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On Sentinel property? That was quick!

Here's the superfund page for the site that describes current activities and conditions. Still not clean enough to be used. - https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0405159

Could be less boring. Par for the course for Shenkel Shultz. https://www.schenkelshultz.com/portfolio/edyth-bush-charitable-foundation-headquarters/

And last I checked, there was still some $$ left for this year, which ends Sept. 30. Get your facade grants in!

This is a great example of moving a democratic district into a progressive district in a very messy race. Glad its over, and so sad to see many of the attacks that came against him from members of the party.

What interests me is Simon's role in all of these transactions. Are they trying to vertically integrate their tenant stores? With the decreased interest in malls, maybe Simon will take up smaller footprint locations and end up inventing the department store all over again.

I grew up in Des Moines, we celebrated on October 30 -- Beggars' Night -- and had to earn our candy by telling jokes.

I know I saw some news articles on non-payment of rent early on in the pandemic, so I wondered if that had something to do with it. Here's the data from National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker - https://www.nmhc.org/rentpaymenttracker I am surprised at how many people are still paying (and curious as to what the recent cuts to unemployment will do to that number). By and large, rent payment is down a couple of percentage points over a year ago -- which I know adds up -- but is still above 95% over the last three months (though much of that is late.)

They permanently closed about a year ago. It was a family business and when the older generation passed on, the kids tried to hold on for a while, but didn't make it. Nobody buys and maintains vacuums like they used to. Every few years, you just get a new one.

The building is still standing, but sadly stripped of any architectural charm.

It's the opposite for me. Every few months the website stops recognizing my login via Facebook, and I have to cancel and re-join under the new introductory rate -- that's the only option on the Facebook funnel.

Where are you seeing this? I am looking now, and as of 9 this morning, only 71,724 ballots are logged. Are the rest waiting for signature confirmation? https://www.ocfelections.com/voter-turnout Also, both my ballot and my husband's have been accepted and will be tallied.

Unless, of course, he had an opportunity to plead the fifth -- which he did 75 times during a lawsuit against HCA, where he headed the nation's largest ever case of medicare fraud.

Non-compete Claudia. She was my best friend in high school.

The CRA has too much money.

Vibrant vomit green only!

I think we should be looking for reduction, not elimination of parking minimums. It's a lot easier for a household to move from owning 2 cars to 1 car, than to go without a car at all. I do think the City (and private owners) should look at spaces in their garages that routinely go empty, and make them available to offset parking requirements at nearby residential developments, allowing better use of what is already built and fewer new spaces.

I get my Target order delivered via Shipt. They shop the SODO store, which gives me a lot more selection than the E. Colonial store right around the corner from my house. I have the Target app on the home screen of my phone, and use my cart as a shopping list - just adding to it as I think of something or run out of something, then once a week or so, I will sit down, add whatever else I need, and order. It's to my door in a couple of hours. There are a couple of ways to handle items that are out of stock - I choose having the shopper text me about substitutions, which works well. I have had mixed luck with that issue when ordering Whole Foods/Amazon, in that the substitution may have looked okay, but didn't really fulfill my needs once it got home (i.e. getting coconut milk when I ordered coconut cream.) I have never had anything missing in a Target order, when I have had an item missing in both of the Whole Foods/Amazon orders I made.

I took this last Thursday when passing on Amelia, and forgot to post.

Just about the right scale for Pine and Orange... but is there a slide?

This piqued my interest, and I wanted to find out what our current distribution is, so I checked with the EDC - these are Pandemic-impacted numbers - https://business.orlando.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/Employment-by-Industry.pdf Here is an older graph, https://news.orlando.org/blog/q3-2019-orlando-economic-update/ Depending on the breakdown in each category, we could conceivably be close to 20% white collar between Professional/business services, Financial, and information. I think a percentage of the other categories would also contribute to that overall number.

If you're like most people who live and work in downtown Orlando, you've spent some time talking with Milton McKnight about what's going on with him, the weather, the Magic, politics, faith, the economy, or one of a hundred other topics that he's happy to chat about with you. It looks like the jewelry shop in the Kress building is closing, and they've started an online fundraiser to help take care of him, since foot traffic is too low for his regulars to pay a visit. https://www.gofundme.com/f/milton039s-support-fund

The City owns few retail spaces downtown (I'm thinking the cafe inside City Hall, a couple at the Library garage and Central garage, restaurant at Lake Eola). The rest is private property, including many of the party ‘til you puke” bars which are owner-occupied. New development tends to be owned and managed by big corporate entities who's vision of successful tenant mix isn't based on the ideal tenant mix for a vibrant downtown. To say that Thomas and Buddy have done nothing for downtown retail refuses to acknowledge the Publix, downtown movie theater, and other projects that have served as destination catalysts that have made it a more appealing to live and visit, adding to street life and foot traffic that make other businesses sustainable. I've only been in town for fifteen years and the first three of that were pretty exclusively at UCF -- a relative newcomer -- but the building stock, both in square footage and price of retail available, just doesn't line up with the great destination shopping districts of the world, nor should they. And honestly, I don't see the appeal in corporate chains in Downtown. Locally owned spots that keep money in Central Florida do much more to build community and make place than someone coming in to gather cash and send it to stockholders. Brookstone, Sharper Image, Victoria’s Secret, Express, B. Dalton, Bookseller have no use to me. Deeply, Kres, Mad Cow, Dovecote, and yes - even Stardust and Ibar - are what make my downtown a desirable place to live.

Software developers are an interesting bunch, and it can be a job filled with long hours and high pressure to perform. I know someone working for EA who, during releases, goes from his office to his apartment across the street without much outside interaction, ordering UberEats delivery or bringing something home from onsite dining every day. I think that is common for folks on his team. Administrative roles may be different, but I wonder, after all these years trying to lure them to Creative Village, if these workers will bring the vibrancy and street life that would benefit Downtown.

Are you organizing around this? Are there steps being recommended? Where can I sign up, volunteer, and join you in this work?