As the Executive Director for the Alliance for Pioneer Square, Leslie Smith is well-versed in the unique needs of our neighborhood. Over the past 8 years, her work has touched on many things. She has worked to ensure healthy public spaces in Pioneer Square, with one of the most visible examples of this being the transformation of Occidental Park. She has also provided leadership on addressing the complex social issues in our city, including the myriad challenges surrounding homelessness and how to best help the people in our community who are experiencing it. Recently Leslie was interviewed for the Homeland […]
Read more →You can help drive design decisions for both a new Pioneer Park and King Street Station Plaza! The Alliance for Pioneer Square is currently asking members of the community to take a brief online survey. This is an exciting opportunity to weigh in on how to reinvigorate these spaces and reconnect with what makes them so great. UPDATE: The survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who completed the questions and provided feedback. We will be reviewing those insights to help inform future discussions around the design of these parks. This open house is part of the Parks and […]
Read more →Alliance for Pioneer Square and National Trust for Historic Preservation team up for an exciting collaboration. The Alliance for Pioneer Square and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with Heineken, are teaming up to restore one of the most unique pieces of Seattle’s history – the prism glass sidewalks of Pioneer Square. Through an ongoing public crowd funding campaign, the Alliance and the National Trust are working to raise funds to fully restore the prism glass sidewalks located at the iconic Smith Tower (2nd Avenue and Yesler Way). Additionally, this project will also help fund revealing the paved-over […]
Read more →Covered windows lead to new business in Pioneer Square! We wanted to take a moment to let you know a bit more about each of these new ventures, and share the latest details about when each will be open for business. Join us in welcoming them! RECENT OR IMMINENT OPENINGS: Zocalo 224 Occidental Ave S Joe Bisacca, co-founder and CEO of Elysian Brewing, and Greg Smith, CEO of Urban Visions, opened the doors of Zocalo in May. Joe describes Zocalo as “a modern interpretation of Mexican cuisine”. Chef Jeffrey Hunter, the former sous chef from Canlis, works a Mexican palette of flavors using […]
Read more →It’s finally May! Leaves are sprouting, flowers are beginning to bloom, and outdoor seating at our local eateries will quickly become a hot commodity. It’s also when summer flower baskets are installed by Marshall Walton Design Group! Over 400 of them will grace our historic neighborhood, on buildings and on streetlight poles. The Pioneer Square flower baskets have been an institution to the neighborhood since the 1970’s when they first appeared in force. Since the 1980’s the program has grown from requiring just 1 part time employee to today where 3 full time workers are required to fulfill all of […]
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We’re happy to report that over the last year, we’ve achieved some pretty impressive goals in the neighborhood by furthering our advocacy, programming, marketing, and community action work to make a tangible difference. We negotiated a positive outcome in the important Alaskan Way Waterfront agreement, which will ensure vital access to the waterfront for the neighborhood. We also made great strides in supporting our local businesses in achieving success, and have devoted increased bandwidth to our communications and marketing efforts with the recent hire of our new Director of Communications. Also, within our parks and public places we expanded the flower basket […]
Read more →Saturday, April 8th, 9:00am to 12:00pm Spring Clean is at our doorstep once again! Grab a co-worker, a neighbor, or that delinquent nephew and join us as we spruce up the neighborhood. Pull on those old college painting pants and get on with some graffiti abatement. Don grandpa’s dirty overalls and start yanking weeds. Whatever shabby old working clothes you have will do the trick. If you don’t have any, T-shirts will be provided along with coffee and snacks to get you pumped for the day. Register here: http://bit.ly/psqspringclean17 Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/229620744169102/
Read more →They’re new. They’re shiny. They’re elegant. …They stand out like a sore thumb. In a district that’s accustomed to general disrepair, we’re not used to nice things on the street. So why are they here? Well, after a pole base was found broken on the SW corner of 1st Ave S and S Main St, we quickly reported the issue to the City via Find It Fix It. Like magic, a couple weeks later the base was replaced with said gilded looking base. We almost reported it to Find It Fix It again, but decided to dig deeper. A few […]
Read more →Upstream is coming to Pioneer Square! In the weeks and months to come, you’ll hear more about event logistics, early ticket sales opportunities for the neighborhood, and more. Read more about the public announcement in the Seattle Times and The Stranger. Visit the Upstream Music Fest and Summit website and sign up for updates. You can also follow Upstream on Twitter at twitter.com/UpstreamFest, on Facebook at facebook.com/UpstreamMusicFest, on Snapchat @upstreamfest and on Instagram at instagram.com/UpstreamMusicFest. MOVING DAY FOR WEYERHAEUSER! Weyerhaeuser employees will be moving into their new corporate headquarters in the beautiful new 200 Occidental in September. (Thanks to Urban […]
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UPSTREAM MUSIC FEST AND SUMMIT is coming to Pioneer Square! The news about Upstream Music Fest and Summit is finally public. It will be held in Pioneer Square, May 11-13, 2017. In the weeks and months to come, you’ll hear more about event logistics, ticket sales, volunteer opportunities, and more. Read articles about the launch in the Seattle Times and The Stranger. Visit the Upstream Music Fest and Summit website. Follow Upstream on Twitter at twitter.com/UpstreamFest, on Facebook at facebook.com/UpstreamMusicFest, on Snapchat @upstreamfest and on Instagram at instagram.com/UpstreamMusicFest for more updates.
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