Mar 2, 2014 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Pouring rain on a gray, ole day, 10 people and a pup showed up to go for a walk! Head-to-toe in rain gear, boots and even umbrellas (!), local folks didn’t let a little rain keep ’em inside, cozy by the fireplace. No! They brought their smiles, their...
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 3, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
Have you been meaning to explore the stairway of 289 steps at Eagle Landing Park? Or is it already one of your favorites and you want to share it with friends? Come join WABI Burien this Saturday, February 8, for the second annual Seattle Stairways Walks. You can read...
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 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...
Jan 23, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, Walking, Walking Event
On Saturday, February 8, WABI Burien is walking with the Feet First event, Seattle Stairway Walks. WABI walkers took part in the Stairway Walk in 2013, and you can read more about that walk here. This event, held on Seattle’s Neighborhood Appreciation Day,...
Jan 8, 2014 | Featured, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
New Year’s Resolutions: √ Walk more √ Meet new people √ Buy local ? Go on a diet (Well, three out of four isn’t bad.) Fulfill your New Year’s Resolutions and join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a bakery tour of downtown Burien, on Wednesday, January...
Jan 5, 2014 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Must be the magic number: 61 walkers gathered again today to be inspired by Neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Schlitt as he talked about the health benefits of walking. He asked some true-or-false questions, the answers to which were sometimes surprising, but always...
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...
Dec 7, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
WABI Weekday Walkers will walk the Green River Trail North in Tukwila (near Southcenter). Come join us for the monthly walks of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of each month in various South County locations. December’s walk is close to...
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 15, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Come join us for the monthly walks of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of each month in various South County locations. November and December’s walks will start at the same location in Tukwila, close to Southcenter so you can do some Christmas...
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...
Oct 22, 2013 | Art Walks, Featured, Other Local Walks, Walking, Walking Event
Join fellow art-lovers on Saturday, October 26, for a FREE Art Walk to enjoy the Public Art of Des Moines! We will meet at the entrance to the Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Avenue S, at 10 AM to have a quick preview and then begin our walk with Turtle Island-Puget...
Oct 9, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the third walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of the month, October 16, at 9 am. This is a beautiful walk through the woods from the north end of the Des Moines Creek trail. We should see some fall color in the maples along the...
Oct 4, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
After a luxuriously long, sunny, dry summer, we’re now full into Autumn with rain, gray and cold. But! The weatherman has promised us a few days of sunshine, so let’s get out in it together for October’s Walk-n-Talk! This month, on Walk-n-Talk...
Sep 9, 2013 | Featured, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the second walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on the third Wednesday of the month, September 18, at 9 am. Start is Grand Central Bakery in downtown Burien. In honor of school starting, we’ll walk by a current school (Seahurst Elementary) and a...
Aug 28, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
This Sunday, September 1st, the monthly Walk-n-Talk will tackle some of the westward-facing hills of the Seahurst neighborhood of Burien. Every month since August 2011, neighbors and Burien city visitors have gathered, walked and talked for fun, conversation and...
Aug 12, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walk-n-Talk, Walking, Walking Event
Come join us for the kickoff walk of the WABI Weekday Walkers, on August 21st at 9:00 am. We’ll explore Seahurst Park before it closes down in September for a major salmon restoration project. Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Time: Meet at 8:45 am. Walk...
Aug 12, 2013 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Joining the popular WABI Walk-n-Talk once a month on a Sunday wasn’t enough for new WABI Walker, Laura Kennedy Gould, so she suggested starting a weekday walking group. So, in a burst of alliteration, WABI is pleased to launch its new recurring event: WABI...