As the COVID 19 crisis ramps up with deaths multiplying across state and nation boundaries, relief efforts are also ramping … More
Tag: pioneer square
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS PRETTIER WITHOUT THE VIADUCT
It was both cold and extremely bright, the way Northwest Autumns are as they slowly transition into full winter. I’d … More
EXCELLENCE IN CITYNESS: FIRST THURSDAY ARTWALK
It’s raining lightly but Third Avenue is still full of people walking around, some slowly, some briskly. Some with purpose, … More
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON GAME DAY AND THE AFTERMATH
Last night the Seahawks netted a necessary and decisive victory over the Green Bay Packers. My understanding of what that … More
BEHOLD! FOG!
Few naturally (and occasionally unnaturally) occurring weather phenomena evoke the mix of calm, beauty, and dread that a thick layer … More
GO TO PLACES NOT OWNED BY MEINERT
A few years back I was sitting in a bar on Capitol Hill with a friend and cracked a joke … More
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLAINT: LINK LIGHT RAIL SHOULD RUN LONGER
Last week, returning from my trip to Albuquerque I was compelled to do a thing I rarely do; I called … More
CONE AND STEINER IS 7/11 FOR RICH PEOPLE– SO WHY DO I GO BACK?
The gentle strains of a well produced folk band waft overhead. A man who looks to be in his fifties … More
EXCELLENCE IN CITYNESS: OCCIDENTAL WATERFALL PARK
Excellence in Cityness is a new series in which we praise the places, amenities, and experiences that Seattle (or other … More