02 Jun Even the trees in Occidental Square Park are protesting the cold weather in June
Image by Sam Day...
01 Jun SCL: Did you really need to take two blocks for your 10 foot construction project?
I have called and complained, and not heard back about why Seattle City Light has blocked off two blocks of parking for a small road project. There are signs lining 2nd Ave Ext S between Yesler and Washington, and Washington Avenue, just north of 2nd that...
31 May Pioneer Square in the News
Slow news week...
24 May Fiber internet coming to Pioneer Square
From the DJC: The move would allow businesses to get more bandwidth than is available today at speeds up to 100 times faster than is currently available. Mayor Mike McGinn said businesses have told the city Internet speeds in Pioneer Square are “barely adequate.” McGinn...
23 May Pioneer Square in the News
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: NEWS Microsoft shutters one of its last scrappy vestiges: Pioneer Studios (Seattle PI) Three years after opening Pioneer Studios, one of the last vestiges of scrappiness in Microsoft corporate culture, the company confirmed it has moved out. The shutdown of Microsoft’s Pioneer Studios is an...
19 May A Happy Image
Seen in the park today: (thanks, Lisa)...
18 May Union Station 100-Year Anniversary Celebration
Tour sign up is available during the event in the entrance of the Great Hall at Union Station. Each tour can accommodate 30 people. 2:00 – 3:00 Waterlines: Pioneer Square Walking Tour Join us for a 45 minute walk along the pre-1850 shoreline of Pioneer Square,...
16 May Pioneer Square in the News
NEWS Alaskan Way Viaduct project: Now the back-ups begin (KOMO News) Andy Farashahi, whose Persian rug shop sits underneath the span, says the detours, closures and confusion are keeping customers away. "People - they don't want to come down to Pioneer Square or down by the waterfront....
12 May Out to Lunch Concerts announced
Free Concerts every Wednesday and Friday from noon-1:30pm in Downtown Seattle Produced by the Metropolitan Improvement District in cooperation with the Downtown Seattle Association, the popular Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series – now in its 33rd year – will showcase exciting local and national acts...
10 May Come Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Union Station
Please come to a community open house celebrating the 100th anniversary of Union Station and the launch of "Trail to Treasure", a historic interpretive trail through Pioneer Square. The celebration will feature walking tours, information about planning efforts affecting the neighborhood,...