tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post4500856998882740527..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: County Government, Chamber of Commerce, Local Media Failing Arlington RestaurantsArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-53042287504515764482012-05-02T21:11:10.048-04:002012-05-02T21:11:10.048-04:00Why don't they bring in 'Restaurant Imposs...Why don't they bring in 'Restaurant Impossible'? Oh, I see, it's a minority-owned restaurant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-32748740169513956142012-05-02T20:53:56.066-04:002012-05-02T20:53:56.066-04:00Ingrid Morroy gives local business a song and danc...Ingrid Morroy gives local business a song and dance. Frank O'Leary is a Scrooge tax collector. CPRO only cares about redeveloping the Pike. Chamber of Commerce is a social club. I am surprised that any new restaurants that aren't national chains survive in Arlington. If they do it's in spite of, not because of, County Government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-77319741031610747412012-05-02T20:47:52.480-04:002012-05-02T20:47:52.480-04:00Worst is the Arlington Chamber of Gala Events.Worst is the Arlington Chamber of Gala Events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39607276042998900092012-05-01T11:12:42.283-04:002012-05-01T11:12:42.283-04:00Where was Healthy Companies International? Major L...Where was Healthy Companies International? Major League management consulting form headquartered in Arlington owned by Fisette's domestic partner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3165407067307143402012-04-30T21:18:28.286-04:002012-04-30T21:18:28.286-04:00Where's Ingrid Morroy, who professes to be so ...Where's Ingrid Morroy, who professes to be so concerned about small business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-76519948285936834062012-04-29T09:37:49.366-04:002012-04-29T09:37:49.366-04:00Pines of Italy isn't a REIT approved fern bar ...Pines of Italy isn't a REIT approved fern bar -- outta here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-13198520863992614332012-04-28T08:34:47.307-04:002012-04-28T08:34:47.307-04:00Economic Development is too busy making corporate ...Economic Development is too busy making corporate welfare deals with REITs to care about small businesses that are overtaxed to give corporate welfare to REITs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-69185767744443226852012-04-28T08:30:53.777-04:002012-04-28T08:30:53.777-04:00My view of county government - on-the-job retirees...My view of county government - on-the-job retirees who don't live in Arlington who are 5 years from retirement and who do as they are told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-51085406268172408162012-04-28T08:15:57.069-04:002012-04-28T08:15:57.069-04:00Insofar as I can determine, local businesses are b...Insofar as I can determine, local businesses are basically cash cows for County Government. Why should people in the County Manager's office who don't live in Arlington be expected to care? About anything?<br /><br />CPRO is on the County Board's Gimme list, BTW, in the event you wondered why CPRO is focused on re-development.Barcroft Residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-62121702379901959332012-04-27T13:42:25.290-04:002012-04-27T13:42:25.290-04:00Do minority-owned businesses get the same treatmen...Do minority-owned businesses get the same treatment from County government as (say) Westover Market?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-74153490863048367902012-04-27T13:39:51.883-04:002012-04-27T13:39:51.883-04:00What promises do Arlington County Economic Develop...What promises do Arlington County Economic Development and the REITs make to restaurant owners to persuade them to sign leases they can't afford?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-56408681996579277812012-04-27T13:32:43.911-04:002012-04-27T13:32:43.911-04:00How about all the restaurants that fail and have a...How about all the restaurants that fail and have adequate financing, a business plan, do not have live entertainment, etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81419698023865555322012-04-27T13:30:27.908-04:002012-04-27T13:30:27.908-04:00"Local Media"? Like the Sun Gazette, who..."Local Media"? Like the Sun Gazette, whose Editor serves on the Executive Committee at the Chamber of Commerce?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-37515320764544645942012-04-27T11:41:23.870-04:002012-04-27T11:41:23.870-04:00All the local media do is report that a restaurant...All the local media do is report that a restaurant closed and a few weeks or months later a new restaurant opened in the same space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38200355136796822652012-04-27T11:33:38.574-04:002012-04-27T11:33:38.574-04:00All Economic Development does is talk to out-of-st...All Economic Development does is talk to out-of-state REITS. Hell half the people who work in Economic Development don't live in Virginia. The other half live in Virginia but outside Arlington.Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-1564606233051253032012-04-27T11:13:53.131-04:002012-04-27T11:13:53.131-04:00What do the non-residents who make all the develop...What do the non-residents who make all the development decisions care? Can't have a blighted building when there can be a Yuppie zoo like Penrose Square on the site with a Olive Garden on the ground floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71266113463569563222012-04-27T11:10:23.323-04:002012-04-27T11:10:23.323-04:00Where's 'Talky" from CPRO? Talking ab...Where's 'Talky" from CPRO? Talking about a trolley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-20564933057257269072012-04-27T11:08:47.777-04:002012-04-27T11:08:47.777-04:00Another 'blighted' property that Zimmerman...Another 'blighted' property that Zimmerman wants to market to an out-of-state REIT. Obviously if the restaurant is successful the owner won't sell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38440467107804039062012-04-27T11:03:03.234-04:002012-04-27T11:03:03.234-04:00Where's Arlington's Office of Economic Dev...Where's Arlington's Office of Economic Development? Probably meeting with a REIT about bulldozing the Pines into a mixed use Penrose clone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-6135552638145547542012-04-27T08:45:17.243-04:002012-04-27T08:45:17.243-04:00Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Throwing another...Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Throwing another gala for another non-profit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com