To those of you who are avoiding downtown and/or Fourth Avenue because of the modern-streetcar construction, I say to you: Stop it. It’s no big deal. Really.
In other words: Don’t be an idiot. Get your ass downtown and to the Avenue, and support local businesses.
Last Friday, we went downtown to meet a friend for dinner at the Cup Café, and afterward, we headed to Scott and Co. for some tasty beverages. How much time and effort did the construction on Congress Street cost us? An extra 30 seconds or so. Tops.
I know downtown and Fourth Avenue fairly well, and the absolute maximum inconvenience I can ever see the construction causing anyone seeking to travel to the area and park is maybe five minutes. Maybe. There’s still plenty of parking. There are tons of alternate routes.
And are you telling me you’re such a slug that five minutes, tops, is too much of an inconvenience for you to support great local businesses and events?
I didn’t think so.
Quit your whining. Be a good citizen. Go downtown. Head for Fourth Avenue. Support local business. Thank you.
• Speaking of downtown and Fourth Avenue: It’s time for our annual Spring Club Crawl®! In this issue, and online at ClubCrawl.net, you’ll find a guide telling you everything you could possibly want to know about the event: band descriptions, a list of participating restaurants, and advice on where to park and so on.
On Saturday, we’ll be sending event updates via text message (sign up at ClubCrawl.net) and Twitter.
See you there!
This article appears in Apr 19-25, 2012.
Thank you for this! I live near downtown and I’ve been telling everyone I know the same thing. We need to do all we can to make sure our wonderful local businesses make it through the construction and the impending dry summer! 🙂
last weekend went down town for my B day with my wife. Stopped The District and a couple other taverns…….we were really impressed by The Playground. What a neat place and a very diverse crowd :). We ended the night dancing at Club Congress and with 3 dollar stoli’s how could it not be fun. The construction did interupt the 2nd Saturday stuff but uh……..so what.
THANK YOU!! Get down here and enjoy downtown! I think all of the construction has added about :90 to my commute tops.
Went to The Screening Room last night and enjoyed some great short films. No problem getting around at all.
I will support local businesses as soon as they are not expensive. Also, the age limit for Club Crawl is quite bigoted, as is the curfew law and any law that contributes to the treatment of innocent people as prisoners for their first 18 or any years of their life.
Kelson: If you think local businesses are more expensive than local ones, you need to do some research, because in my experience, they’re actually cheaper in many cases. Want examples? Call me at 295-4221.
I agree….everyone needs to stop whining. It’s good for us to walk a couple blocks !! We have become such a lazy society. Besides, downtown and 4th ave., are worth it ! It isn’t as bad as people have made it out !
Thanks for this! As a small business owner on 4th Ave., I deeply appreciate it. There are many cool locally owned businesses that will be holding on for their lives. We’ve been trying to get the word out that getting here is not hard, and we truly appreciate any help the media can give us. –Kate at Antigone Books