PHOTO: Rare Pic Of Richard Nixon & Sammy Davis Jr. Discovered In Burien

The Highline Hysterical Society (we’re members) released what they’re touting as an “extremely rare find” on Friday, April 1st – a photo that had thought to have been lost forever... [Read more]

PHOTO: Seagull Lands On Transformer, Knocks Out Power, Dies

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following post contains a gruesome photo taken at the scene of a recent Burien crime. We suggest that this story not be shared with any Readers under the age of 18 16 13 10 7, nor any... [Read more]

PHOTO: Highline Schools Foundation’s ‘Prize Patrol’ Awards Teachers

Janette Yee at Parkside Elementary receives an oversized grant check from the Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence for a special class project. Photo courtesy Highline Schools Foundation. On Friday... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Huge Smoke Plume Visible In Burien; From Vashon House Fire

BTB Photographer/Reporter Nicholas Johnson took the above photos from Burien late Sunday afternoon, showing a huge smoke plume originating from an apparent house fire on Vashon Island. According to reports,... [Read more]

PHOTO: Workers Trim Walking Path At Lake Burien School Memorial Park

Genaro Gonzales, of TruGreen LandCare, uses a shovel to trim the edges of the walking path at Lake Burien School Memorial Park Tuesday morning while Luis Franco, in back, shovels piles of loose soil and... [Read more]

PHOTOS: You Can Now Buy Pics From The Brat Trot, Arts-A-Glow & Kids’ Day

We’ve created a new Photo Gallery on The B-Town Blog, and to kick it off we’ve loaded it up with 293 images from Sunday’s Burien Brat Trot 5K Race, 27 from Saturday night’s Arts-A-Glow... [Read more]

PHOTO: Longtime Normandy Park Resident Becomes Steward Of The Cove

Gerri Allsopp, a Normandy Park resident since 1959, pauses after shoveling weeds at the cove Saturday morning. This was Allsopp's first day volunteering with the Stewards of the Cove. "I have... [Read more]

PHOTO: Baby Seal Pup Spotted On North Side Of Three Tree Point

BTB Reader (and neighbor) Julie Dow sent us this photo of a baby seal pup she photographed on the north side of Three Tree Point on Wednesday, Sept. 8th: Julie says: Taken yesterday afternoon, here’s... [Read more]

PHOTO: Forest Fire Smoke Adds Dramatic Effect To Saturday’s Sunset

Smoke from a forest fire burning in the Olympic National Forest (or perhaps Westport?) added dramatic shapes and colors to Saturday night’s sunset, as evidenced in the photo below submitted by BTB... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Moon Over Lake Burien, Osprey & Airplane, Scuba Diver Sunset

It’s feeling like the height of summer this week, with hot, humid temps and skies painted orange by the haze of nearby forest fires, a perfect time to get out the camera and capture some one-of-a-kind... [Read more]

PHOTOS: “Big Bird” Spotted Near Lake Burien Identified – A Young Osprey!

BTB Contributor Gregory Rehmke sent us these photos of what he thinks is a juvenile eagle osprey, spotted high in a tree near Lake Burien early Wednesday evening around 7pm (May 26). UPDATE: Some Commenters... [Read more]

Four New Members Named To Discover Burien Board

Four new members were named to the Board of Discover Burien this week: From left to right: Myda Magana, Development Director, Highline Medical Center Foundation, Steve Gilbert, Executive Director of Discover... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Water Droplets By Michael Brunk

It’s Photo Friday, it’s raining, and water droplets are everywhere – including within today’s Sound Slideshow by Photographer Michael Brunk. Michael shot these around Burien recently... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: Preconscious’ Moody Pics From Seahurst Park Beach

It’s Friday, which means it’s “Photo Friday” here at The B-Town Blog, and today we’re featuring Burien Photographer Rosemary Bannon Tyksinski, PhD, who goes by the Flickr... [Read more]

PHOTO: Tuesday’s Double Rainbow Over Lake Burien

BTB Contributor Gregory Rehmke sent us this photo of Tuesday’s (Mar. 16th) impressive double rainbow that struck late in the afternoon over Lake Burien. A nice image to just stare at and imagine... [Read more]

Was That A S.W.A.T. Team Busting Into A Burien House Friday?

On Friday (March 12), we received the following email from BTB Reader Jessica, who was concerned about what she thought was a S.W.A.T. team busting down the door of a Burien house on SW 143rd: On my way... [Read more]

PHOTO FRIDAY: SoundSlideshow Of Jason Smith’s Photos At Vino Bello

Since it’s Photo Friday here at The B-Town Blog, what better way to continue our exploration of one of our favorite arts than by showcasing an interview done by one Photographer (Francis Zera) with... [Read more]

PHOTOS: A Look Back At The B-Town Blog's Best Pics Of 2009

Well, 2009 was a year wasn’t it? And now that it’s over, it’s time for us to find another way to reflect on it – this time courtesy Photographer Michael Brunk, who put together... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Kids, Dogs, Costumes & Wiener Dog Races – Scenes From Saturday’s “Boo In Burien”

On Halloween (Saturday, Oct. 31st), the annual “Boo In Burien” took place, where children went trick or treating from business to business, dogs (and kids) in costumes paraded, and wiener dogs... [Read more]