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Image Credit: Oran Viriyincy
Popular blogs Orphan Road and Human Transit have been discussing the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar this week and debating whether or not it will (or should) come back.
Orphan Road argues that local cruise ships bring over 800,000 passengers a year to Seattle and...
Posted at 12:17h
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There are a lot of great events coming up this week in Pioneer Square. You can check out even more on the calendar here.
THURSDAY, June 10
Family Fun Days (Occidental Square Park, Occidental Ave S & S Main St, 3:00 - 6:00pm)
Amusement rides and other fun! Bring the family...
Posted at 12:06h
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It looks like it's going to be a short one this week:
NEWS
McGinn Pegs the Square (Seattle Weekly)
McGinn drawing attention to the new tunnel's potentially negative effects on the neighborhood.
Starbucks leases part of Pioneer Square building, sells coffee on NYSE floor (Seattle Times)
Nuance Communications leases 1/6th...
Posted at 11:16h
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DJC has an article today that announces Nuance Communications is leasing 46,000 square feet in Starbucks' new office building.
According to their website, Nuance "is a leading provider of speech recognition, PDF converters, OCR solutions and document imaging solutions for businesses and consumers."
"In 2008, after announcing...
Posted at 12:24h
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Due to the success of "Parking for Peanuts" last month, PSCA is continuing their partnership with Merrill Place Garage (located on the corner of 1st Ave S + King Street) to offer free parking for the First Thursday Art Walk tomorrow.
To take advantage of this...
Posted at 10:15h
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As reported on SeattleCrime.com, Heavens club owner Paul Liddane kind of lost it three weeks ago when he "allegedly threatened to shoot staff, his wife, and his newborn child at the Group Health birthing center on Capitol Hill last week."
According to the Capitol Hill Seattle...
Posted at 10:13h
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NEWS
Tat's tawks pastrami, takes bigger bite out of Pioneer Square (Seattle Times)
Tat's moving and expanding their store -- new grand opening set for July 2nd.
Mike McGinn's Latest Anti-Tunnel Bogeyman is the Impact on Pioneer Square (Seattle Weekly)
McGinn has concerns on the tunnel's impact on Pioneer...
Posted at 13:11h
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This week's Friday Feature is of a gym that is one of Seattle's oldest established health club facilities. Starting out in 1984 as the Sound Conditioning Club, it was purchased in 1995 by one of their personal trainers, Tija Petrovich and her partner Sandy. Back...
Posted at 13:11h
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In July 2008, the Pioneer Square Community Association (PSCA), with support from the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, initiated a project to produce a Conceptual Plan to set forth a community vision for a recreational and interpretative trail through Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood.
The...
Posted at 14:39h
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New Orleans Creole Restaurant has an upcoming event this Sunday that will present the music of Art Blakey and his famed band The Jazz Messengers. Beginning at 8:00 pm, the ensemble will play music from the Jazz Messengers’ 50-year history.
"Drummer Art Blakey was at the...