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By Andrea Reay, Executive Director, Discover Burien When Carlo, the owner of Osteria da Primo greeted me with a smile last Tuesday and said, “Take away?” , I had never even thought about the option. “Yes, please.” I ordered a custom wood-fired…MORE

By Matt Wendland Each year for the last nine years, the City of Burien and Discover Burien have hosted Empty Bowls. The event raises funds for both the Highline Area Food Bank and the White Center Food Bank which are both located at opposite ends…MORE

By Eric Mathison With the Great Recession hopefully in the rear view mirror, city lawmakers are again discussing the idea of a new Burien community and recreation center. It has been talked about since 2000.

In a presentation Feb. 24 to…MORE

More than 60 people attended the monthly Discover Burien-sponsored open house put on by B-Town Business Builders Wednesday, Feb. 19.

The event is a business networking opportunity for local business. The gathering was comprised of some…MORE

Gene Henke lives on 149th Street and 8th S.W. in a home he first occupied 28 years ago. During most of those years, he drove truck for Scarsella Brothers. You may remember name Scarsella Brothers as the company that hauled most of the dirt for…MORE

Dan ran into the arms of Jesus on the morning of February 8, 2014, after a brief illness. He left behind the wheelchair he used for more than 43 years.

Beloved husband, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend. Dan is…MORE

Burien residents are invited to attend a reception where they can meet and talk to finalists for the City of Burien City Manager position. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 28, 5:30 – 7:30 pm in the lobby at the Burien Community Center,…MORE

By Matt Wendland Four suspects were arrested on Feb. 6 after police say they witnessed a Burien man be beaten and robbed as he attempted to sell the group Seahawks merchandise just days after the after the team's victory at Super Bowl XLVIII…MORE

UPDATE 1:25pm Power has been restored after City Light crews removed fallen trees which caused the outage earlier this morning.

UPDATE 7:33am Seattle City Light crews have managed to restore power for more than 7000 customers who suffered…MORE

Editor’s note: Last week we ran part one of this story, detailing the change in graduation rates for Highline District students.(Part one)

by Ann Kendall

What does this mean for teachers?