Whack Some Invasive Plants At Salmon Creek This Saturday

A “work party” is scheduled for this Saturday, March 13th at the Salmon Creek Ravine in Burien beginning at 10am. The goal of this two-hour “party” is to save this park from invasive... [Read more]

JOB: Temp Annexation Census Taker For Consultant To Burien

Looks like a consultant to the City of Burien has some temporary job openings for “door-to-door census taking” in March. According to a Craigslist Ad, this is NOT a federal census job –... [Read more]

Nearly 100 Turn Out For Legislator-Hosted Jobs Forum

Rep. Tina Orwall Nearly 100 people showed up at Kent City Hall last Saturday (Feb. 20th) to attend a Community Jobs Forum sponsored by state legislators from the 33rd district. The informational event... [Read more]

Job Fair Coming To Tukwila This Thursday, Feb. 25th

If you’re looking for a job and you’ll be in/around Tukwila this Thursday (Feb. 25th), you should clean yourself up, polish up your resume and drop by the Best Western Rivers Edge from 1pm... [Read more]

JOBS: Join Us As We Continue To Grow The B-Town Blog-O-Lution!

If you read The B-Town Blog regularly, you’re probably aware that, aside from providing a much-needed and timely service to the Burien area, we’re growing very quickly in both traffic, content... [Read more]

33rd District Legislators Hosting Community Jobs Forum Feb. 20th

State Representatives Dave Upthegrove and Tina Orwall, both Democrats from Des Moines, along with Senator Karen Keiser (D-Kent), will host a Community Jobs Forum on Saturday, Feb. 20th from 10am to Noon... [Read more]

Construction On SW 148th Near 1st Ave South To Begin Nov. 30th

The cityfolk tell us that construction on the westbound lanes of SW 148th Street between 1st Ave South and 2nd Ave SW will begin Monday, Nov. 30th, and will require three days of “dry weather”... [Read more]

$536,000 In Federal Stimulus Money Funding 4th Ave SW Construction; Completion Target Is Mid-December

$536,000 in Federal Stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are funding new construction on 4th Avenue SW between SW 156th and 153rd Streets in Burien, and should... [Read more]

Need Work? Announcing Our New Continually-Updated Jobs Page!

Here at The B-Town Blog, our mission is not only to serve our community with the most up-to-date, relevant local news, events and more – it’s also to serve our Readers with resources that... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Reconstruction On Sea-Tac Airport's 1st Runway

On Tuesday, Aug. 18th, the Port of Seattle hosted members of the press at a tour of the reconstruction project that is in the final stages of completion on the first (as well as oldest and longest) runway,... [Read more]

Job Listing: Discover Burien Seeking Event Manager

The City of Burien, along with Discover Burien, is seeking an Event Manager (PDF available here), and have submitted this Request For Proposal (RFP) outlining their needs – could this be your next... [Read more]

SeaTac Job & Resource Fair Is Thurs. Oct. 16th

In today’s economy, the unemployed can’t just sit around waiting for a recruiter to come a-knockin’ – no, to make it these days you’ve got to actually get out and network. That’s... [Read more]

Expect Traffic Delays At SeaTac Airport Wed.-Thurs.

According to the Port of Seattle website, a road construction project, needed to bring Link light rail to Sea-Tac Airport in 2009, will cause significant detours and closures beginning Wed. morning, Sept.... [Read more]

Construction Update: First Ave South Paving Beginning

After a three-day “rain delay,” the City of Burien has announced that the major re-paving of First Avenue South will begin tonight starting at 7pm. The construction apparently will start at... [Read more]

UPDATE: First Ave South Paving Postponed (For Now)

The City of Burien announced today that the previously-scheduled paving work that was to begin this morning at First Ave South and SW 160th has been postponed. We’re not 100% certain, but our best... [Read more]

Expect Major Delays On First Ave South Starting Monday

On Monday (Aug. 18th) final paving is scheduled to begin on First Ave South, starting at SW 148th and moving southward, so be prepared for LOTS of construction work, delays and frustrated driving for up... [Read more]

Eagle Scout Project Improves Lake Burien School Park

Local volunteers assisted Eagle Scout Michael Wines on July 26th with his project, which involved installing a park bench and landscaping at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. Here’s a slideshow courtesy... [Read more]

Take Your Child To Work This Thursday

This Thursday, April 24th is national “Take Your Child to Work Day” and we encourage everyone to bring their child to work so us grownups can finally take some time off! [Oh wait...that's not... [Read more]