Hi everyone.
This morning's (February 4) Tribune carries "Trouble in paradise?" on the front page of its "on the town" section. Photos of the water tower, the library, Guthrie Park, and a lot of copy at the jump on page five.
Don't miss it !
Best, c
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Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 08:22 #
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Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 08:55 #
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Who rights this stuff? "Pristine" is not a noun. There are half a dozen sentences that aren't. This must be the result of texting. Woe to Bulwer Lytton.
Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 11:48 # -
Spatny, is it possible that you have ever been optimistic or encouraged by anything that has happened in this community or country since 1956? I was always taught that if you didn't have something good to say, don't say it. I made an exception in this case.
Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 12:05 # -
Don,
Before one leaps to criticize another's writing, one should carefully proofread one's own.
Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 12:08 # -
John - I'll have to come to Don's defense here....the difference is:
a guy expounding opinions on a casual blog while (sometimes anyway) under the influence of some fine vintage red
vs
a person that is working on a career writing for a major metro newspaper and (should) have editors checking the content before it is released for publication.
Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 12:58 # -
PAR4 - my thinking exactly. The Tribune is not a "shopper." The business of the Trib used to be informing people in a cogent manner, albeit with some prejudice when the Colonel ran it. I just think there is a falling away of standards. The Tribune still calls itself "The World's Greatest Newspaper" and I was wondering what the editors do there. It's like fast food - if that's all you know, then how can you expect standards to rise.
I would not have said the Arcade was looking sad all boarded up, but rather that an angel had come to its rescue and it was experiencing a dramatic rebirth and would look like none of us have ever seen it. I would have commented on how good it would look with the stained glass reinstalled, the slate roof that is coming, the finials and copper scuppers and drain pipes, the central tower in place.
I like lots of things that go on here, and think the work and dedication of the Arcade's new owner should be constantly talked up as it is truly a miracle that someone would come in and do more than he had to to make it the showplace it will be. I, for one, am most anxious to see it rise from the ashes and be the heart of a resurgent CBD.
The writing standards that newspapers used to use were called, I believe, the Chicago Standard. Now the papers - under severe economic pressure - seem to be losing that. We had great papers with fine writers - the Daily News comes to mind, Dreiser, Roko, all the rest. I can tell you that Mrs Schellhase would never have let that kind of writing go into the RB Clarion.
I'm glad to see the Village get some good press. You know, one of the problems with Riverside's design was that our commercial area does not have any setback from the train as in LaGrange, Western Springs, Hinsdale, etc. It's hard to make it attractive to people on the trains when what they see is garbage containers and back stairs on those buildings. I was hoping that the VC would have had a setback to create a public space and frontage for outdoor dining in the heart of town but instead we got a building built out to maximum size. The sidewalks are too narrow for tables and seating - as now exist on Michigan Ave. and elsewhere in the city, which is too bad. Dining next to the tracks at the Chew Chew was never very good with the trains roaring past just a few feet away. I wish the old Waterworks building had become a restaurant in Centennial with outdoor seating set back from the street, and the Rec Dept. located in a rebuilt Youth Center over near the river, but the money for that was not available. The Waterworks would have made a great place for a Bistro. Saying that does not make me negative, just perhaps more concerned, or, dare I say it, discerning.
I think that the era of instant messaging, emails and blogs is interesting, but there are unintended consequences to easy, snap communications. Like the demise of letter writing, and of course the problems the loss of first class postal revenue creates for the postal service. How many times do you hear commentators confuse "laying" and "lying." Or the use of "like" in every sentence. Or all the people that just use "and" and keep going instead of putting in a period. It's one thing if you are talking with someone, or banging out something on a blog, but when you take a check for being a professional writer or editor it's another.
I think "if you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all" came from Thumper, the Disney rabbit.
Thumper: He doesn't walk very good, does he?
Mrs. Rabbit: Thumper!
Thumper: Yes, mama?
Mrs. Rabbit: What did your father tell you this morning?
Thumper: [clears throat] If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all.Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 16:02 # -
The article to my mind was mildly critical of Riverside with respect to the business district. Scott had talked up how things were improving for 20 minuets ( according to his email to the chamber) and this reporter chose to only expound on the negative. I also just found out the reporter teaches english at Columbia University. Woe to the students she has if this article is an example of what she thinks is proper grammer and a well crafted story.
Posted Friday Feb 4, 2011 18:54 # -
Eric - Several friends and old classmates that saw it agreed with you. I got emails like this: "I saw the section about Riverside in the Trib the other day. It was on the negative side, but interesting. I'm sure you would have added more to the text. I don't think it inspired anyone to move there, but that's the economy everywhere." She was in the Class of '57 at RBHS and really likes this town. I sent her the Thumper clip anyway.
Posted Sunday Feb 6, 2011 08:41 # -
Have you been to downtown Riverside in the last 15 years? That is a rhetorical question and the point is that any outsider doing a story on downtown Riverside is going to see a lot to criticize. I love Riverside but our downtown retail district ain't much to brag about.
Posted Tuesday Feb 8, 2011 16:54 #
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