p.s. did anyone else see that Merchants Cafe was supposed to re-open last Saturday? Anyone been yet? NEWS + BLOGS Mayor McGinn's nifty ideas to make Seattle's nights safer (Seattle Times) Two good ideas for greater public safety in Seattle at night: a pay-forward option for the next...
Council Should Adopt Height Increases to Strengthen Pioneer Square (PubliCola) Op Ed by Anne Fennessy and myself: We believe preservationists and residents want the same outcome: protected, quality historic buildings, fewer vacant lots and deteriorating structures, and more people in the Square. The City Council should...
NEWS Vacant Seattle storefronts being brought to life (PSBJ) Here’s a surprise: Despite the slow recovery in retailing, a slew of new boutiques have opened recently in Seattle’s Pioneer Square and International District, two neighborhoods hard hit by closures during the recession. Taller buildings for Pioneer Square (DJC...
NEWS Exec: ShareBuilder to stay in Seattle (PSBJ) The pending sale of online stock broker ShareBuilder Securities Corp., which employs about 350 in Pioneer Square, probably won’t change operations or staffing here, according to President Dan Greenshields. State keeps list of where DUI suspects say they drank (Seattle...
NEWS The gift of life in unexpected circumstances (King5) It's been 10 years since the violent Mardi Gras riots that broke out in Pioneer Square. An evening of celebration turned into one of the most tragic moments in Seattle history when a senseless act took...
IMAGE(S) OF THE WEEK: From local artist, Sam Day -- two paintings done in his "lunch hour": NEWS Police: Pioneer Square shooting was medical marijuana deal gone bad (Seattle PI) A nighttime shooting earlier this month in a Pioneer Square parking garage was the result of a marijuana deal...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: From dnunez_za: NEWS Pioneer Square parking: Did city just put neighborhood at a disadvantage? (Crosscut) Pioneer Square is supposed to be recovering. Now comes the city to impose higher rates and longer hours for street parking. Merchants and residents are left to wonder whether this...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: From "The view from right there:" NEWS Pioneer Square: Historic character vs. height (Seattle Times) Developers and preservationists are facing off over how to revitalize Seattle's oldest neighborhood without destroying its historic character. Man Shot By Mugger Near Pioneer Square (Q13 Fox) It happened at about...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: From Pioneer Square Artist Sam Day: NEWS Tower project in Qwest Field lot may break ground this year (Seattle Times) An ambitious plan to redevelop part of Qwest Field's north parking lot, considered key to Seattle's Pioneer Square, should finally break ground this year, the...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: From a recent Pioneer Square photoshoot by C2 photography: NEWS Pioneer Square buildings reborn after earthquake (Seattle Times) The Cadillac Hotel, one of the oldest buildings in Pioneer Square, owes its new life to the earthquake that nearly destroyed it 10 years ago Monday. Tales of...