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Sat. June 2, 2007, 08:46am PDT
Old City Hall condos on-hold
A article in today's News Tribune says the condo project at Old City Hall is in a holding pattern. One non-profit tenant won't/can't move and the cooling housing market also plays into it. Though owning company CEO George Webb didn't directly say it's easy to fathom that rising materials cost aren't the only reason he's re-thinking how to work condos into Old City Hall.
6/2 - Nothing's new at Old City Hall, TNT
The number of $500K+ condos in this area is ridiculous, if I may say. We should work to attract people that can afford places with decent square footage at prices a couple hundred thousand less. These are the people who are going to live, work and raise families here. Though I'm sure the novelty of living in one vintage building or another is great, maybe mixing it up a little with condos, offices and restaurants would do nicely. That way, if one market/economy falters the others can help keep the building vibrant. An entire wall of condos (see Vintage Y and the Robson five feet next door and the Esplanade) along our hillside will do us no good if all we get are residents and not place to work or play. What we surely don't need in downtown is yet another vacant building which, I fear, Old City Hall will be for years to come.
Sat. June 2, 2007, 09:37pm PDT
Video ~ When TV moves me
Most TV sucks. Some is OK and even good. But rarely is TV ever great. And when it comes to reality shows, there's not much worth writing about here. Two fav moments in this style of TV so far. First one is when Uchenna and Joyce won Amazing Race 7. They played well and didn't dump on others and their good karma paid them back when, yards from the finish line and without money to pay their cab, a stranger was kind enough to give it to them.
The other moment happened on my favorite reality/talent show So You Think You Can Dance. Crappy title but there's nothing but talent on display here from the great choreographers to the dancers themselves. So, last week were the auditions and they did a bio on a 20 year old Computer Science student with scoliosis. My expectation was for a cheesy love fest over someone who, despite his heart and drive, couldn't dance worth a darn. Well, see for yourself just why he can be considered an inspiration:
He blew my mind and I've gone back about a half dozen times to watch it. He took what he could do and knocked it out of the park all while genuinely entertaining me and I'm sure millions of other folks. Well done, Bryan and thanks!
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