Per Lori of Waxhaw realty & blogging fame, the moratorium proposed by the mayor (briefly touched upon here) did not pass, compliments of town commissioners Blythe, Lane, and Gregory.
It was somewhat strange that the special meeting was announced and scheduled so quickly (two days notice if I'm not mistaken). It almost begs the question as to why a vote on a potential moratorium in the OIS zoning district was desired so quickly.
By the way, anyone have a map of the OIS zoning district?
UPDATE 5/14: Here's Lacey Hampton's article on the meeting in the Enquirer-Journal.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Waxhaw Restaurant Weekend
While the official Waxhaw Food & Drink weekend doesn't start until tomorrow during SpringFest, our family's appears to have been last weekend.
Ice cream at Pizza Works on Friday, Main Street Grill for lunch on Saturday, dinner Saturday for the missus at Maxwell's Tavern, and Sunday breakfast at Stack's Kitchen.
The rest of you interested in keeping up with the Jones' will have your work cut out for you this weekend.
Ice cream at Pizza Works on Friday, Main Street Grill for lunch on Saturday, dinner Saturday for the missus at Maxwell's Tavern, and Sunday breakfast at Stack's Kitchen.
The rest of you interested in keeping up with the Jones' will have your work cut out for you this weekend.
Blog in the dark
Google's Blogger was down last night up through lunchtime today.
I planned to have something about the pressing meeting proposed by the mayor to impose a moratorium in the OIS zoning (PDF here), but Blogger put a stop to that.
Maybe later today.
UPDATE 11pm: Haven't got around to posting on the proposed moratorium, but I just realized that I've lost at least one post on the Main Street Grill due to the Blogger problems. Hopefully it gets restored eventually.
I planned to have something about the pressing meeting proposed by the mayor to impose a moratorium in the OIS zoning (PDF here), but Blogger put a stop to that.
Maybe later today.
UPDATE 11pm: Haven't got around to posting on the proposed moratorium, but I just realized that I've lost at least one post on the Main Street Grill due to the Blogger problems. Hopefully it gets restored eventually.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Southsiders affected by power outage
I hope you didn't head out to Southsiders today for a Carolina dog since they were closed due to the power outage.
Patte explains in a Facebook post:
Patte explains in a Facebook post:
I'm sorry to say that we took Duke Power at their word as they reported that power would not be restored until 11:00 PM....when we had no power by 10:30 AM... I had to tell our staff that we would be closed for the day. We'll be open for business tomorrow - Hope everyone weathered this latest storm.In other news, Stormtrooper Chris of Fiesta Band fame got some footage of the lightning that was on display last night. For those interested, link is here, although I'm not sure if you have to be on Facebook to view this or not. I must say that it's not too shabby for a non-HD camera.
Thank you
Patte-
Waxhaw in the dark
Power went out approximately around 1.30am this morning as the big storm hit. Certain areas of Waxhaw are still without power 9+ hours later. My wife suspects it's the same section of the grid hit by this power outage.
No updates on the mayor's Facebook page, the town's Twitter feed, or the town web page.
If anyone hears any relevant updates about an ETA for the return of power, drop a comment here if you can. Inquiring minds want to know.
UPDATE: Not anymore. About a half hour after this post, glorious power has been returned. Sometimes this lowly blog can get results, other times not so much.
UPDATE x2: It turns out Waxhaw Elementary was without power until 11am as well, or so my oldest informed me when I got home from work today. From what I can gather, the only significant change is this meant their lunches were delivered to their classrooms. So you can understand the hubbub this surely caused.
No updates on the mayor's Facebook page, the town's Twitter feed, or the town web page.
If anyone hears any relevant updates about an ETA for the return of power, drop a comment here if you can. Inquiring minds want to know.
UPDATE: Not anymore. About a half hour after this post, glorious power has been returned. Sometimes this lowly blog can get results, other times not so much.
UPDATE x2: It turns out Waxhaw Elementary was without power until 11am as well, or so my oldest informed me when I got home from work today. From what I can gather, the only significant change is this meant their lunches were delivered to their classrooms. So you can understand the hubbub this surely caused.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Sephora Nails
The missus and a friend hit Sephora Nail Salon Saturday night for a little pre-Mother's Day pampering. Per my wife, it appears both were very pleased with the results; my wife apparently has now got Katy Perry-branded sparkly toes, for those wondering.
Wine was also served during the pampering, which seems like a nice touch.
They then made their way over Maxwell's Tavern for a late evening dinner. Sounds like it was as crowded as always there.
For those curious, I pulled some chicken patties and tater tots out of the freezer and heated them up for dinner that night.
Wine was also served during the pampering, which seems like a nice touch.
They then made their way over Maxwell's Tavern for a late evening dinner. Sounds like it was as crowded as always there.
For those curious, I pulled some chicken patties and tater tots out of the freezer and heated them up for dinner that night.
First Friday has come & gone
After participating in another exciting teeball practice, the kids and I headed to downtown Waxhaw for First Friday with the neighbors.
We passed by the Main Street Grill and nearby businesses. There looked to be a bunch of stuff set up there in hte parking lot, but we didn't stop for whatever reasons. It could've been the siren song of the Fiesta Band or perhaps some other indescribable pull. Or it could be that on quick glance, it was a little hard to tell what was going on there.
I made a mental note to stop by the Main Street Grill for a long-awaited cheeseburger since I had a light dinner and they were actually open during evening hours, a rare celestial alignment by my calculations.
After the kids got a glass of lemonade compliments of Waxhaw UMC, we spent a bunch of time hanging out near the Fiesta Band. A Fiester brought a laser-projecting thingamabob that continuously shot ever-changing laser designs against the wall, giving the kids something to burn off some energy.
Bypassing the book store (can seven kids be safely crammed into the children's section? Has anyone attempted this?), we crossed the bridge and made our way to Pizza Works for some ice cream and eventually headed back home.
On the way home after we passed the then closed Main Street Grill, I realized I missed my opportunity to get a burger, about the only damper on the evening I can recall.
We passed by the Main Street Grill and nearby businesses. There looked to be a bunch of stuff set up there in hte parking lot, but we didn't stop for whatever reasons. It could've been the siren song of the Fiesta Band or perhaps some other indescribable pull. Or it could be that on quick glance, it was a little hard to tell what was going on there.
I made a mental note to stop by the Main Street Grill for a long-awaited cheeseburger since I had a light dinner and they were actually open during evening hours, a rare celestial alignment by my calculations.
After the kids got a glass of lemonade compliments of Waxhaw UMC, we spent a bunch of time hanging out near the Fiesta Band. A Fiester brought a laser-projecting thingamabob that continuously shot ever-changing laser designs against the wall, giving the kids something to burn off some energy.
Bypassing the book store (can seven kids be safely crammed into the children's section? Has anyone attempted this?), we crossed the bridge and made our way to Pizza Works for some ice cream and eventually headed back home.
On the way home after we passed the then closed Main Street Grill, I realized I missed my opportunity to get a burger, about the only damper on the evening I can recall.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
