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I agree! Don't stop posting.

And "irregardless" is not a word. Â :;):

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Zing.

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Funny.

CoCo Key complex for sale, but no changes expected

Big plans for CoCo Key under new owner

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Do we need more alternate forms of transportation, absolutely, but do you understand how bad the economy would collapse with a real "gas crisis"? Yes, I do. Its not just cars that use petroleum products. Buses, Trains, Trucks that transport basic necessities, they all use some form of ...

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Brad wrote:
StreetsOfOmaha wrote:I wonder where the Feds will be moving those offices to. Zorinsky?
Apparently you missed a lot being gone. They moved a whole back and the building sold over a year ago...

I guess if you consider this one instance to be "a lot."

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This can't be too far behind:

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I wouldn't read too much into it. It's a rendering for a generic hotel project (at least that's how the artist probably approached it).

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High gas prices represent a happy crisis because the higher prices soar the more obvious it becomes what a ridiculous transportation system we are stuck with. And that's partly what is needed to get people, en masse, to start demanding better options.

(and no, electric cars aren't the answer)

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There is no |expletive| way Omaha is 15th "fittest" city - not a chance. If Omaha is 15th fittest, this country is in sad shape. Heck, I've seen people using two chairs in restaurants here... Where have you been? This country is in sad shape, obese rates are out of control. You beat me t...

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I know. It's just so backassward to me. It's like, |expletive| duh the project will feature parking. They all do. So, given that there is no question as to the "urbanness" of the area, it's just insane to me that that kind of |expletive| shows up in these articles and studies. How about, g...

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Bosco55David wrote:
S33 wrote:Bruh or Brah in place of "Bro"
That one drives me into a murderous rage.

Yeah, and also just people who say "bro"... whatever the variation.

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That's one for cakewrecks.com.

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I wonder when they'll realize they should be downtown.

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If their problem is that they are always too crowded, I doubt they'd be looking at going out of business. But yes, that's a decision they'll have to make at some point.

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They just say "the park". Are they talking phase 1, or do they really mean the entire park would be completed next year?

Excellent news in any event!

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From the above article: He's renovating the old Northern Natural Gas building into the Highline, complete with nearly 200 apartments honoring the building's art deco style. This is the first I've heard of the name "The Highline" and I don't understand the reference. Surely they're not just...

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Is anyone arguing that Minneapolis isn't a pretty great city?

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I wouldn't mind too much, either. Besides, I'm sure the Marriott Residence Inn will be sufficiently soul-less and corporate enough as to distinguish it from the Hotel Deco.

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Oh, I take issue with all parties involved.

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The intent of the people implicated in the article has no bearing on their involvement and place in the larger picture.

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Wow, that would give Omaha two impressive art deco hotels.

I wonder where the Feds will be moving those offices to. Zorinsky?

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Right. All I'm saying is that the inaccuracies of the rendering would seem to be the result of the artist's or artists' not knowing too much about Omaha.

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Nah. I didn't care enough on a personal level and opted to focus on how the word choice amused me. Call me an [expletive].

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People who apply the term "sexy" to things that have nothing to do with sex appeal, human bodies, or sex itself. This is very common in marketing and advertising, and it's SO obnoxious.

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See above edit.

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The Chicago office. I know, I thought that quite strange, too. Why would Hyatt use the Chicago office of an Omaha firm to design the Omaha hotel? Edit: I suppose the fact that Hyatt Hotels is based in Chicago might have something to do with it. Anyway, I'm sure the team that did the rendering have n...

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The astronomically larger suburban home-building industry, which is now turning to apartments in an attempt at self-preservation.

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I was thinking that, too. Isn't that approximately where Orpheum Tower and Energy Plaza would be? My guess is that it is the Chicago architectural artist's generic interpretation of those structures. I mean, look how off the proportions of the First National tower are.

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It seems to me a matter of understanding the meaning of the words "congested" and "crowded." Yes, I suppose it's possible to have such a distorted idea of what it's like to live around other humans that the mere presence of people on a sidewalk and cars on a street in a neighborh...

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It's not, per se. Obviously the urban examples are not what this guy had in mind when he said, "apartments are housing's new superstar." Let's have a little common sense.

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Right, I'm sure they would. So let's just promote any old thing on our license plates. In fact, why stop there. Let's put the Arc de Triomphe front and center on our dollar bill, and in place of "In God We Trust" let's put "America is OK, but have you been to France?!" I'm just p...

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Right. But the phrase in question is "crowded and congested." Let's really think about that. Yes, Minneapolis has vibrant urban neighborhoods, as does Omaha. But in neither case would I classify neighborhoods as crowded and congested.

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I guess there's nothing wrong with it, Brad. It's just kind of funny.

Next thing you know TDAmeritrade will sponsor a Nebraska license plate design featuring Wrigley Field.

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It's nothing against people making money. It's that this industry has been one of the key soul- and economy-wrecking forces in America for the last 60 or so years, responding to an artificial demand, creating sprawl without growth, and behaving like wh*res in the marketplace, investing their money a...

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Yes. I'm not making commentary on the quality of the development. I love Midtown Crossing and think it is one of the best things to happen to Omaha in the last 50 or so years. I just don't think it's quite to the point of being "congested and crowded" outside of occasional special events. ...

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Translation:

Surprise! Not everyone who bought a house in the past several decades actually had the money to do so. But, lo and behold, those people still need shelter!

Shocker.

And, of course, everyone's clammering to make a buck off of it.

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I have suggested this in the past. This would be SO easy for the City to do, and the positive externalities would be exponential. This is partly what's so crazy to me; that other modes of transportation seem completely absent from this study. It seems nothing more than a pricing scheme. The high ups...

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S33 wrote:
Brad wrote:
OSILayer8Support wrote:"That's what she said."
When used properly, that never gets old.
That's what she said.

Ha. Very good.

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Well, college alumni/sports themed plates not included, then, as I'm sure they're a dime a dozen and a little different than a state promoting a cultural institution in a neighboring state on its license plate.

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This sounds like it will be a stupendous addition to Dundee's and the city's dining offerings.

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