A Haitian Visitor Stops in to Burien’s Three Tree Point Store

On Friday (June 1), the old Three Tree Point Store’s owners, Anne and Fred Feiertag, played host to a very special visitor. Benson Joseph is a translator for a Christian mission organization, Reciprocal... [Read more]

Explore Burien’s ‘Indian Trail’ at the Next Walk-n-Talk this Sunday, June 3

There will be a springtime ‘Walk-n-Talk’ this Sunday, June 3, with the goal of walking (and talking of course) through Burien’s hidden gem – the ‘Indian Trail.’ “One... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Sure Sign(s) Summer on its way – 3 Tree Point Fireworks Signs Go Up

[DISCLAIMER: BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer serves as Co-Chair of the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund.] Thursday (May 10), two sure sign(s) that summer is on its way suddenly appeared in Burien, as... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Sailboat Runs Aground During Race at Burien’s Three Tree Point

On Saturday (March 24), the Corinthian Yacht Club held a sailboat race off Burien’s Three Tree Point, and during the midst of some very tight maneuvering, one of the boats went aground. We haven’t... [Read more]

VIDEO: Seal Pups Resting on Windsurf Board off Burien’s Three Tree Point

Burien resident Ethan Janson, who lives in the Three Tree Point neighborhood, shot some amazing video with a remote GoPro HD affixed to a windsurf board, showing two seal pups resting. Ethan adds: “They... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Local Artist Battles Ice-Covered Trees At Her Burien Home

Burien-based Artist Maureen Hoffmann had a tough week – she was home sick, AND she suffered damage from the storm(s) to both her home as well as to the trees and bushes in her yard on Maplewild Ave SW. As... [Read more]

VIDEO: Around 40 Jump Into Burien’s ‘Polar Bear Plunge’; + POV Splash Cam!

With the air temp around 53 degrees, it was a very mild, sunny New Year’s Day in Burien Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, when some 40+ locals braved the chilly waters of Puget Sound to participate in the annual... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Locals Celebrate The New Year By Flirting With Hypothermia

It’s the first of January and you know what that means… the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Three Tree Point! This year's trophy winner, Isaac Chrisman Once again the weather cooperated and... [Read more]

VIDEO: Recognize This Guy? He Smashed A Burien Resident’s Car Early Friday

Early Friday morning (Dec. 2), a crime was committed in Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood – what appears to be a young man smashed up a parked car in the 16500 block of Maplewild, causing... [Read more]

This Burien House May Look Happy, But Some Think It Was Haunted…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story was originally posted on Halloween, 2009. We’re re-running it again because we think it’s pretty cool: by Laura Beth Peterson The year was 1944 and... [Read more]

UPDATE: ‘Milo’ The Fat, Yellow, Sleepy Tabby Cat, Has Been FOUND!

“Lost Cat. Its yellow and orange and fat. It is sleepy. Milo. 206-612-7814.” Poster by Britta Kleitsch. UPDATE 10/17/11 9 p.m.: Milo, the “fat, yellow, sleepy tabby cat” missing... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Boat Breaks From Buoy, Gets Slammed At Three Tree Point Wednesday

Story by Scott Schaefer Photos by Bob Seaton On a windy Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 28), an 18-foot motorboat broke away from its mooring buoy off the north side of Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood... [Read more]

PHOTO: Flags At Half-Mast On Three Tree Point Commemorate 9/11

  BTB Humorist and local Author Shawn Underwood took the photo above, showing several flags at half-mast on the north beach of Burien’s Three Tree Point, as residents commemorated the 10th... [Read more]

Salmon Being Caught At Three Tree Point; But Where Can Fisherfolk Relieve Themselves?

Pink and Coho Salmon are invading Puget Sound on their annual migration to breeding grounds in area rivers, which means that suddenly it’s really pretty easy to catch a decent fish (usually a Pink)... [Read more]

VIDEO: 4th Of July Time Lapse Of Burien’s Three Tree Point Neighborhood

Here’s a time lapse video of 2011′s entire 4th of July day, from morning to night, shot at the intersection of Maplewild SW and SW 172nd in Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood. Using... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Another, Rather Unusual 4th Of July Parade In Burien

Monday (the 4th of July) marked the premiere of a rather unusual 4th of July parade, one that, unless you were on the beach (or in the water), you missed – the First Annual Three Tree Point 4th of July... [Read more]

PHOTOS: And Finally… More Fireworks!

In addition to the work of photographer Francis Zera that we published earlier today, BTB photog Michael Brunk was also lurking out at Three Tree Point for the big fireworks show. Thanks to Ken and Darcy... [Read more]

SLIDESHOW: Fireworks Shot Off In Front Of Crescent Moon At 3 Tree Point

One of the best high-altitude fireworks shows in the northwest blasts off from a barge anchored off Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood, and Photographer Francis Zera captured these great images... [Read more]

VIDEO: Grand Finale Of Monday Night’s Three Tree Point Fireworks Show

[DISCLAIMER: BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer served as volunteer Co-Chair of the 2011 Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund.] We hope everyone out there in B-Town had a great, fun and safe 4th of July (and... [Read more]

Fire Breaks Out On Boat Off Three Tree Point On First Day Of Summer

On a lovely, sunny and clear first day of summer 2011 (Tuesday, June 21), a local Three Tree Point resident decided to take his boat out on the sound. Sounds good, huh? Well, all was well and good until... [Read more]

PHOTOS: No, That Wasn’t A Spill Off Three Tree Point Today, It Was Algae

BTB Reader Denise Vandenbroek sent us a note through our Facebook Page this afternoon asking us if we “knew anything about a spill off Three Tree Point’s north side.” Curious, we asked... [Read more]

Less Than A Month Away & 3 Tree Point Fireworks Fund Still Needs $6,900!

[DISCLAIMER: BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer is also volunteering as Co-Chair of the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund, a non-profit organization devoted to continuing Burien's best barge-based, high-altitude... [Read more]

REMINDER: There’s Still Time To Donate To The 3 Tree Point Fireworks Fund!

[DISCLAIMER: BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer is also volunteering as Co-Chair of the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund, a non-profit organization devoted to continuing Burien's best barge-based, high-altitude... [Read more]

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