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UPDATE: 23-year-old man arrested in Saturday’s fatal Normandy Park shooting
On Saturday (Jan. 25) afternoon just before 3 p.m., Normandy Park Police responded to a report of a shooting and found a deceased male in the 18500 block of Normandy Terrace SW…
PHOTO: Recognize this man? Suspected Burien burglar caught on camera
BTB Reader Gina Hess sent us these photos, which shows a suspected burglar looking through a door, taken in the 15400 block of 11th Ave SW on Dec. 30, 2014: […]
The B-Town Blog’s Top 11 Burien Stories Of 2009; Plus, Take Our Poll…
by Scott Schaefer Publisher/Editor As 2009 (and the first decade of the 21st century) winds to a close, we’re taking a few moments to reflect on a very interesting year, […]
Sally Nelson, One Of Burien’s Founders, Retiring After 16 Years
by Ralph Nichols Call her a Founding Mother. In fact, she was present before the “creation.†Sally Nelson, a leader in the community effort that saw Burien finally become an […]
Founder Of Burien’s “Drinking Liberally” & Community Activist Cherisse Luxa Passes Away
Sunday morning (Dec. 13th), Cherisse Luxa, 62, founder of Burien’s “Drinking Liberally” group and community activist, passed away from stomach cancer. Known as one of the area’s most spirited Democrats, […]
Our Burien City Council Online Candidate Forum – Position #1: Sue Blazak vs Jack Block, Jr.
With the deadline to mail ballots for the Nov. 3rd general election just days away, we here at The B-Town Blog have created our own online forum which consists of […]
GUEST EDITORIAL: City Of Burien Has Ordinance On Graffiti Removal, Yet Still Has Grafitti On Its Own Sign
by Jim Branson Despite the city’s own ordinance against graffiti, the graffiti on this “Welcome to Burien” sign located in Olde Burien has been there for nearly three months. Here’s […]
City Of Burien Says: “AquàSe Habla Español”
by Ralph Nichols Aquàse habla español. Translation: “Spanish spoken here.†And these words could be a message from the City of Burien to the members of its growing Spanish-speaking […]
A Visit With Burien Native And King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg; See His Band Friday Night At Mick Kelly’s
by Mark Neuman We sat down recently for a talk with King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. Dan joked while recollecting his days playing both offense and defense for Highline High […]
King County Executive Candidates Speak At Burien Forum
Crime – including a high level of gang activity – is an ongoing concern in the Highline area, along with the rest of King County, especially at a time when multi-million-dollar budget deficits have forced staff reductions in the sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices.
And not surprisingly, all five major candidates for King County executive told the King County Police Chief’s Association on Thursday that public safety is the primary responsibility of county government. They spoke at a forum at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien…
Original Councilmember Sally Nelson Will Not Run Again
Sally Nelson, an original city councilmember since the city incorporated in 1993 announced that she will not run again for reelection.
In a statement, Nelson says she is “proud of the strong record of leadership she has provided at the local, regional and national level for advancing the many positive changes that have marked her service to Burien since she was first elected to position #7.”
She also said that she “remembers that the original interim city council met in a dingy, cold community center room for its first meetings and then moved to a rented space before acquiring the vacated bank building on SW 151st for its first official city hall…”
Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
Here are notes from Monday night’s (May 4th) City Council meeting…
Burien’s Red Light Camera Citations Are ‘In The Mail’
By Jack Mayne
Any day now, cameras mounted high over three First Avenue intersections will record motorists running red lights and after local review of each photo, citations will be mailed to the owners of the offending vehicles.
The violation fine set by the Burien City Council is $101 now, but state law allows it to go up to a maximum of $124.
There are two cameras at First and SW 148th, focusing both east and west on 148th. The camera at First and SW 152nd tracks westbound vehicles and the one at SW 160th tracks eastbound traffic.
“Those intersections have a lot of accidents and this is really about safety to us,†said Mike Martin, Burien city manager. “It is not about the revenue. What we expect to see is a lot of tickets the first few months and then we expect it to decline. We thought about doing similar things in schools zones, we thought about doing it on Ambaum Boulevard it terms of speeding.â€Â
But not now…
Update On Des Moines’ Proposed SCORE Jail
Above are two images split up from an architect’s rendering of what Des Moines’ proposed new $80 million dollar SCORE Midemeanor Jail might look like. As we reported previously, on […]