IMAGE OF THE WEEK Titled: "Typical Pioneer Square" from the blog UrbanHybrid: NEWS Return to the Sandwich District (The Stranger) Review of three new sandwich shops: BuiltBurger, the Berliner, and Calozzi's. Pioneer Square office building sold to Vermont firm (Seattle Times) 103-year old "Westland Building" at 1st Ave S + S...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: Although [partially] inappropriate, this wins image of the week because everyone should get their photo with Santa...
NEWS Umbrellagate: Overblown (PubliCola) Talks about SDOT's umbrella dance (part of a campaign to raise awareness about pedestrian safety) and how certain media outlets are blowing it out of proportion. Video and photos of this fantastic flash mob coming soon. Spontaneous Seattle (Vancouver Sun) A walk around the city,...
The Seattle Police Department has provided some great advice for people out in the city during the Holiday Season. My two cents: we have parked on the street in Pioneer Square for over a year, and have never gotten our car broken into. I think it's...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK The Christmas Tree being set up in Pioneer Square (!) Photo by Lisa Dixon of TAPS NEWS Crosscut has been all over Pioneer Square ever since moving down to the neighborhood (and I love it!): How to revive Pioneer Square (Crosscut - guest post) "Lessons in urbanism...
NEWS New incentives would spur growth in Pioneer Square (Crosscut) New higher zoning limits are coming to Pioneer Square and the south downtown Seattle neighborhoods. These changes are long overdue, as Pioneer Square has languished in economic stagnation for the past two decades. But will these changes...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: Ok.. so the image might not be an incredible shot of Pioneer Square, but check out this loft that's available in Pioneer Square. One of the main reasons I love Pioneer Square -- it's unique living spaces. NEWS BuiltBurger opens shop in Pioneer Square...
NEWS Why has the all-night dining scene shrunk as Seattle has grown? (Crosscut) Eating on the Edge: The ability to grab something late at night is the very mark of a city's greatness. Perhaps there is a reason why Seattle has fewer all-night options than in the...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: (image credit: smohundro) NEWS Pioneer Square: Are better days already coming? (Crosscut) There are new ideas being developed around a neighborhood alliance, which has an energetic executive. Online-gaming developers have already discovered the charms of the place. Ralph D. Anderson, architect called 'father of Pioneer Square,'...
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...