Encrusted

Eat This: Chicken Pot Pie at Fireside Burien

Midwest chic, minus the mayonnaise salads.

01/23/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Field Notes

The Burien Birrieria Serving Tastes in Technicolor

There’s no detail too small or pepper too big for Birrieria La Sabrosa de Los Mochis.

04/28/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Just Add Organist

Property Watch: 3 Acres, a Mansion, and a Pipe Organ on a Burien Bluff

What's an 8,000-square-foot mansion without a theater-style pipe organ or ornate ballroom?

10/19/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Built to Fit

Property Watch: A Midcentury Architect’s Home on Three Tree Point

An architect's imagination, Kubota landscaping, original details, and private tidelands combine in a waterfront dream home.

05/18/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Boatbuilt

Property Watch: A Custom Midcentury Home with Nautical Roots

This naval architect's home just got a refresh.

02/16/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Homegrown Housing

Property Watch: A DIY Midcentury with Puget Sound Views

The first owners built this custom Burien home in 1955—and it has barely changed since.

08/18/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Arts Notice

Burien's Latinx Museum Focuses on Migrant Experiences

My visit to the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture was strikingly moving.

02/04/2020 By Charlie Lahud-Zahner

Expansion Mode

Bok a Bok Brings Chicken to Burien

Brian O'Connor's fried chicken mini empire to open a new spot on June 4.

05/31/2018 By Rosin Saez

Opening Dispatch

Bakery Nouveau's Third Location Opens in Burien This Week

Come September 28, the flagship bakeshop will house more chocolates and baked goods than ever.

09/26/2017 By Rosin Saez

Post

White Center’s Annexation Fight

November’s vote on annexing White Center to Burien has blown up into angry battle pitting neighborhood against neighborhood—and neighbor against neighbor.

10/09/2012 By Matthew Halverson