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Compiled by Katie NelsonDeadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.…MORE

By Rachel M. LusbySPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES Five years ago a well-intention and experienced former Starbucks employee, Mike Condon, and his wife Cindy opened up “Mike’s Community Cup” in the SeaTac area, with the goal of serving a great…MORE

By Katie NelsonHIGHLINE TIMES

An aerobics class geared toward women who are in treatment for or have beaten cancer began in June at Burien’s Highline Medical Center.

The class is sponsored by Team Survivor Northwest, a nonprofit…MORE

A distant relative of Burien’s namesake traveled from Germany to the city last week to research his family’s past.

Uwe Burian’s great-great grandfather, Karl Burian, was Gottlieb Burian’s brother. In the 1880s, Gottlieb Burian homesteaded…MORE

Kiteboarder Tony Bergrude tests the waters off the Des Moines Marina fishing dock earlier this summer. The sport is also sometimes known as kitesurfing.

In the second photo, Bergrude relaxes at Des Moines Beach Park.

Burien will still enjoy its private freeway, SR-509, shown here on a weekday afternoon, as the state Legislature recently rejected a transportation bill that would have extended the freeway and brought an influx of freight trucks.

Press release:

The Burien Community Center is pleased to present the paintings of Normandy Park artist Roxanne Fawcett. Roxanne’s painting will be on display until September 30th.

Artist Statement:

Making art. Addiction?…MORE

Burien—A 58 year old Seattle man was captured after ramming his truck into Highline Medical Center at about 7:10 A.M. The man drove to the hospital and drove his truck into the hospital’s outpatient care entrance causing significant damage to…MORE

For three months beginning in October, the Highline Historical Society will be hosting “Hope in Hard Times,” a major traveling exhibit about the Great Depression era in Washington State. Originally developed by the Washington State History Museum…MORE

By Tim Takechi

Along the idyllic beaches of Spain, where fantasy and reality are often indistinguishable, a long-needed reunion between a father and daughter from two different worlds opens deep wounds and unearths unspoken feelings.