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1905band t1_j6a926q wrote

Dinamo, Edo’s, Bacchus, 8 1/2. RIP Mama Zu’s, although I’ve heard exciting rumors of plans for that space. Haven’t been to Lost Letter or Sprezza yet but they look worth a try. But they’re good in the context of a small Southern city. Compared against like, the North End or Baltimore’s Little Italy or any other regional Italian powerhouse they’re just not gonna stack up.

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Vegetable_Macaroon32 t1_j6a8282 wrote

No. No, it doesn't need to be explained. We all know the new structure must meet modern codes. My point is that doing that inside an antiquated burnt out hulk may prove more challenging, expensive and lengthy than simply razing the ruin that is there now and starting fresh, in order ( as i said , in all seriousness) to better serve the educators and students who deserve a great school, in the near future. As a city tax payer whose home assessment nearly doubled in the last two years, i take the matter seriously and was offering a serious opinion , as a contractor who has worked on old homes in the area for decades, this will probably be an expensive shit show , all to save a building that has always been ugly , just to placate the gentrified gentry who don't want anything to change in the fan, ever. Take that, you scold!

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55V35lM t1_j6a6ew3 wrote

Where are Fox students currently going to school - in an unused school that is close to where Fox was. What’s the cost/benefit of upgrading Clark Springs and turning the Fox land into tax generating real estate and plus the potential initial revenue from selling the land to developers versus rebuilding Fox and selling off Clark Springs? I don’t suspect it’s close but would like to see this assessed in a practical matter.

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augie_wartooth t1_j6a66br wrote

When I used to go to the laundromat a couple years ago, regular size machines were $2.50 and the larger ones ranged from $4.50 to $10 for the really huge one. Dryers were like a quarter per 8 minutes. It may be a bit more now. The laundromat on Cleveland in the MD took cards but idk about that one in Lakeside unfortunately. ETA laundromats usually have change machines in my experience.

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