15 Nov Pioneer Square in the News

IMAGE OF THE WEEK:

Ok.. so the image might not be an incredible shot of Pioneer Square, but check out this loft that’s available in Pioneer Square. One of the main reasons I love Pioneer Square — it’s unique living spaces.

NEWS

BuiltBurger opens shop in Pioneer Square (Seattle Times)
And let me tell you… this place is totally worth it!
…(and I’m not just saying that because we were the first members of their “Burger Worship Club”)

Well, You Wouldn’t Have to Buy New Work Clothes… (Seattlest)
Heaven help us if this “upbeat” bar makes it to the neighborhood….

Startup of the Week, WealthVisor (TechFlash)
The oddest thing about our company is… We are subleasing space from another company in Pioneer Square with a beautiful view into an alley….strange things happen in an alley in Pioneer Square.

McGinn: Council’s Budget “Responsible,” “Sustainable”—With Reservations (PubliCola)
“I realize a lot of the public didn’t like the idea of paid parking on Sundays [but] I’m concerned for Pioneer Square and the International District,” McGinn said. “A lot of those retail businesses suffer when street parking is taken up by game day fans, which means that a lot of businesses don’t have parking.”

Bilocal is a mixed-media gumbo with Seattle and New Orleans artists at a Town Hall party (Seattle Times)
Seattle and New Orleans artists are joining forces for Bilocal, a mash-up of literature, music, art, film and food at Town Hall this weekend. Artists from both cities created prints based on the writers’ works, and those are in an exhibition at Tether Design Gallery in Pioneer Square through Nov. 26.

BLOGS

In South Downtown, a Dilemma Over Height (SLOG)
What’s the perfect height when it comes to redeveloping South Downtown? No one seems to know.

Super Mario’s Brother Still Looms Large at Al Boccalino (Voracious)
best sentence of the article: “With his handlebar mustache, thick Italian accent, and biking pants, you fully expect him to pedal bread, hand-formed meatballs and fresh cloves of garlic to Marlon Brando’s underworld hideout at a nondescript warehouse in SoDo during the downtime between lunch and dinner.”

Get Out The Mustard And The Rye Bread, We’re Going To The Dave Niehaus Memorial (Voracious)
There was enough rye bread, mustard and salami to open a Subway at Saturday’s memorial for the Seattle Mariners broadcasting legend Dave Niehaus, who died Wednesday at his home in Bellevue at the age of 75.