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Equity policies among proposed additions to Burien’s comprehensive plan
By Nicholas Johnson Burien’s planning commission has signed off on four proposed additions to the city’s comprehensive plan, including an equity goal to “provide opportunity for all people in Burien […]
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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 […]
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Burien City Council Candidate Jimmy Matta: ‘Thank you for allowing me the opportunity of serving you as Mayor’
SPONSORED – PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT: A message from Burien City Council Candidate Jimmy Matta, who is running for Position No. 3: July 30, 2021 To the friends of Burien, Thank […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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LETTER: Former Burien Mayor wonders why 4 candidates didn’t show up to forum
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, submitted by a verified resident(s). It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The B-Town Blog, nor its staff:] Last […]
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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 […]
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BAT Theatre turns 41, releases updated ‘mid-life crisis’ Mission Statement
BAT Theatre – which recently turned 41-years-old, is “looking ahead to its mid-life crisis, and thought it was time to go back to the basics.” No, it won’t be buying […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Celebration of Life for Taradise owner Tara Eckman Scott will be Saturday, July 17
From our sister site The White Center Blog: A Celebration of Life will be held this Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 4 p.m. in the Taradise parking lot for Tara […]
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Burien City Council Candidate Hugo Garcia: ‘For my family, for my children, a better education and a better future’
SPONSORED – PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT: “For my family, for my children, a better education and a better future.” When I asked my dad, Don Gama, why he came to the […]
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Stephanie Mora is running for Burien City Council, Position No. 7
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since our creation in 2007, The B-Town Blog has allowed residents running for local office one free post for when they announce their candidacy: My name is Stephanie […]
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Francisco I. Montero charged for 2018 murder of two teenage girls in Burien
On Monday, June 28, 2021, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed two counts of Murder in the First Degree against Francisco I. Montero for the March 2018 gang-related shooting […]
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Build the Ship: Meet Highline High School Head Coach Djuan Piper
By RayJaun Stelly Most would know Highline High School’s head coach as a former Metro League stand-out who won multiple state championships at basketball powerhouse Rainier Beach. From playing every […]
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Sarah Moore announces she’s running for Burien City Council, Pos. #5
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since our creation in 2007, The B-Town Blog has allowed residents running for local office one free post for when they announce their candidacy: Sarah Moore announced this […]
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Local officials react to guilty verdict in murder trial of Derek Chauvin
Photo montage of June 12, 2020 Black Lives Matter march in Normandy Park by Scott Schaefer Local officials reacted Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to the guilty verdict in the trial […]
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SAVE THE DATE: Local Chambers’ PNW Economic Equity Summit will be June 23
EDITOR’S NOTE: South King Media Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer serves on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. SAVE THE DATE: The second annual PNW Economic Equity […]
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Nancy Tosta will not be seeking re-election to the Burien City Council
Nancy Tosta – who has served two terms on the Burien City Council – announced this week that she will not be seeking re-election for Position No. 5 in 2021. […]
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Dave Upthegrove announces re-election campaign for King County Council Position 5
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since our creation in 2007, The B-Town Blog has allowed residents running for local office one free post for when they announce their candidacy: King County Councilmember Dave […]
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King County Councilmember Joe McDermott calls for resignation of Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht
King County Councilmember Joe McDermott on Friday, Mar. 26, 2021 issued the following statement, calling for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht in response to comments that surfaced […]
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LETTER: 66 community members show support for new DESC Burien housing project
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by verified residents. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The B-Town Blog, nor its staff:] The undersigned […]
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Latino restaurant owners vow to challenge Burien City Council’s Food Truck vote
A coalition of Latino and BIPOC businesses says the resolution passed Monday night by a 5-2 Burien City Council majority shows “how disconnected some elected officials are from the pandemic’s […]
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Ribbon Cutting & Grand Reopening of Highline Heritage Museum will be Friday, Mar. 5
EDITOR’S NOTE: South King Media Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer serves on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. The Seattle Southside Chamber will be holding a Ribbon […]
