02 Aug Pioneer Square in the News

NEWS

Gunshots fired in Pioneer Square early Saturday (Seattle Times)
Seattle police say that gunshots were fired in Pioneer Square early Saturday morning after residents yelled at noisy pedestrians to be quiet. Nobody was hurt.

Shop Seattle’s newest outdoor market on Saturdays in Pioneer Square (NW Source)
The recent opening of the Seattle Square outdoor market on Saturdays in Pioneer Square’s Occidental Park — “Seattle’s newest outdoor market in its oldest neighborhood” — was a pleasant surprise.

Where Ya At Food Truck Finally Hitting the Streets (Seattlest)
As of this morning, Seattle’s newest food truck has the official green light to dispense po’ boys, beignets and other New Orleans-style favorites on the streets (well, technically private properties) of Seattle. He’s planning to hit up Georgetown on Thursdays and the new Pioneer Square market on Saturdays.

14 Hotels in Seattle Have Now Been Awarded the Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating (Earth Times)
… including the Best Western Pioneer Square.

BLOGS

Totem poles: Do we really have historical bragging rights? (BIGBlog)
The Tlingit pole standing in Pioneer Square was acquired in 1899 by a group of Seattle businessmen who took a trip to Southeast Alaska and stopped in the Tlingit village of Tongass. They assumed that the village had been abandoned and proceeded to remove a large pole that was taken back to Seattle and erected in Pioneer Square. In fact, the Tongass people were just away at their fishing camps, and when they returned, they were unhappy to find the pole stolen.

Tunnel Threat: Weekly’s Building at Risk, Nearby Structure Could Possibly ‘Collapse’ (Seattle Weekly)
Altogether 12 buildings within the Pioneer Square Historic District or listed in the National Register of Historic Places “may be affected” during tunnel construction, says the state.

Pioneer Square Alley Door (Studio Bistro)

Marcus’ Martini Heaven Goes Under (Weekly – Voracious)
A new lunch menu and the water taxi dock’s southward move weren’t enough to keep Marcus’ Martini Heaven afloat, as the ironically-named subterranean cocktail lounge quietly closed its doors earlier this month.

Elysian Fields (Happy Seattle)