Amazon, Friend or Foe?
Amazon, intuitively, is the antithesis of the hometown revivals, where there is a renewed sense of the philosophy to eat, shop and play local. However, it is the delivery prowessness of Amazon that enhances the urban lifestyle in these smaller towns with 24 hour delivery of just about anything to your door step.
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Are Realtors a Stumbling Block to People Living Downtown?
Realtors serve as the ambassador to the city. As people move into the town they rely on the realtor’s knowledge of the “best” neighborhoods to live in. Over the past 10 years our downtown, like many small to mid-sized downtowns across the country, has seen a massive transformation. Shuttered business and boarded up windows have […]
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Where Did The Front Porch Go?
Why are front porches a thing of the past in new developments? We have taken our life to the backyard. When the front porch was replaced with a garage and activities were moved from the front yard to the backyard with tall privacy fences, personal jungle gyms, trampolines and pools, we exchanged a sense of […]
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Is There Really Going to be a Quiet Zone in Downtown Bryan?
You, like me, have probably heard talk and rumors about Downtown Bryan implementing a “Quiet Zone”. The chatter seems to come and go and the everyone’s information is inconsistent, making it difficult to let myself believe it could really happen. Is There Really Going to be a Quiet Zone in Downtown Bryan? For those who […]
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State Of Downtown 2018
Is Downtown Bryan a good place to live and work? The more involved we are in downtown the more questions we have. Like who wants to live downtown, how much are rents, what are the “right” businesses for downtown, how much office space is there, how many people visit, what do houses sell for, are […]
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Is this Revival Sustainable?
We began renovating houses in Bryan/College Station almost 10 years ago. Well mostly Bryan, because that is where the numbers worked for us. Renovating several houses in and near downtown Bryan led to us getting more houses to renovate downtown. In the process we fell in love. It was not the Downtown I grew up […]
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