tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post6408317652192825236..comments2024-03-17T20:47:31.628-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Weekend Fun also Offers Chance to Examine Public SpacesSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-25416068173605264132015-08-02T08:02:58.351-07:002015-08-02T08:02:58.351-07:00It's true restoring the fountain there would b...It's true restoring the fountain there would be terrific for the summer months!<br /><br />At the same time, it would just be one more ornament for the ornamental emptiness. By itself, a fountain doesn't address the fundamental structural problems with Peace Plaza.<br /><br />Also, over at Hinessight, there's <a href="http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2015/08/enlightened-theatrics-block-party-rocks-downtown-salem-ive-got-photos.html" rel="nofollow">a very nice review of the Grand Theatre's block party</a>, and the most telling detail, it seems to me, is the way the party activated the lawn at the Courthouse, which is usually a barren space, used otherwise mainly for lawyerly chats during court and for staff breaks, both during "office hours." The photo of picnickers there documents that great win!Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-86907014831615658992015-08-01T23:57:53.797-07:002015-08-01T23:57:53.797-07:00Sadly the fountain in the Peace Plaza would have b...Sadly the fountain in the Peace Plaza would have been a great place to beat the heat. Undortunately the City refuses to fix it. Even though a private donor offered to pay for the repairs, they are leaving their options open to remove it at some point. Maybe when the new plan for the police station comes along and puts the building in the Plaza. You may think that idea is dead, but it is not. An architctural firm was hied last week to come up with 6 locations in the vicinity of City Hall. Here we go again....more secret meetings and then a plan with beautiful drawings will be unvailed that the public will be invited to swoon over and fork out $50 million to build!Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-67930876782242457052015-07-31T22:20:06.809-07:002015-07-31T22:20:06.809-07:00Shoot, the comparison won't be so convenient. ...Shoot, the comparison won't be so convenient. The Library party is in retreat: "<i>Come join us tomorrow for the 50th Anniversary Party - inside! That's right, inside the Loucks Auditorium. Due to the heat, the party is moving inside.</i>"Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-5973213634936743442015-07-31T12:04:01.727-07:002015-07-31T12:04:01.727-07:00updated with a couple of tweets about protected bi...updated with a couple of tweets about protected bike lanes on busy roadsSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com