Every January, volunteers throughout Seattle and King County come together in a combined effort to determine the number of homeless people who are either sleeping in the streets or in shelters. This effort is called the “One Night Count” (see posts here and here). The...
Save the Date: Thursday, May 20th Team Diva believes that you cannot have a great city and ignore your urban, historic core. Pioneer Square is one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods and has been hit hard by the economic downturn. Many retailers and residents have started...
Many of you have probably already heard of Full Circle Farms and their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Up until a month ago, if you lived in Pioneer Square, there was no neighborhood business where you could pick up your local, organic food. As a...
WSDOT has set up a website for Pioneer Square businesses and residents to get information regarding how the Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Programs will affect them over the next decade (or so). Here's a basic timeline of the construction that the Pioneer Square area will see...
On April 15, 2010, Partners in Preservation, a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, announced 25 sites in the Seattle/Puget Sound area that will be eligible to win 1 million dollars to support preservation efforts. Voting starts on April 15th and closes...
As first reported on the Capitol Hill Seattle blog, we are losing our florist of 28 years to Capitol Hill. In an email at the end of March, Megan stated that "I love this neighborhood. I am saddened to leave it, but in the same breath...
Synapse206 is starting a 50% off all inventory sale tomorrow. It is a great opportunity for folks to score some great items at below cost prices. Check out a review I did of Synapse back in January. The sale begins April 15th and continues through May. For...
Where: GGLO Space at the Steps, 1301 First Ave, Level A Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Enter through door located about 1/4 of the way down the Harbor Steps (click for map) Pioneer Square is home to the Seattle's largest concentration of preserved...
The City of Seattle is expecting anywhere from 5,000 - 8,000 people to crowd Occidental Park this Saturday, April 10th, to participate in a national day of action in support of comprehensive immigration reform. They will not be closing streets ahead of time but SDOT/SPD will...
According to the DJC, "the Furuya and Corgiat Building" is a co-winner for Historic Seattle's 2010 preservation award for best rehabilitation. (Furuya was renamed as the Pacific Commercial building because people couldn't pronounce the real name) To check out a great post detailing the rehabilitation of...