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Hi-Liners’‘The Magic Treehouse: The Knight at Dawn KIDS’ opens Friday
The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre will be presenting ‘The Magic Treehouse: The Knight at Dawn KIDS’ at the Renton Civic Theatre the weekends of April 29, 30, May 1, and May 6 and 7. What would you do if a...
View Article‘Faithful Citizenship Event’ will be at St. Francis of Assisi this Thursday...
The Faithful Citizenship event – coming to St. Francis of Assisi this Thursday night, April 28 – is an effort to reach out to people of faith who face important decisions about who they are and what...
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Burien Library hosting ‘News Literacy Roundtable’ on Mental Health May 15
The King County Library System is convening a series of facilitated discussions hosted by the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) as part of ASNE’s National Community and News Literacy Roundtables...
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Help the Highline Schools Foundation at a ‘Shopping Party’ on Friday, May 6
You can help the Highline Schools Foundation at a special ‘Shopping Party’ on Friday, May 6, from 4 – 7 p.m. at Paper Delights, located at 15215 21st Ave SW (across from St. Francis). “This will be a...
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Learn about ‘Urban Cycling’ at Burien Library this Saturday, April 30
The Burien Library will be hosting Madi Carlson, author of Urban Cycling, advocate, and urban-cycler extraordinaire, this Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. This event is part of this year’s Everyone Is...
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First-ever ‘Tinship’ scholarship awarded to Osmat Shamdeen of Mt. Rainier High
The first-ever ‘Tinship’ – a $6,000 scholarship funded by Burien’s Tin Room Bar & Theater – was recently awarded to Osmat Shamdeen, a senior at Mount Rainier High School: The award was presented at...
View ArticleSeattle Sounders FC Player Darwin Jones featured as April #HighlineAlum
Seattle Sounders FC forward Darwin Jones – who went to school in the Highline area – is featured in this month’s #HighlineAlum social media campaign. Jones is a 2010 graduate of Mount Rainier High...
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Mandala Workshop will be at Burien Arts Gallery Saturday, May 7
A Mandala Workshop taught by Shannan Folino will be held on Saturday May 7 at the Burien Arts Gallery. People have been creating Mandalas for centuries. They are an internal and personal response to...
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PHOTOS BY ISABEL: Highline Schools Foundation delivers its Project PROMise
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Back with more great work is our youngest-ever Contributor – 11-year old Isabel Herbruger – who has earned a Girl Scout badge in Journalism, and is also developing her skills for...
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SAVE THE DATE: St. Francis of Assisi’s All-School Reunion will be Sun., May 15
St. Francis of Assisi is hosting an ALL SCHOOL REUNION on Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., following the 10 a.m. mass. All alum are invited for a stroll down memory lane, refreshments,...
View ArticleGiveBIG Giving Party at Tin Room – give and get a FREE TACO on Taco Tuesday
Please join Highline Schools Foundation trustees at The Tin Room Bar this Tuesday, May 3, from 4 – 8 p.m. for Taco Tuesday. The Foundation has partnered with Dan House again this year, and everyone who...
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REMINDER: Student Music & Art featured at B-Town Beat this Thursday
Help celebrate Student Art Month at May’s B-Town Beat, which is partnering with Highline Public Schools and Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services for a Student Music and Art Walk this...
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LETTER: Some Highline Schools students will be missing from B-Town Beat event
[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:] “Artwork and performances by amazing...
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Learn about Latinos in Highline at SeaTac City Hall
The Highline Historical Society’s ‘Latinos in Highline’ exhibit opened recently at SeaTac City Hall, located at 4800 S. 188th Street. This exhibit is more than a simple re-telling of immigration...
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Volunteers needed for Highline High ‘Campus Clean-up Day’ on Friday, May 20
Community members and families are invited to grab their work gloves and help Highline High School students spruce up their school at the ‘Pirate Pride Spring Clean-Up Event’ on Friday, May 20....
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College and Career Night at Cascade Middle School this Thursday night
Cascade Middle School will be hosting College and Career Night on Thursday, May 5, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The event will begin in the cafeteria and transition to the gymnasium. Dinner will be provided...
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Meet Author Dan Gemeinhart & Coloring Book Publisher Sarah Mo this Saturday
Meet Dan Gemeinhart, Author of “The Honest Truth” And “Some Kind of Courage,” along with Coloring Book Publisher Sarah Mo this Saturday, May 7, courtesy Advertiser Page 2 Books: Dan Gemeinhart, who...
View ArticleFOLLOWUP: 17-year old shooting victim likely a Highline Public Schools student
On Thursday afternoon (May 5), Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield sent out an email to parents, notifying them that the 17-year old victim of the tragic, fatal shooting in Burien on...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: Highline High Class of ’96 20-year reunion will be Sat., July 9
20 years. 20 YEARS???? How did this happen?? 1996 Highline High grads are invited to get together and share where life has taken us. What could be better then doing this with good food, in a great...
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PHOTOS: Residents get up-close tour of SR 99 tunnel construction
Over the weekend, area residents Elston and Jackline Hiil took a tour to see the SR 99 tunnel construction in downtown Seattle. “The tours are free and fascinating,” Elston said. “We learned so much...
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