New Cedarhurst School damaged in fire
Highline School District officials say it is too early to tell whether the new Cedarhurst Elementary School will open in September following a stubborn roof fire on Saturday.
A welder's torch may have touched off the blaze at the school that was under construction.
About 100 firefighters fought the blaze.
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Arrest ends robbery caper
SeaTac Police and King County Sheriff's detectives were continuing their investigation late last week into the apparent murder of a taxi driver whose body was found in his burned-out cab on July 10.
Firefighters who responded to a 3:30 a.m. alarm for a car fire near South 177th Street and 38th Avenue South, made the gruesome discovery after extinguishing the blaze.
Although Martha Molina didn't win the title of Miss Hispanic Seafair this year, she knows she is making a difference through her involvement with the non-profit Para Los Ninos in Burien.
A 22-year-old graduate of Highline Community College, Molina placed first-runner-up in last week's Miss Hispanic Seafair competition.
Not winning taught Molina that she doesn't "need a crown or sash to be a leader...."
"It is a good feeling to share with the judges what your true passions are," she said of the community platform presentation-her favorite phase of the competitio
While Burien and Seattle continue the long North Highline annexation process, the SeaTac Planning Commission has recommended its city take a piece of the unincorporated area.
As part of SeaTac's comprehensive plan review, commission members have suggested the city declare the Boulevard Park neighborhood a potential annexation area.
The area targeted for annexation would run from State Route 509 to the Tukwila city limits, and from South 128th Street north to the Seattle city limits.
The citizen commission advises the city on planning issues.
Planning
With the public sale of the first Burien Town Square condominiums not set to begin until July 25, nearly half of the units already have already been spoken for.
According to Kim Sharpe-Jones, marketing manager for Miller Condominium Marketing, earnest money equal to 5 percent of the purchase price has been placed on 52 of the 124 Phase One condos.
Prices range from the $200,000s to the $600,000s.
The units feature five basic floor plans-studio, one bedroom, two bedroom, live-work lofts and two-level stacked townhouses.
Located on the southw
The Hispanic community is the largest and most rapidly growing of all minority groups in Burien.
Since 1995, Hispanics have grown from 3 to 11 percent of the city's population.
The latest Breeders Theater show at Burien's E.B. Foote Winery, Out of the Nest, is more than a fledgling.
It opens with a flock of dancing birds and a cat who struggles with its nature. From there we hear a tale of courage, sacrifice and subterfuge, but mostly of why "love is for the birds."
"Out of the Nest" is billed as a new comedy with music. This is not a full-blown musical, but a show with catchy tunes nonetheless.
The text of the play and the lyrics are by T.M. Sell, with music by Nancy Warren.
Highline Medical Center has been recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance as a top performer nationwide in hip and knee replacement procedures.
One of only six hospitals to receive the 2007 Premier Award for Quality for excellence in the care of patients in this category, the medical center has one of the lowest complication rates for patients undergoing joint replacement surgery.
For the cities of Burien and Seattle-and residents of North Highline-it's d/j
There will be no Miss Burien 2008.
A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov.
