A new recreational walking map has been released by the City "to help Seattle residents and visitors choose a walking route that best suits their interests and fitness level." To help plan your walk, all of the routes and paths on the map have been...
[Remember this post on being terrified to ride a bike in the city? Well, here is a follow up response from guest post-er Craig Hollow]: As a life-long member of the loose affiliation of bearded men in short pants often seen whizzing by at near-terminal velocities,...
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...
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...
Guest post by a Pioneer Square resident The Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship was held a few weeks ago to put some zip into the neighborhood. In blitz chess, each player has five minutes to make all the moves. A second more spells sudden death....
Yesterday, I attended zipcar's "low car diet" ceremony to kick off living car free. At the end of the event, I handed over my car keys (or rather, the "token" car key they handed me) to Council member Mike O'Brien. (he left his pants rolled up...
I already posted about art at the First Thursday art walk, but had so many pictures already, I decided to break out a "people" post separately. In the "style on the street" post from this morning, I mentioned that I don't like to ask people about...
I have a confession to make: Even though I don't know the first thing about fashion, I've always wanted to start a blog where I take pictures of stylishly-dressed individuals out on the street (or even just people with great hair). There are tons of people...
In addition to the amazing mix of activities at the Seattle Square market this summer, one of the highlights for me has been the “children’s area,” hosted by Jeff + Annie Strain, a wonderful local family (and new Pioneer Square business owners). Although it’s been different...