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Archive for March, 2011

Massage Parlors - Suprise, suprise, suprise another deferral
Massage Parlors - Suprise, suprise, suprise another deferral
By Mark | March 30, 2011 | Feedback (9)
Deferred for 5 years + the Massage parlor issue was deferred once again Monday night. What can I say about this issue that I haven't said over the past 5 years. I think I could just reprint my blog from 2008 when I actually thought the issue was moving ...
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Preparing for the political posturing
Preparing for the political posturing
By Chris | March 28, 2011 | Feedback (6)
Ahhhhhh! Spring is in the air. The snow has finally made it's exodus and cabin fever is driving Windsorites out of doors to enjoy the sunshine, prep their gardens and haul out their patio furniture. What better ...
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Why I Celebrate Earth Day - A rebuttal to the Star Letter of the Day
Why I Celebrate Earth Day - A rebuttal to the Star Letter of the Day
By Mark | March 25, 2011 | Feedback (4)
earth hour, a photo by markboscariol on Flickr. I have been celebrating Earth Day since its inception at my downtown restaurants. I admonish no one to do ...
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Fertilizing the communities roots
Fertilizing the communities roots
By Chris | March 22, 2011 | Feedback (2)
Kudos go out to Mayor Francis for focusing on nurturing the cities grass roots at council's strategic planning session at the WFCU Centre last night. According to the Windsor Star story today, Francis pushed aside the "big-ticket core attractions" and instead chose ...
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Are suburb haters elitist?
Are suburb haters elitist?
By Chris | March 18, 2011 | Feedback (1)
That is the question posed in this Globe and Mail video by Joel Kotkin, author of The Next Hundred Million, America in 2050. The dude's a little batty, arguing that the ...
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McCarthyism and land use planning
McCarthyism and land use planning
By Chris | March 17, 2011 | Feedback (0)
In an effort to control the unwieldy, laissez-faire land use that is decimating parts of the province, the Alberta government is introducing legislation in the hopes of gaining  back some control.  From the Globe and Mail; The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA), for which changes ...
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It's YOUR city - help steer it in the right direction
It’s YOUR city - help steer it in the right direction
By Chris | March 16, 2011 | Feedback (10)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO APRIL 1 I know there's some confusion about what's happening with the city of Windsor's agencies, boards and commissions, but don't let the confusion make you miss the boat this year. The City Clerk’s office will be ...
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Austin, What Happened???
Austin, What Happened???
By Mark | March 15, 2011 | Feedback (0)
Well, again with the whirlwind trip to Austin. With 34 sessions going on at anyone time its a frustrating experience. Now All I do is pick 3 that are relatively close. I run to the first one grab the twitter hash tag so that I can watch the tweets about that ...
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