Archive for June, 2005

I’ve never understood the idea of food in the library, but I guess I’m old fashioned. Click here to read the article on the Gail Borden’s plans for a food vendor.

The city is changing its housing program a little bit to focus on entire blocks or neighborhoods. This is smart.
“We started to ask the question, ‘Is it better to say this street is distressed, so let’s focus on that change,’ instead of buying one here and one over there,� Folarin said.

They said they’re assigning a […]

The turtles didn’t stop them. The developers want to build yet more townhouses on the east side. The Summit corridor already has way too many townhouses. And none of them are nice to look at. I remember when it used to be a pleasant drive through cornfields, woods and wetlands. Not anymore. Fortunately the […]

The city’s going to spend $500K/year buying and fixing problem properties. Here’s the article. I think it would be better if they just gave the money to the Gifford Park Association.