25 Oct Pioneer Square in the News

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NEWS

Making a Home in a Pyramid, 462 Feet Above Seattle (Seattle Times)
A must read on the family who lives at the top of the Smith Tower (including pictures!)

25 years later, Seattle still can’t get enough of ‘Thriller’ (KOMO News)
More than 200 people packed Seattle’s Pioneer Square on Saturday for a “thrilling” record attempt.

Searching Seattle for ghostly activity (My Northwest)
Rumors of haunted locations in Pioneer Square…

New! Pioneer Square Haunted Tour (Spooked in Seattle)
Speaking of haunted locations in PSq, check out this new two-hour tour offered by Spooked in Seattle (once on the page, click “Pioneer Square”)

Police investigate assault at Pioneer Square club (Seattle PI)
An assault? Outside of a Pioneer Square club? That just never happens around here…

Woman partially pinned after Seattle collision (My Northwest)
Another awesome incident in Pioneer Square — sure, the woman’s foot was pinned under another vehicle’s tire… but it was because she was ejected from the vehicle after her husband ran a red light in anger at her talking to another man.

BLOGS

Word of Mouth Still Complements All Things Online (Spring Creek Group)
Why they chose to try Pioneer Square’s new Berliner — not just because of a menu that was handed to them, but because of the good reviews online.

Paid Pioneer Square parking only on game Sundays? (PI – Strange Bedfellows)
Might Seattle impose paid parking on certain downtown city streets on Sundays when the Seahawks, Sounders and Mariners play? That’s one consideration as City Councilmembers weigh parking rate increase proposals from Mayor Mike McGinn and the concerns of businesses

AWESOME Sets Pioneer Square on Fire (Storefronts Seattle)
If you walked by 2nd Ave in Pioneer Square at lunchtime yesterday, you probably noticed some unusual happenings. Self-described ‘band/whatever’ AWESOME used the 610 2nd Ave storefront as the stage for a noon performance.