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Peter J. Watts
Citizen
Username: Peter_watts
Post Number: 20
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 11:08 pm: | 
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To play devil's advocate, it's kind of understandable why there only are a couple bookings, after all the building still is under construction. And pollstar doesn't always get every act. |
Veritas Ultimo
Citizen
Username: Veritas_ultimo
Post Number: 44
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 4:30 am: |
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APRIL 2007: SOPAC PLAYWRIGHT WORKSHOP SERIES
"Coming Soon"- A compelling evening spent with several people who meet near a large hole after they have moved to South Orange only to find that everything they came here for is "coming soon". Early peer critiques have described this as as "an intense 'Waiting For Godot' with higher property taxes and a longer wait". Clever staging leaves the audience wondering if an inconsolable citizen who disappears into the hole at the climax intentionally jumped in or fell in accidently as the hole becomes larger through the course of the play. Is the hole a powerful and dark metaphor for the empty longings of contemporary life or merely bad planning? A unique aspect of the piece is that almost all of the dialogue is taken from transcripts of public meetings and press releases. A decision is being made as to whether Village Counsel, the Village President and those Trustees who show up at meetings will be given writing credit.
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Grspring
Citizen
Username: Grspring
Post Number: 92
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 8:51 pm: |
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Went to dinner at ARIYOSHI last night at 6:30p. The parking lot closest to the train station had about 5 slots open. the rear part of the lot had about 30 spots.
This is without SOPAC or movies.
Where are all of the people the Village President promised would come from out of town going to park.
greg |
joel dranove
Citizen
Username: Jdranove
Post Number: 400
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 8:52 pm: |
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NOT IN SOUTH ORANGE.
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MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 3953
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:07 pm: |
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Beifus must be thinking Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching! |
red_alert
Citizen
Username: Red_alert
Post Number: 239
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 6:19 am: |
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Just stop off at Cryan's for valet parking. |
Buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 4553
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 1:54 pm: |
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So, does anyone know who books the acts there? |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 9275
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 2:33 pm: |
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http://www.sopacnow.org/p-contact.php |
davel
Citizen
Username: Davel
Post Number: 137
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 5:06 pm: |
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Address:
"1 Trenchard Place, behind the South Orange NJ Transit train platform, and the shops on Sloan Street"
http://www.sopacnow.org/p-faq.php
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Veritas Ultimo
Citizen
Username: Veritas_ultimo
Post Number: 46
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 5:47 pm: |
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SPRING 2008: FILM WORLD PREMIERE: "SOUTH MOUNTAIN"
Currently in pre-production with talk of an all star "hometown cast" possibly including the Shue siblings, Kevin Spacey, Zach Braff, Irvington's own Jerry Lewis and a German super model to be named. This laugh fest starts when a wiley but lovable rug and laminate flooring dealer discovers a map sewn into the lining of an antique rug left in a house he just bought. The map shows the location of Civil War gold smuggled out of the South just before the War ended. The comedic set up is that things have changed in the rural village of South Mountain since the gold was stashed and it is not clear exactly where the gold is buried. You'll howl as the treasure site is declared "an area in need of redevelopment"! Using public money to dig for the stash works fine until it is realized that things really have changed and more and more holes need to be dug! Tears will be streaming down your face as more and more property in the Village is acquired to be searched and then given away cheap when nothing is found except environmental contamination!You'll burst out laughing at the explanations given to concerned citizens as to why nothing is happening at the sites once the holes are dug! A roller coaster laugh riot with a happy endin}g! |
Soparents
Citizen
Username: Soparents
Post Number: 267
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 - 7:31 pm: |
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Veritas Ultimo -
Wow, I would pay to see that show...
Wait a minute..... I already am!!!!!!
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joel dranove
Citizen
Username: Jdranove
Post Number: 433
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, April 30, 2006 - 4:51 pm: |
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But, where will you park?
Saturday night, at 7 pm, about 70 spaces available in main lot.
Friday night, arrived at about 8:45 pm, and there were about 50 spaces.
So, no wonder Beifus isn't building anything.
He will sell his sinkhole to his friend's lapdog, (us!), so we can have parking space.
The lot was built before any plans for SOPAC, so no second/third levels.
Now, with one lane of traffic downtown, we are opening a multi-plex.
We will need to employ three of four police to direct traffic downtown.
So, we have no parking spaces, by choice, a loss center in SOPAC, and, awful traffic congestion coming soon.
Parking where?
Any ideas?
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Howard Levison
Citizen
Username: Levisonh
Post Number: 586
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 9:04 am: |
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Somehow I heard that this was all part of the Village Presidents vision.
And don't worry Trustee Jennings said the SID should solve these problems even though they are created by those who are not required to contribute to the SID.
1. Establishment of District:
A. .......All the cost of development, construction, and acquisition relating to the provision of improvements within the special improvement district not borne by federal, state county or local government shall be assessed or taxed to properties specially benefited thereby.... The improvements and facilities of the district shall operated and maintained, and the annual cost thereof shall be assessed or taxed to properties specially benefited thereby .......
C. Tax exempt properties are excluded from the foregoing special assessment.
J. Provide security, sanitation, and other services to the district supplemental to those provided normally by the municipal government.
K. Undertake improvements designed to increase the safety or attractiveness of the district to businesses which may wish to locate there or to visitors to the district, including but not limited to, litter cleanup and control, landscaping, parking areas and facilities, recreational and rest areas and facilities, and those improvements generally permitted for pedestrian malls ......
Does this include incorporation of sculptures?
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susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1534
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 9:43 am: |
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It does seem like the SID may turn out to be a backdoor mechanism for bonded debt to handle parking and other needs for SOPAC.
Although I'm guardedly excited about SOPAC, I feel that it would be wrong to use a SID this way.
If the right answer is for Beifus's grand vision to turn into a parking garage, then it needs to be done correctly, in the open, by the BOT, after actual discussion and debate. |
JoRo
Citizen
Username: Autojoe51
Post Number: 109
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 12:06 pm: |
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I think the best place for a parking deck is behind the Rescue Squad, pending a traffic study. There can be entrances from both Valley and Third, and it's a low-enough elevation to not destroy the aesthetics of our downtown, which is already pushing its scale limits with the outsized arts center. Putting a large deck in the NJ Transit surface lot is going to make that area look like something out of East Berlin. And the Beifus lot should be mixed use residential-commercial. (It just needs to happen.) My two cents. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1536
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 12:54 pm: |
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Agreed. It would be a good location. Now we just have to figure out how to pay for it, since it is hard to ever charge enough to pay for construction.
Wish I trusted my town to get this right...I'm tired of trying to read tea leaves via what is said and left unsaid in BOT and planning meetings. |
jeep
Citizen
Username: Jeep
Post Number: 91
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 1, 2006 - 1:37 pm: |
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Why do we need a parking deck? Make the NJT lot parking for South Orange residents only for movies and shows.
Build a deck and it will be full of residents from other towns going to the city via midtown direct.
Why did we need SOPAC? |
Howard Levison
Citizen
Username: Levisonh
Post Number: 592
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 7:58 am: |
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I guess that we now have to wait a little longer for the opening of the movie theaters - Mid Summer to November per VP Calabrese. |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 4037
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 8:37 am: |
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...But the reason he gave is that July & August are SLOW MONTHS for movies!!!! HUH???? |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3903
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 9:20 am: |
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Yeah, I found that reasoning (supposedly from Clearview themselves) somewhat bizzarre too, especially given that
A)SOPAC is supposed to be screening mostly Independent, Family-Oriented, and Art films, not the blockbusters that typically release in the summer or at holiday time, and
2)I don't see the Claridge in Montclair shutting down for the summer.
If Bill's quote of Clearview's position is accurate, it sounds to me like the firm either
1)hasn't a lot of faith in SOPAC's ability to open on time or draw enough moviegoers this summer to make them a profit right away, or
B)hasn't gotten its staffing act together yet, and so won't have the needed people in place to work at SOPAC by July.
There may be other explanations, but doesn't SOPAC's management contract with Clearview have a start date? If so, why would we allow Clearview to slide till November on it's responsibilities?
-s. |
Spitz
Supporter
Username: Doublea
Post Number: 1759
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 9:24 am: |
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That's the question I have. Does a delay of almost half a year mean that SO won't be receiving revenues from Clearview during that period? The explanation given wasn't convincing. |
Pizzaz
Supporter
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 3605
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 9:52 am: |
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It appears Clearview thinks they are not going to attract a windfall and would rather delay the opening and the payment of rent. Unbelievable.... |
Parkingsux
Citizen
Username: Parkingsux
Post Number: 425
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 11:54 am: |
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Jobs listing... any interest?
http://www.sopacnow.org/p-news.php |
Mayor McCheese
Supporter
Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 1567
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 12:09 pm: |
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I like the parking map. 800 spaces. Of course they include the fire house parking spots which are not open to the public, and include all the commuter parking spaces that are filled until 7pm. Also included is the Middle school lot. But, as I recall, wasn't there a problem with people from 10 North Ridgewood and wasn't there to be no parking allowed in that lot?
Also, Good Luck getting a spot in the "Sloan Street Lot"
I would think parking for 40 would be more appropriate than 800. I am amazed that SOPAC would actually advertise that there is ample parking. I would think that their best strategy is to stay quiet about it and hope no one notices.
http://www.sopacnow.org/documents/SOPACParkingMap_000.pdf |
Howard Levison
Citizen
Username: Levisonh
Post Number: 601
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
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They need to update their Press Release - "The 5-screen Cineplex is expected to open in August 2006" - to maybe Nov. 2006. |
red_alert
Citizen
Username: Red_alert
Post Number: 262
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 3:42 pm: |
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About the same time the Market opens? Oh yeah. That was Nov. 2005 |
thegoodsgt
Citizen
Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 989
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 7:47 am: |
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Anyone notice that two of the newly installed windows are broken? It's not clear whether it's the result of vandalism or an accident by construction workers inside. |
Peter J. Watts
Citizen
Username: Peter_watts
Post Number: 28
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 11:23 am: |
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"Everybody must live, and what would become of the glaziers if panes of glass were never broken?" |
tomp
Citizen
Username: Tomp
Post Number: 47
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 11:47 am: |
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For those of you curious about the reference,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_window_fallacy |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 4147
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 4:28 pm: |
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Received an invitation in the mail to a fundraiser for SOPAC today. Looks like it is scheduled for June 25 for a minimum of $75/head.
Glad to see that they are finally starting to raise money. |
Nuff Sayid
Citizen
Username: Parkingsux
Post Number: 430
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 4:42 pm: |
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Great summation, tomp....
Quote:Robert Heinlein popularized a summarization/acronym of the concept called "TANSTAAFL" (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch).
Common examples of special interest groups practicing the broken window fallacy might be:
Arguments on the grounds of maintaining or providing employment: (SOPA)
Arguments against reduction of ineffective tax-paid positions, such as in government administration; (SHARED SERVICES)
Arguments for protectionist measures such as tariffs, subsidies and/or other regulations at the tax payers' and/or other businesses' expense; (PILOT/SID)
Arguments for overriding public opposition to industry practices and enterprises, such as environmental pollution and casinos; (Sayid Plaza)
Theaters etc. supporting arts subsidies, on the grounds that while people go to the theater or to a concert they also go to restaurants etc. and stimulate the economy. ??? 
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judy3x
Citizen
Username: Judy3x
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 4:59 pm: |
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I just heard that David Bromberg and the Angel Band have been booked for December. Can't get much better than that!! |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 3990
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 5:34 pm: |
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