ericthegardener
Joined Aug. 6, 2007
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1 week, 5 days agoericthegardener's comment on:
Argentinian restaurant Don Panza changing name and address in Dallas' Bishop Arts
Yeah, when were they ever in Bishop Arts? Couldn't have been for too long if true.
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1 month, 3 weeks agoericthegardener's comment on:
20 things that would make Downtown Dallas better
- Buskers!
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8 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Newflower Farmers Market
I've been there twice since it opened and loved it! I think it does a better job than Wholefoods of serving a larger slice of the community.
I'm hoping one will open in Oak Cliff.
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1 year, 8 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Win free tickets to St. Patrick's Day Party with The English Beat
I'm sure I'm just missing it but how does one win free tickets to this show?
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1 year, 9 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Sprouts store coming to Richardson this summer
I love Sprouts and wish they would open in East Dallas or Oak Cliff!
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1 year, 9 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Lakewood Whole Foods decision has many up in arms
I sometimes shop at the Sprouts at Forest & Marsh even though I live in East Dallas. I love it. They'd be great in East Dallas or Oak Cliff.
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1 year, 9 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Dallas-based state senator proposes higher gas taxes
Ed, I'm not sure whether I agree with you or not. Paragraph breaks would help.
No offense intended.
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1 year, 9 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Prospective 1800 Henderson developers take their case to the Intertubes
I watched all the videos a few days ago. So glad that they put them up because I couldn't make this community meeting when it was first held.
I understand that community activists would prefer that developers stick to the zoning plan for Henderson that was hammered out some years ago, but with their track record it is really hard for me to see the Andres Brothers as bad guys. I don't know that you could find developers that care about that neighborhood more than them.
One question though. Is the plan that the Andres Brothers have submitted the only plan that could make financial sense for them? Is there any room for compromise? Perhaps increasing the maximum residential density to somewhere between the 30 units per acre currently allowed and the 85 units per acre that the Andres Brothers propose.
I would like to think that those opposing this development are wary because they know how multi-family zoning has negatively affected East Dallas in the past and they want to be careful. I hope their opposition in not just neighborhood politics that will end up hurting the community. There are much worse things that are currently permissible that could end up on that lot.
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1 year, 9 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Oak Cliff Pizza & Pasta brings a taste of NY to OC
I just asked my boss (who moved here recently from NYC) about grinders and he gave me a puzzled look.
He was familiar with the terms sub, hero, hoagie and wedge but not grinder.
According to wikipedia the term grinder is used in the Midwest, New England, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Riverside, CA. Also, a hot hoagie may be referred to as a Grinder in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Weird. Anyway, I look forward to trying Oak Cliff Pizza & Pasta.
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1 year, 10 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Denton Recycled Books Records CDs housed in downtown square historical Wright Opera House
Old books in a used book store? I am as shocked as you are crowlogic.
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1 year, 10 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Plans by Dallas group for creation science degree draw debate
What's the harm?!
The goal for creationists is to totally replace the teaching of evolution.
The simple truth is that creationism is NOT science and should not be taught as such.
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1 year, 10 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
UPDATED x 2: Historic Hard Rock Cafe building in Dallas gets the axe
There is a great, even-handed article by Norm Alston about the issues involved with historic preservation over at Backtalk East Dallas.
http://backtalkeastdallas.typepad.com...
I'd say that the article is on the side of the angels overall but is also fair to the developers. Ought to be required reading for developers.
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1 year, 10 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
The Saints
I'm sure that the band from Dallas calling themselves the Saints already know, but in case they don't... There is a band from Australia that has existed since 1976 (still existing today) that is named The Saints. They have released 13 albums and are known throughout the world. They may not be The Beatles but they're not particularly obscure. I googled "The Saints" and the following results came up on the first page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sain...)
http://www.myspace.com/saintsmusic
I'm sure you guys are a fine group but my point is that you should not use the name of an already existing well known group.
More info:
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1 year, 11 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Dallasite Bucks Burnett wears custom-made Led Zeppelin-themed suit to band's reunion gig in London
Here's a link to photos of the suit:
http://namedroppermedia.com/Articles/...
Good going Bucks!!
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1 year, 11 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Google's Street View comes to Dallas, Fort Worth, etc.
Rawlins Gilliland said:
"This thing's been around a long time. The first time I saw it I was able to zero in and could even seen my car in the driveway."
I think you are confusing Streetview with the Google satellite images that have been around for awhile. Streetview for Dallas just started yesterday and is a completely different animal.
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1 year, 11 months agoericthegardener's comment on:
Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Caraway hosting Teen Summit
Pavel Lishin said:
"I'd like to ask more questions, but I became significantly less interested in the things teens do as soon as I stopped being able to legally have sex with most of them."
Most of them? Which ones are you still able to legally have sex with?
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2 years, 1 month agoericthegardener's comment on:
UPDATED: Cedars district resident isn't fond of the noise at Lee Harvey's
Rawlins, for those of us not as in the know as you, why don't you come right out and tell us what you're suggesting about Mike?
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2 years, 1 month agoericthegardener's comment on:
Gloves are off as Trinity vote looms
"Actually, to affirm 'yes' on the Trinity project and vote down the referendum, you must (stupid yes?) vote 'NO'. Go figure. In other words: VOTING 'NO' means proceed and start breaking ground ASAP."
Rawlins, in one of your previous messages you mentioned that "every plan that has made this city potentially great and viable was originally dismissed with contemtuous sneers and jeers". Because a park WITHOUT a tollroad running through the middle of it could help make our city great, but a park WITH a tollroad (a tollroad that they had to hide from us to get us to vote for it) is a horrible and cynical idea that will not benefit the people who have to pay for it, I thought you must be arguing for the VOTE YES side. You never explicitly said whose side you were on so I made an incorrect assumption based on the information you had given. Sorry about that!
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2 years, 1 month agoericthegardener's comment on:
Gloves are off as Trinity vote looms
I agree with Rawlins. The people who say we can't have our park without a tollroad are shortsighted idiots who have no vision. Despite what they say we know that it IS possible!
Glad to hear that you'll be voting YES on November 6th Rawlins!



Redesign preview: What we're trying to do
It's at home so I'll check again tonight, but it gave an error message and wouldn't open when I tried it over the weekend.