous Aprils Fool’s issue became a viral hit, tripling our traffic over two full days.
- After doing an online survey, we decided to re-focus on frequently-updated Local News and Event Listings, something we strongly believe our local media competition isn’t doing well.
- Our continued, focused online paid Advertising efforts using Google AdWords.
- Our ongoing focus on being involved in the community, from being an active member of Discover Burien and the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce to holding various fundraisers.
- Viral marketing efforts using Facebook and Twitter (we have some secrets too that we’re now offering on a Social Media Consultation Service, where we’ll help your business utilize these amazing tools).
- Our recent :30-second TV spot that aired locally on CNN via Comcast Spotlight.
- Sponsorship of the Highline Vintage Jazz Festival, which gave us eight radio mentions on KPLU.
- The hiring of freelance journalists who bring more unique, credible coverage exclusive to The B-Town Blog (you can help us continue this cause by donating to our “Freelance Fund” which goes directly to them).
Like last year, we have a booth at the Burien Farmer’s Market, where we will serve as the one and only “official blog.” Come on by every Thursday between 11am and 3pm – we’ll be on 10th Ave SW between SW 151st and SW 152nd (and at the new location when it moves to Burien Town Square), so come over and say hi!
We’d also like to extend a special shout-out to all our Advertisers, as they are the ones who have taken a chance on our product, and hopefully are seeing rewards.
If you’re a business considering Advertising, email us for our brand new Media Kit, which includes some amazing testimonials from happy Advertisers like the Highline Athletic Club and others.
Again, thanks for being a Reader of The B-Town Blog – keep in mind we’re still in our infancy and there are a lot of great new elements coming soon!
INTERN’S VIEW: A Look Back At This Year’s Boy’s Baseball
by Josh Hart
The Boy’s 3A Seamount baseball season is over and it turned out to be an interesting year.
Both Mt. Rainier and Highline High School did very well, along with Kennedy.
Tyee and Evergreen didn’t do so great though and so Highline School District evened out pretty well.
Mt. Rainer High School finished at the top of the standings at 10-1 in conference and a combined win loss record of 11-3.
Kennedy finished second with 13 wins and four losses in league play and a combined record of 14-6.
The Highline Pirates finished third with a 12-4 league play record and went 14-4 in combined play.
Highline School District’s baseball teams are some of the top in the state and many of the players will likely play college ball.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Josh Hart is the B-Town Blog's first Intern! He's a 15-year old student at Highline's “Big Picture High School†in SeaTac who loves to write and play soccer.
You can read more of his writing here...]
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