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[Cotuit]

Atwells & Broadway Crossings
West End/Broadway
Federal Hill Restaurant/Retail
"Back of the Hill"
Promenade District
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[matt]

basachs, on Feb 16 2007, 08:24 AM, said:

To continue the West Side list:

Relish - always has a bunch of event postings in the front window
Figments
French Dressing
Rocket To Mars

Wow.  These are all places I haven't heard of.   I need to get west more.

[jencoleslaw]

matt, on Feb 16 2007, 09:40 AM, said:

Wow.  These are all places I haven't heard of.   I need to get west more.

we need to do a tour.

[matt]

jencoleslaw, on Feb 16 2007, 09:43 AM, said:

we need to do a tour.

I'm game.

[bhooley]

jencoleslaw, on Feb 16 2007, 09:43 AM, said:

we need to do a tour.

UrbanPlanet get together! - tour of West side hotspots followed by drinks at a West side establishment (Decatur...)

Edited by bhooley, 16 February 2007 - 11:15 AM.

[Cotuit]

I think we need to wait for the ice to melt.

[jencoleslaw]

bhooley, on Feb 16 2007, 10:59 AM, said:

UrbanPlanet get together! - tour of West side hotspots followed by drinks at a West side establishment (Deacteur...)

Decatur.

[bhooley]

Cotuit, on Feb 16 2007, 11:03 AM, said:

I think we need to wait for the ice to melt.

Yup, didn't have to be this weekend...

jencoleslaw, on Feb 16 2007, 11:45 AM, said:

Decatur.

Sorry.

Guess this wasn't an overwhelmingly popular idea as all that happened was my spelling was corrected!

[Cotuit]

bhooley, on Feb 16 2007, 12:14 PM, said:

Guess this wasn't an overwhelmingly popular idea as all that happened was my spelling was corrected!

Oh, I think it's a great idea. Just bring it up again when the ice melts.

[jencoleslaw]

bhooley, on Feb 16 2007, 12:14 PM, said:

Yup, didn't have to be this weekend...
Sorry.

Guess this wasn't an overwhelmingly popular idea as all that happened was my spelling was corrected!

sorry, it is a great idea. Just too cold right now and icy and dark! WBNA actually has a cool business mappy thing called The West Side Guide....I just checked but it isn't online.

[bhooley]

jencoleslaw, on Feb 16 2007, 12:24 PM, said:

sorry, it is a great idea. Just too cold right now and icy and dark! WBNA actually has a cool business mappy thing called The West Side Guide....I just checked but it isn't online.

Oh no worries. I wasn't offended. Just thought it was funny!

Yeah, when spring comes it would be cool to have people give walking tours of their neighborhoods. Good way to learn about "off the beaten path" goodies and the essence of a certain neighborhood.

[Liamlunchtray]

jencoleslaw, on Feb 16 2007, 11:45 AM, said:

Decatur.

I don't even drink and I love the Decatur.

Especially when Noah Hayslip is DJ'ing some BIG FUNK

[basachs]

bhooley, on Feb 16 2007, 10:59 AM, said:

UrbanPlanet get together! - tour of West side hotspots followed by drinks at a West side establishment (Decatur...)

Or several drinks spread out at various establishments:

Julian's
Nick's
The new french place on Westminster (bound to be open by the time the ice melts)
MoJoe's
La Prima
Mi Ranchito

[bhooley]

basachs, on Feb 16 2007, 09:41 PM, said:

Or several drinks spread out at various establishments:

Julian's
Nick's
The new french place on Westminster (bound to be open by the time the ice melts)
MoJoe's
La Prima
Mi Ranchito

What is the new french place? And where on westminster? We were just at classic cafe this morning and that block of empty storefronts between classic and the block of white electric would be perfect for some new retail.

[foxpointer]

bhooley, on Feb 18 2007, 12:11 PM, said:

... that block of empty storefronts between classic and the block of white electric would be perfect for some new retail.

What, Grant Dulgarian's prosthetics/uniform shop is not what you would consider 'highest and best use'?

[basachs]

bhooley, on Feb 18 2007, 01:11 PM, said:

What is the new french place? And where on westminster? We were just at classic cafe this morning and that block of empty storefronts between classic and the block of white electric would be perfect for some new retail.

It is further west on Westminster. 1447 or thereabouts, near the park and the WBNA neighborhood. Yes the area you speak of would be great for some new retail.

It is not open yet, but they way they are working on it all the time, it soon will be.

[Liamlunchtray]

Hey, does anyone know anything about "Stair Well" on Broadway next door to the new Nicks? It looks like a galllery but has a really elaborate espresso machine....

[basachs]

Liamlunchtray, on Feb 19 2007, 01:24 PM, said:

Hey, does anyone know anything about "Stair Well" on Broadway next door to the new Nicks? It looks like a galllery but has a really elaborate espresso machine....

It is a gallery, kinda just popped up out of nowhere aroud the time the new Nick's opened. They do have openings and stuff, but I have never been in. I believe it is just a gallery, not a coffee shop

[ruchele]

Hey- I keep meaning to ask-  How come the discussion around here so often centers on Westminster or Broadway, but we hardly ever (if ever, at all) talk about Cranston St.?  

Seems to me that Cranston St. is the real commercial center of the West End- aside from Atwells's very specific niche- and also has the greatest potential for the development of a real full-service, walkable neighborhood.

Edited by ruchele, 06 March 2007 - 08:31 PM.

[Recchia]

ruchele, on Mar 6 2007, 09:30 PM, said:

Hey- I keep meaning to ask-  How come the discussion around here so often centers on Westminster or Broadway, but we hardly ever (if ever, at all) talk about Cranston St.?  

Seems to me that Cranston St. is the real commercial center of the West End- aside from Atwells's very specific niche- and also has the greatest potential for the development of a real full-service, walkable neighborhood.

Cranston Street is also one of the densest streets and its busline has the one of the (if not the) highest ridership in the RITPA system.