Oh! The messes of the pre-caffeinated!

By Lonnie, on August 10th, 2008%

One morning as I stepped up to the counter at Cafe Kubal, barista Ozula rapidly cleaned it off, saying something lovingly about “the messes of the pre-caffeinated.” I stared dumbly at the menu board, waiting for the fog to clear enough to be able to make an intelligent choice. She was patient, as always. I eventually got it together and, trusting my caffeine intake to a trained expert, placed my order.

This morning, at home and in an equally pre-caffeinated fog, I did this: Continue reading Oh! The messes of the pre-caffeinated!

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Mayor includes senior urban planner in budget

By Lonnie, on April 10th, 2007%

Thank you, thank you, Mayor Driscoll, for including “A new senior urban planner position” in the city budget, as reported by syracuse.com this evening. You heard me whining for one on this website back in August of 2005, and again in January of this year when Dr. Emanuel Carter of SUNY-ESF wrote eloquently about the . . . → Read More: Mayor includes senior urban planner in budget

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Thank you, Dr. Emanuel Carter!

By Lonnie, on January 29th, 2007%

You saw it on the Walkable Eastwood website back in August of 2005. I was begging for professional urban planners to be added to the city administration’s staff.

Designing Syracuse City needs in-house urban planners to make the most of its many assets
Sunday, January 28, 2007 (courtesy Post-Standard)
By Emanuel Carter
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

“…(A) . . . → Read More: Thank you, Dr. Emanuel Carter!

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