Sunday, May 07, 2006

More historic commercial district gossip.

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Continuing the theme from yesterday … We were strolling downtown on Saturday evening and noticed a “contract pending” banner on the Bank of ...
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Saturday, May 06, 2006

bNA update, downtown odds and ends, and pity for the tone deaf.

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According to “the Daves” at Bistro New Albany , their first week in business has been gratifying – and that’s a relief. There was little adv...
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Friday, May 05, 2006

Commentary: Thwarting the "nimrod bloc" -- and other sordid tales of politics.

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(The following is the author's personal view and does not necessarily reflect the official editorial stance of NA Confidential -- which ...
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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Amen, Brother Nick.

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A more deadly accurate parting assessment is difficult to imagine. In today's Director retires from development nonprofits; Nick Cortoli...
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A bNA lunchtime reservation followed by an evening's chat about historical preservation.

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Finally there was time Wednesday to visit Bistro New Albany's sunny outdoor seating area and sample the lunch menu. The Daves currently ...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

At least a couple of eyebrow raisers in yesterday's primary election.

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In last night’s NBA playoff action , all four homestanding favorites beat back challenges from pesky underdogs. Here in Floyd County, longst...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Another NA (non-alcoholic) election day.

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Another election day is here, and with it eleven hours of state-mandated prohibition against the sale of demon rum. Presumably, this unwelco...
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Monday, May 01, 2006

Quick council report: RDPA passed, condo project tabled, and city attorney ordinance ignored.

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At tonight’s city council meeting, the Riverfront Development Project Area ordinance passed second and third readings with no dissent, and a...
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Ragpickers, editorial coin tosses and antiquated governing principles prevail on May Day, 2006.

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New Albany’s city council meets again tonight, and apparently returning for possible second and third readings is Councilman Dan “The Wizard...
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Sunday, April 30, 2006

An Evening at Bistro New Albany -- and, we hope, many more to follow.

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On a day filled to the brim with Derby activities, weddings, the NFL draft, NBA playoff games and an excellent beer festival, Bistro New Alb...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Hangman

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...but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so pos...
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Oh, Say, Can You See...? (updated)

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Let me put my marker down, right here, right now. Asked at a news briefing in the Rose Garden whether he believed the anthem would have the ...
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Money Wars, continued

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Previously, we reported the latest PAC contribution reports, courtesy of the Web site OpenSecrets.org, for Mike Sodrel, Member of Congress f...
Friday, April 28, 2006

An Evening at The Grand

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Much interest, of course, here about Bistro New Albany. Last evening I and other habitues of NAC were next door spreading the word about bNA...
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A periodic reminder: NA Confidential's policy on reader comments is explained.

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Newcomers, please take note. NA Confidential follows a policy with respect to your comments. First, you must be registered with blogger.com...
Thursday, April 27, 2006

In related news...

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Louisiana, reeling from the twin punches of Katrina and Rita, those global-warming-fueled disasters of Mother Nature, is hard at work gettin...
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Money Wars

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Without passing judgment on the man himself, it is clear that Mike Sodrel's seat remains one of the key legislative objectives of both p...
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Tom and Andy

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The two fellas couldn't have been more different. The patrician farmer was a polymath whose Monticello was a repository for scientific c...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Update: Bistro New Albany seems about to commence operations.

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(Crossposted at Potable Curmudgeon ) Bistro New Albany appears to be ready for liftoff, beginning with lunch hours on Monday, May 1. Most re...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Good to Have Him Back, Isn't It?

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Welcome back, New Albanian. We missed you. Well, not the NBA-mania, but the rest, you know? Our favorite publican has a knack for the "...
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