Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition March 12, 2016 “When eating an elephant take one bite at a time” U.S. general Creighton Abrams once mused while tackling a particularly difficult situation during the Vietnam war. In the long sought after revitalization of our city’s downtown this analogy may be suit our city’s approach to urban revitalization. Eat slowly, and when the opportunity presents itself it, eat plenty. But never, ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 21, 2015 It would appear that without a fourth-quarter Hail Mary pass, the curtain has closed on the Strand Theatre saga. As was shared in the Brandon Sun this past week, the one-time megaproject has fizzled out, leading to tough times ahead for the aging structure, as well as some undoubtedly hurt feelings and thoughts of what could have been. So now ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 29, 2015 It looks like there may be a bit of fuel in the tank again, downtown. Renaissance Brandon is back in the public eye after a hiatus of sorts to spend time working on a much-needed structural realignment and filling the vacant development role. Now, months after the departure of the organization’s sole full-time staff member, it has a new development ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 22, 2015 It is a surface issue few really want to acknowledge exists in our community, and it is an issue that in a time of rising costs and few options may continue to grow: helping put an end to homelessness must be a priority in our city. In recent weeks, the city of Medicine Hat made a splash with the claim ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 22, 2014 In a time when all signs point to bolstering the population downtown as a revitalization tool, you have to wonder why a concept to make the property at Ninth Street and Princess Avenue greenspace made it as far as it did. ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 5, 2014 Although present in my column’s tagline, I have not often used this column to set records straight as it pertains to the operations of Renaissance Brandon. I believe the column at its basest nature is more about finding what is good in this community, and should there be a need to question a decision, striving to seek solutions to a ...
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