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I just hope this activates restaurant and retail between Olive and Leonard streets. The Arts District feels pretty dead most of the time.

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I went a couple days after it opened. I thought the food was just ok as well. The dessert was just bad. We ordered the churros with ice cream. The churros were cold and stale. The atmosphere is nice though. I'll give it another chance though.

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Yeah, I wonder if this will end up becoming the center of downtown, kind of like a Sundance Square.

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Having the swings and see-saws were a good call. I visited last night like at 7:30pm, and there were several people of all ages just hanging out.

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Speaking of Main Street Garden, I noticed that all of the shade structures along Main Street were cordoned off. I hope these get removed and better, hardier landscaping goes in.

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Looks like the former Palm restaurant will become a Museum of Illusions starting in November. I'm not sure if it's long-term, but it looks to be similar in concept to the Sweet Tooth hotel. Hopefully this will generate more activity in the West End.

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Oh yeah, food was really good. We just got pizzas at 400 Gradi, and everything tasted fresh. We just got cake and coffee at Royal Blue, and both were good as well.

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I went to 400 Gradi Saturday night and we ate on the patio. The patio was pretty popular both Friday and Saturday night. It was a really pleasant evening and the staff were super attentive and friendly. Tried out Royal Blue on Ross on Friday night. It was hard to tell it was open since they don't ha...

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The rooftop deck looks cool. I wonder if they'll add any landscaping to the front of the building.

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Noticed work being done at the corner of Main and Akard. I don't remember hearing anything about what could be going in here.

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Starbucks sign at 1700 Commerce. Wish it were a Starbucks Reserve, but I'll take it.

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^(lol, Touché) I just hope this encourages interest to develop the downtown lots between Elm and Pacific.

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Call me when Structure comes back or Miller's Outpost.

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A couple of updates. Walked past the former Sol Irlandes building and looks like renovation is still in progress. At least it's not stalled. The retail space at 1700 Commerce and Ervay is being built out as well. The notices say it's part of the hotel though. I may be wrong on this, but I thought I'...

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I didn't see any activity on the street level of this one, but looks like a sky bar/bistro will be on the rooftop.

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A lot of active construction going. Took these at around 8pm last night. Good to see the old Palm Restaurant getting renovated. Also, anybody know what's going on with 1701 Market building?

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Here are better views of the entrance. The side facing the Dart rail looks better now with the greenery.

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Never noticed the shade structure going across Jackson Street.

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I'm assuming this will be the brewery patio? I also like the patio facing the DPL building.

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I'm really liking how the old Aston Park section is looking.

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Are retail buildings 3, 4, and 5 facing inward? I was really hoping Howell Street would still have some retail/restaurant facing the street.

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So, it's taking over the former Jos A Bank space? Having a nice bar there would be pretty cool. Really excited for how Browder Street will change.

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This was at 1314 Wood Street.

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This is awesome. Thanks for the update!

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I believe the entrance is on Houston Street facing the new garage. I walked by there this weekend, and realized that the pacific side of the building will be closed off by the concrete walls.

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A few updates from Sunday afternoon. First two pics are from the West End. The third photo is an interior progress shot of the old Sol Irlandes building. Tried Clean Juice today and it was really good. It's good to have a smoothie/juice place especially when it's so hot out. Last shot is one of the ...

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I actually don't know what's worse, a surface lot or a parking garage with no retail.

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Browder Street getting the Disc. Distr. makeover.

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I may be wrong, but I feel like the West End is very slowly coming back to life. The Corner Bakery is now open on Saturdays, work was being done on the front portion of the old Palm restaurant entrance, and progress is being made on the new burger place taking over the old Ellen's location. Also saw...

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I'm excited for this park as it will help connect the KWP side of downtown to EMC. The downtown parks always look good when they open, but I worry about the maintenance. Belo Garden still looks relatively good, but Main Street Garden isn't doing that great IMO. I just walked by today and the lawn is...

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It's only been a yellow house for a couple years. I didn't think it was that beloved of a site. Before that, I think it was used as a parking lot. Sure, a smaller scale, mixed-use development would've been great. Interestingly though, wasn't Bowls and Tacos across the street a former gas station lik...

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Pretty cool seeing the entrance lit up last night.

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A few photos from this week. I really like the smaller tiles used for the sidewalk throughout the entire block. Seeing this up close is starting to make me think this really could make downtown into a destination (like KWP). I tend to be an optimist, so I may be wrong.

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I rode the train on a Sunday evening from Mockingbird Station to Galatyn Park Station in Richardson. The ride itself was really efficient, but everything else about my trip discourages even a supporter like me from taking Dart. Number 1, the ticket kiosks were out of order. Ended up downloading the ...

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Went by this site last night, and it still looks about the same as the photos from late April. Anyone have info on this?

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My condo is two blocks away from the proposed Lemmon change. I walk to several places around my neighborhood. Having Lemmon more walkable would be awesome. Wish I could've made the meeting. Thanks for the feedback, DPatel.

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Yeah, I saw their Instagram posts showing the Stars game. The atmosphere looked amazing. Reminded me of World Cup watch parties. I'm not even a sports fan, but I've been telling friends that if there's a game they want to watch we should go to Hero and watch it, haha. I hung out at S Victory on Frid...

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Yeah, that was confusing to me too. I guess they're thinking everything north of the arena is North Victory now?

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Glad we'll finally have a CB2. I know it's a pipe dream, but I always thought it'd be cool to have a CB2 downtown.

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Awesome!

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Nice find! Glad to see something opening up in this part of downtown. Hopefully it does well.

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Not sure what the plan is, but it looks like it could be used as another open floor for the market, or the whole space could be divided up for retail. When I looked in, it was all empty space with no walls.

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It's been a while since I've seen the patios at Stone Street packed. From last night:

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Farmers Market was pretty busy on Sunday. Glad to see most of the outdoor seating areas being used. Here's a pic of the development off Marilla Street:

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Former City Tavern update:

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Looks really good. Hopefully this will bring more activity onto the AAC plaza area.

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^exactly. Sometimes I wonder what this thread is doing under the urban development category.

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Hampton Inn/AC Hotel/Residence Inn garage: the east side of the garage entrance ground floor is for an indoor pool. Hopefully the Ervay side will get some neighborhood retail.

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Thanks for the info!

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Yeah this one is really out of scale for this part of DE.

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