Nov 14, 2025 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center, through part of Gregory Heights, and around Lake Burien. All are invited to join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights...
Oct 27, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk, Walking Event
Are you aware of (and can you name) the great number of specimen trees we have right here in the heart of town? This is a NEW and special Burien Tree Walk-n-Talk, and will be fascinating for all who attend! Burien resident, Horticulturist, Landscape Designer and...
Sep 3, 2025 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s time for a walk this Sunday, September 7. (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 wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers and Talkers for the...
Aug 8, 2025 | Featured
Hey all, Our next walk will be this Saturday, August 9th, at 11AM. I’m sad to say that next month, Saturday, September 13th, will be the last walk I’ll be leading. I know it’s a rather sudden decision, but next month will mark 2 years since I started the South Seattle...
Jul 10, 2025 | Featured
Our next walk will be this Saturday, July 12th at 11AM. July is, among other things, UV Awareness Month. Like I talked about with vitamin D, we don’t get as much sun here due to the sun’s rays entering the atmosphere at a less direct angle and traveling through more...
Jun 12, 2025 | Featured
Our next walk will be this Saturday, June 14th at 11AM. We’ll be talking about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, specifically how we screen for it and how to prevent it. I understand this can be a tough subject to talk about, but the more we talk about it, the...
Apr 10, 2025 | Featured
Our next walk will be this Saturday, April 12th at 11AM. We’ll be talking about osteoporosis, plus I’ll answer questions about vitamin D. I’ve attached a great HANDOUT from the Canadian health care system about vitamin D testing in particular. Hope you’re enjoying the...
Feb 4, 2025 | Featured
Hey all! Our next walk will be this Saturday, February 8th at 11AM. We’ll be talking about the nutritional value of whole foods, particularly fiber, which gets removed from food through most forms of processing. The loss of fiber in our diets has been identified...
Jan 6, 2025 | Featured, Health & Well-Being
Happy New Year!Our next walk will be Sat., Jan. 11 at 11AM. January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month so I’ll be talking about Glaucoma, an eye condition that can result in permanent vision loss but does not always have early symptoms to detect it. I’ll...
Jan 3, 2025 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s walking time again. Let’s begin the new year and the month of January by heading north from Burien Town Square into and around the Chelsea Park Neighborhood. Other times we’ve found these scenic gems in the neighborhood: Dottie Harper Park,...
Dec 14, 2024 | Featured
Our next walk will be Saturday, December 14 at 11AM. Meeting Place: Burien Town Square Park480 SW 152nd St., Burien, WA 98166Meet at the large, south end sculpture. In case of inclement weather, we’ll meet in the lobby of the Burien library – 400 SW 152nd St STE...
Nov 27, 2024 | City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Start the new month by strolling with others on the December 2024 Walk-n-Talk. This Sunday, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to stroll up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest point, where we’ll walk the park’s pathway and grounds....
Nov 16, 2024 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center, through part of Gregory Heights and around Lake Burien. All are invited to join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights...
Aug 16, 2024 | Featured
Our next walk will be Saturday, August 17th at 11AM. After multiple requests, I’ll finally be talking about blood cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the blood that helps build cells but can cause heart problems if levels are too high. Not...
Jun 14, 2024 | Featured
Our next Walk with a Doc will be this Saturday, June 15th at 11 a.m. Meet at of Burien Town Square Park at 11:00 a.m.(the southwest corner)480 SW 152nd St. Burien WA 98166 In honor of Pride month, I’ll be talking about two little hormones that cause a whole lot...
May 3, 2024 | Art Walks, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Burien’s skyline is graced by a new bouquet! Let’s Walk-n-Talk this Sunday, May 5, and stroll by the new DESC Bloomside mural, facing west toward the afternoon sun. The mural was designed by Burien resident, Angelina Villalobos, who wrote: “I am the...
Feb 2, 2024 | Featured, Walk-n-Talk
It’s walking time again. Let’s begin the month of February by heading north from Burien Town Square into and around the Chelsea Park Neighborhood. Other times we’ve found these scenic gems in the neighborhood: Dottie Harper Park, Burien Community...
Nov 29, 2023 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s time for a walk this Sunday, December 3! (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 wouldn’t otherwise chat with. And it keeps you healthier. Join the other Walkers...
Aug 11, 2023 | City of Burien, Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
The WABI Weekday Walkers return to our home base this month with a walk from Burien Town Center around Lake Burien. Please join us on this mostly flat, 2.7 mile loop. We expect to walk for about an hour. Highlights include peek-a-boo glimpses of historic Lake Burien...
Aug 2, 2023 | Art Walks, City of Burien, Featured, Walk-n-Talk
Come join us on Sunday, August 6 Rain-or-shine we’ve gathered on the first Sunday of every month* to stroll the 19 neighborhoods of Burien. (We did miss two months of mandatory isolation at the start of the pandemic.) These are FREE events enjoyed by folks of...
