And Now, A Few Minutes With Dr. Martin Luther King

“When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, militarism and economic exploitation are incapable of being... [Read more]

VIDEO:Congressman McDermott Narrates “Rocky Horror”

Yesterday we showed you exclusive video of Gov. Chris Gregoire, and today we’ve got more video of a politician in action – here’s the opening monologue from Congressman Jim McDermott’s... [Read more]

VIDEO: Exclusive Soundbite From Gov. Chris Gregoire!

Sure, it’s election season, but that doesn’t mean that Washington’s Governor wouldn’t have shown up for Saturday’s “Boo In Burien” event anyways, right? She did,... [Read more]

League Of Women Voters Forum Is Thurs. Oct. 23rd

The League of Women Voters of King County South and the Renton AAUW are co-sponsoring a “Pro and Con Forum” on the three state ballot issues and the seven King County Charter Amendments up... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Julia Garratt For Judge

With just a handful of weeks to go before Election Day Nov. 4, we at the B-Town Blog welcome our latest Advertiser: Julia Garratt for Judge. Julia is running for King County Superior Court, Position 22. Julia... [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]

Election Day Is Aug. 19th – Know Where To Vote?

Election Day is coming up next Tuesday, Aug. 19th, and since 2004, 141 poll sites have been consolidated or closed due to accessibility problems or from being under-utilized. In fact, since the 2004 election,... [Read more]

Sustainable Burien’s Next Meeting Is Aug. 24th

Sustainable Burien is having its second meeting on Sunday Aug. 24th at the Burien Library, from 2:30-4:30pm. From their website: Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize... [Read more]