🌱 How would cutting Route 560 to Burien change your commute?
Burien, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Burien! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How would cutting Route 560 to Burien change your commute?
- See the dramatic ‘treehouse’ home putting Burien on design maps
- How a Burien driver’s Highway 167 crash spiraled into two arrests.
Also on today's calendar: Urban Craft Uprising Summer Show and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
- Sunday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 69, low: 57.
- Monday: Pleasant with some sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sound Transit Asks Riders to Weigh In on 2027 Service Plan (theurbanist.org) — Sound Transit is proposing to cut Route 560 service between Westwood Village and Burien Transit Center in 2027, relying on the RapidRide H Line to cover Burien riders while boosting 560 frequency east of West Seattle. The agency is also weighing Link light rail service reductions to expand maintenance windows and is asking riders to complete an online survey by July 26 to shape the final plan. 
• Suspended Woodland Retreat Over Puget Sound (freeyork.org) — Perched on a wooded bluff above Puget Sound in Burien, a striking modern home is drawing attention for its “treehouse” living room and bold red steel staircase. Thoughtfully designed by DeForest Architects with Ore Studios, the house showcases how high-end architecture can blend Burien’s forested shoreline, sweeping views, and contemporary style into a cohesive retreat.
• Kent Station confrontation leads to assault, DUI arrests (kentreporter.com) — A 33-year-old Burien man who allegedly caused a crash on Highway 167 ended up at Kent Station, where a confusing series of confrontations led to one Kent man’s arrest for assault and the Burien driver’s arrest for DUI. Police say a third, uninvolved driver was mistakenly confronted, sparking a chase and recorded assault before officers and State Patrol sorted out the roles.
📸 Around Burien
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Urban Craft Uprising Summer Show →
Magnuson Park Hangar 30, 6310 NE 74th St, Seattle
11:00 am
Saturday July 25
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Other local events
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Tiny Pet Portraits for Teens
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
3:00 pm -
Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Tukwila Library 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168
4:00 pm -
BURIEN & KENT: Game Night - Magic Mondays →
Logan Brewing Company - Burien Taproom, 510 SW 151st St, Burien
6:00 pm -
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn
Tukwila Library 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168
10:30 am -
King County Metro: Youth Transit Information Table
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
12:30 pm -
City Council Regular Meeting
City of Burien Council Chambers, 400 SW 152nd St., Burien, WA 98166 / Zoom Web
5:30 pm -
Mandala Vision For Teens with ArtMaranth
Tukwila Library 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98168
8:00 am -
"Why Do We Eat?" Play & Learn
Burien Library 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle, WA 98166
2:00 pm -
Summer Wine Walk and Music Stroll →
232 Front St N, Issaquah
6:00 pm
Sunday July 26
Monday July 27
Tuesday July 28
Friday July 31
📣 Burien Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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A Walk With Plants →
Nature Trails Park, 19250 Marine View Dr SW, Normandy Park
10:00 am -
White Center Library Guild Summer Sale
White Center Library 1409 SW 107th Street, Seattle, WA 98146
11:00 am -
Family Story Time
Boulevard Park Library 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle, WA 98168
11:15 am -
Young Person's Quarterly
Greater Seattle Intergroup of AA Greater Seattle Intergroup
12:00 pm
Saturday July 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi neighbors!
Please let me know suggestions on affordable contractor for shower enclosure and installation. Thank you! (Nextdoor Boulevard Park) - I have a mother-in-law house available for rent: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, plus office.
No smoking, no pets. It includes washer/dryer. Outside there is a covered front deck and outdoor parking. Asking $1500/mo. Please direct message me… (Nextdoor Gregory Heights)
🗞 Nearby News
SeaTac
- Medical examiner rules death in SeaTac officer-involved shooting incident a suicide (seatacblog.com)
- Trtl travel pillow and sleep mask bundle deal: Save 30% (seattlepi.com)
- REMINDER: Highline Musical Theatre's ‘Little Shop of Horrors' continues at Highline College this weekend and is worth seeing (waterlandblog.com)
Tukwila
- Tukwila becomes latest WA city to join trend on homelessness (seattletimes.com)
- Sound Transit Restores Light Rail Service After Power Outage Disrupts Trains Between South Seattle and Tukwila – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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