03 May Pioneer Square in the News

NEWS

How to fill the hole in Pioneer Square’s heart? (Crosscut)
Elliott Bay Book Co. has moved, but the historic space it vacated is waiting for a new tenant with bright ideas. Adaptability and inspiration have kept Pioneer Square, and the Globe Building, going for over a century.

New streetcar line passes committee (King5 News)
The First Hill Streetcar will connect passengers on Capitol Hill, First Hill, the International District and Pioneer Square.

Alleys could be Seattle’s “green lungs” (MyNorthwest.com)
Lesley Bains, architect and urban planner, (left) and Todd Vogel, with the International Sustainability Institute, believe we can make Seattle’s alleys beautiful.

From homeless to college grad in less than a decade (Seattle U Spectator)
SU graduate Mary Guiberson draws from her experience of homelessness to help others

New plan for Pioneer Square revitalization (King5 News)
More info on this coming soon.

BLOGS

call for artists: conductive garboil grant (4culture)
The Garboil Grant is a yearly, non-restricted award of $3,000 for Seattle Artists who have a connection to the Pioneer Square neighborhood.

Owl ‘n Thistle Offers Free Hot Dogs For Sounders Fans (Seattle Weekly – Voracious)

You Know What We Need? Another Pho Shop in Pioneer Square! (Voracious)
And it appears that’s just what we’re going to be getting–at least at some point–with the coming of Pho Fuchsia in the space formerly occupied by the Art Forte gallery at 213 1st Avenue.

The Exhaustion of the Impasse (Seattle Mystery Bookshop)
“We met with three people from the Mayor’s office this morning about our need to have our signboard down at the intersection. There was no resolution, nor could there be.”

Tat’s Deli Upgrading to Larger Space (and Serving Beer!) (Voracious)
Did I hear longer hours? woo hoo!

Seattle’s Oldest Saloon (Pints + Pubs)

I never understood crazy sports fans, until I became one (Gateline)

Pioneer Square Sketchcrawl

More from Pioneer Square (Urban Sketchers)