Comments on: Leggett: Variety is the spice of economic sustainability http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/ Your neighborhood news source Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:36:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rd http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 rd Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:06:48 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/#comment-2159 Whirli B: I think spelled "cojones"... oh, and it sounds like everyone prefers Live Nation to the Birchmere... Whirli B: I think spelled “cojones”… oh, and it sounds like everyone prefers Live Nation to the Birchmere…

]]> By: Whirli B http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/comment-page-1/#comment-2154 Whirli B Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:48:00 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/#comment-2154 The Leggett administration squandered the opportunity to bring the Birchmere, who are now moving to College Park, and MoCo has the cajones to propose giving $8 million in taxpayer money to bring in an international chain and claim the high road of “return on investment”. What a smokescreen to the true nature of this project, which is simply a land development deal using music, quite literally, as a front to build a hotel and an office building. With this kind of behind the scenes dealmaking, the momentum and positive energy for the revitalization of Silver Spring is now collapsing before our very eyes. The Leggett administration squandered the opportunity to bring the Birchmere, who are now moving to College Park, and MoCo has the cajones to propose giving $8 million in taxpayer money to bring in an international chain and claim the high road of “return on investment”. What a smokescreen to the true nature of this project, which is simply a land development deal using music, quite literally, as a front to build a hotel and an office building. With this kind of behind the scenes dealmaking, the momentum and positive energy for the revitalization of Silver Spring is now collapsing before our very eyes.

]]> By: The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » Live Nation to ink deal for Colesville Road venue http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » Live Nation to ink deal for Colesville Road venue Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:34:10 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/#comment-2145 [...] According to The Washington Post, the concert producer was willing to meet the county’s terms of opening the venue to county- and community-sponsored events. Flexible programming would allow a wider audience to make use of the $8 million facility, Leggett said Monday. [...] [...] According to The Washington Post, the concert producer was willing to meet the county’s terms of opening the venue to county- and community-sponsored events. Flexible programming would allow a wider audience to make use of the $8 million facility, Leggett said Monday. [...]

]]> By: The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » 9:30 Club takes interest in Silver Spring venue http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 The Silver Spring Penguin | News, Views, Stuff » » 9:30 Club takes interest in Silver Spring venue Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:08:26 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/#comment-2137 [...] with the Alexandria, Va.-based Birchmere fell apart. MoCo exec Ike Leggett has said that other parties were flirting with the county to occupy the proposed $8 million, county-owned [...] [...] with the Alexandria, Va.-based Birchmere fell apart. MoCo exec Ike Leggett has said that other parties were flirting with the county to occupy the proposed $8 million, county-owned [...]

]]> By: Springvale Roader http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Springvale Roader Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:37:09 +0000 http://silverspringpenguin.com/2007/09/25/business-33/#comment-2134 "According to Leggett, the Birchmere’s musical offerings and supper-club setup would have appealed only to one segment of the community." Right, but that "community" would have included people not only from Silver Spring, but also from Takoma Park, D.C., Bethesday, Rockville, Wheaton, and even from Virginia. Moreover, name a music venue that doesn't, by and large, appeal to "one segment" of the community. Leggett screwed up AND went back on a campaign pledge. He's already lost my vote next time around. “According to Leggett, the Birchmere’s musical offerings and supper-club setup would have appealed only to one segment of the community.”

Right, but that “community” would have included people not only from Silver Spring, but also from Takoma Park, D.C., Bethesday, Rockville, Wheaton, and even from Virginia.

Moreover, name a music venue that doesn’t, by and large, appeal to “one segment” of the community.

Leggett screwed up AND went back on a campaign pledge. He’s already lost my vote next time around.

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