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Yep.  It’s still happening in Pioneer Square.

First, a few updates:

• The flurry of activity continues at The Lodge (the old Tiki Bob’s Cantina.)  The transformation is jaw-dropping.  Heavy timber construction, beautiful old-growth fir slabs, hand-crafted doors and tables, and a 40-foot bar top in front of 70 tap handles hosting local craft beers.  Shawn, Kelli, and the team say “the beers will pour in March.”
• David and Rudy are doing “a little remodeling” and will open the doors at Tinello late this month or early March.  They’re pleased about the response from neighbors and past customers already familiar with their food.  Their website is also under construction, so you can best track news and progress at https://www.facebook.com/tinelloseattle.
• Cherry Street Coffee plans to start construction on their new space in the Florentine building on 1^st Avenue South in the next couple of weeks. The opening is scheduled for May 1. Owner, Ali Ghambari, said they are eager to “bring a little love” to that part of the neighborhood.
• Bar Sajor is oh-so-close and the build-out at Rain Shadow Meats is moving along.
• Il Corvo and Gaba Sushi hit the ground running and are pleasing regulars and newcomers with fabulous fresh food.
• And McCoy’s Firehouse, a neighborhood institution, wants to be sure that everyone knows they’re open after that crazy attempted “drive-through” incident earlier in January.

Have you heard?

• Café Nordo will gallop into Pioneer Square’s popular event space at The Kitchen by Delicatus in May with a modern day Spaghetti Western, SMOKED. Opening night will be the first Thursday in May. The fourth installment of Nordo’s Cocktail Series will feature Café Nordo alumnus as well as craft cocktails and Western inspired fare. “SMOKED will be the most intimate Café Nordo evening since The Modern American Chicken with barely one thousand seats available for the run,” said founders Erin Brindley and Terry Podgorski.  To be the first to hear about their ticket release, sign up for the mailing list at www.cafenordo.com
• Seattle Weekly is one of our newest neighbors.  They moved into the Mottman Building this week near Salumi’s.  Welcome!
• E. Smith Mercantile will open its doors at 208 1^st Ave S in the Grand Central Building in April.  The owners plan to offer “home goods, high quality basic apparel, gifts and antiques.”  They hope to add a very small, craft cocktail bar in the back a bit later.  How cool is that?
• A 23-story Embassy Suites Hotel is going up at Stadium Place. Read the scoop at PSBJ or Curbed Seattle.
• And did you hear that the Skillet Street Food Truck is pulling up to the loading dock at 505 1^st Avenue South on Tuesdays, 11:30-2:00?

Things are happening because of the work and heart of so many.  The enthusiasm and support of the people who live, work, and create in Pioneer Square makes all the difference.  You’re the reason that so many want to be part of the new Pioneer Square story.  Let’s keep up the momentum.  Who else should we be talking to about bringing or growing their business in Pioneer Square?

 

Karen True

Community & Business Development Specialist

Alliance for Pioneer Square

From WSDOT:

If you haven’t seen the SR 99 tunnel’s south-end work zone lately, you should. The progress our crews are making to the west of Seattle’s stadiums is jaw-dropping, and it’s worth taking a look. Crews are building the launch pit and the facilities that will support the tunnel boring machine when it begins its underground journey this summer. Farther south, we are building supports for the new South Atlantic Street overpass. Keep your eyes open in the coming weeks as the bridge deck takes shape over SR 99.

If you want to experience construction in person, the best viewing area is on the bicycle/pedestrian path to the west of the construction zone, between South Jackson and South Atlantic streets. We’ve posted a series of informational signs on the fence along the path to help visitors understand what crews are up to. This map shows you how to get there. Of course you don’t even have to leave your chair to see tunnel crews in action. Our construction cameras give you the latest view of what’s happening in the north- and south-end work zones.
Milepost 31 Speaker Series – Digging Through the Past

Join us for a talk about archaeology, a brief history of the viaduct replacement work site in SODO and Pioneer Square, and the role of archaeologists during construction. This is a chance to see some recovered historical items that provide a view into the area’s past.

6 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7

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.

For more information about the SR 99 Tunnel Project, visit www.alaskanwayviaduct.org.