B-TOWN BIZ: Burien Liquor Store Re-Opens Under New Ownership

by Jack Mayne Old customers of the Burien state liquor store will hardly know the new place, now open under the ownership of a young couple and you can actually find the lemons or the limes and even the... [Read more]

Law Says Council ‘Non-Candidate’ Bob Edgar Will Advance To General Election

by Ralph Nichols With “non-candidate” Bob Edgar well in front in the primary contest for Burien City Council, as ballots cast in the Aug. 16 primary continue to be counted, local voters want to know: If... [Read more]

REPORT: Burien Second-Fastest Growing City In Washington In The Last Year

There’s an old slogan from a rental car company that goes “We’re Number Two. We Try Harder.” which may be appropriate for Burien, since a new report released by the Washington State... [Read more]

City Council To Review State’s Demands For Changes In Local Shoreline Plan

by Ralph Nichols Last summer, when Burien City Council members were updating the local Shoreline Master Program (SMP), the state Department of Ecology never defined “no net loss of ecological function”... [Read more]

Burien’s Controversial Shoreline Program Moves Toward Ecology Approval

On Thursday (April 28th), the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) announced that it has approved nearly all parts of Burien’s recently updated (and controversial) Shoreline Master Program,... [Read more]

READER PHOTOS: Oil/Fuel Spill Spotted Off Burien Shoreline

On Friday, Nov. 26th Burien resident Wayne Sykes sent us the above photos and following email about an oil spill that he spotted off of Burien’s shoreline, west of SW 152nd: Appears to be a small... [Read more]

Killer Of Burien Woman Loses Stay Of Execution, Could Die In September

The state Supreme Court has lifted a stay of execution for Cal Coburn Brown, who was convicted of torturing and killing Holly Washa, 22, a Burien woman, in 1991. He could be executed as early as September... [Read more]

Dead Man Walking Has A Bad Burien Connection

According to numerous news sources, the Washington man scheduled to be executed March 13th has a bad Burien connection. Cal Coburn Brown was convicted in 1993 of the 1991 murder of Holly Washa, a 22-year... [Read more]