Oso planning to go pro
Matthew 19:24. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.#Jesuswaswoke
Best customer service employee ever. Always loving his neighbor as himself.
Jesus needs to get a job, imo. Been told fast food places need bodies. Flip those burgers, hippie
He fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fishes. For free.
Yeah, that’s no bueno. Handouts are never free.
If Jesus walked into an Evangelical Christian today gathering he'd be crucified for his beliefs.
You guys are thinking of New Testament Jesus.New New Testament Jesus is anti-immigrant, pro-gun, anti-socialism, pro-capitalist, anti-poor, anti-conservation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2L-R8NgrANever actually realized that GOP Jesus looks so much like Ted Cruz…
Here's a chart from a University of Toronto study about how North American cities' downtowns have (or haven't) recovered from the pandemic:https://downtownrecovery.com/charts/rankingsThere are many expected results: San Francisco ranked dead last of 63 downtowns, with only 32% of its pre-pandemic activity having returned. Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis also sit at well under 50%, while Salt Lake City actually has significantly more DT activity now than before the pandemicBut I was a little surprised by a few of the findings, such as:++ Two California cities -- Bakersfield and Fresno -- also have significantly more activity in their downtowns than before the pandemic. San Diego, Sacramento and San Jose also are faring much better than the North American norm.++ Only 1 Texas downtown (El Paso) has recovered even as much as 70% of its pre-pandemic activity.++ Raleigh, which has been considered a fast-growing city, has had a worse downtown recovery than Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia and Oakland. ++ Baltimore (87%) and Milwaukee (78%) are well ahead of the likes of Phoenix, San Antonio, Fort Worth and Denver.++ By and large, Canada's major downtowns are also struggling.I make no conclusions, and I have no idea if the methodology is good or bad because I'm no expert in this field. Just found it pretty interesting.
Magnificent Mile / Rush Street is not in Chicago's downtown? Not part of "highest employment area?"Surprising to me.
Housing market shortage is so acute and the office glut is so big that Boston will offer 75% tax breaks on office-to-residential conversionsBYALENA BOTROSJuly 13, 2023 at 1:15 PM EDThttps://fortune.com/2023/07/13/boston-housing-market-shortage-commerical-real-office-glut-pilot-program/
I think it really depends on the city. Some of the buildings in Midtown Manhattan that are empty could make sense as residences, especially if they are pied a terre type apartments. But I'd HATE to live in a converted building in the Loop that is a ghost town on the weekend or after 6 PM. So cities that have blended areas like River North make sense, but more business centric districts don't.
If more people lived in the Loop, it wouldn't be a ghost town anymore. And you can walk or take a quick Uber to plenty of entertainment choices from the Loop, including the Theater District, which is actually within the Loop.
Where one sees doom, one sees opportunity. Interesting dichotomy