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Neighborhood & Community Updates

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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The Broken Windows theory suggests that a high concentration of small, petty crimes leads to a higher incidence of bigger, nastier crimes. Ben Adler, a Next American City writer, looks at Berlin and Copenhagen and finds the crime trends don't match the idea behind Broken Windows. "Increasingly,...

22 September, 2009 /

I just put on my headphones to listen to some music at work, and the song “Waiting On the World to Change” came on. It makes me reflect on all the various situations in P2, and how many people have dedicated so much time to making...

21 September, 2009 /

(I'm not deleting this because I still think it's funny, but thanks to Lisa at PSCA for pointing out that there are no seal sculptures in P2 and that this is probably Portland's Pioneer Square) (via @synjck)...

18 September, 2009 /
The husband and I were walking around Pioneer Square last night when we passed a man standing in a store entryway on the corner of 3rd and James. With just a casual glance, we saw that he had a thin line of “white powder” and was getting ready to use it. We walked around the corner and called 911 while we kept walking, although I was a little freaked out to be telling the 911 operator out loud about the guy using drugs just around the corner with a bunch of other P2 familiars still milling around. I thought for sure someone was going to yell “snitch” and beat us up or something. I also watch lots of movies. drugp2 Anyways, I’ve called 911 before when I thought I saw someone dealing, but first I had to talk to Chris (with PSCA) and our local cop about what a “drug deal” actually looks like and how to report it.
18 September, 2009 /
For those living within a few block radius of 2nd and Jackson, you may have heard the construction noise last night. I called David George, Seattle's Noise Abatement Coordinator, who said that he had received lots of complaints about the noise last night. I had also called him last week when they were jack-hammering until 2 am.
16 September, 2009 /
We're working on coming up with a fun logo for our blog. The question now is whether or not it should be something funky, but a little abstract like "P2" or P-Squared (please no "pee-square" jokes) or some play on squares and P. I have all of those ideas floating in my head.
15 August, 2009 /
There are lots of things on Pioneer Square's calendar this month that will keep us entertained. One that I haven't been to yet that I've been planning on going to is the Comedy Night.
15 August, 2009 /
This is the first post. Ever. Well not ever. It's actually a fake post. I don't have anything to write about, I'm just changing it from the lorem ipsum text that we all hate love.
15 August, 2009 /