tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post3781948544656252420..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Future Projects: Part 3--95 Grand StreetBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-46697775463751053142009-03-12T09:43:00.000-05:002009-03-12T09:43:00.000-05:00TY 4 the correction 4Rilla :)...............TY 4 the correction 4Rilla :).............i was talking about the place adjacent to RR tracks...always thot that was biscuit lofts.................actaully it's Univ lofts...and i did know that but forgot/mixed up the names...........comes with old age i guess....!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-19148603472677885202009-03-12T08:35:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:35:00.000-05:00I guarantee you that if we in the urban core keep ...I guarantee you that if we in the urban core keep banging away at this issue that folks will start listening....I have seen more input on this issue here and on my blog than ever before..folks are reading..now it is time for a debaqte on the issue like they had on June Street.<BR/><BR/>Many of us who sunk roots into the urban core and vote mean something..we ust need more of us speaking up and Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-66525962729664278342009-03-11T20:33:00.000-05:002009-03-11T20:33:00.000-05:00Very self conscious now! Yes, I'm on June St. nea...Very self conscious now! Yes, I'm on June St. near Chandler, across from White Hen Pantry. We deliver in Worcester and one town out too.<BR/><BR/>They're tearing down the Caravan Coffee building to make parking for Hadley/Burwick. The ever charming Kirsch Liquors remains across the street.<BR/><BR/>I don't pretend to know much about business, but doesn't business exist to fulfill an unmet needSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631475022506249568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-89814867067907834692009-03-11T19:54:00.000-05:002009-03-11T19:54:00.000-05:00http://www.sprout-flowers.com/Bill,You can find Sp...http://www.sprout-flowers.com/<BR/><BR/>Bill,<BR/><BR/>You can find Sprout at 118 June St, right off Chandler.4rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640228831474551563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-3215586257912203962009-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:002009-03-11T19:52:00.000-05:00Jahn,You were confusing University Park Lofts with...Jahn,<BR/><BR/>You were confusing University Park Lofts with The Biscuit Lofts which are located off of Shrewsbury St.<BR/><BR/><BR/>University Park Lofts is at 21 Illinois St and is located about 150 yards from 95 Grand, I can see it right outside my windows.<BR/><BR/>You are pretty right on regarding there being "no" middle income folks in the immediate area. University Park Lofts has 13 lived 4rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640228831474551563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-41942445221458164882009-03-11T13:42:00.000-05:002009-03-11T13:42:00.000-05:00don't forget the mother-in -law!don't forget the mother-in -law!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-83036393275899001132009-03-11T11:21:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:21:00.000-05:00Sprout I will need some flowers for mothers day, w...Sprout I will need some flowers for mothers day, where is your shopBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-20769761937493675572009-03-11T11:20:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:20:00.000-05:00Sprout:You are so right. Where exactly are the te...Sprout:<BR/><BR/>You are so right. Where exactly are the tenants suppose to park???<BR/><BR/>Jahn, any town opposes these projects. That is my point. Main South is getting over run by these projects.<BR/><BR/><BR/>BillBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-20829411517143920702009-03-11T11:18:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:18:00.000-05:00Is Someone trying to say that affluent wiiimmen ....Is Someone trying to say that affluent wiiimmen .... 35 to 55 will stop to shop for flowers at Madison and Main St...<BR/><BR/> Was this letter dated April 1st.<BR/><BR/> I mean even middle class but less afluent women wouldnt go anywhere near Worc center mall whicch is in an area that is much more tame than Main & Madison<BR/><BR/> BTW is White Tower still across the street??<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-60297959579545056572009-03-11T09:30:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:30:00.000-05:00Had a couple emails back and forth w/ the guy rent...Had a couple emails back and forth w/ the guy renting the retail space in the Hadley/Burwick bldg.<BR/><BR/>My query:<BR/><BR/>"I'll admit, from outside it looks like a very pretty space that we would love to be in, but in terms of potential customers it looks pretty dismal.<BR/> <BR/>Typical flower consumers are female affluent empty nesters and women, 35-55, college educated, who work outside Sprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631475022506249568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-38584238880724652342009-03-11T08:46:00.000-05:002009-03-11T08:46:00.000-05:00Well i jusr read congress will give their automati...Well i jusr read congress will give their automatic 3% COLA raise ......FOR NEXT YEAR..........so will Kate Toomey and company give up their 88% pay raise that is now 1.5 years old............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-43961224340771807002009-03-11T08:42:00.000-05:002009-03-11T08:42:00.000-05:00Also Bill the city is probably exempt from the abo...Also Bill the city is probably exempt from the abondaned building ordinace.just as they are exepmt from teh nuisance ordince just passed last summer.................do as I say...not as I do.........4 unrelated college kids living in a 3 decker flat is illegal......wth do they call over crowding at the PIP..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-19248238669899984502009-03-11T08:40:00.000-05:002009-03-11T08:40:00.000-05:00Bill, the reason they cant get retail in the 1st f...Bill, the reason they cant get retail in the 1st floors of these places is b/c there are no middle income tenants in the area. I suggest there will never be and if there are they will be few & far between...............so this hope for some mid incone tenant base in this area is IMO a dream. So the only choices are board up for future use or NO/LO housing. When I said board it up , I felt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-17259836809569478042009-03-11T07:59:00.000-05:002009-03-11T07:59:00.000-05:00when a wet shelter for women was proposed at June ...when a wet shelter for women was proposed at June Street we had a new city organization - Responsible Neighborhoods or something like this..CC's all over it as destructive to the neighborhood....on our part of the city they come with their own shovel and hat for a promo so that they look good for those who are happy it is on our side and not theirs and all the Dr. Feelgoods out there...<BR/><BR/>Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-54186767753274642722009-03-11T00:00:00.000-05:002009-03-11T00:00:00.000-05:00the problemo Crystal is that there are to many mak...the problemo Crystal is that there are to many making decisions for folks like you, 4Rilla & Me who are a invested in the neigborhoods...other than a shovel in the ground for a no-lo..when was the las time you saw Gary Rosen or any other CC having a beer at Moynihans<BR/><BR/>I am like you (I know it kill's you:>)..I enjoy the diversiy but I am tired of the trash being thrown out the Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-71918650667550641582009-03-10T22:46:00.000-05:002009-03-10T22:46:00.000-05:00Jahn:At times I make jokes on this blog, but truth...Jahn:<BR/><BR/>At times I make jokes on this blog, but truth be told this is no joke. Especially for people who have invested alot of their time and money.<BR/><BR/>Lets gets technical for a second. Do you think 95 Grand Street complies with with abandoned building ordinance? Not a chance.<BR/><BR/>Although a vital retail 1st floor for 95 Grand Street would be nice, there is not chance of thisBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-48075206142869161312009-03-10T19:04:00.000-05:002009-03-10T19:04:00.000-05:00That structure s/b neatly boarded up until it can ...That structure s/b neatly boarded up until it can be put to industrial or commercial use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-63304005381978220062009-03-10T18:45:00.000-05:002009-03-10T18:45:00.000-05:00Crystal:I would also love something to happen in t...Crystal:<BR/><BR/>I would also love something to happen in this building. I actually remember when the building was full of businesses and the lot across the street was full of car for those businesses. <BR/><BR/>The problem I have with all of this stuff is the low to mod income requirement. The Royal Worcester also has this requirement, but it is along the lines that 25% of the apartments Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-32729207652957102032009-03-10T17:24:00.000-05:002009-03-10T17:24:00.000-05:00Just enlarged the pic, is that an old pic of the p...Just enlarged the pic, is that an old pic of the parking lot....Wow it was almost niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-72065661886303588232009-03-10T17:22:00.000-05:002009-03-10T17:22:00.000-05:00Hey I would love if the parking lot across the str...Hey I would love if the parking lot across the street looked like the artist rendering. I am all for development as long as it does not go in the direction of the Royal Worcester with drugs and prostitution. But I would love for something to be done with that building. When I interviewed the gentleman from the Main South CDC he mentioned his goal was similar to ours, wants to bring life and good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28473979488222057512009-03-10T10:25:00.000-05:002009-03-10T10:25:00.000-05:00OT here.......but did anyone read T&G page 1 s...OT here.......but did anyone read T&G page 1 story today about 4 unrelated college kids living in an apt which is illegal under teh city zoning ordinanace.. i.e you cant have more than 3 unrelated people in a dwelling unit....otherwise it's considered a lodging house.....but if you load up a 3 decker apt with 3 related familes totalling 15 people it is all legal as long as the bedrooms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-45519316794535085762009-03-10T08:26:00.000-05:002009-03-10T08:26:00.000-05:00For those that can't open the link...Runway safety...For those that can't open the link...<BR/><BR/>Runway safety improvements lag at busy airports<BR/>By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer Joan Lowy, Associated Press Writer Tue Mar 10, 3:06 am ET <BR/>WASHINGTON – Six-year-old Joshua Woods was singing Christmas songs on Dec. 8, 2005, when a runaway plane at Chicago's Midway Airport crashed through a fence and collided with his family's car, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-80874415216530576282009-03-10T08:24:00.000-05:002009-03-10T08:24:00.000-05:00Good read on Logan's runways...http://news.yahoo.c...Good read on Logan's runways...<BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_go_ot/runway_overruns<BR/><BR/>Harry T<BR/>Worcester,MAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com