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Woodland Hills' Sears to close

Was in last Sat and got a front end alignment (the tech was pretty good at it, too!) and asked the Auto Mgr if he had heard any rumors yet.  He said no, but it's a day to day thing.

They lost their way long, long ago, and the idea that you can "cut costs" your way to success has been proven false over and over.  That means you are also cutting the services and 'style' and other things that got you to where you used to be, too.  Oh, well....evolution in action!   At least the C-suite people will get their golden parachutes...to he$$ with the other 90,000 people working there...!

I know I have been guilty teasing Warren about her NA ancestry. I did so largely because I felt it was disingenuous and misleading for her to make such a claim in order to bolster herself. I wished she had not doubled down with what she did today. Now we are going to hear about this instead of all things Russia.

Just gives Trump something else to keep lying about, so the Minions are gonna be happy!

And anything shiny like Warren's bloodline or stripper glitter will keep the political pressure at a minimum

Add it to the excrement pile

Mueller is doing his thing regardless of what the media is covering.

And anything shiny like Warren's bloodline or stripper glitter will keep the political pressure at a minimum

Now we are going to hear about this instead of all things Russia.

Mueller is doing his thing regardless of what the media is covering.

Surprised it lasted this long.  Any way we could get a Nordstrom here? 

We've got a tiny Nordstrom across the street FWTW.

Woodland Hills' Sears to close

Surprised it lasted this long.  Any way we could get a Nordstrom here? 

Woodland Hills' Sears to close

^ I had figured they were going to just do parking north of Renaissance Brewery so that's good news that more retail is planned.  Hopefully they can expand all the way to the corner of 11th & Lewis. 

Lots of good happenings all along this corridor.  It will take time for it be a cohesive urban district but it's moving in the right direction.  If only we could get a BRT or even better streetcar line running down this stretch between downtown and TU that would probably accelerate development and connect the different pieces (Meadow Gold District, Hillcrest, Terrace Drive/11th & Lewis and Renaissance/TU).

I'm wondering if they're foreseeing a path of tenants from Mother Road Market to across the street if they get to that level. I'd guess the rent needs to be pretty affordable for that spot (Listing says ~$18/ft2/year which sounds pretty good), or at least for a while. It's just out of convenience range for a lot of TU students since they've become a residential campus, but very convenient for midtowners in a spot that's sort of out of sight for most right now, especially considering there's no exit to it or visibility from the BA. Maybe the Mother Road Market will "activate" that area. Years ago it was rumored these lots were owned by LTFF and were slated to become the Mother Road Market and a mixed use development. Apparently they have reduced it to just retail/commercial which is a shame because residential would add a nice component to the area and help diversify to keep it feasible. A multi-story building would be a lot better use of the space.

Overall this is good news for Renaissance residents. Awesome to see the stretches around Renaissance go from pretty bleak and unused to what is planned now.