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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A few weeks ago, Metro announced route changes, including changes to the waterfront bus (route 99), which will now run on a loop that goes south on the Waterfront, and north on 1st Avenue. They also noted the following: Buses will no longer be “wrapped” to look...
Who: For the first time Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission will participate in the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk and will have on display paintings and drawings done by homeless men and women. What: The art was created by participants in Art from the...
Jump into jazz on February 3rd (First Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park as jazz vocalist Grace Holden (daughter of jazz legend Oscar Hoplden) helps celebrate the opening of the Park's temporary exhibit, "Jazz Returns to Jackson Street." Grace...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK Beautiful Photo of our Pioneer Square coffee house by Rain City Girl (Twitter: CherryStreet) NEWS City backs away from $4-an-hour parking in Pioneer Sq. (Seattle PI) Pioneer Square and several other neighborhoods got a reprieve of sorts from higher parking rates as Seattle officials on...
Sustainable Seattle thinks so. In association with Take Back Your Time and the Compassionate Action Network, it is releasing the first comprehensive survey of happiness in this region, as part of the Seattle Area Happiness Initiative (SAHI). The survey is now online at: www.sustainableseattle.org for...
Help support our neighbors! : The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area invites all local food lovers to enjoy an afternoon of international cuisine designed to accommodate all budgets. This Saturday, January 29th, ten of Chinatown-ID’s premier restaurants will celebrate Lunar New Year by featuring an...
On Monday, the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) and more than a dozen businesses and neighborhood organizations issued a letter to the Mayor and City Council urging a delay in the implementation of parking meter rate increases around the Seattle area. Concerned by the use of...
The meeting will be an opportunity to learn about ideas for the trail and to gather feedback from you. Open to the general public. Please contact Liz Stenning (liz@pioneersquare.org) for more information Tuesday, January 25 11:30am-1:30pm Klondike Gold Rush Museum (319 2nd Avenue South) ...
IMAGE OF THE WEEK: (image credit: travel blog) NEWS Family finds Pioneer Square to be the fine life (Seattle Times) The homeowner describes Pioneer Square as "the most invigorating, the most intellectually stimulating, the most fun place to live in the whole city." She's noticed that the people who...
According to the DJC, Seattle's recession ended a week ago. The reason being that Isilon just rented 180,000 sq ft in Pioneer Square. "A lot of the action has been in Pioneer Square, and this has Kevin Daniels, president of Daniels Development, eager to start what is...