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We still need lots of volunteers for the Fort Worth MAIN ST Arts Festival, April 7 - 10. bit.ly/msasignup2022 or https://www.mainstre...er-for-main-st/

This year MAIN ST will still stretch from the courthouse to the convention center. It looks like MAIN ST will not have any programming in Sundance Square. The layout has been reimagined. There's still the same number of artists, food vendors, and music stages. There will not be a young people's art fair on Saturday and Sunday this year, but besides not using the square, that's about all that is different. 

The two year COVID break and the loss of so many downtown employees has really done a number on the volunteer email list. If you can't volunteer, maybe you have family or friends that might what to help out. I mean you do get a free t-shirt

 

Thats great, I love the Main Street art festival. Glad its coming back.

I am, too!  I would like to volunteer for at least one shift but nothing on the event's volunteer website allows you to sign up.

 

Volunteer sign up should be up next week 2/7 or the following. How do I know, I'm the volunteer manager for this event. 

Christmas Bridges - I couldn't get all three with my iPhone.

Much to my annoyance, I received an email while I was on vacation. The email said I would have to pay my Broadstone on 5th apartment rent by money order or cashier's check this month. Today I found out why. Broadstone is now being managed by Madera Residential. I've been here since February 2019, and this is the second management company change. This change comes with a name change.

According to the memo I just received, the name is changing to Braden on 5th. 

After the first management change, the complex was not as clean. They must had received complaints, because it got better, but it still wasn't as clean as when I first moved in. However, some of that is on the tenants, since there are plenty of trash receptacles around the complex. 

BTW - If I had to list one negative and one positive about Broadstone/Braden on 5th. The negative is that it has lousy soundproofing. The positive is the location is very central. 

I just got a Facebook notice for a concert, The Special Edition Band, in Sundance Square. This coming Saturday, (the 5th) 6 - 10 pm. Looks like maybe Sundance is ready to open. Unfortunately it's supposed to rain. 

I voted today. In and out in five minutes. The other three voters were on the struggle bus with address issues. 

Here are the Pier One pictures I took earlier. Thanks Nitixope for the help. They're not fancy, just iPhone snaps.

When they took down the sign, they only did a few letters at a time. There was a lot of up and down on that bucket contraption.

Nextdoor is reporting that Fuzzy's on Race St. has closed. 

Southside Rambler is back open.

Maggie's R & R

https://fortworth.cu...t9qIdGWJKbCBJV0

It's open!

https://twitter.com/...746003001421830

BTW the Cox's dept store site is up for sale now. The sale brochure mentions "Largest Potential Redevelopment Tract Available In TCU Area" & “BU-CX-6 Zoning Allows For A Variety Of Residential, Retail, Service And Commercial Uses At A Maximum Height Of 6 Stories"

My car is in one of the brochure pictures.  Still have the car...retired from the job!

About ten years ago, I used to go to the mall every weekend either on Saturday after the Y or Sunday after church. I haven't been inside a mall to shop in at least two years. I have been in Macy's to make a return.

Here are my reasons, in no particular order:

1. Rowdy teenagers
2. Online shopping is easier
3. A realization that I have too much stuff.
4. Being approached by strangers in the parking lot. However, this can happen at the grocery store lot too.
5. Trying to stay out of debt.