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Pioneer Square in the News

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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 example of failed innovation (Venture Beat)
The shutdown says a lot about Microsoft’s failed attempts to match Apple’s prowess in design innovation. While Apple teams led by Jonathan Ive have designed marvels such as the iPad and iPhone, Allard’s teams came up with products such as the Zune music player and the shelved Courier tablet.

Flash-sale website Zulily to take over Sodo office building (Seattle Times)
The move will give Zulily nearly three times more space than it has in Pioneer Square, where it occupies 27,000 square feet.

Senator’s bill tries again to extend some stadium taxes (Seattle Times)
White said the new measure also differs from his previous bill by allocating a bit more to arts and culture, and a bit less to housing, and extends by three years money going to the Chinatown International District, Pioneer Square and South King County for tourism promotion.

Seattle Steam (KUOW News)
I’m standing on 1st Avenue in Pioneer Square. In 1889, the Great Seattle Fire leveled every building on this street. So when they were rebuilding, property owners wanted to change a couple of things: They wanted brick buildings and no open flames.

While Elliott Bay thrives, Pilot Books takes a dive (SU Spectator)
Elliott Bay moved from Pioneer Square last year amid much anxiety and apprehension. The wood ambiance of the Pioneer Square was beloved by devoted Elliott Bay fans, and no one believed the new store could compare.

Forum to show ideas for transforming Seattle waterfront (Seattle Times)
The waterfront plan will connect other neighborhoods such as Belltown and Pioneer Square to the bay, add east-west transit and ensure that the parkway is pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.

BLOGS

Union Station Turns 100 (Union Station turns 100)
Seattle’s Union Station, home to a private railway company in its heyday and now Sound Transit headquarters, opened 100 years ago tomorrow. ST, the National Park Service, and the Alliance for Pioneer Square are celebratin

619 Building, Artist Enclave: The End (The Clipper)
Due to the Viaduct Replacement and Tunnel Project, 619 Western Ave. will need structural reinforcement while the tunnel-boring machine is being used under the building. The work should take about 12 months and the building will have to be vacated while the structural reinforcements are being done as well, according to the Washington state department of transportation.

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