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Mothers of Reinvention From the moment Honolulu shut down in early March 2020, restaurants and bars have valiantly swiveled to counteract the pandemic’s effects. We have had a dazzling choice of takeout (with spots such as Senia turning it into a high art), chef kits (Pai Honolulu had a creative series), and premium produce (MW Restaurant sold farmer friends’ goods). But some are reinventing the integral idea of what a restaurant is. Alejandro “Aker” Briceño, the former Nobu Honolulu pastry chef who was part of the pioneering eateries V Lounge (where he introduced the city to Neapoli...

Jersey barriers, parklets and pocket parks: Rockland Downtown Traffic Committee makes recommendations Sarah Thompson Downtown Rockland, in 2016. (File photo by Ron Hawkes) ROCKLAND — “It does not have to be a tourist town that we sell to others but avoid ourselves,” said Connie Hayes, Rockland resident and member of the 2021 Planning Committee for Downtown Rockland. On Wednesday, April 8, the 22-member committee, facilitated by Rockland Main Street’s David Gogel and City Councilor Louise MacLellan-Ruf, presented recommendations to Council regarding a plan for road and sidewalk use in...

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission debated accepting a training grant for the ACC Police Department and discussed plans for outdoor dining plazas and sustainable development in the city in an agenda setting session Tuesday evening. Commissioners discussed accepting a state grant of $221,500 for an officer training program for ACCPD, which will aim to reduce “the amount of force and levels of force used by officers,” according to the legislation. District 6 Commissioner Jesse Houle and District 8 Commissioner Carol Myers said they were concerned about the grant going towar...

Downtowns are enlivened by doing the exact opposite of what we have tried in Hartford. Cities from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., show just how important it is to prioritize walkability for a downtown to thrive. No downtown in the country has succeeded using the auto-oriented playbook that Hartford has leaned on over the last several decades

“This pilot the city had before COVID hit had some requirements that were [changed] for this new program, and I think it’s going to make it a lot more flexible, especially with how restaurants might want to use it,” says Popken, board president of the Congress for the New Urbanism North Texas. “There are two models — privately owned parklet space or public-owned for anyone who chooses to sit there or park their bike there. “The pilot had been designed for a public space, so a private business wasn’t able to apply for a TABC permit for example. Now it’s public or private space....