Date: Saturday July 13, 2013 Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: Occidental Square Park (between S. Main St. & S. Washington St. and between 1st & 2nd Ave S) The Pioneer Square Fire Festival, a Seafair Sanctioned Community Event, will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm in Occidental Square Park. The annual festival commemorates the re-birth of the Pioneer Square area following the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889 that destroyed most of Seattle’s original Commercial District and gave rise to today’s Historic Pioneer Square Neighborhood. The Pioneer Square Fire
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The Alliance is currently working on a project to explore options for public restrooms in the area. After review of different models and locations, the task force has chosen the “Portland Loo” as the preferred option. Why is Pioneer Square considering installing public restrooms? The Alliance for Pioneer Square works with a wide spectrum of community stakeholders to create a vibrant neighborhood for everyone and to build Pioneer Square’s economic strength. Pioneer Square is a challenging neighborhood located at the nexus of mass transit, multiple stadiums, a robust upper floor business economy, major tourist attractions and human services. In order
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Yesterday evening on May 14, 2013, local preservationists gathered for Historic Seattle’s Fifth Annual Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. The Alliance for Pioneer Square staff and two board members were in attendance to receive Historic Seattle’s 2013 Community Advocacy Award. From the Preservation Awards program: The Community Advocacy Award goes to the Alliance for Pioneer Square for its leadership in revitalizing Seattle’s first neighborhood. The Alliance’s broad and holistic approach to enhancing Pioneer Square allows the organization to draw upon the many inherent assets of the neighborhood to create a better and more vibrant
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UPDATE: GiveBIG is TODAY. Please go directly to the Alliance for Pioneer Square’s GiveBIG page and give now: Alliance for Pioneer Square’s GiveBIG page GiveBIG - Seattle’s biggest day of charitable giving – is in one week TODAY! Here are just three reasons why you should consider supporting the Alliance for Pioneer Square (toggle for more details): Help us maintain our momentum and carry our work forward. Today, May 15th, you have the opportunity to make your charitable donations go farther if you give during the Seattle Foundation’s annual GiveBIG event. Credit card donations during this 24-hour period will be matched by a large stretch
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Here is a running list of media coverage on Pioneer Square. Be sure to bookmark this page as we’ll be updating this regularly. Press Perry, Julien. “Little Uncle Expanding to Pioneer Square” Eater. 1 May 2013. Brownrigg, Ali “An Ode to Pioneer Square Shopping” Seattle Magazine. 25 April 2013. McNerthney, Casey “King Street Station’s new improvements” Seattle PI. 25 April 2013. Vermillion, Allecia “Tracking what’s new in Pioneer Square” Seattle Met Nosh Pit. 24 April 2013. Clement, Bethany Jean “Bar Sajor is the Answer” The Stranger. 3 April 2013. Sawyer, Cassandra “The Food Pioneers of Pioneer Square” Seattle Met Nosh
Read more →It’s springtime in Pioneer Square and more than flowers are popping up… Cherry Street Coffee is opening their new location in Pioneer Square at 528 First Avenue South on Monday, May 6. They may not be ready to serve breakfast or lunch, but they will definitely be serving coffee. The Lodge Sports Grille invites everyone in the neighborhood to come by on Friday, May 10 for their “official” Grand Opening at 4:00 and the kickoff for Seattle Beer Week. (Who knew?) We’ll even do a ribbon cutting. In addition – because you’re part of the inner Pioneer Square circle – mention “Seattle
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The Alliance partnership with Washington State Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Transportation, and Waterfront stakeholders on Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project parking mitigation to bring you free parking on First Thursday. Now we are excited to announce the parking program has been extended through to the end of the year! Visit FirstThursdaySeattle.com for details on the free parking program. The partnership has also helped address parking on other days besides First Thursday. Visit DowntownSeattleParking.com for discounted parking lot rates throughout Pioneer Square and the Waterfront. The website was created to be a central location for parking information in the
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www.FirstThursdaySeattle.comMilepost 31 Speaker Series – Preparing for the SR 99 tunneling machine’s summer launch After a 5,000 mile journey from Japan and 10 days of unloading, Bertha, the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine, is officially on Seattle soil. Join us at this month’s speaker series for a project update including a behind-the-scenes look at the machine’s arrival. We’ll also talk about what’s next for Bertha as crews assemble her 41 pieces in the launch pit and prepare for the start of tunneling this summer. 6 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 Milepost 31 211 First Ave. S., Seattle Admission is free.
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The Alliance for Pioneer Square is honored to receive Historic Seattle’s Community Advocacy Award for our work within the Pioneer Square Historic District. The Fifth Annual Preservation Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 14th. Historic Seattle is the only non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving Seattle and King County’s architectural legacy. The Alliance is happy to have formed a strong partnership with the organization, working to help preserve and protect Seattle’s first neighborhood. Historic Seattle 5th Annual Preservation Awards Ceremony (PDF)
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Celebrate Mom at Seattle Landmark’s First Annual Brunch This Mother’s Day, the Smith Tower is teaming up with Pyramid Catering to host a very special brunch for mom. The meal will be hosted on Sunday, May 12, 2013 in the historical Chinese Room, located on the 35th floor of Smith Tower, which provides stunning views of the city and natural surroundings, and opens onto the outdoor Observation Deck. Guests will enjoy a delicious brunch by Pyramid Catering, spectacular views from the Observation Deck, and special time with family and friends. The event will take place from 11:00 AM to 2:00
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