Tag: Heimatkunde
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If they really wanted….
NiemanLab cites a new survey that accurately pins down what people want from local news. We want LOCAL reporting of WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE. Crime, troubles, power outages, fires. We do not want “investigative pieces” that always just happen to “investigate” Repooflicans while celebrating Democrats who commit exactly the same crimes. This pattern is constant from…
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Streetpecker
Last night’s big rain must have pushed some bugs and critters to the surface. Squirrels and birds are busy on the soil today. One bird seemed unusual. It was brown with a chevron marking on its chest, and its beak was long and straight. It was pecking FAST in the crack between the curb and…
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Sorting out
Spokane News asked if people feel safe downtown. Sorting out the usual FB cacophony: People who are accustomed to dealing with violence feel safe there. Others don’t feel safe. There’s a GENUINE change in the last few years. I’m not tough at all, but I used to enjoy being downtown. I worked downtown in the…
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Regrowth
From RealClear, an article with hopeful signs. The article misses the former strength of smaller cities. It mocks the NYC bigotry but basically agrees with NYC that the universe ends at the Hudson River. The term “flyover country” was not just a snobbish put-down but a reality as a handful of core cities – New…
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More Ponca action
Last week I noted that the house across from Grandma’s apartment in Ponca is for sale. I reprinted my account of the Folly that used to be there, and the puzzle about where it was. Now Grandma’s apartment itself is for rent! The address given by Zillow is for the lower left apartment, but the…
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Good news from Enid
The last time I heard, Enid’s only skyscraper was scheduled for demolition. A new owner is saving the Broadway Tower, and will turn it into part condos part offices. Enid is where my soul lives. A restoration there helps my soul. Broadway Tower is one of the beacons for Enid. When approaching from the east,…
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The Ponca Folly House is for sale!
Many years ago I wrote up my personal experience with Follies, as part of my long-term theme of Science as Entertainment. Some of the best science labs were Follies in this sense, structures added to a house or yard purely to entertain or amuse guests or neighbors. One of my personal experiences was a house…
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Must be summer now
The neighbor across the street, who enjoys hot weather, is out all the time now. Plus: He finally unplugged his Xmas lights, flashing every night since November. I enjoyed the lights, a little bit of color in a drab world.
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Nulling the local balance
This year I’m trying to null the balance, make more beauty and order, do things the right way whether recognized or not, trying to restore the activities that were bombed by the Bush-Trump monstrosity in 2020-22. One of those activities was yard care. I’ve been mowing regularly but not sprinkling or trimming things. A nearby…
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Slight bit of action
Fairness Doctrine time. I’ve been thoroughly bashing the “city” of Spokane for ENCOURAGING crime instead of STOPPING crime. The people passed a referendum with a 73% majority two years ago, attempting to force action. The state’s alleged so-called “court” pulled the usual Manweller trick, invalidating the FIRMLY expressed will of the people. Until now the…
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Enid’s Fallingwater is for sale
It’s a fantastic Wrightish design, every part custom engineered and custom-made. It’s in The Woodlands, Enid’s best neighborhood for many years. Built in ’92, it wasn’t there when I lived in Enid in the ’70s. From the blurb: Upon completion the home was featured on the HGTV series “Extreme Homes”. When entering the walled courtyard…
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Random neighborhood note
SpokaneNews always shows a map when it reports a car crash or overdose or brush fire. They reported a crash at the corner next to the VA Hospital, a common crash spot. Cars on Wellesley often zoom right through the four-way stop. The map shows street names inside the VA Center. Independence, Liberty, Memorial, Freedom,…
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A GREAT hero has died.
Via the TV station where he spent his career, Gary England has died. He saved more lives than most politicians and CEOs have killed. He was the first weatherman to use doppler radar, and spent his life educating and organizing people about tornados and severe weather. If there’s a heaven, Gary England is now in…
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Storefrontizing
I doubt this is a specific policy, but it’s still an interesting development. Via Enid Buzz, the county district attorney is moving into the old Anthonys department store on the downtown square. Anthonys was the only department store where I enjoyed shopping. I still use a kitchen knife bought there in 1974. Anthonys was ruthlessly…
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Infill coincidence?
On this morning’s walk, after a GOOD sleep that got my brain back in gear, I was noticing a pattern in some of the familiar sights. From 2008 to 2021 there were several Infills in the neighborhood. Vacant houses were expanded into McMansions. Long-vacant lots got new houses, and three big lots were subdivided formally…
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