November 2009
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Artificial Paradises: The Shopping Mall as an... →
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Local retail space aplenty heading into holidays |... →
Savannah’s retail real estate market is limping along like a diner who overdosed on turkey. Vacancy rates are not available, but at least 10 in-town properties measuring in excess of 20,000 square feet sit empty. Eight of those either front the city’s main retail corridor, Abercorn Street, or are part of shopping centers that do.
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Recession gives local retailers a shot at better... →
Many national retailers are in “lock-down” because of the recession, Sherer said, which means local retailers such as he are being courted more now, he believes. While it is possible that Sherer could have moved into Market Street without the recession, retail analysts maintain that opportunities for local independent retailers to get prime locations are exceptionally good now.
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“Which brings us to the laptop. At any given moment, a typical New York...”
– Coffeehouses: Bringing the Buzz Back - WSJ.com
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Video: Time-lapse photos chronicle Reunion Arena's... →
Images in the time-lapse range from late April to mid November and will be updated when major demolition takes place.
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East Austin Studio Tour: Our Survival Guide and... →
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“There’s a lot more that comes with those McMansions. There’s a lot...”
– Builders Downsize the Dream Home - WSJ.com
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Food-focused walking tours in L.A. -- latimes.com →
There are other food walking and tasting tours in the L.A. area: notably, Six Taste, which guides guests through Little Tokyo and downtown L.A.; James Beard-nominated chef and author Robert Danhi’s Asian cuisine tours through neighborhoods including Little Saigon and Thai Town; and L.A. Commons’ Trekking L.A. series, which offers summertime culinary tours of East Hollywood and...
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Rocker too late for karaoke →
Talk about going by the rulebook. Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz was turned down when he offered to sing at a karaoke bar in Savannah, Ga., the other night — just because it was almost closing time. When the dreadlocked rocker entered McDonaugh’s with his girlfriend, movie starlet Emmy Rossum, the excited crowd was primed to hear a real professional. And Duritz was willing to...
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“Tinsel, which comes out this month, delves into three Frisco families’...”
– Pulitzer finalist examines Frisco’s Christmases in ‘Tinsel’ | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News 