Feb 26, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
So they’re predicting some snow for our first-Sunday-of-March Walk-n-Talk. That could be both amusing and beautiful. The walks are into their third year now, and we’ve surprisingly only had rain three or four times… but we’ve never had snow! Come...
Feb 4, 2014 | Bike Racks, City of Burien, Cycling, Cycling Resources, Featured, Health & Well-Being
WABI Burien is pleased that our new bike racks were listed as one of “Ten Great Things Happening in Washington State” by the Washington D.C.-based organization, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The following is an excerpt from the article written by Amy...
Feb 2, 2014 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Maybe it was the bright, sunny day and the twenty-two “12th Man” walkers that nudged the Seattle Seahawks’ momentum in the right direction from all the way across the country… but we all scored VICTORY! (Could we have conceived of a more gorgeous day...
Jan 30, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a brisk walk of four Burien parks on Wednesday, February 19 at 9:15 . We’ll walk through Dottie Harper Park and Mathison Park, which both feature paved walking trails. (Bonus! Mathison is a mere two blocks and 10 feet elevation...
Jan 27, 2014 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Psyched for the Superbowl? Get pumped with a pre-game walk in town then “Cheer Local.” Stroll the streets with WABI and finish your walk in time to join a Superbowl crowd at one of the local eateries. TVs, big and blaring… game food and drink… and plenty...
Dec 26, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Number one prescription: “Walk!” After a season full of holiday celebrations and the start of a new year, you may have vowed to “get back on that exercise program!” Do your New Year’s resolutions include goals like “lose weight” and “get in...
Nov 28, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s Walk-n-Talk time. It’s also Dog Park time. Let’s combine the two! Did you know that Burien is in the running for the 2013 Beneful Dream Dog Park $500,000 Makeover Contest? We’re the only finalist in Washington State! Until December 5, you...
Nov 4, 2013 | Cycling, Featured
Yesterday, after we sunny-day Walk-n-Talkers had made our loop around Lake Burien and returned to Burien Town Square Park, we met two cyclists that had gone by bike to cast their votes in the Ballot Drop Box. “Bike-to-Vote”! If you haven’t cast your...
Nov 1, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you normally wouldn’t chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the...
Sep 4, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
12th Annual WALK FOR THE WOMEN, Saturday, September 28, 2013 Have fun, win prizes and do good. The walk is an easy two miles through the heart of Burien to benefit homeless women. IF YOU’D LIKE TO JOIN A WABI TEAM OF WALKERS, BEING PART OF THE FUN AND...
Aug 6, 2013 | Art Walks, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
If ever there were a beautiful day for a Burien Public Art Walk-n-Talk, it was this last Sunday, August 4. Twenty people gathered on a sunny afternoon at the Burien Community Center Annex, near the skate park, to begin the walking tour of Burien’s Public Art....
May 31, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s time for a walk! (Isn’t it always time for a walk?) It’s fun. It gets you out of the house. You get the chance to talk to people you normally wouldn’t chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the June...
May 9, 2013 | Cycling, Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured
Friday, May 17th is “National Bike to Work Day”, but WABI has declared it “Burien Bike Day”. We want to encourage local folks to choose pedal-power not just for their commuting when possible, but also for fun and exercise. In support of the...
Apr 27, 2013 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Care to walk through a wooded ravine, bright green with spring? This Sunday, May 5, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to the Marine Science Center at the north end of Seahurst Beach. The road winds down toward the water...
Apr 3, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
It’s walking time again. Let’s head north from Burien Town Square to see how Spring is springing in Chelsea Park. The last time we visited the neighborhood, we found these scenic gems: Dottie Harper Park, Burien Community Garden, white-painted tree trunks,...
Mar 1, 2013 | Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Have an idea for a Walk-n-Talk route? Please help us find our local hidden gems, best seen on two feet. Walking is a way to discover things never seen while behind the wheel. A new world opens up. Where do YOU like to walk? Each month a route is selected for the...
Feb 3, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
So what if it’s Super Bowl Sunday! Thirty-five people and four dogs still showed up to go for a walk with neighbors and strangers, chatting all the way. The afternoon was dry and in the low 40s and just fine for the almost 2-and-a-half-mile loop from Burien Town...
Jan 30, 2013 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Feeling cooped up during winter’s dark, gray days of rainfall? Get out for a walk! Have a nice chat with other local folks. Get some fresh air and chase the doldrums away. (And if you have your pedometer, come see how many steps you can log toward your daily...
Dec 26, 2012 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
January Special: Walk-n-Talk-with-a-Doc Do your New Year’s resolutions include goals like “lose weight”, “get in shape”, “exercise more”? Do you wonder how to begin? On Sunday, January 6, 2013, WABI Burien will help you start your year off right by offering a special...
Sep 3, 2012 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
The day couldn’t have been more perfect for an afternoon stroll through the neighborhoods: blue sky overhead, sunshine and just-right-cool air. Yesterday, on Sunday the 2nd, 10 of us met on the grassy knoll in Burien Town Square for the September Walk-n-Talk. We...
