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Farmers’ Market at City Hall Plaza Opens June 23

Help us spread the word!   We are reaching out to you and your neighbors so that everyone is aware of the route and necessary road closures....

Today I noticed two drug related instances in PS.  First was the usual two guys smoking out of a glass pipe in Occidental park which is nothing new.  Called 911 but got the usual reply.  The other was a younger thug walking around trying to make quick sales.  I was busy and could not call 911.   We will lose this neighborhood to the drug addicts unless we do something about it.  I thought possibly Twitter would be a good idea between merchants and local residences that care.  Quickly twitting a description of the crime, location and physical description we could be aware of the individuals and...

Hey Everyone,

We have received such a warm welcome and are loving it here in Pioneer Square. We'd love to meet more people who live and work in the area. Please join us for the evening or just stop by this Saturday - or anytime for that matter. Our hours are on our website at www.revolutionbookssea.org

Best,
Margo for Revolution Books Seattle&...

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As many of you know, there have been a rash of car break-ins at the CPS garage on 1st and Columbia.  I just came home at 1 a.m. and found the stairwell exit propped open.  I am asking if the neighborhood could help us keep an eye on the garage, make sure that all doors are closed, and call 911 if you see or hear any suspicious activity.   The police are supposed to start patrolling the garage at night, but any community support would be greatly appreciated! 

Storage/Work space centrally located in the FX McRory Building.  Two months free rent.  Freight elevator available.  Various sizes available between 240 and 350 square feet.  $200 to $290 per month. Please call 206-623-9300 to view. 

Pioneer Square got a write on up on the Seattle Times.
Source: >;; http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/20090826

When Luigi DeNunzio looks out at the street from his restaurant's 100-year-old windows, he sees nothing but brick, Romanesque beauty.

"It is the most gorgeous part of town," he says. "They won't let you make it like...

GEMS, The Industry, Sureel, SOY, Upper Playground and other participating vendors got together to do a 2 day Pop up Sale at one location!

Location: 617 Western Ave. Seattle...

developing the north lot and increasing the residential population of the square has been a neighborhood goal for as long as i can remember. the project is currently a bit stalled in city council - sally clark is the committee chair, a nd needs to hear our neighborhood support for this project and for moving forward. there is alot of work to bring this project to the point of breaing ground - moving ahead now will only make it more likely to happen. please let sally and the rest of the council know of your support!!

currently the text amendment for the north kingdome parking lot resides in the neighborhoods committee chaired by seattle city council member sally clark. she would love to hear from our community that we support moving forward on this project that we have all wanted to see succeed for years...more for the square!!

please let sally know we do support moving forward with the north lot development process...there is still a lot of work to be done to make it real. let's keep the momentum going!!

Our own neighborhood soda company (DRY) was honored by the American Institute of Graphic Artists Seattle Chapter. They won the Gold Award for design in E-Commerce Website. The Site was designed by TURNSTYLE who give credit to Creative Director : Steve Watson, Designer : Bryan Mamaril & Programmer : Eric Richards. A great look for a great all natural soda.

Check out their site at www.drysoda.com or their offices at  410 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104.

The people that are working on 202 Main St. are planning on adding two more stories to the building. They've already constructed most of the elevator shafts and are taking molds of the facade so that they can have continuity.

I just noticed the two new security cameras on either end of Occidental between Yesler and the pedestrian park. I saw them because they were big and bulky and had a bunch of wires sticking out. Kind of an eyesore actually (but not as much as the unshowered vagrants standing underneath them)...

Does anyone know any of the details regarding the horse showroom break in?

I am curious to receive feedback regarding doing a Sunday market in Pioneer Square similar to the one that is in Ballard.  I clearly can see the challenges. However, we certainly have the perfect setting for it.  The occidental park would be ideal.    Perhaps from late April - August when the weather is warmer.  This would be very enjoyable for the local community and our tourists.  Also helpful to the local business owners as it would bring people to the square.  Any thoughts and how we can proceed?
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I just wanted to announce that Pioneer Square Video will be moving three blocks north to the Coleman building (right between Fado and the Contour). We plan on closing for one day on Thursday April 2nd and we will be back open for business in the new location Friday April 3rd. All rentals will be extended for one day during the down time.

We will be changing the name from Pioneer Square Video to just Pioneer Video, due to the fact that we will be a block or so outside the square. We hope to keep everyone as we will only...

I was walking by Cafe Paloma and noticed a poster in their window about this.  3 courses for $20.  There are a handful of restaurants participating aside from Paloma; Mitchellis, The New Orleans, and more...

Does anyone know any other details about this?

The poster was a little vague.  I think it mentioned it was a special for the last week of every month.  I tried to google it, but didn't find any info on it.  Anyhow, it's a great deal!

We're all fed up with the increasing crime in Pioneer Square, and each one of us needs to do what we can to stop it.

The Seattle Police Department has a non-emergency number: (206) 625-5011.  Program it into your cell phone and any time you see anything concerning: drug activity, public drinking or urinating, excessive noise after 10 p.m., suspicious or harassing behavior, graffiti, etc., call it.  You won't get an immediate response, but each call gets logged and there's no better documentation for allocating police resources.  And of course, call 911 for any crime in progress.

Found this over on the Seattle times blog

"Papa" Dany Mitchelli (nee Mitchell), the name and the face behind 32-year-old Mitchelli's (nee Trattoria Mitchelli), has had enough....

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