By Ann Kendall What goes into calculating a district’s graduation rate? How did Highline’s estimated on-time graduation rate of 72.1 % in the 2009-2010 school-year slide to 65.8% in the 2012-13 school year? For Highline, and school districts…MORE
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Des Moines Resident Earns Scholarship from WWU
Mon, 02/10/14
BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University student Meagan Lynn Curran, daughter of Anthony and Daneen Curran of Des Moines, received a $2,000 Elizabeth Rider Montgomery Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Curran graduated from…MORE
Northwest’s only classic jazz festival set for March 8 at historic venue
Mon, 02/10/14
The time is rapidly approaching for the Northwest’s only music festival that exclusively features classic jazz from the first half of the 20th Century.
Burien Arts Association’s Sixth Annual Highline Classic Jazz Festival on Saturday March…MORE
Highline Historical Society presents “Coming Home: Baseball’s America”
Mon, 02/10/14
With spring training getting underway, the Highline Historical Society and Humanities Washington are hosting a free program about baseball and its American roots at SeaTac City Hall on Sunday, February 23. William Woodward, Seattle Pacific…MORE
HIGHLINE RELAY FOR LIFE KICK-OFF EVENT
Thu, 02/06/14
The kick-off for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Highline will be Sunday, February 9, from 4 pm to 6 pm at Highline Lanes, at 15733 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien.
The event will provide information about Relay For Life and how…MORE
Eagle Sculpture at Eagle Landing Park ... STOLEN!
Thu, 02/06/14
The eagle sculpture at Eagle Landing Park has been stolen. We are hoping for tips leading to the recovery of the sculpture. Anyone with information about the theft should call 206-296-3311.
Below is background on the sculpture. Thanks for…MORE
Senior housing, small apartments planned for Town Square parcels; Council OK’s marijuana zoning
Wed, 02/05/14
By Eric Mathison Burien lawmakers received their first look on Feb. 3 of conceptual plans for a senior housing site and small apartments with some retail on the undeveloped parcels north of Burien Town Square.
The senior site would contain…MORE
Seattle Volunteer Naturalist Program 2014
Wed, 02/05/14
Do you love sharing nature with others? Are you interested in learning more about the flora and fauna of Seattle’s many public green spaces and parks? If so, you are the perfect candidate for the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist program. Volunteer…MORE
King County Housing Authority resumes issuance of Section 8 rental assistance vouchers
Wed, 02/05/14
The King County Housing Authority will resume issuing Section 8 vouchers to families on its general waiting list. The waiting list has been frozen for the past 11 months as a result of sequestration, the automatic budget cuts to all federal…MORE
Burien Birdfest on Feb 15th, 2014
Mon, 02/03/14
What: Burien Birdfest
When: Feb 15, 2014, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Dottie Harper Building*SW 146th & 4th SW (next to the old library). Learn to identify your neighborhood birds. Adults and children are invited. Activities for…MORE
