Entries Tagged as ‘Downtown Farmington’

December 21, 2008

The things you find on YouTube

I have a Farmington search that I use on YouTube now and then. Today, this turned up:

December 11, 2008

Another blow to Downtown Farmington

Brian stopped in at Office Depot tonight to get some photocopies made, only to find their copy center closed - because the store is closing, in four to six weeks.
I don’t understand why this prevents them from make photocopies, but that’s kind of beside the point.
The Downtown Farmington Business Center already has some large holes to [...]

December 6, 2008

Was anyone else surprised…

…to learn that Farmington Area Founders Festival executive director Kathleen Donnelly made $55,000 a year, as reported in Thursday’s Farmington Observer?
If that number’s not a typo, it’s more than double the salary paid to every previous director. Seems like a lot, though, given the Festival’s continuing financial problems. If that number’s not a typo.
Best of [...]

November 24, 2008

For Lease

This may be old news, but we noticed a couple of new-to-us ”For Lease” signs today. One was in the space formerly occupied by Ardina’s Closet, in the Village Mall building. Tucked into a back corner of the mall, Ardina’s was an upscale resale women’s clothing store. Having very little need for upscale clothing, I never [...]

November 22, 2008

The question of the day…

Do you build a downtown and they will come, or do you get them to come and build the downtown?