Comments on: The Watercooler

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:49:13 +0000

We’re getting two pizza places: Flippin Pizza on Coleville at Ramsey, and a player to be named later at the place on Georgia near Sligo.

By: DogsRule

DogsRule — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:41:44 +0000

So your latest “Watercooler” has Flippin Pizza going in where the former Polonez Deli and Bakery site on Georgia Avenue near Sligo Avenue….which is it? Or are we getting two?

By: Kathy J

Kathy J — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:11:11 +0000

Though I’m not thrilled with either business as I’ll rarely (if evr) use either one, but I AM glad to see long vacant retail spaces finally being filled.

Where Caribou Coffee is at in the Blairs was a 7-11 (before that it was a Highs) for decades and it served its purpose for transit users and nearby office workers grabbing a quick coffee, cigs, or lunch. It was not a source of loitering or crime — I worked around the corner from it for 10+ years. The same folks who owned and ran it – are the ones who have the location on 16th St.

By: Thayer Ave., too

Thayer Ave., too — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:13:45 +0000

I think Spidey tech is the way to go for non-lethal weapons. Especially if it’s like the Electric Company version of Spiderman’s web slinging, where it starts out as a cartoon and ends up as a big fishnet.

Nobody EVER got away from Spidey, man!

By: scenic wheaton

scenic wheaton — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:55:54 +0000

great piece.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:56:13 +0000

Agree with 8045. And the pizza joint will bring the same as well, plus Mama Lucia already has great slices only two blocks away.

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:14:28 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Springvale Roader.

Honestly, I don’t know what the situation was at that fight. Was the cop working solo? Did he spot a concealed weapon on the guy? This may have prompted the officer to use his taser, as opposed to step into the fray to break it up.

By: LuvMyHood

LuvMyHood — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:12:11 +0000

Jennifer, please consider getting a copy of the police report for the taser incident. People can get badly hurt in fights — whether they are participants or innocent folks who happen to be on the sidewalk nearby.

This world need a non-harmful way of subduing people who are acting violet. I wish the military-industrial complex spent more resources on this.

Editor’s note: Will contact the MCPD for that police report. — JD (May 8, 2009)

By: Springvale Roader

Springvale Roader — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:08:14 +0000

I’m concerned about the use of a taser in that situation. Tasers are meant to be non-lethal alternatives to guns and billy clubs. Pre-tasers, would that siutation have required the cop to use a gun or club?

Taser abuse is rampant in this country, and people are dying from it. We must not let that become the norm in MoCo.

By: 8045

8045 — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:07:55 +0000

I personally find 7-11 to be a terrible addition to the neighborhood. It encourages loitering, littering and adds no value to the community.