By Nicholas Johnson The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) will host an online community meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17 to get feedback on the planned design of its Burien permanent […]
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Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 6: What should replace the recently razed Burien Annex?
By Nicholas Johnson Right or wrong, the Burien Annex is gone – and the future of that site at Fourth Avenue and old Crosby Road, or 146th Street, is up […]
Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 5: How should the city approach the airport’s growth plans?
By Nicholas Johnson Any day this summer, the Port of Seattle is expected to release a draft environmental review of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan, kicking off a public review […]
Despite rumors, Mark Dorsey remains in Burien City Council race
By Nicholas Johnson Mark Dorsey still wants your vote in the three-way race for Burien City Council Position No. 3. Rumors have swirled for weeks – mostly on social media […]
Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 4: Has the city done enough for businesses, workers during the pandemic?
By Nicholas Johnson The economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to workers and businesses both globally and locally, forcing governments of all sizes to […]
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Full coverage of Monday night’s Burien City Council in-person Candidate Forum
Mayor Jimmy Matta addresses an audience of about 100 Monday night at Highline United Methodist Church. Story & Photos by Nicholas Johnson Video by Scott Schaefer Half of the candidates […]
Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 3: Is the current council adequately addressing top community concerns?
By Nicholas Johnson Roughly a third of Burienites reported feeling unsafe in their neighborhoods in 2018. Just as many said they don’t believe people are treated respectfully regardless of their […]
Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 2: ‘How would you have voted on DESC?’
By Nicholas Johnson When it comes to divisive issues in Burien, it would seem the Downtown Emergency Service Center’s permanent supportive housing project is second only to the challenges it […]
Questioning Burien’s City Council Candidates Part 1: ‘Why are you doing this?’
By Nicholas Johnson With two incumbents and 12 newcomers competing for four seats on Burien’s City Council, we had questions. For starters: why are you doing this, what are your […]
Burien City Council gives staff more time to draw up DESC project priority deal
By Nicholas Johnson The Burien City Council has agreed to let a controversial housing project proceed to construction without first having a deal in place to ensure at least 30 […]
Anonymous signs target 4 Burien City Council candidates
By Nicholas Johnson The first physical signs of political negativity have sprung up in Burien, less than two weeks before the Aug. 3 primary election. Anonymous red signs urging Burienites […]
Some 2021 Burien City Council candidates vote more often than others
By Nicholas Johnson Each of Burien’s 14 city council candidates is asking for your vote in the Aug. 3, 2021 primary election. “I’m ready to steward Burien forward, and I […]
Burien City Council to consider $610,000 plan to boost public safety downtown
By Nicholas Johnson Burien’s city council will get its first look this Monday, July 19 at a $610,000 proposal intended to bolster public safety in the city – primarily in […]
Patty Janssen drops bid to unseat Burien Deputy Mayor Krystal Marx
By Nicholas Johnson Patty Janssen has dropped out of the race to unseat Deputy Mayor Krystal Marx. The 30-year Burien resident, who in May was one of five challengers to […]
City of Burien eyeing uses for $10.8 million in pandemic recovery funds
By Nicholas Johnson Burien has received the first half of some $10.8 million awarded to the city through Congress’ latest COVID-19 stimulus package, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act […]
Latino Civic Alliance to celebrate Burien community center grand opening Friday
Nina Martinez hangs artwork by Seattle artist Jake Prendez on the walls of the Latino Civic Alliance’s new community center Wednesday in Burien. The LCA is sharing the space with […]
Water flowing once again at Cabana Royal apartments in Burien
By Nicholas Johnson Photos courtesy Jimmy Matta Tenants of the Cabana Royal Apartment Homes in Burien are once again able to take hot showers and flush their toilets normally after […]
Tenants of Cabana Royal apartments in Burien still without running water after 3 days
Story & Photos by Nicholas Johnson Residents of the Cabana Royal Apartment Homes in Burien remained without running water Sunday (July 11, 2021), three days after a pipe broke at […]
New fire evidence suggests hate crime, Lumber Yard owner says
From our sister site The White Center Blog: By Nicholas Johnson An early morning fire that ravaged several downtown White Center businesses July 5 has been reclassified as arson, and […]
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Burien’s 'Bob The Barber' To Retire, Head South Toward Warmer Weather
On a Saturday afternoon Bob Sheen’s barber shop is alive with the sound of a college football game on TV and men in their 50s telling stories and sharing laughs. Sheen and his partner John each fine tune the cuts they’ve given the men in their chairs as two other men wait their turn…]]>