Seattle Business Organizations Symposium

Alliance for Pioneer Square is please to be a participant in the Seattle Business Organizations Symposium. We invite you to join us Friday, September 20, 2013 at Seattle City Hall.

Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark invites you to a morning of information, networking and inspiration. The first ever Seattle Business Organizations Symposium will provide you with a variety of resources and advice on how to help your business organization grow and be more successful. Join us for:

A panel discussion with reporters and public relations experts on how to get more
and better media coverage.
A lightning round of keynote presentations on how business organizations can grow
while helping their business districts.
A case study on how Pioneer Square became Seattle’s newest trendy neighborhood.
A resource fair of services for neighborhood chambers and business organizations.

Whether you’re on the board or staff of a business organization or a business owner or manager concerned about your business district, this event is for you. Admission is free.

Breakfast snacks, coffee and tea provided. To RSVP or for more information contact:

David Yeaworth
Office of Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark
206.684.5328 │ david.yeaworth@seattle.gov

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Update – September 2013

Milepost 31 speaker series – Learn about the buildings that support the tunnel systems

Scale Bertha model at Milepost 31 in Pioneer Square

The new SR 99 tunnel’s vital functions – safety, lighting and ventilation systems – will be controlled from buildings located at both ends of the tunnel. Crews have already begun construction of the building at the south end just to the east of the tunneling machine’s launch pit. Join us for the next speaker series to learn about these sophisticated buildings, how they are sustainably designed, and what the completed structures and their surroundings will look like.

Thursday, Sept. 5

6 to 7 p.m.

Milepost 31

211 First Ave. S., Seattle

Admission is free.

After the talk, be sure to leave enough time to explore the rest of the First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. Milepost 31 is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and stays open until 8 p.m. on First Thursdays. Free parking is available for First Thursday art walk patrons in Pioneer Square. Please visit www.FirstThursdaySeattle.com for more information about participating garages.

And don’t forget you can track Bertha’s journey to Seattle on Twitter by following @BerthaDigsSR99.

Community & Business Development Update – September 2013

Brendan McGill, Food and Wine’s “People’s 2013 Best New Chef” and owner of Hitchcock on Bainbridge Island, is hard at work to open the doors to his new beer hall on 1^st Ave S this fall. Brendan said, “We’re calling it Altstadt, which means ‘old town.’ The idea is like the Hofbräuhaus outside of Munich– a hall where you can drink beer and eat brats. For us, Pioneer Square is old town Seattle.” There’s paper on the windows now, but keep your eyes on this space next to Milepost 31.

The Klondike Mercantile in the Klondike Gold Rush Museum is history. (Sorry. Just couldn’t resist saying that.) Welcome Seattle’s National Park Store! The changes mean that you’ll now be able to pick up maps, books, and more for travels to many of the northwest parks that so many of us feel a connection to. Even beyond to Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. We love our national parks.

In addition to Altstadt, London Plane, La Bodega, and Ebbets Field Flannels are busy making preparations to open doors to their new digs, too. Stay tuned for details!

We’re still drawing attention:

Seattle Met Magazine’s “Fall Style” edition, coming out in October, will feature models wearing beautiful clothes at sites throughout Pioneer Square.
A new national Hyundai ad was shot on Occidental Square in front of Frederick Holmes & Company Gallery.
KUOW 94.9 FM will broadcast a live remote from Pioneer Square on Friday the 6^th for their new program, The Record. The program runs 12:00-2:00 PM.

Rain Shadow Meats, McCoy’s Firehouse, Salumi Artisan Cured Meats, and Grand Central Bakery products – as well as products from a few Chinatown/International District restaurants – will be for sale at CenturyLink Field this season! Watch for them at a few of the concession stands, as well as in a new Neighborhood Concession Stand that will be open for business soon.

On September 24, you’re invited to join the Alley Corridor Project design team for a Nightseeing Talk & Walk in Pioneer Square. The walk is a chance to look at issues and share ideas for improvement. Leni Schwendinger, a New York lighting designer, will participate in the community workshop. (Click here for an article about one her recent workshops in New York.) Contact Liz Stenning at liz@isiseattle.org or call (206) 397-8638 for details.

The first new residents of The Nolo who moved in over Labor Day weekend. Welcome to the ‘hood!

Karen True

Community & Business Development Specialist

Alliance for Pioneer Square