🌱 Want your teen inside look at Burien police work this July?
Burien, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Burien? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want your teen inside look at Burien police work this July?
- Could Burien’s homelessness services change if King County scraps KCRHA?
- Ready to wander nine Burien gardens and support downtown blooms?
Also on today's calendar: Coffee Klatch with KSB and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What dries when it gets wet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Turning sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 53.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Burien and SeaTac Police to host free Teen Community Police Academy in July (b-townblog.com) — Local teens ages 14–17 can apply now for a free Teen Community Police Academy running July 13–17 at the Burien Police Department on 6th Ave SW. The half‑day program covers patrol, SWAT, K9s, air support and more, and is open to youth who live or attend school in Burien or SeaTac, plus nearby South King County communities. 
• King County move to dismantle KCRHA raises questions for DESC Bloomside in Burien (b-townblog.com) — Burien’s DESC Bloomside supportive housing site is expected to stay open, but a King County push to dismantle the regional homelessness authority could change how residents access it and other services. County leaders are reacting to a critical financial audit while Burien officials await clarity on what a new system might mean for local partnerships and coordination.
• Burien Garden Tour returns May 30 with nine stops and community fundraiser (b-townblog.com) — Burien gardeners and neighbors can spend Saturday, May 30 touring nine local gardens while supporting downtown beautification projects. The self‑guided Burien Garden Tour starts at New Start Community Garden, ends at Huckleberry Gardens Nursery with raffles and refreshments, and also seeks volunteers who receive partial‑day free admission.
📸 Around Burien
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Upcoming Events in
Burien
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★ Featured events ★
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Paint & Sip at Angelo's Of Burien →
Angelo's of Burien, 601 SW 153rd St, Burien
5:00 pm
Sunday May 3
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Other local events
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Wizard of OZ Performance
The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre, 14501 4th Ave SW, Burien
4:00 pm -
Tutors at the White Center Library (Study Zone)
White Center Library, 1409 SW 107th Street, Seattle
5:00 pm -
Reading Buddies at the White Center Library (Study Zone)
White Center Library, 1409 SW 107th Street, Seattle
5:00 pm -
Poetry and Creative Writing for Teens
Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
6:00 pm -
English Language Learning (ELL) Classes
Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
6:30 pm -
Wizard of Oz School Show - North Hill
The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre, 14501 4th Ave SW, Burien
10:00 am -
Wizard of Oz School Show
The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre, 14501 4th Ave SW, Burien
11:45 am -
Coffee Klatch with KSB →
Three Trees Books, 827 SW 152nd St, Burien
9:00 am
Sunday May 3
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
Saturday May 16
📣 Burien Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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VCF Pacific Northwest 2026 →
Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila
10:00 am -
Dawn Patrol Speakers Brunch
Tibbetts Church, 3940 41st Ave SW, Seattle
10:00 am -
RAVE Foundation Soccer Day of Play →
Perrigo Park, 9011 196th Avenue NE, Redmond
11:00 am -
Family Story Time
Boulevard Park Library, 12015 Roseberg Avenue South, Seattle
11:00 am
Saturday May 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello I have lost my cat Pepper 2 months ago now around the gregory heights area.
He’s a tabby cat with brownish grey, white and black like stripes. He is just a year old , not chipped and is not neutered, has white paws like socks… (Nextdoor Gregory Heights)
🗞 Nearby News
White Center
- Multiple families displaced after fire at White Center home Thursday (whitecenterblog.com)
- Do some good together in May 2026 (seattleschild.com)
SeaTac
- South 200th Street in SeaTac will close nightly next week, WSDOT says (seatacblog.com)
- Seattle Public Library sees record number of visitors in 2025 (seattletimes.com)
- Rant and Rave: Reader grateful for opportunity to watch Mariners games (seattletimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Christy H. for sending it in!)
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