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  • We hardly think Wal-Mart will help revitalize anything. Say goodbye to the little shops in North Austin. Save Terra Toys!
  • Dunkin' Donuts better step on the bandwagon. They're going to lose their biggest market to some greasy burgers.
  • Anticipate headlines that read: Murders, Pedophiles and Stalkers on the Rise in Japan. They're getting MySpace.
  • Soccer moms not the US Military will soon invade Iraq. Its safer than the suburbs.
  • The FCC has decided that it’s okay to say shit on the air, but only if it’s a news show. Does the Daily Show count?
  • Austin failed to turn out for Kinky, but on the bright side, you can get your Jewish Cowboy action figures at clearance prices.
  • Politics, Texas style. Really. Sam Houston did it, too.
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By Jessica Thornton in on November 8, 2006 9:40 AM 0 Comments

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  • He was trained to be a lawyer

  • That'll teach me to comment before reading. I still say Target's proved they walk the walk; Wal-Mart is still all talk (those examples they cite are laughably non-urban: Howell Mill Road in Atlanta is actually Allandale-esque - i.e. 1950s suburban; NOT central-city).

  • jarrod

    When did spitting on cops' burgers become not good enough? Why waste perfectly good green on such ingrates?

  • I should have probably read the article first; but I still don't buy it. Target has proved they know how to walk the walk; Wal-Mart is still just talking the talk.

  • Your comment is completely lucid and to the point

  • A well-designed (urban footprint) big box could indeed revitalize the area - Northcross as it stands is just a crime magnet waiting to happen. Unfortunately, it's Target, not Wal-Mart, that's shown willingness to adapt its big-box formula to urban areas (Wal-Mart won't waver from the acres of surface parking and one-story large footprint model).

  • the US Military will soon invade Iraq.
  • thanks for the info. I try to make my title's controversial but I don't have many hits for my blog. Not many people know about it and I haven't done a whole lot to advertise it.
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