Meet the City Council Candidates on June 15 and Ask the Questions YOU Want Answered! Join the Downtown Seattle Association on Wednesday, June 15 at Showbox at the Market to meet your City Council candidates in a fun "speed dating" style format. Five current city councilmembers are...
McGinn's parking rate cut: Spread the pragmatism around (Crosscut) I would hope that same pragmatic approach (see the article to read about reduced Pacific Place Garage rates) can be harnessed to help out struggling Pioneer Square. Street parking in the Square will now be more than...
A long-time resident is organizing a (hopefully regular) brunch, with the first one planned for this Sunday, June 5th, at 11am at Planet Java (72 South Washington, http://www.planetjavadiner.com): This isn't a planning meeting with an agenda, other than to meet fellow residents, consider plans for future...
Patrick Stark is a Canadian filmmaker, who is in Seattle this Friday shooting some scenes for his latest project, One Life: No Regrets. Patrick has always wanted to sing in a rock band, in front of a sold out stadium. That's his dream. Two problems: 1) Patrick...
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I have called and complained, and not heard back about why Seattle City Light has blocked off two blocks of parking for a small road project. There are signs lining 2nd Ave Ext S between Yesler and Washington, and Washington Avenue, just north of 2nd that...
Slow news week...
From the DJC: The move would allow businesses to get more bandwidth than is available today at speeds up to 100 times faster than is currently available. Mayor Mike McGinn said businesses have told the city Internet speeds in Pioneer Square are “barely adequate.” McGinn...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: 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...
Seen in the park today: (thanks, Lisa)...