Pioneer Square businesses score big after first Seattle World Cup match ^42.5%

KUOW Public Radio - By Cornelius Hocker - 6/16/2026, 10:40 PM

Anecdotal 34.3% - Availability Heuristic 20% - Hasty Generalization 20%

As the city of Seattle prepared for FIFA World Cup 2026, one big question persisted: Will businesses make money off this quadrennial event that may or may not ever come back to the city? After Monday’s game, employees at restaurants, bars, even a wine shop told KUOW that question, for them at least, has been answered. "It was jam-packed... more