But last night, though the WTO negotiators had not wrapped up their work, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said she was determined that the meeting would finish, as scheduled, today. The association has arranged for street musicians at several locations and is trying to arrange free parking for shoppers at several parking garages, she said. Pacific Place, Rainier Square, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, and others have agreed so far and we will have others. Right now, we're trying to get back and take it one step at a time. Nordstrom, The Bon Marche, Pacific Place, Westlake Center, Eddie Bauer and others were open yesterday.
People are out there.
There are shoppers with packages under their arms and workers and others. Helly Hansen in Pacific Place was one merchant trying to bounce back from the disruption to what had started as a very promising week. Dana Calvert, the store's manager, said that on Monday the retailer had police and protesters, reporters and National Guardsmen all shopping alongside each other at their store. And it looked so positive, all these different people, people from different sides, all here, getting their rain gear and stuff. Paula Stanley, spokeswoman for Nordstrom, said that the downtown flagship store planned to be back to its usual extended holiday hours by Saturday.