Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:52:29 +0100
Accountant Awarded $60K For Normandy Park Tasering
According to The Seattle Times, a federal jury awarded $60,000 to a 53-year-old accountant who got tasered by Normandy Park police after he tried to talk to the police chief about being treated ?rudely.? The victim, an accountant named Kevin Bonner, was tasered by Normandy Park Detective John Lievero, who, according to the decision,
The Tin Room Bar Celebrates Its 4th Birthday Sat. Nov. 22nd
[ The original Tin Man, Ernie Eder (left) and modern-day Tin Man, Dan House hang out at The Tin Room.] Original Tin Man Ernie Eder (left) and modern-day Tin Man Dan House hang out at The Tin Room, formerly the Hi-Line Tin Shop at 923 SW 152nd in Olde Burien. One of Burien?s hippest hangouts, The Tin Room Bar (BTB Advertiser)
INTERN?S VIEW: What Will Change Under President Obama?
by Josh Hart Now that America has elected a new president the question gets posed: What will change under President Barack Obama? Will the fact that he is an African-American man affect anything? From what I have heard around my school it seems like many think he will be assassinated. I don?t think this will necessarily happen
Welcome Our Latest Advertiser:Burien Children?s Dentistry!
The B-Town Blog is more than happy to offer a grinning Welcome Aboard! to our latest Advertiser, Burien Children?s Dentistry! If you?re all grown up now, but still act like a baby when it comes to seeing the dentist, sorry, this practice really is just for kids, little ones to teens. Dr. Shahram Ghafghazi opened his Kids Only practice just a
Stan Boreson Joining ChoralSounds Northwest Dec. 13th
Legendary TV Comedian, Accordionist, Singer and unique Northwest icon Stan Boreson will be performing at ChoralSounds Northwest?s ?Silver Bells? on Saturday, Dec. 13th at 8pm and Sunday, Dec. 14th at 2pm at Highline Performing Arts Center. This is ChoralSounds Northwest?s annual holiday show, which will be Conducted by David Spring,
Join The B-Town Blog Photo Group On Flickr
We just created a new ?Group? on Flickr, the photo sharing site, and invite all our Readers to join and contribute to it. You can find it by clicking here. Once at the Group page, either Sign In if you?ve already regsitered or Sign Up as a new User. Once you?re all logged in, you can upload your general Burien-related photos to the Group,
Welcome Back Returning Advertiser E.B. Foote Winery!
Geographical References: Washington
We?d like to raise a toast to our latest returning Advertiser: E.B. Foote Winery! E.B. Foote Winery was founded in 1978 by Eugene Foote, and it is one of the oldest wineries in Washington State. And it?s located right here in Burien. In 1991, Rich Higginbotham and Sherrill Miller became the owners and winemakers and they moved the winery from
Highline Historical Society Meeting Is Sunday Nov. 23rd
The Highline Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 23rd at 2pm at the SeaTac City Hall, which is located at 4800 South 188th Street (see map below). This meeting will also feature an encore showing of the Ken Slusher Documentary ?The Seike Garden: An American Story.? This 27-minute film tells the story of the Seike
Miller/Walker Creek Workshop Moved To Dec. 4th
[ Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward.] Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward. Just got word from Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, that Workshop #3 on monitoring coordination for Miller and Walker Creeks has been changed from this Wednesday, Nov. 19th to Thursday Dec. 4th
?Burien, The Place To Be? Video Released By City
which we reviewed Sunday, and now they?ve released a brand spankin? new ?image? video called ?Burien, The Place To Be? (aha?is ?The Place To Be? our city?s new slogan?): Click here to view the embedded video. For those of you who can?t spare the precious five minutes to watch it, here?s our subjective shotsheet:
Special Thanks to Google for their wonderful mapping api.