Todd Carden has been eying Burien for years.
Now, the co-owner of Elliot Bay Brewery and Pub in West Seattle is expanding his business to the south.
A new, larger brew house and restaurant will open in early 2007 at 255 S.W.152nd Street and will offer an expanded selection of the award-winning beer the restaurant is known for.
"We've been keeping our eye on Burien for a while," Carden said.
Tragedy struck a Burien family last week as the region recovered slowly from the Dec. 14-15 windstorm that downed power lines and left 1.5 million people shivering in the dark.
Khanh Tran, 46; his wife, Dan Thuy Nguyen, 44; and two sons, 21-year-old Quyen Tran and 14-year-old John Quoc Tran, were found dead in their north Burien home on Dec. 18, the victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.
A third son, Doanh Tran, 24, was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center.
The debate over whether Burien should annex North Highline dominated local news in 2006.
However, plenty of other important events occurred throughout the year.
Here's a month-by-month review of what made news in Highline communities this year:
January
Burien City Manager Gary Long, who retired after losing the support of the new council majority, warned that the North Highline annexation decision is "as important as the decision the voters made to incorporate in 1993."
The Port of Seattle, operators of Sea-Tac International Airport, and i
SMALL WORKS ROSTER
Pursuant to RCW chapter 57.08 King County Water District No. 20 hereby gives notice that a small works roster has been established for the purpose of soliciting bids for public works improvement projects, the estimates cost of which is $200,000 or less. The district will select bidders for small works contracts from the District's Small Works Roster.
Contractors may be added to the Roster or information may be updated at any time during the year.
SMALL WORKS ROSTER
In accordance with RCW 39.04.155 King County Water District No. 45 hereby publishes the existence of a Small Works Roster and solicits the names of contractors interested in being listed on the Small Works Roster. Contractors must be licensed, bonded and insured in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Please send information to King County Water District No. 45, 10059 - 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146.
2007
ARCHITECTURAL / ENGINEERING SERVICES ROSTER
King County Water District No. 45
10059 - 8th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98146
Phone: 206-762-3540
When many households were still affected by the recent electrical outage we all devised many different ways trying to stay warm. What is concerning is to observe King County's Evergreen athletic soccer fields floodlights operating.
Driving by the fields we found not one person using the fields during this critical time.
Our question: is this our tax dollars at work?
Dick Thurnau
Seattle
I am excited to share with readers information from Gov. Gregoire about an exceptional learning experience for high school students in Washington.
The governor has announced a new statewide public-private partnership to support the Washington Aerospace Scholars' Program.
I am the editor, and you're not, so I get to arbitrarily pick the top ten Highline stories of 2006.
1. Burien officials struggle all year over North Highline annexation, while an organized citizen's group lobbies hard against it.
Burien council members began the new year by inviting Seattle to sit down and talk about an annexation solution.
"Where was Mother when the lights went out?
"Down in the cellar eating sauerkraut.
"Where was Mother when the lights went out?
"Down in the cellar eating sauerkraut."
I don't know where my Mom got that but it was a bromide we heard frequently growing up.
In those days the lights went out frequently because the power company in Portland kept turning them off and my Pop kept turning them back on again as soon as the light company man was out of sight.
