I'll be glad to see a Famous Taco downtown again, they are one of my two favorite resturaunts. Also, they can better sustain business because of deliveries and they are open unitl 4 on the weekends, which will help the downtown bar crowds.
As for the MDA/Capitol View situation, it could very well be that they finally worked out a deal with their lender, it sounds to me like they were just being unreasonable. The MDA and the Boji's want to make the deal happen, and have the money, the lender just was being difficult about putting an addition on their investment. I'm unclear as to how recent his information was but if anything this issue might have been the initial hang-up, the reason why the Boji's weren't confirming anything.
Don't get me wrong, I like Famous Taco too. They have the best black beans of any mexican place in Lansing. And their queso dip is awesome. But I am a Skyline fanatic!!
Lmich, I would assume that either the info off the agenda is the most recent, or the tax credits are transferable to different properties the MDA may consider. I sure hope that the MDA moves to an expanded Capitol View.
There was an article in the LSJ about the Cesar Chavez memorial to be put up at City Hall. This is a great move for the city, and I hope that they will be able to raise the money for it.
The Chavez "sculpture" is not what I was expecting. If that is, it ends up looking like what's in the picture. For some reason I had this picture of a statue of the guy, like Sparty, but less muscle-y.
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As for the MDA/Capitol View situation, it could very well be that they finally worked out a deal with their lender, it sounds to me like they were just being unreasonable. The MDA and the Boji's want to make the deal happen, and have the money, the lender just was being difficult about putting an addition on their investment. I'm unclear as to how recent his information was but if anything this issue might have been the initial hang-up, the reason why the Boji's weren't confirming anything.