And before anyone cracks any jokes, no the answer is not 'by simply walking in the neighborhood.' The answer is that it's Halloween weekend, and there are two tours you can participate in to get in the Halloween spirit: 1. Spooked in Seattle's Haunted Pioneer Square Tour This...
The DJC recently reported on Goodman Real Estate's plans to move forward with a new residential building adjacent to the viaduct that will take up a full city block. The block where the building is planned is currently a surface parking lot. According to an "Early...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK (Image Credit: Smohundro) NEWS Making a Home in a Pyramid, 462 Feet Above Seattle (Seattle Times) A must read on the family who lives at the top of the Smith Tower (including pictures!) 25 years later, Seattle still can't get enough of 'Thriller' (KOMO News) More than...
Seattle City Council has already hosted two separate public hearings to get feedback from the public, and the third (and last) meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, October 26th. According to PubliCola, here are City Council's priorities: Protect human services and public safety; maintain the city’s commitment to...
I've heard that the current owners of the Smith Tower are hoping to convert the building to apartments, so they're raising rents to get rid of their office tenants. I've also heard that it's not possible to turn them into apartments, and the Smith Tower is...
This is a reminder that Thrill the World is coming back to Occidental Square Park this Saturday at 4pm. Over 600 dancers will meet up in the park to participate in Michael Jackson's thriller dance. This is definitely a site to see so don't miss it. For...
On the third Thursday of each month, WSDOT and SDOT, in cooperation with the Alliance for Pioneer Square, host a public meeting to discuss plans to replace the seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct and seawall. The meetings provide project information, and give neighbors an opportunity...
Check out the press release I received from the Union Gospel Mission (my neighbor): Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission expects to serve 167,000 meals from now until December 31st – a 20 percent increase! That is why the 1Meal … 1Hope campaign is so important. The headlines hurt....
IMAGE OF THE WEEK (image credit: hweeeeeee) NEWS I-1107: Soda tax has its sour note for a low-sugar maker (Crosscut) DRY Soda, which has offices in Pioneer Square, grew out of a quest for a non-alcoholic drink that would be worthy of pairing with fine food. But the low-sugar...