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mikearden — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:52:52 +0000

Cotuit, on 20 November 2009 - 04:19 PM, said:

House across the street last night.

4 Big Green Cans, 8 empty recycling bins.

Deliciously passive aggressive, within the letter of the guidelines, and totally ridiculous.

But mostly deliciously passive aggressive

Were the recycling bins all stacked up? Now that's a good use of someone's time.

Southend Living

Charlotte_native — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:01 +0000

tozmervo, on 31 October 2009 - 07:11 PM, said:

Re: Dharma, I remember saying something similar about 1300 Southend Tavern a good long while ago, and it's still ticking along. Dharma has only just opened, it might take some time to find their footing.

Dharma is one of our favorite spots -- we can easily walk there, it's 3 blocks from our house. They've been steadily getting busier. Le Freq on Wednesdays had a good late crowd and there is a big crowd last night as well. Not packed, but steadily getting busier. I really like that it's there - southend has really become quite an entertainment hub, IMO, rivaling uptown and NCMF but with more organic and locally owned and run places.

Amos' for live music, Dharma for a dance club, good ol' bar Gin Mill, Tavern on the Tracks sports bar, Common Market whatever laid-back, coming soon On The Roxx lounge and martini bar, Apostrophie Lounge, Tutto Mundo, Liberty Diner, probably more that I'm forgetting.

Greenup Providence

Cotuit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:14 +0000

Trash Bins For Sale

Cotuit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:29 +0000

Dan, on 20 November 2009 - 03:11 PM, said:

Don't give anybody ideas. Next thing you know there will be a white van cruising around snatching up empty blue and green bins and selling them for $10 each on craigslist; FREE delivery in Providence with a minimum $40 purchase!

Actually, I've heard that they are for sale on the street for $3/each. Steal them, undercut the city. Or you know, the city could have just given them away for free, since the city already paid for them.

What are they building there?

Cotuit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:38 +0000

Dan, on 20 November 2009 - 03:42 PM, said:

Behind the 7 Eleven on Atwells, across the street from the old GE plant, where the aluminum shelter with the graffiti American Flag on the side used to be. What is going on there?

The Box Office

PROPOSED: "Johnston Town Center" (hotel/retail)

Cotuit — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:57 +0000

Dan, on 20 November 2009 - 03:28 PM, said:

...or money

Well, money to re-imagine the whole area yes. But someone apparently has $40-million to start. If only someone in the city could say, "yes, we'd like you to invest $40-million dollars, but invest it on the curb please." Then we'd have the first step toward transforming the area.

College Avenue Developments

wmr — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:34 +0000

Mith242, on 20 November 2009 - 02:12 PM, said:

Guess I haven't driven by there in a while. I'm guessing you're referring to what used to be the locations of a number of clubs and Curry's video. I'm not sure what was there originally. I think when I moved to NWA it was occupied by a number of clubs. But as I said earlier I haven't driven on that section of College Ave in a while to see if there's some remodeling being done. The only other thing I can think of is the remodeling of Ozark Natural Foods but that's a bit away from Maple St.

Curry's is being remodeled into a skating rink called Starlight Skatium.

Southend Living

Conformity — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:11 +0000

ScottCLT, on 11 November 2009 - 09:50 PM, said:

I noticed on a trip to Lowe's this past weekend that the corner space, which used to have an "Outdoor Living Center" sign on it had that sign replaced with a generic "Lowe's" sign. You could see the outline of the old sign on the building, even though it never got used. Also, the windows were plastered with Lowe's signs (similar to the way the windows at the Metropolitan's unoccupied spaced are).

This is probably a question for Conformity - Is Lowe's still planning on using this space or did they decide to keep everything in the main store? Will it be for lease as a separate retail store?

They are still kicking around ideas. After designing the building as one of the parking "screening" tools, their operations and inventory control folks decided they weren't happy with the idea of having a cash register and product out there. Their entitlements allow them to lease it to a 3rd party, but they are not terribly anxious to do that either. Biding their time. The store is doing better all the time. The lot is more and more full all the time. At Southborough, we've sold 5 units in the last 8 weeks and continue to show regularly and enjoy great traffic.

Tavern on the Square - Ionia Ave

GR8scott — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:12 +0000

I really like the one on Washington square in Lansing, it used to be one of my favs when i lived there. I didnt realize it was the same owners as Grand Woods Lodge

What are they building there?

Dan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:32 +0000

Behind the 7 Eleven on Atwells, across the street from the old GE plant, where the aluminum shelter with the graffiti American Flag on the side used to be. What is going on there?