Burien News

Discover Burien will be holding a technology-based seminar called PLUGGED IN on Tuesday, June 4 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at City Hall .

When the Kennewick student was named Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen in July, she had competed for the title twice before, being named fourth runner-up in 2010 and first runner-up in 2011.

Burien/Normandy Park Fire Chief Mike Marrs gave a tour of the yet-to-be-opened Burien station to the Highline Times May 23, focusing on three key problems causing delays, & a possible lawsuit against the contractor.

Interested in serving your community? The Valley View Sewer District is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on its Board of Commissioners.

White Center Artist Marianne Maksirisombat's original art is now on display at the northeast corner retail space at Burien Town Square through the last week of June.

King County Sheriff's Deputy Martin "Marty" Duran - who worked out of the Burien precinct - passed away at Tacoma General Hospital late Wednesday evening from injuries sustained from an off-duty motorcycle accident, according to Sgt.

With the legislature in a special session to deal with the state's biennial budget, officials in Renton are holding out hope that several of their priorities from the year will yet be approved.

Mayor Tony Anderson will run unopposed for his council seat. His opponent, Suber Adam, withdrew this week after filing to run against Anderson.

I want to thank the media for giving me this opportunity to comment about why I withdrew from the Burien City Council election.

All four of the Burien City Council seats on the ballot will be contested in the Aug.

The B-Town Blog is pleased to welcome a new business to downtown Burien and a new Advertiser to our site - Suite Arrangements is a well-known consignor of fine furnishings in West Seattle.

My name is Debi Wagner and I'm running for Burien City Council Position #3. I would like to tell you a little about who I am and why I'm running.

At Monday night's city council meeting, Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer honored some local heroes for intervening and successfully rescuing a 10-year old boy who was almost abducted at Albertson's on First Ave South and South 128th Street last September .

Longtime resident Len Boscarine withdrew his candidacy for Burien City Council, Position #5 - currently held by Rose Clark - on Monday, May 20.

' Voices of Burien ' - a new youth-oriented writing group - will be holding its first Open Mic at the Burien Community Center on Friday, May 31 from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. "We are celebrating the Youth and their Voice!!!" reads an announcement.

A pickleball tournament will be served up at the SeaTac Community Center this weekend, with the best players from all over the country competing.

Burien Master Gardeners continue with FREE advice, appearing at the Burien Library on Wednesdays as well as Furney's Nursery on Saturdays.

Seattle area bidders have 21 storage unit auctions to hit over the next week. On May 15 there are five individual auctions in Seattle and Kenmore between 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Then on Monday there is a nine-stop auction train in Seattle followed by a seven-stop train with stops in Kent, Seattle and Burien As the Washington Storage Unit Action ... (more)

May 15 - is The Seattle Foundation's annual ' GiveBIG ' fundraiser day, when all donations will be matched, making it one of the best days to help local non-profits. Numerous local charities will benefit from this cause, and one - the Highline Schools Foundation - will be holding an in-person fundraising drive at BTB Advertiser the Tin Room Bar in ... (more)

The Highline School District announced Tuesday that "more extensive staff training and strong coordination with local law enforcement are the hallmarks of a proposal to improve safety and security" at local schools.