By Ann Kendall His parents told him, “You’re going to have to work hard the rest of your life, so you may as well enjoy it.” Evergreen grad Long Phan holds these words (and his family) close to this heart this summer as he interns at the White…MORE
Highline Times - Features
Hot weather makes people crabby in Des Moines
Thu, 07/17/14
At Des Moines Marina Thursday, July 17, people took advantage of the tail end of the hot streak to go to the marina dock. Some just went to enjoy the nice weather before it turns to what we normally knows as summer.
Some fished. And some…MORE
The history of Ambaum Boulevard, Part 2: Hard work
Mon, 07/14/14
by Rob Clay and Sharon Burkhart* From Ohio in 1902, Jacob Ambaum arrived with his wife Mary, found work helping clear land for part of the Cedar River rail line near Renton that same year. He also helped clear the land along SW Roxbury St. up to…MORE
The history of Ambaum Boulevard, Part 1
Wed, 07/09/14
by Rob Clay and Sharon BurkhartEditor's note: This is part one of a story about historic Ambaum Boulevard, the main road that connects Burien to White Center and West Seattle. Ambaum Boulevard wasn't always a boulevard and certainly not paved…MORE
The dirty little secret about non-local produce
Thu, 07/03/14
By Chef Jeremy McLachlan
In a perfect world, the Pacific Northwest sun would allow me to eat local produce year-round, but unfortunately it does not. Although I vary my eating habits seasonally to take advantage of the freshest local…MORE
Taking a ride with Magic Carpet Ride
Wed, 07/02/14
By Tim Clifford
Few songs are as instantly recognizable and steeped in varying iconography as Steppenwolf’s 1968 hit “Born to be Wild”. So when Glen Bui, the guitarist for the band Magic Carpet Ride, says that they have recorded a new and…MORE
A red dog day
Tue, 07/01/14
Natalia Fialkoff was strolling in Olde Burien one day last week with Bajia, a one-year-old red poodle. Natalia has lived in Burien since 2002. She is an intern for Seattle Public Schools.
MORESUMMER SOCCER CAMP!
Mon, 06/30/14
MON–FRI• AUGUST 4–8 • 9AM–12PM • $120LOCATION: DES MOINES FIELD HOUSE (YOUTH AGES 8–12 YEARS)
JOSEPH SUPANG, AN ALUMNI OF THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER TEAM, WILL HOST A SOCCER CAMP IN DES MOINES! HE HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN SPORTS…MORE
Never tardy—always early.
Mon, 06/16/14
By Eric Mathison
That’s a tough reputation to keep up, especially for 40 years. But that is what the congregation of Highline Christian Church in Burien remembers about Nancy Metzenberg. She just retired this month as the church’s pianist/…MORE
Scott Anthony: No Personal Fireworks
Thu, 06/12/14
by Scott Anthony It's funny how a person's outlook can change over time. There was a time for myself, as a kid particularly, when the most fun I had was putting firecrackers in tin cans to see how high they might go when I lit the fuse. Even when…MORE
