As for Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's or Metropolitan Bakery, I DOUBT the CPPNA would be particularly interested in any of them as similar issues of trash, pests and traffic would arise. The truth is who wants Starbucks when we have the Green Line Cafe and the Metropolitan Bakery doesn't have much appeal compared to the Sugar Hill Bakery on Baltimore.
Maty
http://groups.msn.com/krystaswebsite
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Re: 4610 Cedar Avenue Take out Zoning Hearing rescheduled Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:14:26 EST
In a message dated 2/17/2004 2:43:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I getting very tired of the community
organizations in this area opposing growth.
Isn't it just the "usual suspects" opposing, not exactly growth, but
revitalization of a type that doesn't fit their suburb-in-the-city notion of what the
neighborhood wants or needs? I wonder whether they'd be representing
themselves as the voice of the community to the Zoning Board in opposition to
Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's, or even the home-grown Metropolitan Bakery if any of them
wanted to locate at that corner and keep the same kind of "take-out" hours.
Al Krigman
PS -- The "community meeting" about the 40th Street revitalization proposals
is tonight at the Rotunda (nee the Christian Science Church) at 40th & Walnut.
(put on by "Penn Praxis," whatever that is.) This affords us all an
opportunity to discuss these ideas in principle with one another, without getting down
to the specifics of one particular person and what some folks like or don't
like about his or her business practices. UC is evolving -- we ought to be
airing our thoughts about revitalization, gentrification, and equitable
development. And, now, before someone comes up with a Program and says the community is
behind it.
Of course, it's easier to post thoughts on the Internet than to show up at a
meeting and engage in a productive discussion. And the notice of the meeting
wasn't exactly distributed widely or in a timely manner. But those of us who
consider these things important enough for action as opposed to mere words will
find a way to be there.
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