Ha, Ha. It's Back! The A2K NFL "Pick-Um" Game!

I would not say, Pan, I am doing so well as a developer. I feel I am beating my head against a brick wall sometimes. We had financing lined up with an outfit called Lehman Brothers but then, a year ago today, their phones were disconnected. That set us back, big-time.
UVA is on the west end of Main St. Downtown is a mile to the east. In between is a desolate area with mostly abandoned used car lots. My properties are adjacent to UVA's on the west. We are attempting to brand the area as "Mid-town" with mixed use commercial, office and residential. It will happen, but it is 2-steps forward, 1-step back.

Good luck Tuesday at the BAR..

Thanks for the update. Old cities like C-Ville have very strong Arch Boards...
My experience in Alexandria Virginia

Rj and associates have been designing smartly but boards and delays hand hold - admittedly sometimes for the better, sometimes not. The Lehman thing, horrible luck.

To add, I've never been on a design board though I've appeared before many. My business partner was on one and quit in a rage at stupidity. My husband was on a community board and that went fairly well at the time.

Ah, Buffalo leading - I may have to pay attention.

Buffalo winning? Only Mysteryman has Buffalo.

Buffalo at the half, makes me smile.

To finish the story, Pan and Osso. We are ready to roll across the street on the 6-story building (The Roof) and are starting the process across the street where a 9-story hotel might go (SycHouse).
We go before the BAR to ask for a demolition permit for the 2-story SycHouse building put up in 1945. Is it architecturally significant? I don't think so, unlike the buildings opposite the train station a few blocks away.
We broached this subject with the BAR a year ago and my architect was wary about asking for a vote. One member waxed poetic about the hardware store that was once there, and how he spent many a Saturday morning in the place. A couple of others favored facade-ism. Keep the street facing facade Main St but tear down whatever is behind it. Other members derided that as Disneyesque. We backed off.
The board now consists of different members. I think we are okay, but there will be some folks leaving to be replaced but we don't know by whom.

Oy.
As you know, I'd like you and your arch't to have control of the facade, trust your judgement. Damn, I'd like to play with it as a design school problem - assuming I knew much more than I do or want to. And as I said, I like your architect. Anyway, no disney (don't get me going) but some kind of fit would be good. My idea of 'fit' may have more range than others'. Anyway, break a leg (while not breaking legs).

I remember the hardware store but it didn't seem to be significant in terms of the history of C-Ville

Holy Moly, what a finish.
What gods did Buffalo offend?

what happened, I left the bar at 24 - 13 and hung patsie heads...

(and one could assume TO would offend any available god)

Final - 25-24 NE

Chihuahua!

Horrible call in the Raiders game. Zebras stole a TD away from the rook Murphy. Clear possession all the way to the ground.

I'm just starting to pay attention. Am torn, I'd like both of them to win.

Yeah, that was horrible.

The Raiders actually look decent tonight (at least their running game does).

New England outplayed Buffalo in almost all categories but without that call, Buffalo wins. And it was a terrible call.

The second game almost as wild.

all he hadda do was take a knee, game over...

I WAS ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buffalo had the game locked up.
All they had to do was take a knee, bring it out to the 20, and run out the clock.
But no, their kick returner decided to try and show off, and blew it.

And here I thought I was going to look like a genius for picking Buffalo over NE.
But my Chargers won, so that helped.
I didnt see that game, I had to go to bed because I was supposed to work today.
But that doesnt look like its going to happen (my turbo blew).