08 Feb Pioneer Square in the News

NEWS

Tunnel will include two massive ventilation buildings (PubliCola)
Discusses the ventilation buildings that were “barely mentioned” at last week’s meeting and how negative the impact of two empty buildings on the street will be. Apparently this will include making it “as transparent as possible, to allow people to watch the fans to work.” What a great fit for our historic neighborhood.

Sex in our City: 13 ways to lift your love life (Seattle PI)
Just in time for Valentine’s day, 13 tips to help your love life. #1 on the list is a photographer located in Pioneer Square — and “the best place to get sexy photos taken.”

Such Promise but no Vision (Times Union)
A look at the Underground Tour and the revenues brought in by tourists to historic sites and cultural attractions. Apparently they stay longer and spend more money than other types of tourists. Stay tuned for Pioneer Square’s new “Trail to Treasure.”

Seattle private-sale site Zulily jumps on new trend in online commerce (Seattle Times)
Woo hoo! We’re getting a new office tenant in the quilt building!

A Seattle book event you won’t want to miss (Seattle PI)
Whoops — you already did. But just a reminder — February is the last month to see authors at Elliott Bay before they move to CH in March.

Closing down the Streets (Publicola)
#4. Sally Clark talking about closing down a portion of E. Pike Thursday – Saturday nights, making it pedestrian only. “The idea is also possible along 1st Ave in Pioneer Square between Yesler and S. King St, home to the new J&M Cafe, The Central and The New Orleans.”

Nonprofit organizations thrive through local vintage shops (Seattle U Spectator)
P2’s new “Karen’s Vintage Couture” — a store that hopes to give back to the community by using “a creative approach.”

BLOGS

Welcome to the Hill: Thief busts into newly moved-in video store (CHS Blog)
Third Man Video, formerly known as Pioneer Square, has been properly welcomed into Capitol Hill.

City Wants to Ban Malt Liquor Sales Downtown (Blogtown Portland)
Downtown Portland, that is. A liquor store owner shares his experience with Seattle instituting a similar ban: “It was an innovative piece of public policy that has unfortunately been undermined by a citywide system of buses and sidewalks. Resourceful drunks have migrated out of Pioneer Square and up to Capitol Hill, where they can get just as bombed on Night Train Express as they did a half-mile away.”

I’m glad to see that Cap Hill is welcoming so many things from Pioneer Square, and not just Elliott Bay Book Co. (and what’s the fun without some friendly banter between neighborhoods, right?)

Best Bike Routes in Seattle : Pioneer Square to Eliot Bay Marina (blog)

It’s true — biking or running — Pioneer Square is a great place to start or end. With such a nice connection to the water, I often wish there were a runners club in Pioneer Square — I know I would join.