Showing posts with label repairs and renovations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label repairs and renovations. Show all posts
Friday, September 27, 2019

Redevelopment machinations and those awesomely cute townhouses coming to Vincennes Street where the demolitions just went down.

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You may have noticed the demolitions on Vincennes. Photo credit: Bruce. These five lots between Ekin and Shelby ...  ... were pu...
Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Recbar 812 build-out underway. Here's my beer advice.

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Always a pleasure to link to the IU Southeast newspaper. Here's a suggestion for Recbar 812. If they're intent on 20 draft line...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Grassroots redevelopers buy "the worst house on the worst block." How's a self-respecting mayor to wet his beak on THAT?

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We have a Strong Towns article featuring Gill Holland in Portland (Louisville) and Jim Fraser in Rochester NY, both of whom sense a de...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Church-state separation: Reverend's got a brand new church spire, but New Jersey's supreme court begs to differ.

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We turn back the gnarled pages to 2013. 75k for church restoration to be weighed by New Albany council , by Daniel Suddeath ( All Tom ...
Thursday, March 01, 2018

Wile E. Coyote offers this reminder that the Taco Steve era begins at Bank Street Brewhouse this Saturday.

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Nine exclamation marks? Dude. That's got to be intentional, but it's nothing to do with me, and the good news is that Taco Ste...
Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Gospel Bird is closed TODAY for renovations, but will be open on the bar side with food for the remainder of the week.

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Take note that  Gospel Bird is closed today (Tuesday, January 2) for renovations. However,  Eric Morris tells NA Confidential it's...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Strong Towns Week: Man buys $15,000 uninhabitable shack to renovate. What could go wrong?

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We've all heard about something too big to fail. Welcome to the story of a 700-foot house too small to (be allowed to) succeed. LE...
Friday, July 14, 2017

30 years ago today: Prague's Old Town Square, and why we didn't see it in 1987.

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Previously: 30 years ago today: Our sports club beds, glorious Prague and beers at U Fleků. One vital piece of Prague is missing from t...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

ASK THE BORED: Falling bricks and rising scaffolds at 218 Pearl Street, once the F. W. Woolworth Co. Building.

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Last week the esteemed Bored met on Wednesday, July 5, presumably having partied through the July 3 and 4 vacation days. Well, I certai...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Something's happening at 129 W. Market, where Wolf Supermarket used to be, and we know one of the principals.

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Recently there have been signs of construction activity at 129 W. Market Street, which old-timers know as the former Wolf Supermarket (cl...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Insofar as there is a "left" in New Albany, it simply cannot trust the local Democratic Party to "lead" it.

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The problem with relying on the Floyd County Democratic Party's largely fictional "leadership" cadre to assist in the rebirt...
Friday, August 12, 2016

RENOVATION UPDATE: You know, that building where Walgreen's and SS Kresge used to be (302 Pearl Street).

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August 12. August 12. The awnings are the most recent addition. Judging from what can be viewed from the street, there'll be a...
Friday, July 01, 2016

The quickening pace of exterior transformation at 302 Pearl Street.

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A little over a month ago, we glanced in the direction of Matt Chalfant's renovation project at 302 Pearl Street -- the former Walgreen...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Mike Kopp says: These two historic downtown buildings are about to be reborn.

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Yesterday on Twitter, realtor Mike Kopp reported two downtown building transactions. First, the former Liz at Home (with a second floor of...