17 Sep Incognito Brooklyn chess prodigy wins the Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship
Guest post by a Pioneer Square resident The Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship was held a few weeks ago to put some zip into the neighborhood. In blitz chess, each player has five minutes to make all the moves. A second more spells sudden death....
17 Sep Seattle City Council seeks resident feedback during 2011 – 2012 budget process
The City of Seattle faces a $67 million general fund deficit for 2011, meaning there are some very difficult budget decisions to be made in the months to come. As the City Council works to balance the Seattle's 2011-2012 budget, considerable input from residents is...
16 Sep Has enough time passed to attempt another Mardis Gras party in the square?
According to the Seattle PI: It should have been a party, but the five nights of Mardi Gras 2001 degenerated into into rioting, vandalism and brutal assaults. Chaos consumed Pioneer Square on "Fat Tuesday" and one man was mortally wounded before police dispelled the crowds. In...
16 Sep (PARK)ing Day 2010 in Pioneer Square
The Miller Hull Partnership is participating in PARK(ing) Day 2010, a a grassroots, “open-source” art project that challenges people to rethink the way streets are used. In cities around the globe on Friday, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks...
15 Sep How to bike in a city I’m terrified of biking in
Yesterday, I attended zipcar's "low car diet" ceremony to kick off living car free. At the end of the event, I handed over my car keys (or rather, the "token" car key they handed me) to Council member Mike O'Brien. (he left his pants rolled up...
14 Sep Art project to revitalize Pioneer Square + Chinatown/ID
Storefronts Seattle is a community-driven effort to help revitalize Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods by bringing vibrancy, activity, and light to otherwise vacant spaces and sparsely populated streetscapes. The program started in early 2010, when members of both neighborhoods sought solutions for the...
13 Sep Pioneer Square in the News
NEWS Seattle Nightlife Initiative public forum to be held in Pioneer Square – Monday (Bottom Line Seattle) On Monday, September 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mayor Mike McGinn will be hosting a public forum to collect input on the Seattle Nightlife Initiative and open the...
10 Sep Where did Quiznos go?
Apparently the Pioneer Square Quiznos has now become "The Berliner." What? According to their sign, The Berliner sells "Doner Kebabs," but I can't find anything about them online. All I know is that when I lived in Germany, I had one of the best Döners ever,...
10 Sep [More] Changes coming to the Metropole Building
Back in May, I posted about the changing face of the Metropole building, and included a poll that asked people what they thought should happen to the exterior. Choices given included random art, posters, stay boarded up, etc., but with 667 votes out of 942,...