Highline Times - Features

Some years ago, at my then ten-year high school reunion, a classmate named Ernie made a startling announcement: “I’m a grandpa!” Everybody quickly did the math. The guy had just turned 28. How could he have pulled off the grandpa thing? Had he…MORE

By Amanda Knox   A world away, I still heard the stories. My friends wrote me letters. January to June, my childhood best friend was deep in Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign, extolling her virtues to folks who still owned a home phone. Other…MORE

By Patrick Robinson

Lodged in an unassuming gray building at 9409 Delridge Way Southwest is something you wouldn’t expect. In an era when audio recordings and even entire films can literally be shot and edited on a phone, Tommy Sound is a…MORE


Congress has dedicated the third week of October as National Save for Retirement Week. Clearly, the government feels the need to urge people to do a better job of preparing for retirement. Are you doing all you can? 
Many of your peers aren’t –…MORE

By Lindsay Peyton

Burien resident Mary E. Diederichs has her sights set on Hollywood – and she has hit her stride, moving toward her dream.

A woman of multiple talents, Diederichs has been steadily establishing herself in Seattle’s…MORE

Any musical comedy based on a classic cult film will likely have its fan base pretty much built in. These fans familiar with the movie already know what fun and fright they’re in for. But for the rest of us, the title of Burien Actors Theatre’s…MORE

By Kathryn Kingen

Did you know that the great pumpkin owes its fame to a legendary man named Stingy Jack? According to Irish legend, going back hundreds of years, this miserable character was so crabby, nasty and disliked, that when he…MORE

By Chef Jeremy McLachlan

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Georgia's philosophy: “Painting is not about making a pretty picture for someone else to look at.  It is about an expression of self.”   WHEN:  SATURDAY and SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1 & 2, 2016      11 am – 1:30 pm   WHERE:  BURIEN ARTS GALLERY, 826…MORE

The summer music festival season is not over. The best is yet to come. The 8th annual Highline Classic Jazz Festival plays Burien on Saturday, September 24, 3 p.m.-11 p.m. The all-day jazz party features six venues, presenting 21 bands and two…MORE