This weekend, when it seems that most of America celebrates shopping, seems to inspire discussion of the perennial topic of “Oak Ridge retail”. My recent e-mail has included both (1) cheerleading for the 3/50 Project and (2) questions about the Oak Ridge city center development (why did the mall fail? what is the city going [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Big bucks?
Wow… Frank Munger’s blog post “Who’s making the big bucks in Oak Ridge?” is attracting a lot of attention today among staff at ORNL. I have a hunch that the information that the top managers of certain local government contractors are receiving annual compensation on the order of half a million dollars or more is [...]
Hitting the road on behalf of the city
I’m getting ready to head off to San Antonio (Texas) for the 2009 National League of Cities Congress of Cities and Exposition. This will be my first time attending a National League of Cities event, and I hope I’ll bring enough back (in the way of knowledge and resources) to make it worth my time [...]
Solar workshop on Saturday, November 14
“Solar 101”: Solar Basics for the Oak Ridge Homeowner will be held Saturday, November 14th, 2009, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, in the Oak Ridge Public Library Auditorium. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Environmental Quality Advisory Board and the City of Knoxville’s Solar America Cities Program, this workshop will provide an overview of the solar [...]