Ordinance No. 606, the trespass ordinance adopted by the Burien City Council on August 18, once again came under fire when the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) sent a letter to the City urging the repeal of 606 calling it "…MORE
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NORTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA “Family Concert” features some local talent.
Tue, 10/14/14
Northwest Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the first concert in its 2014-2015 season. The concert will open with the Prelude to Act III from Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, followed by The Holy City by Armenian-American composer Alan…MORE
Burien Resident Earns Scholarship from WWU
Tue, 10/14/14
Western Washington University student Jovany Del Toro, son of Jacqueline Del Toro of Burien, received a $1,000 Leadership Advantage Annual Scholarship and $1,000 Multicultural Achievement Program (MAP) Scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic year…MORE
Highline School Board president defends bond
Tue, 10/14/14
Editor’s note: Some patrons in the Highline School District believe the current request for a $385 million dollar bond is not appropriate and outsized. We gathered some of the more pointed questions that were not asked at the public forums the…MORE
Brat Trot 2014 raises record dollars for Highline Schools Foundation!
Mon, 10/13/14
Burien Brat Trot organizers announced today that the expected income for last Sunday’s epic community event will be over $66,000—the most ever in the 6 year history of the race.
Some highlights from Brat Trot 2014 include:
A…MORE
Michal Waldfogel bursts into local music scene with soulful, salient music
Mon, 10/13/14
By Gwen Davis
Looking for the freshest new face in the local music industry? Singer and songwriter Michal Waldfogel popped her way into Seattle's music scene last Sat. when she launched her latest album by giving a free concert at the…MORE
Found female min pin in Burien
Tue, 10/07/14
This cute little girl was found running in the street near 160th & 14th Ave SW this afternoon (Tues. 10-7). We believe she has been running loose for at least a few days, and may have wandered a good ways from home. If this is your dog, or…MORE
ACLU Urges Burien to repeal unconstitutional law targeting the homeless
Tue, 10/07/14
Re: Ordinance No. 606 (Issuance of Trespass Warnings on City and Other Publicly-Owned Property)
Dear Mayor Krakowiak and Members of the Burien City Council, The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) writes to urge the…MORE
Camp Waskowitz gets a makeover
Mon, 10/06/14
by Ken RobinsonEditor
(Editor's disclaimer: I spend five days at Camp Waskowitz in 1956 as a sixth grader at Beverly Park Elementary. At the camp, I learned about how to determined the age of trees, the different types of conifers in the…MORE
There needs to be a tree ordinance and there will be an ordinance, but not today.
Mon, 10/06/14
By Shakira Ericksen
Tempers flared and emotions rose when Des Moines residents voiced their opinion during a public hearing related to tree regulations. Over 50 people packed into City Hall to unanimously condemn the proposed ordinance 14-…MORE