tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post870507825922790332..comments2024-03-18T19:59:08.765-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Kate Spade closes at Bethesda Row as the rich continue to flee MoCoRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-90490931968251417482019-04-25T17:14:13.191-07:002019-04-25T17:14:13.191-07:00Thank you for clarifying. The comment this is in r...Thank you for clarifying. The comment this is in response to was off-topic and unnecessary. Victoria D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411534591091319375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51684578943864417782019-04-25T16:14:28.326-07:002019-04-25T16:14:28.326-07:00Dyer, how could the folks at jeni’s miss the obvio...Dyer, how could the folks at jeni’s miss the obvious signs? You better warn them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-48864936609061582452019-04-23T19:27:46.713-07:002019-04-23T19:27:46.713-07:00"Oscar"
"On Blogger since April 20..."Oscar"<br /><br />"On Blogger since April 2019"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-89428339729892607512019-04-23T19:01:20.488-07:002019-04-23T19:01:20.488-07:00I’m a small truck business and I was told by polic...I’m a small truck business and I was told by police that Montgomery county doesn’t want small businesses here and that’s why they are getting rid of all commercial vehicles out of the streets even in the commercial areas very disappointing since our taxes are really high as well. Oscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849746155297920453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-33535214958946534652019-04-23T14:06:16.788-07:002019-04-23T14:06:16.788-07:001:10PM I hope you secretly love Robert Dyer.
It w...1:10PM I hope you secretly love Robert Dyer.<br /><br />It would suck to have to spending all day posting "hey what about what I posted on my mystery shopper Wix site" here if you really hated him.Rugbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-15904887179606368902019-04-23T13:45:05.003-07:002019-04-23T13:45:05.003-07:0012:42 PM WTOP's coverage of the MoCo elections...12:42 PM WTOP's coverage of the MoCo elections last year was non existent.<br />Not a real news source. I'm sorry. Stick to weather and traffic on the 9s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-5740720147427339942019-04-23T11:14:47.477-07:002019-04-23T11:14:47.477-07:0011:06 Wow, that's a really dumb idea. Just &qu...11:06 Wow, that's a really dumb idea. Just "management trying to look busy". Playing musical chairs on the deck of the Titanic, to mix metaphors.<br /><br />But looking at the mall map they appear to have more than just 10% of stores vacant - it seems closer to 30% overall, and higher than that for the first floor by itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-51956331150659521352019-04-23T11:06:24.465-07:002019-04-23T11:06:24.465-07:00An interesting article how Unibail, the new owner ...An interesting article how Unibail, the new owner of Westfield (and Montgomery Mall), are proactively kicking out the lowest performing tenants every year. They boot the bottom 10% each year to encourage a better mix of tenants. They seem to believe a vacant, available or coming soon sign in a storefront is better than an underperforming tenant that reduces the quality of the mall, and begs for rent reductions to hang on. They also believe in more mixed use developments, like the modifications that are proposed at the now closed Sears Store at the Montgomery Mall, adding open air retail, winter gardens, hotels, dense residential and other mixed uses that simulate an urban downtown.<br /><br />This behavior might explain some of the retail and restaurant churn we are seeing at the mall.<br /><br />A very worthwhile read:<br /><br />https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/retail/the-worlds-second-biggest-retail-owner-is-kicking-tenants-out-98588Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-35253693569267617832019-04-23T10:51:08.014-07:002019-04-23T10:51:08.014-07:00And even if Dyer had been elected to the Council, ...And even if Dyer had been elected to the Council, as one Council member out of eight, he'd have a heck of a time trying to impeach the rest of them all by himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-32393030071315968192019-04-23T10:26:45.719-07:002019-04-23T10:26:45.719-07:009:48: Sounds like a Mueller report summary - let&#...9:48: Sounds like a Mueller report summary - let's see the actual report, and if it gives Robert Dyer a roadmap to impeach the County Council. RESIST!Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-8176408502232874052019-04-23T10:04:19.681-07:002019-04-23T10:04:19.681-07:00I love what Dyer is doing for MoCo with his report...I love what Dyer is doing for MoCo with his reports<br /><br />Great constituent service too.Roaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-82029087825203440592019-04-23T10:01:47.725-07:002019-04-23T10:01:47.725-07:009:52 AM Sears was claimed to be closing a year bef...9:52 AM Sears was claimed to be closing a year before it did (Dyer broke the story on the real closure date)<br /><br />Kaldi's posted an auction ad claiming they were closing<br /><br />Tastee Diner was selling, but Woodmont Grill wasn't which meant no Tastee sale (confirmed by Marriott spox at a public meeting)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-66833012754981809912019-04-23T09:54:28.232-07:002019-04-23T09:54:28.232-07:00Robert, its a damn shame your aren't rich!Robert, its a damn shame your aren't rich!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-12350675928910557752019-04-23T09:48:13.172-07:002019-04-23T09:48:13.172-07:00"A lengthy federal investigation has blamed f..."A lengthy federal investigation has blamed faulty gas venting equipment as the likely cause of a 2016 explosion that leveled a Silver Spring apartment building, killing seven people and injuring 68 others.<br /><br />"During a Tuesday meeting in Washington, a four-person National Transportation Safety Board panel outlined the history and probable cause of the explosion at the <b>Flower Branch</b> apartment complex, capping a nearly three-year investigation.<br /><br />"A disconnected pipe bypassed a safety feature intended to ventilate gas from the basement to the outside, according to the report.<br /><br />"NTSB staff said Washington Gas, the <b>Virginia-based company</b> that provided services to the 14 apartments on Arliss Road, was responsible for maintaining the vent line that likely caused the explosion."<br /><br />Oops...there goes another one of Dyer's treasured narratives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-42754551323114315442019-04-23T09:43:19.439-07:002019-04-23T09:43:19.439-07:009:40 AM Sears was FURIOUS. [Mallwalker blog of you...9:40 AM Sears was FURIOUS. [Mallwalker blog of your choice] could have avoided this by calling them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-44551975224558481732019-04-23T09:32:48.791-07:002019-04-23T09:32:48.791-07:009:29 AM Apparently Amazon thought so...
Has anyon...9:29 AM Apparently Amazon thought so...<br /><br />Has anyone done an analysis of how big of a screwup our HQ2 proposal was? Politically, the Council needed a win at White Flint, but it was a terrible choice when we have Wheaton, Silver Spring and Bethesda all better choices.<br /><br />White Flint is utterly suburban and gridlocked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-52826478828879104542019-04-23T09:30:37.034-07:002019-04-23T09:30:37.034-07:009:28 AM There was a verifiable source. Not just ma...9:28 AM There was a verifiable source. Not just making stuff up out of whole cloth like other mall walker blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-6548418863702837592019-04-23T09:29:49.900-07:002019-04-23T09:29:49.900-07:00"Speaking of moribund, the Council has stoppe..."Speaking of moribund, the Council has stopped talking about White Flint- I guess they've realized it won't be our county's "downtown" or even Tysons Lite."<br /><br />Pike & Rose is chopped liver?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-54007006078329012552019-04-23T09:28:07.046-07:002019-04-23T09:28:07.046-07:00Speaking of moribund, the Council has stopped talk...Speaking of moribund, the Council has stopped talking about White Flint- I guess they've realized it won't be our county's "downtown" or even Tysons Lite.<br /><br />Wonderful hole in the ground instead of the mall (walking tour needed?). The folks in the surrounding neighborhoods (like Randolph Hills) were fleeced and those responsible all packed up and left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-14919646040267841672019-04-23T09:22:59.335-07:002019-04-23T09:22:59.335-07:009:20AM MoCo economy so moribund that even self pro...9:20AM MoCo economy so moribund that even self proclaimed Bethesda blogs are based in Northern VA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-31506499078332981502019-04-23T09:19:38.367-07:002019-04-23T09:19:38.367-07:00If you reference meetings with a small set of atte...If you reference meetings with a small set of attendees then cross reference with who are the men that resent Dyer, you come up with the guy who posts as "Anna" and other aliases here.<br />Not that hard. I just hope his employer is eventually contacted with all of this inflammatory stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-57060572250559648272019-04-23T09:16:00.037-07:002019-04-23T09:16:00.037-07:009:12AM you know very well that's a lie.
“When...9:12AM you know very well that's a lie.<br /><br />“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” - SocratesAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863519287702677992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-44355325868938410512019-04-23T09:12:44.352-07:002019-04-23T09:12:44.352-07:009:08am "Anna" you're a troll and hav...9:08am "Anna" you're a troll and have exposed who you are several times by talking about meetings and such you've attended. Why you post as a woman is up to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-80092061035781000602019-04-23T09:05:33.495-07:002019-04-23T09:05:33.495-07:008:59: Nope, that's you, moron. A loss isn'...8:59: Nope, that's you, moron. A loss isn't a "net loss." A loss is just how many you lost. You have to put it up against how many jobs they created/gained in order to determine if they had a NET loss or NET gain.<br /><br />Ultimately the question is moot, as in recent years, both Loudoun and Fairfax each ALWAYS outpace us in jobs created each and every year. Bigly.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-57803338005842671852019-04-23T08:55:12.312-07:002019-04-23T08:55:12.312-07:008:51: True facts: Kaldi's posted an ad online ...8:51: True facts: Kaldi's posted an ad online to auction off equipment and furniture, an ad which stated clearly the restaurant was "closing its doors forever."<br /><br />The only error was Kaldi's. They posted the ad. They misspoke about the status of their own business. They take all the blame.<br /><br />Now you need to hire an ex-con to get you ready for federal prison - 2 years for each instance of harassing and threatening me. You're going to the Big House, "ya big baby."Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.com