01 Mar Pioneer Square in the News

NEWS

Pioneer Square Hotel seeks OK for annex (DJC subscription only)
“A long-planned hotel project is back before the Pioneer Square Preservation Board after a two-year hiatus. The project involves adding a four-story annex to the Pioneer Square Hotel on Yesler Way. It would have 30 hotel rooms, 900 square feet of ground-floor retail and 39 parking spaces. The hotel is just north of the annex site.”

Downtown alley leaves dark days behind, welcomes pedestrians (Seattle Times)
Great sketch by the Times’ resident sketcher of Todd Vogel’s Nord Alley. Remember to come to the Nord Alley party at First Thursday this week to hear who won the “Green Alley Competition.”

Galleries and artist lofts reinvent historic spaces in Pioneer Square (Seattle University Spectator)
How art galleries saved many landmark buildings from “being knocked down to extend the downtown business district.”

Pioneer Square stays bookish without Elliott Bay Book Co. (Seattle University Spectator)
“Even in the absence of Elliott Bay, Pioneer Square stands out as Seattle’s most prominent book district; it’s home to a dozen different independent booksellers, and most of them carry used titles that literary lovers can stockpile without breaking their bank.”

Pioneer Square boutiques create unique venue for new and local artists (SUS)
The Seattle U Spectator is really loving them some Pioneer Square. A review of Gems and DELI, two great boutiques in our neighborhood.

Burgess: Put more cops on street, crack down on panhandlers (Seattle PI)
A review of the recommendations from Tim Burgess for how to solve our aggressive panhandling problem

Panhandling Ordinance Raises Questions (NPR)
A further discussion of Burgess’ recommendations.

To read more articles about the panhandling issue and public safety, click here.

Council puts bridge, viaduct work atop priorities (Seattle PI)
The council’s current priorities, including the bridge, viaduct, route for the new First Hill streetcar, social services, etc.

Jazz trumpeter Thomas Marriott charts a successful path in Seattle (Seattle Times)
He started out on the stage at the New Orleans restaurant in Pioneer Square.

BLOGS

Can Seattle Walk the Talk? (VIA Architecture)
A review of Helle Soholt’s “Seattle’s Public Life – Making it the Most Walkable City in America.” To download the presentation or to watch video, click here.

Seattle’s Top 5 Falafels (Seattle Weekly – Voracious)
#1 on the list is Zaina Food, Drink  & Friends, also located in Pioneer Square (1st & Cherry). Go check it out!

DELI Seattle B:Scott pop up store opening (DELI Seattle)
Check out photos from the recent pop up store opening of B:Scott, DELI’s 3 month featured artist.

CRIME

Feb 27th — after being thrown out of a nightclub, one ejected member slapped a female, who had also been thrown out of the club.

Feb 28th — after leaving a nightclub, a man initiated contact with a group of women he had seen in the club. After being told they weren’t interested, he backhanded one woman “for her perceived disrespect” and punched a second woman.

How can you not love reading about these?

UPCOMING EVENTS

3/4: Nord Alley Party — Green Alley winner announced. Click here for more info.

3/4: North Lot Community Celebration — Come and meet the development team for the North Lot project and celebrate the issuance of a MUP for their project.

3/5: City Inside/Out (Seattle Channel) – Future of Pioneer Square (link)

Visit the events calendar for more information on these events.