Monthly Staff Feature: Anahí Bendeck, Design and Planning Manager

This month, we sat down with Anahí Bendeck, Design and Planning Manager for the Alliance for Pioneer Square. Anahí manages the design, planning, and implementation of public realm projects in the neighborhood. Additionally, she fosters and strengthens partner relationships, which are critical to the success of the projects and programs that further the Alliance’s mission.

Anahí talks to us about her first few weeks with the Alliance and what she’s looking forward in the coming months.

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Pioneer Square Local Business Spotlight: Bon Voyage Vintage

This month, we caught up with Meg and Keith, the owners of Bon Voyage Vintage. The pair have been buying and selling vintage for over 20 years. They opened their first brick-and-mortar shop in 2009. Located in the heart of Pioneer Square in Seattle, Bon Voyage is filled with vintage clothing from the 1950s-1990s and carries local designers as well as handmade items.

Tell us what you enjoy about the Pioneer Square neighborhood, and what made you choose to open Bon Voyage Vintage here in 2009?

There are so many things we love about Pioneer Square! We enjoy the community so very much. After being open almost 12 years now in the Square, we have had the luck of getting to know so many of our amazing neighbors that live and work in the neighborhood that have all become great friends.

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