17 May Pioneer Square in the News

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 a better view of what they really do for the neighborhood.

Meatloaf Crucial to Pioneer Square’s Renaissance (Seattle Weekly)
Apparently both Bakeman’s Restaurant and Grand Central Bakery have killer Meatloaf sandwiches — better than in any other neighborhood.

First Hill Streetcar may give a lift to Pioneer Square (DJC – subscription only)
I will have a follow up post on this if you are not able to access it.

Listener’s Forum: Living Downtown with a Family (Weekly at KUOW)
Check them out this morning at 10am. Annie Strain from Pioneer Square and Petra Franklin, who lives at the top of the Smith Tower, are a few of the guests that will be featured.

McGinn asks: Is tunnel worth doing ‘even at all costs?’ (Seattle Times)
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, shown here riding his bicycle in January near the Alaskan Way Viaduct, maintains he hasn’t changed his position on a proposed tunnel. “I just don’t have the flexibility as mayor to choose which laws are enforceable and which aren’t.”

Get a bargain beauty boost with deals on treatments from local salons (NWSource)
Skyn Spa, the new Pioneer Square salon, is offering all new clients 20 percent off of their services. Choose from facials, electrolysis (permanent hair removal), waxing and all hair services. Cuts start at $65, color at $75 and facials at $85. Take home the Cinnamon Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub from Epicuren ($38).

Hotels Gear Up for Tech-Savvy Guests (PC Mag)
“Marriott is taking a holistic approach to better networks with an initiative called ClearSkyNet. The tactic comprises a consolidated information network that will deliver faster Internet access and enable new technologies like in-room IP TV. The Seattle Pioneer Square Courtyard by Marriott will be the first property outfitted with the new infrastructure when it opens in mid June; Marriott says that eight others will soon follow.”

What history lurks beneath Seattle highways? (Crosscut)
The 520 bridge expansion crosses an Indian burial ground, and the Viaduct replacement in SoDo has dug up artifacts from early boom-town Seattle. Here’s a two-part preview of what we could learn from our two transportation mega-projects, and some of the cultural challenges they face.

Feature: Urban Pioneer(Seattle Magazine)
Is Pioneer Square a good place to raise kids? Check out this profile of Annie Strain and her family, who have been in Pioneer Square for … two years? There are more families than just the strains in the neighborhood, but this article gives an interesting peek into a day in her life.

BLOGS

Club Heavens owner charged for threats against wife, baby + staff (Capitol Hill Seattle)

Seattle Hotel Drawing, circa 1970 (Flickr)

A sketch of the old Seattle Hotel (now the location of the sinking ship) — assumed to be sketched by Victor Steinbrueck.