It’s a big day, Edmonton.
Wednesday AM: Could it really be?
Maybe.
Keep your eyes peeled for Commerce Place to finally (Finally!) open up their long-broken door. I’m pretty sure it hasn’t been open since late 2008, possibly early 2009.Sally was scouting the door last night and found it open on the interior. Then it was closed later in the evening.
Today Sally was sick (Coincidence, or did she know too much?) and I did the recon-work. This morning, the interior was again open (And the doors looked, well, like plain doors. I was expecting solid gold.) but the outside was still boarded up.
They might just be playing with out hearts, but I’m holding out hope this is the real deal. It would be nice for our city’s signature street, as boarded up doors don’t make for great impressions to visitors.
They could be fire hazards too, but I’m not they guy working in the building so I don’t have to worry about it.
Oh look, there’s actual news too.
Bunch of museums under one roof (A proposal for the City Centre Airport.)
Dollars to define new session (Dollars, or cuts…)
New website reduces cost of applying to post-secondary schools (By $10. Whew, now they can pay thousands in tuition without worrying.)
Elderly deserve our praise, appreciation, respect (Wait, does he tweet?)
General tells students what strategies are working in Afghanistan
Alberta produce gets a boost (Remember to eat your veggies.)
Norwood school parents urge school communities to take action against closures
LRT expansion plans up for debate
Public invited to share input for Fort Edmonton Park
Wildrose Alliance accuses Alberta speaker of partisanship (These guys, and the NDP, know they are being giving some special status because they aren’t actually recognized parties in the legislature without 4 seats, right?)
The outside is still boarded up. But I can *feel* things changing.
Alley closing could lead to highrise project
No need for legislation on health benefits, minister says (Well, as long as we can always trust businesses and owners to have their employees’ best interest at heart.)
Teens charged after man stabbed in Corona LRT
Olympic floating-hotel scheme sinks
New study suggest cellphone laws don’t lower collision numbers
John Janzen makeover (Makeover, MAKEover, makeover, MAKEover… That’s totally an inside joke.)
We have word from Twitter (http://twitter.com/captainnapalm) that the doors are indeed fully open.