City says extra trash won't count against households during post-holiday time period

Perhaps the city should sell or rent by mandate crystal balls so I can see into the future what my trash needs will be. I rent a container that satisfies my needs 95% of the time. On the rare occasion it's too small (pehaps over a holiday weekend or when I clean out the garage as examples) I would expect my trash department to do their job and pick up my trash especially when I pay for that service every month. Instead I they hung a tag on my container reprimanding me for 'exceeding my usage'. The tag, by the way, I'm sure took longer to fill out then just throwing the extra bag in the truck. I pay for the service so in the future just do your job and pick up the trash. If twice a year I exceed my container I'm sorry, but do your job that I pay for!

January 4, 2013 at 8:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Wrapped up: Travis Releford's D on Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas keys road win

Releford won the game for us pure and simple! Defense wins games, and Releford schooled Thomas. Great game Travis!! Thanks for the victory!!

December 23, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police chief presents downtown surveillance camera policy at forum, will revise for City Commission

Better yet we can have the proponents of this action take turns watching hour after hour of cars taking right turns and pedestrians crossing the street.

December 20, 2012 at 9:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police chief presents downtown surveillance camera policy at forum, will revise for City Commission

Exactly my point. What are the chances of a crime being committed right in front of one of these cameras? Slim and none! But we've waisted almost 50K to figure that out. It's a senseless waste of my tax dollar.

December 20, 2012 at 9:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police chief presents downtown surveillance camera policy at forum, will revise for City Commission

I don't have a problem with the cameras. I have a problem with my tax dollars being wasted on useless toys.

December 20, 2012 at 9:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Police chief presents downtown surveillance camera policy at forum, will revise for City Commission

Jennifer,
Please don't take Lawrence's lack of attendance as a sign of approval. I disapprove yet I was not at the meeting. I wonder did you attend the meeting?

Khatib has said the downtown area accounts for about 10 percent of the 115,000 calls for service the police receive each year, including crimes, complaints, and minor tasks such as ticket writing. ..........That's all fine but the 10% number reflects ALL of downtown. What percentage of service can be attributed to these particular 6 sites where the cameras will be installed? Obviously a much lower number.
Remember unless the crime happens to be committed right in front of one of these six cameras then they are useless. The cost and maintenance to store 30 days of video of law abiding actions to mimic 'standard protocol' is also wasteful. If some crime has occurred in front of one of the cameras and we don't know about it in seven days we'll never know about it.
If the police have a hard enough job to do then I'm sure they are too busy to look for more problems that might have occurred in front of one of these six cameras.
If it were up to me I would place these six cameras aimed at parking lots where I often see two cops pulled up to each other and sharing stories over coffee. At least this way the cameras may differ this useless occurrence.

December 20, 2012 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Genesis takes over operations of Lawrence Athletic Club; $4 million remodel on tap

At least at The Summit you'll never have to worry about 'wear and tear' on the equipment or remodeling because they don't have any members to wear anything down. It should look brand new even 5 years from now.

December 7, 2012 at 9:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

From porridge to ports, new restaurant/wine bar opens at Ninth and New Hampshire

The restaurant will have a well-stocked wine cellar.....................This implies an older established cellar with old favorites available. Is this the case or is it just more of the ordinary plunk that is already served downtown? It seems rather small from the street. I hope they can make it.

December 3, 2012 at 11:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Intorno serving 'unpretentious' classic Italian fare downtown

I ate at Intorno over the weekend, and I have no interest in ever returning. The establishment was horrendous from the service, to the food, to the pricing. If the food was even half-way decent I would give them another try figuring they just need to tweak the recipes. But the food was so far off, and the service as well, that they need a complete overhaul! I ate so little of my meal that upon leaving I walked half a block to Pachamama's and had a couple of delicious appetizers before calling it a night. I hate to kick a restaurant then they are down, but their wine list was pathetic as well. 715 and Teller's can rest easy.

November 27, 2012 at 6:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City stiffens terms but agrees to $50K settlement over Varsity House dispute

Our Dumb*** city commissioners allowed the mistake to happen in the first place, and their solution is to exercise extortion to make the Fritzel's pay for the 'misunderstanding.' The commissioners would have liked to raise the fine over $50K but "the commissioners settled on the amount after saying the city also played a role in the dispute."
This story shows the inept role of our commissioners as well as the dishonesty of Thomas Fritzel.

November 21, 2012 at 7:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )