I won’t say that suburban neighborhoods are monolithic. It’s not like everyone who lives in a particular area can be expected to be exactly the same. But a lot of neighborhoods do tend to generally reflect the common economics or ...

I was waiting for the tea kettle to boil and slipped out for a preview of the frosty pre-dawn weather. It was cold and still. When I heard the kettle begin to whistle, I turned back to the door and ...

One of the things I like to say about making my home downtown is that it’s great to live in a place where, every day, things seem to get just a little bit better. I’ve lived in a few places ...

While much of downtown thrives at happy hour and beyond, most of the river-end of Gay still rolls up the sidewalks in the evening. Of the roughly dozen restaurants around the 800 and 900 blocks, most still cater primarily to ...

Most people know what you mean when you say “convenience store.” People know you can probably pick up some milk, batteries, and gum at a convenience store. You wouldn’t necessarily expect to find watches or printer paper. A convenience store ...

One morning a few weeks back, the fence finally came down. There was no fanfare. That had come and gone. Workers just quietly removed the chain-link fence erected to contain the construction on the 100 Block of Gay Street.

Gay Street is going to be a little quieter in a couple of weeks. With the opening of the new transit center on Church Avenue, the chains of buses that have roared down Gay over the past few years on ...

I love Market Square. I need to get that out of the way up front. Its unique character reflects not only the rich historic character of downtown, but also the spirit of a city that is rediscovering the value of ...

Tonight’s Sundown in the City is the last for this season. For many attendees, that’s probably a disappointment. But for some of us downtown, it’s going to be a relief.

Last Summer, when construction on the 100 Block of Gay Street was getting into full swing, I wrote that “the attitude I get from most of my neighbors seems to be of the grin-and-bear-it variety.” After over a year of ...

Don’t let your kids read this. What I’m about to tell you isn’t exactly “adults only” material, but it is intended for those old enough to know the difference between right and wrong.

As we went to press this week, the details of a man killed there on March 1 remain murky. What is known is that he was struck and killed by a turning KAT trolley as he attempted to cross the ...

It was forecast days in advance. Over the past decade or so, I’ve learned not to put a lot of stock in predications of snow. It’s the meteorologists’ version of crying wolf, and the more insistent they become, the less ...

We’ve had no shortage of plans and recommendations over the years—just not much in the way of results. Yes, we’ve had one major retail success in Mast General Store. But little has sprung up in the wake of what was ...

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Planning Commission released a report on housing in downtown and its growth over the past decade. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that it paints a picture of downtown as a residential neighborhood on the ...