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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Join PSCA for a brown bag on Wednesday, May 26th as they release the Draft Concept Plan for the Trail to Treasure. This meeting will kick-off a month-long comment period for the plan. The plan will be posted from May 26th thru June 25th at www.trail2treasure.org Trail to...
Residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in the Pioneer Square neighborhood have been lobbying for the past few months to bring the streetcar line a few extra blocks from the International District down into our neighborhood. Two weeks ago, the “Pioneer Square loop” was approved by...
Tina, the owner of Synapse206, has decided to retire from retail and will be closing her shop at the end of this month. Back in January of this year, I wrote a review of their store and its history. They have incredibly unique clothes, hats,...
On May 18, 2009 Vittana started with three guys, a dog and a mission to bring student loans to the developing world through micro-lending. In just one year, their community has grown to over 1,600 lenders from 22 different countries and together, they have lent...
Old and In the Way -- Is Pioneer Square preserving itself to death? (Seattle Weekly) Not really the best way to describe the Pioneer Square preservation board, but an interesting read nonetheless. I am meeting with the head of the board early this week to give...
In a Seattle Weekly cover story today, reporter Laura Onstot tackled the issue of the preservation board and questioned the effectiveness of their role in the neighborhood. The article looked at the following businesses/people who had to get approval from the preservation board for various changes...
TAT'S Mission: TAT'S Delicatessen strives to be an authentic reproduction of the East Coast deli experience in both product and atmosphere. We are dedicated to providing a diverse menu of high quality eat-in, take-out and delivery meals using only the freshest ingredients, always served in a...
NEWS Pioneer Square drug sweep targets cocaine dealers (Seattle Times) A months-long investigation into Pioneer Square's open-air drug market culminated Tuesday in a sweep of Seattle's historic district, with officers rounding up some of the neighborhood's most prolific sellers of crack cocaine. The operation identified 27 suspects,...
The roll out of "Parking for Peanuts" was a huge success, with 65 cars taking advantage of the program yesterday. Someone who used the free parking offer wrote the following: "The free parking for last nights First Thursday's Gallery walk was great. The attendants at the garage...
The Seattle Times has a great report of a drug sweep that happened yesterday afternoon called "Operation Roll the Rock." The operation began three months ago when undercover officers began slowly making cases against 27 crack-cocaine dealers that were noted to be frequently in the...