Feb

13

City could ban street performers

February 13, 2007 | 11 Comments

4th District City Council candidate Mark Forsythe notes on his blog a proposed ordinance that would potentially outlaw street performers. That’s not the stated intention of the proposal, but rather a possible consequence of an overly broad definition of panhandling that could outlaw performers who work for tips. The ordinance is sponsored by [...]

Jan

20

Roundup

January 20, 2006 | 11 Comments

Want to be on the City Council? You have until January 25th to apply.
The Roof is back in the mix for the Truman Sports Complex.
Gentrification of the Crossroads should kick into high gear wtih a new high rise condo tower proposed for 18th and Broadway by the Accardo family and DST Reality.
New regulations for street [...]

Dec

2

Cartgate committee pushing on

December 2, 2005 | 5 Comments

cartgate

Jul

19

Street vendors return to government district

July 19, 2005 | Comments Off

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Jun

7

Brother, can you spare a hot dog?

June 7, 2005 | Comments Off

New developments in the ongoing campaign against Downtown street vendors. First the city tightened restrictions around the convention center, now they are doing the same around City Hall – where vendors compete against fast-food restaurants in the city-owned parking garage at 11th and Oak. The Downtown Neighborhood Association is calling for new regulations [...]

Jan

22

Stupid idea of the week

January 22, 2005 | 4 Comments

Convention center officials and Councilman Chuck Eddy are pushing the stupid idea of pushing food carts further away from Bartle Hall and possibly creating no-vendor zones in other areas of Downtown. This is counter to all of the work being done to increase street life Downtown. If anything, we need more vendors to [...]