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    Norfolk Pictures

    baobabs727 replied to willy's topic in Norfolk

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    Petersburg

    baobabs727 replied to RiverYuppy's topic in Richmond

    Portsmouth has benefited mightily already. Just ask the residents about their property tax reduction. For starters.
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    Interesting view from the Towne Bank drive through.
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    I watched the mtg. Laughable. Zero questions.
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    Dillards is somewhere between 250,000 sf and 255,000 sf, spread across 3 floors. Depending on which publication you read. It was their East Coast Flagship and the largest department store in the history of Hampton Roads, the largerst in Virginia outside of NOVA, and one of the top 2-4 in size in the history of VA .
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    Assholes
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    awesome
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    I love trees. The airport's grounds have always been pretty. I attribute that to the airport's proximity to the Botanical Gardens. The City and the Airport Authority wanted to make the transition between the two seamless. Now the airport is going to lose much of its natural beauty to make way for the new Hotel, other buildings....and now this...whatever it is. However, I can accept all of that destruction in the name of progress for all. I'm sure...well, I hope....they'll be planting trees elsewhere.
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    jajajajajajajajajaj!! exactly!! Obviously someone in the marketing dept loves him/her some mythology, but has he/she/them/they actually given any deep thought to this campaign?? I mean, first of all, where are all the HOT Sirens?? And where is their Siren Song?? Nay, all I see is waiting for prospective sailors it the promise of 3 square (meals) and a meager housing allowance. OH...plus a chance at an all expenses paid trip to the nearest deathtrap of a warzone!!! yeeeeehawwwwwwwwww!!
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    tax credits! y'all know the what, why, how, right? the city likely asked for mixed use. hence the mixed "tidbits" of other uses.
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    I must say that ORF continues to crush it, and this even before the advent of the nearly $700,000,000.00 in proposed development at the airport! International destinations, Let's Go! I did do a very cursory study of the other sort of mid major airports East of the Mississippi and South of Maryland, and the average growth last year ('23 vs. '22) was around 11 to 13%. So we appear to be right in line with the post pandemic trend. Better yet, the limited data I could retrieve from 2019 to 2023 year's end seemed to indicate that we are slightly ahead of the game for that period. Perhaps by 5 pct. -ish. I didn't have time to do a deep dive, but that is sort of a decent overview of where things stand vis-à-vis out peer-ish airports in peer-ish markets. Lol.
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    Wut u talkin' 'bout, Willis? HRT guy lied. The proposed VB Town Center stop already had significant, LRT-ORIENTED-LOOKING development, so they should have just extended LRT there and taken full credit. Lol .
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    100. Problem is they let the damn Chick-fil-A build next door. Morons.
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    It's Breeden. The city government willing, it will get built. 100..
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    WOW! A 12.5 percent increase from last March (2023) is tremendous.
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    P.S. I would bet you anything that the release and timing of these brand new clarification releases/stories about the movie and the location of filming are NOT haphazard or coincidental. You may not know this but there was a TON of backlash and pushback/questions coming from the VB powers-that-be right after the first barrage of film news mentioned Richmond 100 zillion times and VB zero times (except for your goofball dude) re: filming locations. I'm not sure and am not saying that the filming locations actually changed since that time. Indeed, a more likely scenario is that the P.R. folks from Universal and PW, INC, etc., realized that they needed to get the full story out there (about VB being included in filming) , and fast. Trust me, there was a ton of back chatter going that will not likely get reported on. Hoping this new reportage holds up. Screw Richmond lol. I'm guessing mostly Richmond back stages/lots will be used.
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    BFG, I was only going by the MANY journalistic reports (didn't you see them?) that said filming would be in "RICHMOND" ...with no mention of VB. I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings re: the GREAT ONE, but I was being factual. So...getting to what you posted here...a social media post that we can both read which says, "Central and Coastal VA." So... we might assume that this means Richmond ...and Hampton Roads. Ok. Good. Hope so. We shall see.
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    If you read the transcript of his speech (I posted it in Norfolk Off Topic), all of this seems soooo...um... less real. LOL.
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    Transcript: State of the City address 2024. Norolk State of the City Address 2024.pdf
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    From the State of the City address: Greyhound Bus Terminal redevelopment: Courtesy of Breeden "Houndstooth will feature over 220 residential units, and will include a parking garage, gym, recreation room, and a rooftop deck," he said. "This development represents a $35 million capital investment, creating over 300 construction jobs."
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    I would agree. Desperate for a WIN right now. Could Yarborough and Pamunkeys have agreed to move their development to MacArthur Center site...at original, full scale?
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    Cordish is gunning for a Petersburg Casino. Bruch Smith partners up. https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/bruce-smith-teams-with-cordish-on-petersburg-casino-plan/ Would Cordish build both in Norfolk and Petersburg? Or would they not? Does this article change things re: our supposition here at MacArthur? I suppose not ...since Cordish was trying to build in Richmond earlier.
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    i see both, yah but do u think that they would crawl into bed with they who shalt not be named...once again...after all of that bad mojo...or is it all (head)water(s) under the bridge by now? :--) Let's scour the universe for answers and clues ....and light this b*t#! (thread) UP!!
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    true, as well.
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    Some of this architecture is VAGUELY reminiscent of Atlantic Park. Hmm.....
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