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^^ Dem truncated dome "bricks"...

They were obviously raised in a strange familial situation. Since the dad's such an awful person, who knows what he might have put them through. And how he might have treated the daughters differently than the son, although people can react differently to similar treatment as well. Being raised in a bad family environment is often not conducive to feeling the type of bonds (such as parent-child) that seem natural to most people.

^ Ok, I'm not going crazy, that actually is the Stranger Things kid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Wolfhard

^^ My expectation would be that the condo board would decide how to carve up the $71.05 (=35ft*$2.03) among members.

^ Curious to see the lineup of musicians.

That intersection could be a catalyst for revitalization; it has great bones, and the flatiron building has already received state historic tax credits to be redeveloped. If the Body Snatcher got a major facelift (and mayyyyybe a name change ?), the vacant building north of the flatiron were redeveloped, and the intersection were reconfigured a bit and landscaped, it would be a really special area.

I don't think third-wave ska lasted as long or got as big as emo. Streetlight Manifesto is a good ska-punk band on the lineup. They came well after the peak of third-wave, but continued bearing the torch. Run the Jewels and Streetlight Manifesto are the only groups on there I'm interested in. If they play on the same day, I'll consider getting a one-day ticket. Looking forward to the Bellwether lineup to be announced. Last year was great.

There is still significantly more crime in Northside than in Oakley or Hyde Park. It is getting to be less as housing costs increase, though the diversity of the neighborhood is suffering as a result.

Before changing the schedule, get things to a point where the existing schedule is actually followed. Daytime ridership is inherently more sensitive to reliability, and that is lacking right now.

It's been almost a decade since I was in New Orleans, but the CBD there was absolutely dead. Could not even find a place to eat on the way to the Superdome. All the urban life is concentrated in the French Quarter.

Hopefully!

Good thing they passed it in time for the All-Star Game.

^ Didn't they try that a couple years back?

Kayak rentals would be an interesting touch (via the rendering).

Two bagel shops just opened within a couple months of each other in OTR. Is this just a strange coincidence, the start of a trend, the importation of a trend? Why all the bagels all of a sudden? Not complaining...vivan las bagels.

I flew out at 5:30 a.m. on the 22nd, after my Friday evening flight out of DAY was canceled. There was a pretty big crowd at that early morning hour. I thought I may be able to use my hack of skipping the Starbucks and whatnot and heading to the Graeter's in Concourse A to get a coffee, but the line was rather long there so I just waited until I was able to caffeinate on the plane. (Graeter's just has a weird location, where if you don't know it's there and want to grab a pastry and a coffee it's far from being the first place you pass.) Still, the crowd was nothing like they were on peak days in the mid-'00s.

The attempt to reject the streetcar grant is probably a factor.

While I think you're right, it would be prudent to put together a neighborhood plan for transitioning the neighborhood to something else. Otherwise a lot of the commercial spaces will become vacant, with some transforming into residential. Mt. Adams has more retail/entertainment space than neighborhood residents can support, so they would be wise to figure out some sort of niche to fill. If they don't, I suspect the residents who were happy to see the bars close will be upset to see their restaurant scene collapse and other amenities (like possibly the UDF) disappear. People from outside the neighborhood need compelling reasons to visit Mt. Adams, being that it's not on the way to or from anywhere and it's somewhat of a hassle to navigate. The beauty of the place only goes so far without a large tourism industry.

https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/blog/post/there-is-a-columbus-style-pizza-and-you-need-to-try-it/

The best jumping off point would be working with what is already there, as anything inauthentic is doomed to fail. Ohio State is obviously the biggest association people have with the city. And more specifically Ohio State football. I don't see how you make a brand out of that, quite honestly. Next in my mind would be agriculture. That's something that could be worked with. Columbus is definitely the biggest city in the country to still have farming as part of its identity, so work with that as a strength. LED lights, genetic modification, work at becoming a hub of high-tech agriculture. OSU's agriculture program is pretty solid, I believe, which probably lends to the existing association between agriculture and the city. That would be a good partner for any start-ups in the sector. Edit: Also, stop trying to make Columbus pizza a thing.

I literally used it as an example. It's not a "fascination." It's just the extreme end of the hands-on operation, totally opposite a chain.

^ Guessing you would've said the same for OTR and Downtown Dayton before a bunch of units sold in those areas. There's a certain number of people with money, usually younger people, in every city who have a preference for living in the urban center. And they want the same types of finishes for their urban house that they'd want living in the suburbs, which means a similar cost for materials and an added cost per square foot due to being in an area with denser land use. I don't know how many of those people there are in Springfield, but 34 households doesn't seem like all that much for a city Springfield's size.

The parent company of Frisch's isn't local (NRD Partners I, L.P. of Wilmington, DE). Everyone who owns or works at Tucker's is local, so a larger percentage of money spent at Tucker's stays local. And I'm just guessing, but I would imagine Tucker's buys a larger percentage of their ingredients from local sources. If you want to say more of your money stays local at Frisch's versus Perkins, yeah, but more money stays local at Tucker's, which most likely means it's spread to more local people as the owners, waiters/waitresses, and cooks spend their money. I guess it's always possible the Tucker family just looooves to go to the Christiana Mall every weekend, though.

It took me a long time to realize you can pop the lights at the top of the holiday banner. Wee, fun!

^ Fair enough, though "foodie" is kinda extreme. I mean, Tucker's isn't exactly a foodie place. But it has the authenticity, community vibe, etc., and I feel like my money is better spent there than in a Frisch's or Perkins (for example).