Thursday, June 23, 2016

So close to Breakwind, and yet so far -- obviously, it's their fault for not living in the splendiferous Main Street Improvement and Verge Manicuring District.

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East 7th between Spring and Elm. Thanks to SB for the photos.

Greens, Libertarians -- yeah, and some of that Lesser Evilism, too.

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Alternatives to the problem: Keep the Revolution Going: Jill Stein for President For takeaways from the Libertarian Party town hall, g...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

And with a donation and naming rights to the little league park's ball fields, finally the Floyd hospital deal makes sense.

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As a local journalist observes, "The headline is not something from The Onion ." Just when you though Floyd County government...
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The best way to slow traffic on Elm at 5th would be to leave the crater alone.

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Back in March, NAC glanced at another of Pinocchio Rosenbarger's inadvertent street grid masterworks. Rosenbarger retains job by ha...

"How do we solve all those issues if we have a rural mentality where things are static?"

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Search this page at City Lab for the word "parks," and you won't find it. Yes, Charlotte is a much larger city than ours, but...

"If the door is open it isn't theft ... you can't return to where you've never left."

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For those who retain an interest in U2 and are familiar with the group's most recent release, this 15-minute podcast details the crea...

SHANE'S EXCELLENT NEW WORDS: Midden.

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Welcome to another installment of  SHANE'S EXCELLENT NEW WORDS , a regular Wednesday feature at NA Confidential . But why all these ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Hannegan Roseberry's wonderful column on two-way streets: "What are we waiting for?"

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I had a rejoinder ... Let's ask the old white guys: Revisiting last Saturday's dismal "spotlight" on street reconvers...
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Family planning: the unsung human right.

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International Planned Parenthood Federation Then there is this . Pro-choice activists have delivered abortion pills to women in Nort...

ASK THE BORED: A bicentennial FOIA reanimates a tale of two city seals.

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The series introduction is reprinted below. Unfortunately, today I have an unexpected obligation at 10:30, and I won't be able to ask...

I have an idea. Let's cut down the shade tree by the bus stop in high summer!

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Looks diseased, eh?
Monday, June 20, 2016

Sam's at the Montrose goes, and Rails Craft Brew & Eatery arrives.

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Rails on Facebook. The second location of Rails Craft Brew & Eatery will take over the Sam's at the Montrose space. Rails is f...
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Here's the agenda for Tuesday morning's merchant group meeting (8:30 a.m., Seeds and Greens).

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My agenda item. Like we said ... The monthly merchant group meeting is 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 21 at Seeds and Greens. Strictly s...

Placing a dollar value on the services that street trees perform.

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Has Judge Cody read this  article? Back in April, I attended a Tree Board meeting. Unlike New Albany, "The people of Somerville, ...

A contrarian asks: Should there even be "walk" signals for pedestrians?

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Here's another way of looking at how best to walk across the street. In a four-part opinion piece at GreaterGreaterWashington.org ,...

The medieval diet: "White wine makes you piss better than any other wine."

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It's where the love of history meets the needs of a foodie. I Tried a Medieval Diet, And I Didn't Even Get That Drunk , by Sarah ...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Caesar baffled and inconsolable as "anti-establishment" candidate leads the mayoral race in Rome.

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Caesar said “establishment politics is different than anti-establishment politics." He said when people have several choices to make...

Northern Renaissance, with Jan Van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer and Hieronymus Bosch.

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Any excuse to hoist Albrecht Dürer's image to the marquee is appreciated, but in fact this series is three hours well spent. The link...

Or, as he was known to my friends, Rog Sr.

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Circa 1952. Roger George Baylor was born in 1925 and died in 2001, making him 35 years of age when I was born in 1960. His death pred...
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The council's DemoDisneyDixiecrats: Co-option comes right after self-interest, and just before irrelevance.

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana lists the rights below under the all-purpose umbrella of "equality." They're mer...