Hating Albany
Tweet I’m a negative guy. Don’t believe me? Just ask most of our city leaders. Oh, they may be very polite and not say anything negative about me, but I doubt they would disagree with you if you ask them how negative I am. Take a look around town, and you can see where I’m [...]
Read More →Why I have a hard time with downtown efforts
Tweet There are some great things downtown, and Aaron Blair has done some good things as well. Nothing I’m about to say have anything to do with Blair. In fact, most of this stuff happened long, long before Blair. In fact, a lot of it dates to my childhood.
Read More →Blair and I have different definitions of success
Tweet Aaron Blair thinks that downtown is on the brink of being a big success. Unfortunately, it seems that Blair and I have a very, very different of success.
Read More →Riverfront closing a bad sign for downtown
Tweet Something smells in downtown Albany. Yesterday, we could chalk it up to chemicals. Today, not so much. No, what stinks is apparently the likelihood for businesses to actually thrive downtown, despite all the money our city officials have poured down the black hole that downtown has become.
Read More →The disposable culture
Tweet For all the talk in some circles about a culture war, many people don’t really understand that. I’ll be honest, I have only a vague understanding of what some people mean by “culture war”. However, there is a way I describe our culture and I think does deserve a war against: Our [...]
Read More →Downtown Albany perception continues to change for 2012
Tweet Written by Walter L. Johnson II Fashion, fine art, food, and fun: That’s just part of what’s driving business into Downtown Albany these days. Downtown Manager Aaron Blair believes that 2011 was a turning point in terms in changing the perception of the district in multiple ways. “I felt like we’ve [...]
Read More →Our Bridge To The Future; Which One Will It Be?
Tweet I’m always amazed at how events can take on symbolism beyond their immediate importance. Our Broad Avenue Bridge is a wonderful example. A couple of years ago, the mighty Flint River had eroded the structure to the point of closure to all traffic; vehicle and pedestrian. A plan was formulated to demolish [...]
Read More →Rebuilding Downtown Albany
Tweet Written by Betty Rehberg Downtown Albany was once a place to be proud of. It was the very heart of Albany for many decades. It was once a bustling, busy place filled with shops, theaters, and so much more. People from all over South Georgia flocked to Albany’s downtown. One could [...]
Read More →They’ve come a long way
Tweet A couple of years ago, city officials lamented being “out blogged” regarding downtown. They felt that the blogging against the city’s plan would ultimately hurt their efforts, so they held a meeting to try and map out a strategy. They invited city leaders and business leaders. However, they didn’t bother to invite [...]
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