“When Chico is happy, I will be happy”. That was the response from Mayor David Bowers to the recently rejected proposal by the Coalition For The Roanoke City Market to renovate the historic Market Building. The mayor was referring to the owner of Chico’s Big Lick Pizza, a long-time tenant of the food court. The [...]
I’ve been waiting for an outpouring of anger and disbelief in the editorial pages and the blogs for the last several days, and it’s amazing to me that it hasn’t materialized. Am I the only one who finds it hard to believe that our elected members of the city council recently voted to reject a [...]
Americans seem to have a difficult time coming to terms with the notion that our resources are finite. This is made obvious by the fact that we choose nine-passenger SUVs for our daily commutes, and by the incredibly naïve manner in which citizens and politicians alike debate healthcare policy. An alarming percentage of Americans seem [...]
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have been an outspoken critic of a number of recent economic development initiatives in the city of Roanoke. Rather than simply complaining, I’ve always tried to present alternatives that in my opinion represent more effective uses of our tax dollars. I’ve made a sincere effort to [...]
This article originally appeared on the Star City Harbinger website.
The City of Roanoke suffers from a severe case of multiple personality disorder when it comes to economic development issues. We hear a great deal of talk about the need for the city to be hip, cool and green in order to attract young professionals, while [...]
I didn’t develop a full understanding of my unique personality type (INTP) until I was nearly 40 years old. At that point I came to realize that I had been blindly pursuing a career path for which I was very poorly suited. The further I advanced, the more unhappy I became. I had been quite [...]
I’ve been suffering pangs of guilt again lately for not posting as regularly as I should. This is in spite of the fact that I have spent a great deal of time in the last few days on site upgrades. Check out the new header images if you haven’t noticed noticed. I probably spent 15 [...]