Holiday lights are back in Occidental Square |
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This Month in Pioneer Square |
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- Show you support for small businesses on Shop Small Saturday this November!
- New Yesler Bridge Mural now complete!
- Join us for the Pioneer Square BIA Annual Meeting to celebrate the successes of this past year.
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(Seattle Mag)
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Want to be featured? Tag us ( @pioneersquare) on your photos of the neighborhood and your picture could be chosen as the best shot of the month.
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Pioneer Square's
First Thursday Art Walk
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Join Seattle’s Original First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. The art walk is FREE & self-guided, every First Thursday of the month and parking is free from 5pm to 10pm! Check out www.FirstThursdaySeattle.com to learn more about the event and how to obtain free parking during Art Walk.
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Shop Small Saturday celebrates what makes Pioneer Square so vibrant- our businesses. To kick off the holiday season, Pioneer Square will host a welcome and information booth at Occidental Park on Saturday, November 27th from 11am to 2pm to provide information on Shop Small Saturday, as well as guide folks to the neighborhood’s small businesses.
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Looking For More To Do? Browse our calendar of events for more entertainment and events in the neighborhood in November.
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Coffee Break in Occidental Square
Join us for our next Coffee Break event on November 10th from 10a-12p under the pavilion in Occidental Square.
Learn more here and stop by during Coffee Break!
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Thank You Volunteers:
Yesler Bridge Permanent Mural
Project Community Paint Day
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Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us last month for a community paint day, with artist Stephan Smith, to help paint a permanent mural under the Yesler bridge.
This community-led effort is made possible by funding from Historic South Downtown Check out more from the day here, courtesy of Sean Blackwell.
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Monthly Staff Feature: Jessa Timmer,
Alliance for Pioneer Square Deputy Director
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As Deputy Director, Jessa navigates the many public and private investments in Pioneer Square’s public realm. Through her work, Jessa champions what best supports and enhances the community’s experience of everyday life in the neighborhood’s public realm.
Learn what Jessa is up to this month in Pioneer Square.
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The holidays are quickly approaching. Treat your employees to a gift card from another neighborhood business and make your dollar go further through the "Our Pioneer Square" gift card matching program. The Alliance is matching 20% of gift cards purchased by the community at Pioneer Square businesses.
Visit here to learn how neighborhood businesses can receive a matching reimbursement of funds spent on Pioneer Square gift cards. Questions? Reach out to info@pioneersquare.org.
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Pioneer Square Social Media
Takeover Program
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Each Friday, we give neighborhood businesses and organizations the opportunity to share a series of photo and video content to the Alliance for Pioneer Square’s social media channels via stories, feed posts and live video updates, for the entire day. Fill out the Google Form to get started with the process or email our Marketing Manager, Thembela Mavuso at thembela@pioneersquare.org i f you have any questions.
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Pioneer Square Business Improvement Area 2021 Annual Meeting |
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Join us on November 17th, 2021 from 4:00-5:30p as we will look back on 2021 and ahead to 2022. Meet BIA Stakeholder members, Alliance board members, and Alliance staff while connecting with your first floor and upper level neighbors.
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De-Escalation Training with the Metropolitan Improvement District |
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Join the Metropolitan Improvement District, Seattle Police Department and the Alliance for Pioneer Square for an in-depth training program that teaches how to recognize, reduce, and manage aggressive behavior. Over the course of the presentation we'll provide effective and compassionate methods of handling anxious or aggressive people, as well as increase confidence and introduce skills that can be used during threatening situations.
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Learn more about ORCA for Business here and how they can benefit you and your employees.
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Members Sought for Seattle’s Design Review Boards
The City of Seattle’s Design Review Boards are now seeking candidates for multiple upcoming board positions for terms beginning April 4, 2022. Applications are due by December 15, 2021. To be considered for appointment, please send a Design Review Board application, cover letter, and resume to Erika Ikstrums at erika.ikstrums@seattle.gov. Applicants should have knowledge of, or interest in, architecture, urban design and the development process.
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Round 4 Request for Proposals:
Historic South Downtown
Historic South Downtown is soliciting proposals for our fourth round of grants supporting capital projects or operations.
Successful projects will serve Pioneer Square and/or the Chinatown-International District in identified priority areas that align with Historic South Downtown values and principles. Historic South Downtown intends to provide both capital and operations funding.
Grants should lead to community benefits that remain after Historic South Downtown funding is expended. Funding will be given to projects located within or serving people in Pioneer Square or the Chinatown-International District (or both), as defined by the City of Seattle. Apply here.
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Small Business Stabilization Fund
Round 6 Now Open
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Neighborhood Construction Updates |
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Waterfront Seattle Construction Ongoing on New Alaskan Way
Waterfront Seattle continues building the new Alaskan Way. Starting as early as 7 PM on Friday, November 12, working through Sunday, November 14 access on Alaskan Way will be maintained with one lane in each direction between S King and Columbia streets to switch traffic to newly built lanes and officers will be on-site to assist in directing traffic.
Head to Waterfront Seattle's website for more information and to sign up for email updates. Text "WFSCN" to 474747 to receive text updates. You may also contact Waterfront Seattle via email or by phone at (206) 499-8040.
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Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program’s
New Connection on Railroad Way Underway
Work is now underway on the final project of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, which will build a new Railroad Way and make other significant improvements near the south end of the State Route 99 Tunnel. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation expect to complete construction in late 2022.
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Pioneer Square
Areaways Program
SDOT recently completed safety inspections of the Pioneer Square areaways. Curb lane restrictions will remain in place while SDOT continues to monitor, evaluate, and strengthen the areaway street walls throughout Pioneer Square.
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Revive I-5: Preserving the freeway
WSDOT is working to ensure that the interstate continues to perform at its best for as long as possible, preserving I-5 through regular inspections and preventative maintenance, along with months-long construction projects.
Read about current projects here.
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Visit The Alliance for Pioneer Square’s website for an interactive project map and up to date information on of current and future public realm projects.
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Business News and Updates |
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COVID-19 Resources for Pioneer Square Small Business
The Alliance for Pioneer Square recognizes the public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 virus on Seattle’s small business community. We have compiled a series of resources intended to assist small business owners, managers, and employees minimize the public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 virus on themselves and their community. We will revise this and all associated pages with more information as it becomes available- please check back for updates.
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Find us on Facebook
Are you a resident or business owner in the neighborhood? The Alliance for Pioneer Square Facebook page communicates resident and business owner specific news/information to compliment our more general Pioneer Square Facebook page.
Pioneer Square Business Owners and Managers Facebook page: The Pioneer Square Business Owners & Managers Facebook group is a private platform providing business owners and managers in the neighborhood the opportunity to connect, ask questions and share support among one another while collectively navigating the current health crisis and resulting economic challenges. Request to join the group here.
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Please consider a gift to the Alliance for Pioneer Square, and help us to ensure Pioneer Square remains a strong, vibrant neighborhood. We cannot do it without you.
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Alliance For Pioneer Square | 206.667.0687
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