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If you are looking for non-traditional weddings, mock weddings, commitment ceremonies, or even ceremonies "just because you're hot" (yes, their ad really says that), look no further. Pioneer Square is getting its very own "Shotgun Ceremonies" in the former retail location occupied by Synapse206. Following the motto,...
The Downtown Seattle Association, Seattle Police Department and the American Institute of Architects, will join Mayor Mike McGinn to host a free two-hour seminar on Crime Prevention through Environmental Design at 6:30pm tomorrow (Wednesday, August 25) in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall...
BIKE PORT is a model facility designed to be used by communities throughout Washington State to increase bicycling as transportation, and is managed by the non-profit Bicycle Alliance of Washington: Advocates for bicyclists and a bicycle-friendly Washington. At Seattle BIKE PORT, the Bicycle Alliance is committed...
NEWS Website rates your neighborhood's walkability and your commute costs (Seattle Times) Seattle's most walkable neighborhood is Pioneer Square, with a score of 99! (followed by downtown, 97; First Hill, 96; Belltown, 95; and Roosevelt, 96) Lots of Obama articles: Obama: "I'll have a turkey sandwich and a Jammer...
The Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm August 29 at Occidental Square Park in downtown Seattle. In blitz, or speed chess, each player is allowed only five minutes to make all the moves in a game. Chess...
Did you know that Seattle has its very own National Park? The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Museum, located at 2nd Ave S & S Jackson Street, is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The Seattle unit, located in the Pioneer Square...
Gillian Allen-White is a co-owner of the Grand Central Bakery, and one of the few individuals who participated in a "small business" round table discussion with President Obama yesterday. "It was a fabulous experience and we are so very grateful to have such a wonderful...
Viaduct construction, Alliance for Pioneer Square changes and First Hill Streetcar to be discussed at Aug. 19 neighborhood meeting. On the third Thursday of each month, WSDOT and SDOT host a public meeting to discuss plans to replace the seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct and seawall....
It's been known for a little while that President Obama was coming to Seattle to host a few fundraisers. The exciting news for our neighborhood is that he's stopping by, including plans to talk with the owners of Grand Central Bakery in a private meeting....
NEWS Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk (Seattle Times - Picture This) Characters come out for the First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square each month. A mysterious person in a moon mask sauntered around Seattle's historic district, without saying a word or reveling his/her identity. The...