A lot is changing on a daily basis as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s difficult to keep track of all that’s going on and how our lives are being affected. Check here for news and updates about the Pioneer Square neighborhood and our broader community.
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4Culture, the single largest source of arts and heritage funding in King County, may cease to exist. In order to save 4Culture, Advocate4Culture is forming a coalition of artists, organizations, and audiences. Advocate4Culture believes that arts and heritage is vital to our economy, quality-of-life, education...
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...
Last week, I posted about the new Residential Council -- an opportunity for residents to get more involved in the neighborhood, and meet more of their neighbors. This week, I’m posting about another way for people who live and work in Pioneer Square to get involved. The...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK From Sinister Brain: NEWS An arts and heritage super-agency? (Crosscut) A bill in Olympia would create a Department of Heritage, Arts and Culture, embracing programs from historic preservation to film, archives, and tourism. Is it an idea whose time has come, or will it trigger...
Who said the top of the Empire State Building was the most romantic place for two lonely hearts to find each other on Valentine’s Day? This year, Cupid is queuing up his arrows and taking aim at the lovelorn and hopeless romantics...
A lot of people have been holding their breath, but the Sounders schedule has finally been announced, with the season kick off game set for March 15 (although the Cascadia Summit will be 3/4, 3/6 and 3/9 in Tukwila). Sounders FC will play three of its...
If so, then we want YOU! (imagine a poster of Uncle Sam pointing at you. Or maybe Doc Maynard would be more appropriate. Although I doubt people know what he looks like, so revert back to imagining Uncle Sam). A new Pioneer Square Residential Council has been...
The City of Seattle and the Central Waterfront Committee is hosting an upcoming opening event for the Seattle waterfront design process on February 17th at the Seattle Aquarium. The lead design firm, james corner field operations, will kick-off the design process with an analysis of...
(Sorry for the late post -- was out of town on a spontaneous California vacation. Man, I miss the sun.) IMAGE OF THE WEEK: by Larry Myhre NEWS: Seattle Pinball Museum staying for good (Seattle PI) Charlie and Cindy Martin opened the pinball museum as part of the Storefront Seattle...
DSA has decided to "join the conversation" with City Council and DPD regarding the South Downtown Plan - supposed to be voted on Council in the next few months. DSA are calling the plan a "once in a generation opportunity to increase residential density and ...