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Media Coverage for Pioneer Square

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

Austen Scheff, Allison. “It’s Hip to be Pioneer Square” Seattle Magazine. June 2013.
Hinshaw, Mark. “Activating Streets: The makeover of Pioneer Square” Crosscut. 28 May 2013.
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 Pit. 28 March 2013
Grosendahl, Glenn. “Bar Sajor already perking up its part of Seattle’s Pioneer Square” Puget Sound Business Journal. 1 March 2013.
Perry, Julien. “Behold the Delightfully Elegant Bar Sajor” Eater. Seattle.com. 1 March 2013.
Denn, Rebekah. “New farmers market coming to Pioneer Square” Seattle Times. 21 February 2013.
Brill, Linda. “New life coming to Seattle’s historic Smith Tower” King 5 News. 18 February, 2013.
“Intel, Avvo ink Union Station Leases.” Seattle Times. 22 January 2013.
Lawrence, Blythe. “Pioneer Square Will Dominate.” Bisnow. 17 January 2013
Stiles, Marc. “Commercial Real Estate Hub.” Puget Sound Business Journal. 18 January 2013.
Hinshaw, Mark. “Pioneer Square’s takeoff: Be there or be left out.” Crosscut. 17 December 2012.
Keeley, Sean. “Are These People The Saviors Of Pioneer Square?” Curbed. 26 November 2012.
Stiles, Marc. “Restaurateur, merchants want to revitalize Pioneer Square, one of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods.” Puget Sound Business Journal. 23 November 2012.
Takahashi, Dean. “WildTangent moves back into game design with new internal Seattle studio.” Venture Beat. 24 July 2012.
Cook, John. “New Center for Impact and Innovation inks lease at Pioneer Square’s historic Masins furniture building.” Geekwire. 19 July 2012.
Bear, Charla. “Building project aims to revitalize Pioneer Square and Seattle.” KPLU. 27 September 2011.
Royer, Jordan. “Pioneer Square: Are better days already coming?” Crosscut. 28 October 2010.
Berger, Knute. “Elliott Bay Book Company’s move was a blessing in disguise for Pioneer Square.” Crosscut. 26 July 2010.
Coyle, Meg. “New plan for Pioneer Square revitalization.” King 5 News. 26 April 2010.

Blogosphere

Rush, Bryan. “Pioneer Square Tech Map” Seattle Office Spaces. 4 February, 2013.
“Influx of Dining, Retail and Tech Companies in Pioneer Square Continue Revitalization” Downtown Seattle. 18 April 2013.

Community & Business Development Update – May 2013

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 Beer Week” to any of their bartenders and you’ll get happy hour prices on all beers all week!
Kevin and Julie Law, owners of Urban Light Studios in Greenwood, will be opening the doors of Axis Pioneer Square soon. They’ll be in the beautifully renovated southern bay of the Globe Building, (still referred to as the old Elliott Bay Books space by many.) Their new website isn’t up yet, but you can see why everyone is so excited by taking a peek at a post by a client here.
Did you hear that the Roq La Rue moved their gallery to 532 1^st Ave S? AND they are part of tonight’s First Thursday fun! Stop by to meet Kirsten Anderson soon and welcome her to the neighborhood.
Tonight is opening night for Café Nordo’s SMOKED at The Kitchen by Delicatus. “Hungry theater-goers are in for an evening of dirty dealings and heartsick cowboys… where the only thing comforting is the food.” Get your tickets now. They won’t be here long.
Good news spreads fast. Little Uncle is coming to Pioneer Square. Seattle Magazine named them one of the Best New Restaurants of 2012. Soon they’ll be at the corner of Yesler & Post Alley. Check out their website for updates.
Matt Dillon and Katherine Anderson’s London Plane spaces – both the one next to Caffe Umbria and the one at the northeast corner of Occidental Mall – are coming along nicely.
“Tuesday Lunch at the Dock” at the loading dock behind 505 1^st Ave S welcomes a different food truck every Tuesday from 11:00 to 2:00. The lineup for the weeks to come will feature Skillet, Where Ya At Matt, Falafel Salom, Jerk Station, and Monte Cristo.
And the Pike Place Farmers Market will be here on Wednesdays, starting June 19.

Stay posted as news unfolds via our Facebook and Twitter posts. It’s going to be such a great summer in the neighborhood!

Karen True

Community & Business Development Specialist

Alliance Parking Mitigation Work

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 neighborhood. Refer friends, family, clients, and customers to the website to let them know that even with all the construction going on there are still places to park!