i never really got what was going on. Just noticed a dude (or more people) in a winnebago that seemed to have set up shop in the back corner of that lot.

Around late 2016/early 2017 iirc. My partner at the time was working at Bottles when it occurred. Apparently the other owners were unaware it was happening. They worked out an agreement to pay for the stolen wine over time. As far as I know no charges were pressed. There were some Facebook posts about it at the time. I searched for about a half hour but can't find them (FB search sucks).

Anyone who worked at Bottles should be able to collaborate.

Niche marketplaces have always existed. Politics isn’t the only thing that can cut out potential customers.

Point blank Sephora sells nothing to half the population and seems to be fine.

Strip Clubs provide services that cater to only a portion of the population by design as well. Many people don’t like their business at all. They’re doing fine.

The Vegan restaurant up the street only has vegan food so anyone who doesn’t like that is cut out… they’re fine.

That said even politics don’t seem to have that much of an effect. Home Depot is a huge supporter of Trump and the election deniers, and they seem to be doing fine.

Really seems like the lesson learned here is that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Like, Lebowski?

I would've gone off the link, the other comments, or maybe the use of the extremely common and specific phrase "affordable housing" which usually applies to income-based properties that are specifically subsidized by government.

Well, I guess that is probably true from a B-school point of view. Unlimited growth is the goal. And any money left on the table = failure. In the case of a company like Patagonia, maybe more conservatives would buy their stuff if they kept quiet about climate change or Bears Ears National Monument. But clearly they made the decision that the loss of potential revenue was worth it. Then again, maybe they made the calculation that not that many conservatives shop there in the first place (preferring Cabela's or whatever), so being vocal about environmental causes would increase loyalty among an already left-leaning customer base. This would actually be interesting stuff for a case-study - do you try to capture the entire market? Or do you focus on a very enthusiastic sector of the market? I think either could be successful, depending on the business.

Superman building will have rents for those in the 80-120% AMI range. But also, that's being protested because it serves the upper echelons.

I can't find any stories where I've quoted state officials recently, but the state uses the term "workforce housing" to refer to 80-120% AMI.

This development in Warwick is in the 80% range.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/west-warwick-arctic-mill-being-converted-apartments-brewery/7582408001/

Someone on r/rhodeisland said they’re closing because of sexual assault allegations against one of the owners. They didn’t supply any details, but maybe check over there.

Cut that all by half

You know why Curt Schilling isn't in the Hall of Fame? It's not because he wasn't good enough. And it's not because he screwed the State of RI with his video game company. It's because you need 75% of the vote to get in, and that's not happening when you shoot your mouth off about politics.

Why is everything they build that’s supposedly ‘affordable’ for anyone making under 60-70% AMI? I mean why can’t they build these affordable units for people making slightly over that? Seems like the poorest part of the market is being served and the high end of the market is being served but, when it comes to affordable for middle class that is NOT being served and or looked at and considered! Why??? Makes no sense.

Hasn't this been a co sideration for a while? I thought I heard about this a couple years ago?

The bottom line is...

Politically, the nation is divided roughly 50/50.

Any business that expresses strong political views is stupid.

Not any more than you were.

Wow almost same thing here

They used to be on Dorrence St. They closed, then sometime later announced that they were somehow partnering with a place called Berri. But it seems they took over the entire operation.

Mostly unfriendly staff (and one nice dude), but I liked the beer list, appetizers and ambiance, so I'd order my beer, sit alone, and kill a pleasant hour or two there.

Because I didn’t know the rent was capped. Because if it wasn’t, there’s no shot these would be affordable as you acknowledged.

It means it is subsidized and owned by the government with rents capped at a certain amount well below market value.

Nothing about the statement assumes the quality/aesthetics/appliances have to be poor. It's kind of odd you would even assume that.

You're speculating.

What does it mean to build new “affordable” housing? Does it mean it’s poorly built and looks like shit without modern appliances or something?

Because anything newly built in this area will not be affordable when it’s competing against 80 year old tenement houses.

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Have you tried the Dean? I think the Eddy is better but it's a good replacement (when they actually have the ingredients they need on hand....).

Your math is off though, cause the majority of Americans don't follow politics/news or vote. So it's more like 25% of the people disagree with them and would boycott them, IF they knew anything about them, but I'm sure a good percentage of that 25% don't even know Chick-fil-A's political stance.

See page 4

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23321038-minor-tod-plan-alternative-abridged