Diana Toledo: Eliminate Arts & Culture, 4Culture; Put $ Into Public Schools

On Sunday (June 26th), King County Council candidate Diana Toledo released a letter calling upon Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and County Executive Dow Constantine to “dissolve the Seattle Office of... [Read more]

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Our Latest Advertiser, Element Hardwood Floors, Offering 15% Off Coupon!

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser to The B-Town Blog – Element Hardwood Floors, offering a 15% Off Any Service Coupon – and as we do with all our Advertisers, we’re providing a... [Read more]

Business Owner’s Car Stolen From In Front Of Her House Thursday Night

Deva Samuels, owner of ‘Fetch Pet Care of West Seattle,, sent us an email alerting us that her car was stolen from in front of her house in the 9400 block of 12th Ave SW (map below). The car is... [Read more]

Port Of Seattle Buying Excess City Light Property Near Lora Lakes Area

by Matt Rosenberg The Port of Seattle will add to the buffer zone near the third runway at Sea-Tac Airport under a planned sale of excess Seattle City Light property near the old Lora Lakes Apartments... [Read more]

Fireworks At Burien’s Three Tree Point Celebrate Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Within minutes of the Sunday night announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden, some residents of Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood shot off several rounds of fireworks over the water. The... [Read more]

Did You Graduate From Evergreen In ’91? Your 20th Reunion Is This August

Evergreen High School’s Class of 1991 will be holding its 20th reunion this summer, and Organizers are seeking graduates. The date is set for August 27 – 28, 2011. For more information please contact... [Read more]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser, Burien School Of Music & Arts!

We’d like to sing out a huge new welcome to our latest Advertiser, Burien School of Music & Arts, offering a great coupon deal – HALF OFF your first lesson! Keyboardist/Composer/Instructor... [Read more]

Burien’s Bob Frank Honored For Outstanding Service To The Needy

Bob Frank, Burien resident and member of St. Bernadette Parish, received the St. Vincent de Paul “Least of My Brethren” Award for outstanding service to the needy in Burien at the St. Vincent de Paul... [Read more]

Why You Should See Your Neighbor Manuela Horn At Teatro Zinzanni

by Scott Schaefer We had the pleasure recently of seeing our favorite B-Town area neighbor Manuela Horn perform in “Radio Free Starlight,” the current production at Seattle’s Teatro... [Read more]

Seattle Council Puts North Highline Annexation on Hold; What Will Burien Do?

by Ralph Nichols Will Burien begin moving toward annexation of the remaining North Highline unincorporated area in the next few months? While there is no answer to such speculation at this time, things... [Read more]

VIDEO: What Might Happen To Burien If A Seattle Fault-Based Tsunami Hit

by Scott Schaefer The recent and tragic news reverberating from last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has caused a lot of concern for people living in the northwest, who wonder... [Read more]

4.5-Inch Wave Hits Seattle; ‘Japan Tsunami Not A Threat To Puget Sound’

King County released an announcement Friday morning (March 11), stating that the tsunami generated by a devastating 8.9 earthquake in Japan is “not a threat to Puget Sound.” One interesting... [Read more]

‘Alice In Chains’ Bass Player Mike Starr Had Burien Roots

On Tuesday (March 8), former ‘Alice In Chains’ bass player Mike Starr, 44, was found dead in his Salt Lake City home. Starr, who graduated from Burien’s Highline High School in 1984,... [Read more]

Ten Years Ago, Kristopher Kime’s Death Began Journey Of Life For Five Others

by Jack Mayne It was ten years ago today (Feb. 28) when Highline Community College student Kristopher Kime died after being hit by a 17-year-old runaway during a Mardi Gras melee in Pioneer Square, but... [Read more]

SOUND SLIDESHOW: The Beginning Of The End Of The Alaska Way Viaduct

On Friday night (Feb. 18th) at 7pm sharp, workers from the Washington State Department of Transportation began the destruction of the northbound on-ramp to the Alaskan Way Viaduct on First Ave South near... [Read more]

White Center ‘Polite Robber’ Arrested; No Word Yet On If He Thanked Police

From our sister site The White Center Blog: The King County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday (Feb. 7th) that the armed robber dubbed the “polite robber” by local media was arrested at his Top... [Read more]

UPDATE: Boy Hit By Truck In White Center Passes Away; Family Needs Help

From our sister site The White Center Blog comes this “call for help” – on Jan. 15th, a 14 year-old boy was seriously injured when he was struck by a pick-up truck in the 10800 block of 26th... [Read more]

Flirting Leads To Fighting Leads To Shooting At Wah Long Sports Bar

This incident first came to our attention after BTB Reader Joseph posted an eyewitness account in our Forums – early Saturday morning (Jan. 29th) there was a shooting at Burien’s Wah Long Sports... [Read more]

Budget Analysis Hints At Possible Delay By Seattle In Annexing White Center

by Ralph Nichols Twelve days after Burien annexed the southern part of unincorporated North Highline last April 1, the Seattle City Council adopted a resolution of intent to annex the remaining area including... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Sights & Sounds From Seattle’s Martin Luther King Rally & Parade

By Nicholas Johnson Thousands of MLK Day celebrants strolled through Seattle’s streets Monday afternoon. Following a route from Garfield High School down to the Federal Building at 2nd Avenue and... [Read more]

Shots Fired, One Man Hit As White Center Party ‘Goes Bad’

From our sister site The White Center Blog: The King County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that shots were fired at a White Center party early Sunday morning (Jan. 16th), leaving one man critically... [Read more]

White Center Library Guild’s Holiday Bazaar Is This Saturday

From our sister site The White Center Blog comes news that the White Center Library Guild will be holding its Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, Dec. 4th from 11am – 3pm at the White Center Library, located... [Read more]

White Center ‘Festivus’ Auction/Dinner/Dance Is This Saturday, Dec. 4th

The White Center Festivus Auction-Dinner-Dance is coming up this Saturday, Dec. 4th, starting at 5:30pm at the White Center Eagles Hall, located at 10452 15th Ave SW. This is a fundraiser for The White... [Read more]

Bus Riders Beware – Metro Transit To Utilize Snow Routes Monday Morning

Metro Transit issued a “Transit Alert” late Sunday announcing that they will start Monday with buses on snow routing, in anticipation of the possibility of the white stuff actually sticking. Here’s... [Read more]