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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Bethesda construction update: Community restaurant applies for liquor license (Photos)
Community, an upscale diner-inspired restaurant opening in the ground floor of the 7770 Norfolk luxury condo tower, has applied for its liquor license. Its hearing will be on January 7.
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Hopefully the street opening back up, adding a couple hundred more residents, and Community will help bring Woodmont Triangle back to life. It's been so dead the past couple of years. As troublesome as Blackfinn was at times, it did bring a vibrancy to the area.
As a long time reader, I must say this is a good point. If every failure is to be blamed on Riemer and the nighttime economy thing, then it would only be considered fair to attribute every opening to him and the nighttime economy thing also. Sounds reasonable.
Of course not everything is really attributable in either direction, but hey let's all try to be reasonably consistent with our logic.
5:40: Keep in mind that Riemer took ownership of the so-called "nighttime economy" issue, and used it for extensive self-promotion through the media. He touted it in his reelection campaign as an accomplishment, even though the results were actually disastrous. There was a lot of obsequious coverage of the initiative. So he owns it, and if he was prepared to be hailed as the savior of the nighttime economy, then he also has to take the heat for the failure when the whole thing blew up as a disaster.
"even though the results were actually disastrous"
Huh? Which change by Riemer was even slightly negative? It was all about loosening restrictions and directly lead to the opening of a number of county gems. Heck, I just got back from one 5 minutes ago - Denizens Brewery. Which change proposed by Riemer had a negative effect on any business? I'd bet you anything you can't name one single example, Dyer.
I get that he may have touted it, but what initiatives were failures? As 8:17 mentioned, the recommendations were mostly pro-business and loosening up the rules to give businesses a better shot. What exactly blew up to make it a disaster?
And so yeah. To the others' points, and which you are reaffirming, if he takes the heat for any individual closing as you always blame him for, then he would fairly get the credit for every opening and success as well. Not exactly true, but that's what you seem to imply by blaming all the bad on him.
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Hopefully the street opening back up, adding a couple hundred more residents, and Community will help bring Woodmont Triangle back to life. It's been so dead the past couple of years. As troublesome as Blackfinn was at times, it did bring a vibrancy to the area.
*sidewalk opening back up
So for every failure of Riemer's nighttime economy initiative, we get a few wins such as Community as well. Nice!
Hope it's better than the one in Friendship Heights. That one is packed and you can barely walk down the aisles.
Congrats to Riemer and his nighttime economy taskforce!
10:00 here. Meant to post that under the Sur la Table posting.
As a long time reader, I must say this is a good point. If every failure is to be blamed on Riemer and the nighttime economy thing, then it would only be considered fair to attribute every opening to him and the nighttime economy thing also. Sounds reasonable.
Of course not everything is really attributable in either direction, but hey let's all try to be reasonably consistent with our logic.
5:40: Keep in mind that Riemer took ownership of the so-called "nighttime economy" issue, and used it for extensive self-promotion through the media. He touted it in his reelection campaign as an accomplishment, even though the results were actually disastrous. There was a lot of obsequious coverage of the initiative. So he owns it, and if he was prepared to be hailed as the savior of the nighttime economy, then he also has to take the heat for the failure when the whole thing blew up as a disaster.
"even though the results were actually disastrous"
Huh? Which change by Riemer was even slightly negative? It was all about loosening restrictions and directly lead to the opening of a number of county gems. Heck, I just got back from one 5 minutes ago - Denizens Brewery. Which change proposed by Riemer had a negative effect on any business? I'd bet you anything you can't name one single example, Dyer.
I get that he may have touted it, but what initiatives were failures? As 8:17 mentioned, the recommendations were mostly pro-business and loosening up the rules to give businesses a better shot. What exactly blew up to make it a disaster?
And so yeah. To the others' points, and which you are reaffirming, if he takes the heat for any individual closing as you always blame him for, then he would fairly get the credit for every opening and success as well. Not exactly true, but that's what you seem to imply by blaming all the bad on him.
Are all you all members of Congress? Because from here it looks like bitching at whatever the other side says. Just sayin'.
Agreed. Seems Dyer just doesn't like having lost to Riemer and blames everything on him
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