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Revolution Books at 89 South Washington hosts an evening of discussion, book talk, and convivial good times on August 19 at 7pm. Join Rowena Wright as she reads from her latest book BARD KING and discusses the geopolitical themes in the Polis series.

Rowena Wright is the the Pioneer Square neighborhood Examiner. She is also the founder of Habitat Mart in the lower arcade of Pioneer Square's Grand Central building.

On Friday, September 18th, people all across the nation will take to the streets to turn car spaces into people spaces. In Seattle, Feet First is leading the charge by making it relatively cheap and easy to get street use and meter permits.  On Capitol Hill, People's Parking Lot (a.k.a. the Keith Harris Conspiracy) and the Capitol Hill Community Council have stepped up to make Park(ing) Day 2009 even better. 

People's Parking Lot and the Capitol Hill Community Council are hosting the first ever Park(ing) Day Seattle Prize.  A group of local journalists (is Pioneer Square News interested?), unemployed artists, and other disreputable neighborhood-types will be recruited to the judging caravan, which will wind its way throughout Seattle in search of the finest park to grace a parking spot. The winner will receive a super-secret fabulous trophy and an equally fabulous prize.  The awards ceremony will take place at 6pm at Park(ing) Day Central Park on 500 E Pine.

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Have you recently renovated your Master Bathroom?

Then HGTV is looking for you!

Home & Garden Television’s (HGTV) BANG FOR YOUR BUCK is coming back for a second season and we’re looking for fun and enthusiastic homeowners in the greater Seattle area RIGHT NOW!

 Renovations must have taken place recently (no more than 3 years ago).

 Each episode will tour three similar remodels at similar price points in the same city. We’ll bring in our design expert and real estate expert to determine how the renovation impacts each home’s value. We’ll also provide viewers with expert advice, answers on remodeling values, and inspiring ideas for design.

 Taping will begin shortly, so if you’re interested, please apply immediately!

 Please send photos of your Master Bathroom and request an application at: BSchledewitz@highnoonentertainment.com or Brooke Schledewitz at (303) 712-3168

 Bang For Your Buck is produced for HGTV by High Noon Entertainment in Centennial, CO.

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 this anymore."

The rest of Seattle doesn't seem to see it. Not lately. It's been looking away, muttering: "No way I'm going down there."

No part of this city shows the economic doldrums as visibly as Pioneer Square. Empty storefronts mar most blocks. In the core 12-block area from Yesler to South King Street, I counted 21 shuttered businesses — with more rumored to be on the way.

The Smith Tower is arguably Seattle's most famous address. Yet today, 13 floors in the tower sit completely vacant (about half the square footage.) The street level is empty except for a Starbucks.

Down along Occidental Avenue South, the First Thursday art walk marches on. But "for lease" signs dot the...

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 WA. 98104 (next door to GEMS).

When: 4/18 11-6, 4/19 12-5

During this event, participating Boutiques and Vendors are doing CASH only while others accept credit cards.

As I do each morning, trip around the web, I decided to check out the Pioneer Square Community Association’s website.  There, I clicked on the 2009 Fire Festival link.  From there I noticed that I could become a member of the PSCA for as little as $1.  What a bargain!  I could actually become a member of an organization in which I would have a voice?  I like this idea.  Then it occurred to me that many people here in the square talk and talk about the conditions hereabouts, now they can do more than just jaw.  How about supporting the efforts of the PSCA by becoming a member and help make our neighborhood a better and more visible place.

Here’s what you get for your $1 (or more) membership:

Vote in all PSCA elections

Participate on decision making committees that tackle PS issues.

Receive PSCA’s newsletter… Sidewalks

Play an active roll in improving Pioneer Square

I feel so strongly about getting you involved that I will even pay for YOUR membership.  Simply call me and I will write the check.

Click this link to...

this group which was created by the state legislature has been formed and will be receiving real $$$$ from the state of Washington to help mitigate the impact of public projects in our two neighborhoods. the group is now scheduling public meetings to hear from each neighborhood about the priorities of the community. times, dates and locations will be posted in the next few days. if you can come to either of these meetings - which will be informal and easy to use -  you really can have a say.....

In case you can't tell I am still learning my way around this site, thus this history post of Pioneer Square (sorry I really wanted to test the category and map feature).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Square,_Seattle,_Washington

Pioneer Square is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of DowntownSeattle, Washington, USA. It was once the heart of the city: Seattle's founders settled there in 1852, following a brief six-month settlement at Alki Point on the far side of Elliott Bay. The early structures in the neighborhood were mostly wooden, and nearly all burned in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. By the end of 1890, dozens of brick and stone buildings had been erected in their stead; to this day, the architectural character of the neighborhood derives from these late 19th century buildings, mostly examples of Richardsonian Romanesque.

The neighborhood takes its name from a small triangular plaza near the corner of First Avenue and Yesler Way, originally known as Pioneer Place.