With two days to go until first pitch at T-Mobile Park, it's already opening day for Brian Chandler and his staff at Cookie's Country Chicken in Pioneer Square.

Chandler, who also operates a chicken shop in Ballard, wanted to get his new brick-and-mortar location near the Seattle stadiums open before the Mariners' season starts.

“We do know the city is coming back to life, especially down here," Chandler told KOMO News. “I have certainly seen an effort to make this place more desirable. That spirit I think will continue to live as more businesses take a chance down here.”

Despite the surge in business around the stadium events, Pioneer Square businesses are still fighting familiar battles over public safety issues. Public drug use near the entrances to the Pioneer Square light rail station is frequent and businesses report concerns with people who are under the influence or in a mental health crisis.
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