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Re: Show Photos: Santafest at the Wherehouse, 18 Bands, One Night – 12/18

USB 3G — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:55:16 -0000

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Re: 2011 03 31_- Super Sonic Piss (11)

USB 3G — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:44:08 -0000

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Re: Show Photos: Mission Bleak: Super Sonic Piss @ Tobacco Bowl – 3/31

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Re: Show Photos: Firecracker 500 Garage Rock Festival – Day Two

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Re: Iowa City Weekender: Dec 1-3

Jessica J — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:42:28 -0000

Psyched for Dave Coulier. After watching a few YouTube clips of his stand-up, I can't wait to hear a full routine tomorrow night.

Re: Speed Freak

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Re: Speed Freak

Amphetamine Addiction — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:11:00 -0000

Life in the fast lane. Yesterday, Transport Minister Phillip Hammond announced government plans to revise the motorway speed limit to 80mph. The increase has already triggered responses from both sides of the debate

Re: Album Review –

Djbryanlee — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:27:18 -0000

This is definately a album you should check out!!

Re: Iowa City Weekender: November 3-6

Yale Cohn — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:45:13 -0000

Also Sunday: PATV's "I Love Iowa City" Film Contest is screening at the Mill at 6 p.m. Big story about it in today's Press Citizen: http://www.press-citizen.co...

Re: Iowa City Weekender: November 3-6

Pete Lower — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:14:47 -0000

Item 9 & The Mad Hatter's CD release party at the Blue Moose @8, 6 bands for $5, going to be an epic party don't miss it! Surprised it never made it on here, going to be the biggest party in town...

Re: Show Photos: Gabe’s Halloween Show: Caterwaulla, Five in a Hand, Item 9 & the Mad Hatters – 10.29

Kelsey — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:29:01 -0000

come to blue moose this saturday for item 9 cd release!

Re: Iowa City Weekender: October 20-22

acethoughts — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:35:03 -0000

Addendum: The Howl Reading is on Sunday.

Re: Watch Skye Carrasco on Little Village Live

outsourcing websites — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:35:44 -0000

I've long been a fan and follower of your work, as we shared an appreciation for the more intellectually interesting aspects of the squared circle. The blog is a welcome surprise and I look forward to reading it regularly.

Re: Watch Skye Carrasco on Little Village Live

Electricpine — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:41:50 -0000

Skye love your music, your compositions .... saw you on Cj's page

Re: Iowa City Weekender: September 29-October 1

Little Village — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:29:09 -0000

EDIT: Saturday's Eyedea benefit at Gabe's is 19+, not 21!

Re: The Gazette Finds The Bright Side of the Bruegger’s Fire

Patrick — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:14:08 -0000

I'm just interested, one person in the word business to another, in what the heck "viable" means in the last sentence here. The point at issue isn't whether the story or its parts are viable: of course they are. You published them.
The point is whether the story had anything new to say. I read it. I think Mr. Williams's criticisms are valid (is that the word you wanted?). And the original title of the article was, as you tacitly admit, offensive.

Re: The Gazette Finds The Bright Side of the Bruegger’s Fire

Kent Williams — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:44:08 -0000

Mr. Muller,

So apparently, my point about the headline was apt.

As for my dislike for The Gazette, we moved to Cedar Rapids in 1970, when I was 12 years old, and I'd been reading the San Francisco Chronical since I was a wee sprat. The Gazette of those days was a staunchly right wing paper that was firmly in bed with the local Powers That Be. It was also before the Des Moines Register was sold to Gannet and was a world class newspaper, with the Pulitzers to go with it.

Since then I'll admit the Gazette has gotten better, and conversely the Des Moines Register has gotten worse. My dislike of the paper has eased a bit consequently, but that article, and that headline especially, felt like a real slap at Iowa City.

Even without the headline, it strikes me as an odd thing to be publishing so soon after the fire, especially when no one seemed to have anything definite to say. It isn't clear what will become of the damaged properties. There aren't even any definite plans for changing the downtown, in general. My personal slant on the subject is that Iowa City's downtown IS thriving as it stands, and I'm suspicious of any plans that would change the character of the place.

A big part of that character comes from the well-preserved 18th Century red brick buildings of which the Bruegger's building and 9 South Linn were great examples. To my way of thinking it would be better to restore the damaged buildings than to build more yuppie condos and bring national retailers to the store fronts, and that's the direction the City and downtown merchants and landlords seem to want to go.

So I'm sorry if you felt I was treating the Gazette too harshly. My reaction was as much emotional as it was intellectual, but I stand by the salient points in my post. Certainly the Gazette is big enough to withstand any sniping from the likes of me.

Re: The Gazette Finds The Bright Side of the Bruegger’s Fire

Shippee F. — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:11:38 -0000

The Gazette is actually my favorite Iowa paper. I understand Kent's sentiment, but I don't find the article in bad taste. That said, It is rather hollow, isn't it? Is Hennigan really noting the city's redevelopment desires? It feels like this story arc was ripped off the news peg but nothing really panned out for it, to be blunt. To be even more blunt, the print article's headline is the exact question I found myself asking after finishing the piece.

Re: The Gazette Finds The Bright Side of the Bruegger’s Fire

Lyle Muller, Gazette Editor — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:48:14 -0000

Your criticism lacks a basic fact, colored by your professed bias about The Gazette. The Gazette newspaper headline today is "How will downtown fire change I.C.?" not the one you pulled from the web site, for which The Gazette, of course, is responsible and which was changed. Regarding Gregg Hennigan's story, noting the city's redevelopment desires for downtown is a viable part of the follow-up story that explores what will happen in the fire's aftermath and does not diminish the loss that was sustained and which was reported on in the Sunday, Sept. 25, Gazette. http://thegazette.com/2011/...

Re: Your Town Now: Here’s Looking at You, John Millar

Brian Gunning — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:32:54 -0000

I think you guys are holding back, and that's good, no need to light the fire here in public. I for one am quite disappointed with this process and the business selected to "help" with the problem.

The misappropriation of funding to an unqualified and REMOTE consultant is shameful. I had always heard that Iowa City held a very high standard for commerce and left the dregs to Coralville, but this survey appears to be inviting the tide, and the above report is even more frightening.

While I agree our downtown could use a revised vision, I'm not sure we're looking towards the right resources for it...or even asking the right questions. Iowa City has developed organically and primarily through local entrepreneurs...shouldn't we strive to keep doing that? Start franchises here, help our fledglings learn to fly.

Perhaps the city could tap into a group like Seed Here, a locally-grown group for growing business, to do some more grass-roots research into growing our grass-roots successes. I don't pretend to speak for everyone...but that is the romantic ideal most of us have. Let's invest in us.

Re: Your Town Now: Here’s Looking at You, John Millar

Brian Gunning — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:25:19 -0000

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Re: Your Town Now: Here’s Looking at You, John Millar

Brian Gunning — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:25:08 -0000

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Re: Your Town Now: Here’s Looking at You, John Millar

Brian Gunning — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:24:58 -0000

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Re: Upcycled Clothing: Red + Lace

Irish Clothing — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:56:15 -0000

It's easy to make beaded fabric using either vintage clothes that are upcycled or recycled into new garments, or by adding beads to fabric before or during the construction of the garment.

Re: John Millar Spams entire University with ‘Survey’

Nialle — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:44:37 -0000

Vortex. Fun Zone. Gypsy Magic/Rocky Creek. And that's just in the last 5 years....