tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post1634705865320259646..comments2024-03-26T21:08:51.077-04:00Comments on All Life Is Local: The Giant and the CPCAPeggy Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062998960273261177noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-22917941097060422272010-09-01T16:03:02.840-04:002010-09-01T16:03:02.840-04:00Well that is a lovely example of how good propagan...Well that is a lovely example of how good propaganda is written. The forced relocation of business is a nice touch, but the most excellent part is that scary bit about public housing. "Oh noes. Poor peoples will live among us!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-82461850547561688092010-09-01T08:13:23.416-04:002010-09-01T08:13:23.416-04:00GIANT DEVELOPMENT MOVED TO CONNECTICUT AVENUE
By D...GIANT DEVELOPMENT MOVED TO CONNECTICUT AVENUE<br />By Deborah Kavruck<br />Mayor Fenty announced today that negotiations have been successful for <br />the construction of a new Giant development.<br />"This will make everyone happy" the Mayor said as he was surrounded by <br />smiling, cheering neighbors.<br /><br />"Neighbors close to the current Wisconsin Avenue location have <br />protested the probability of increased traffic, truck deliveries, <br />noise, density, and influx of people from other areas coming to the <br />new development. Community members not in that immediate vicinity <br />have protested not having access to nearby shopping in a modern large <br />supermarket. So the obvious choice to move the development has been <br />made."<br /><br />The new location will be along the Connecticut avenue corridor between <br />the Uptown Theater and Cleveland Park Library. The west side of the <br />street will have a long, narrow supermarket with underground parking. <br />The first level will have fresh produce, cookies and chips; the <br />second level, a deli and bakery, the third level, frozen and <br />refrigerated foods, and the fourth level will have paper goods, pet <br />foods, kitchen items, etc. Above that will be three floors designated <br />for affordable low income public housing.<br /><br />The east side of the street will be constructed for posh luxury <br />apartments as the Giant Corporation would not be able to afford <br />building the new market and public housing project without the income <br />from this high rent facility.<br /><br />Shop owners were somewhat disappointed at the prospect of losing their <br />current business location, but plans are being made to move them to <br />the Wisconsin Avenue site. As the owner of the Cereal Bowl said, <br />"People everywhere eat cereal."<br /><br />Mayor Fenty was lifted up to be carried on the shoulders of strong <br />community neighbors and declared, "this is a win win. everybody wins".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915368890632624768noreply@blogger.com