Last night was the very successful Whittier Alliance annual meeting at Whittier School. A big crowd was in attendance for food, music, info and business. Afterward a few dozen neighbors met at the swank back bar of Azia restaurant (called the Caterpillar Lounge) on 26th and Nicollet.
The place was full. Many people, including two smokers, commented on how nice it was to be able to breathe cleaner air. One smoker said, "This will probably help me quit smoking," which is, I believe, the objective of the ban activists. I just got home from meeting a dear friend at Azia (it's kind of a hang of mine). It was packed. All along Eat Street there were little groups of people standing outside of bars and restaurants smoking. I like this street presence on Nicollet. Though we aren't all that familiar with it here in Minneapolis, this is what is called "street life" and it can be a good thing. An old friend of mine who lives in Manhattan, smokes, and runs a bar and restaurant assured me during the smoking ban debate, "You pass the ban and then you deal with it. It's not that big a deal". Yours, Robert Lilligren Council Member Ward 8 Candidate Ward 6 Phillips West www.voterobert.com REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
