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i thought about that 3 years ago. i even begged my dad for some money so i could start the project. no go though.

so you can sleep during mass, not get caught, and still be a part of the social network. i agree though, i like smaller churches better. even the huge cathedrals of old (Notre Dame, St. Paul's and Durham are three I've attended services at) have a more intimate, communal, social, and spiritual feel than modern large churches (not even mega churches, because i haven't been to a mega church per se.)

i've been experiencing the "new" Lady for a while (i take it coming back from Publix.) although i miss the Meritage, it's nice to have a WW downtown, and i saw a hell of a lot of people there yesterday.

i think it'd be great if the entertainment nodes could be linked up; Vista on the West->Vista->Main, going along Gervais to Harden->Five Points. right now, the Vista and Main Street are running together o.k. and will only get better with the Nick going the other side of the State House...I wonder what'll take its place? anyway, the Vista and Main kind of run together (Gervais->The Whig, then down Main either way...Jammin Java and Rio before they lost the liquor license one way, Hunter Gatherer/The Nick/Cool Beans going south on Main past the State House.)

the old house/duplex/apartment building next to Cornell Arms, where Beezer's is, has a sign on it for "Copper Beech Townhome Communities, Now Leasing for Fall 2007" on it, and reserved spaces for the company. any info? hopefully they're no planning to demolish the building...Sammi's used to be there, and Communist Fred's record/dvd/comic book place. i miss his "impeach bush" sign in the window. anyone have any info?

ZOMBIE WALK a bunch of people are meeting in MLK park behind Five Points tomorrow night and will walk to the Art Bar...DRESSED AND ACTING LIKE ZOMBIES!!! this should be cool. i'd go but i have work, so i'll probably find them on the way towards the Art Bar and take some pics. crazy stuff like this is why i love this town.

those Harbison tunnels are kinda freaky. Palmetto Center residential? that's wierd...not sure how it would work on the floorplan. i'd figure that NBSC would be better for residential and the tenants would move to Palmetto Center.

at least it looks better than the other CVS downtown (on Bull Street?)

my thoughts exactly, although i think they went too cheap on the roof materials.

the townhomes by the train tracks in Five Points on Green street by the Salty Nut...really close to the tracks and the sign says they cost about $500. and there's people living in them.

if you're just out of college, single, young, a young couple with no kids or an old couple whose kids are out of the house who now want a smaller place, why not? especially if you work in the area and want to save money on gas.

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there's an abandoned line running through the vista...you can still see the infrastructure (a few overpasses over the line, a few tunnels.) maybe that could be reused somehow? to the OP: interesting ideas. i've had a few ideas myself, not as compelte a system as yours though, and sort of based on the light rail in Manchester, England (start out simple and expand.) subways are expensive, so i don't see that happening...it'd be nice though. Rosewood/N. Beltline (switches with Assembly and Forest Drive/Taylor;) possible extension to stadium/fairgrounds and Olympia Assembly - part of it makes a western loop around West Columbia/Cayce; the other part goes north, splitting at N. Main and Broad River (which goes to Harbison) now that there's a loop, make the inner lines: Forest Drive/Taylor - connects with N. Beltline, Harden and Assembly a Harden line for Five Points access, and then go from there on extending it out. -