In his monthly briefing for the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, Burien city manager Mike Martin covered the latest in annexation, a group formed to come up with alternatives to library consolidation, and a possible initiative to…MORE
Highline Times - News
Port of Seattle moving closer to Lora Lake contamination cleanup
Thu, 01/05/12
The former Lora Lake Apartments site at 15001 Des Moines Memorial Drive in Burien is currently being tested to reveal the full extent of hazardous contaminants from industrial use, according to Perry Cooper with the Port of Seattle.
Once a…MORE
Sen. Prentice will retire after this legislative session
Thu, 01/05/12
The dean of Highline’s state legislative delegation, Sen. Margarita Prentice has been redistricted out of the 11th District and will retire at the end of the year.
Prentice, 80, has announced that after 20 years as a state senator, she…MORE
'Golda Meir' visits Burien in Highline Historical Society program
Thu, 01/05/12
PRESS RELEASE:
The Highline Historical Society, in partnership with Burien Little Theatre, presents Chautauqua actress Joan Wolfberg in "Golda Meir: From Pogrom to Prime Minister" on January 22, 2 PM, at the Burien Little Theatre, 425 S.W…MORE
53 King County deputies to carry life-saving defibrillators
Wed, 01/04/12
The King County Sheriff's Office announced 53 of their deputies will be trained on and soon carry Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to help jump start victims' hearts in emergencies when a deputy arrives on the scene before paramedics.…MORE
UPDATE: 15-year-old autistic boy from Burien went missing - found at Harborview
Wed, 01/04/12
Update for 3:57 p.m. King County Sheriff's Office reports 15-year-old Frank Ngyuen was found at Harborview this afternoon.
Press release from the King County Sheriff's Office
The help of the public is needed to find a missing 15…MORE
41 people joined Burien Walk-n-Talk on New Year's Day
Wed, 01/04/12
Press release Forty-one people showed up under unusually warm, blue skies for the Walk-n-Talk on New Year's Day! Wow! Rainier was out. It was like a springtime day as people gathered on Town Square's grassy knoll, having come from near and far to…MORE
Update: Des Moines Marina lease going up almost $100,000 per year in 2012
Wed, 01/04/12
Editor’s Note: Due to a misunderstanding by our freelance reporter, the rate of the marina lease increase was incorrect in previous posts. The lease rate has increased nearly $100,000 per year, not per month. The Highline Times Jan. 6 print…MORE
Reception for new and returning Burien councilmembers on Monday, Jan. 9
Tue, 01/03/12
Press release A reception will be held prior to the City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 9 for newly-elected and re-elected City Councilmembers Lucy Krakowiak, Gerald Robison and Bob Edgar. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. with the oath of…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Brave souls ring in the new year with a Polar Bear Plunge at Three Tree Point
Tue, 01/03/12
Friends, family, and well-wishers gathered near the corner of Maplewild SW and SW 172nd St in the Three Tree Point neighborhood for the annual Three Tree Point Polar Bear Swim on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.
Approximately 40 swimmers entered the…MORE
