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Next ‘Youth in Recovery’ Night is Sunday, March 24
Science and Management of Addictions (SAMA) will be holding its monthly ‘Youth In Recovery’ night on Sunday, March 24 starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Burien Library. SAMA focuses...
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8th Grade Student Shot While Walking Home from St. Francis School Monday
An 8th grade female student of Burien’s St. Francis of Assisi School was shot while walking home from school in the 16600 block of 21st Ave SW (map below) Monday afternoon, March 18. The student, who...
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Want to Run for Office? King County Elections Offering Candidate Workshops
King County Elections will be offering two free 2-hour workshops for people interested in filing for public office – including any who want to run for the Burien City Council, which will have four...
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Middle & High School Parents Invited to Give Input to Highline School District
Parents of middle and high school students are needed to help shape a plan that will guide schools for the next three years, as part of a community effort to create a new three-year strategic plan for...
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REMINDER: Kennedy Catholic High’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ Runs Thurs.–Sun.
REMINDER: Kennedy Catholic High School’s production of “Guys and Dolls” will be this weekend – Thursday through Sunday – at Highline Performing Arts Center. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the...
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Results of Citizens Salmon Investigation (‘CSI Highline’) Now Available Online
The 2012 Citizens Salmon Investigation (CSI) survey results about Coho and Chum Salmon returns to Miller/Walker Creeks in Normandy Park are now available online here. Here’s an except from the CSI...
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Susan Enfield Inviting Community Members to Meet in Office Visits
Highline School District Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield is inviting business owners, representatives of community organizations, and other community members to make appointments to meet with her...
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PHOTOS: Winners Honored at Gold Star Awards BASH Thursday Night
The Highline Schools Foundation announced the winners of the 2013 Gold Star Awards at their second Annual Gold Star Awards BASH Thursday night (March 21), in Burien. Over 200 district teachers,...
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South King County Flower & Garden Show Coming to SeaTac Saturday, April 13
The South King County Flower & Garden Show – a fundraiser for the SeaTac Rotary Club – will be held on Saturday, April 13 at the SeaTac Community Center from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. This is the event’s...
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Sheriff’s Office Holding Meeting on Registered Sex Offender April 15
The King County Sheriff’s Office announced that a detective from its Registered Sex Offender Unit will be conducting a community notification meeting on Monday, April 15 regarding Level 3 registered...
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Puget Sound Skills Center to Add New 2-Story, 25,000 Square-Foot Building
The City of Burien announced in its most recent newsletter (download PDF here) that it has received a Land Use Review application from the Highline School District to allow expansion of their Puget...
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Newly-Formed Highline Special Needs Parent-Teacher Association Meeting Wed.
The newly-formed Highline Special Needs Parent-Teacher Association (HSNPTA) will be holding its next meeting this Wednesday, March 27th at 6:30 p.m., at Burien Community Church. “The Highline Special...
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Navos Holding Informational Meeting about Ruth Dykeman Campus Thursday
Navos will be holding an informational meeting about its proposed re-visioning project for the Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center Campus this Thursday night, March 28 starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will...
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PHOTOS: Highline Teams Excel at Seattle Robotics Competition
This weekend the CenturyLink Field Event Center hosted the annual Seattle FIRST Robotics Competition. This three-day event brings teams of high school students and their robots together as they take...
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LETTER: ‘I am concerned that our young children are being over tested’
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Dear B-Town Blog Editor, I am a concerned...
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American Homestay Network Seeking Families to Host International Students
The American Homestay Network (AHN) is currently seeking local families to host international students for the 2013-2014 school year, and are asking our Readers to see if anyone wants to help. Some...
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Burien Master Gardeners are Back for the Spring and Summer Season
Burien Master Gardeners are back with FREE advice for the Spring and Summer seasons, appearing at the Burien Library on Wednesdays as well as Furney’s Nursery on Saturdays. Master Gardener volunteers...
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Two Highline School Teams Heading to the World Robotics Championships
Two Highline District schools – Aviation and Highline High – are headed to St. Louis at the end of the month to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championships. Aviation High holds the Washington...
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Your Empress of Information Says ‘Libraries are not made; they grow’
by Marilee A. Cogswell Manager, Burien Library “Libraries are not made; they grow…” – Augustine Birrell DID YOU KNOW? The King County Library System is now offering ‘ ZINIO ‘ the world’s largest...
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Normandy Park Preschool Rummage and Bake Sale will be April 26-27
The parents association for Normandy Park Preschool will be holding a Rummage and Bake Sale the weekend of April 26 and 27 to benefit the school at the Normandy Park City Hall, which is located at 801...
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