Leaps of faith require a certain degree of risk. We take them at various stages of our life. When we change careers; when we move from one part of the country to another; there’s even a leap of faith that occurs when you commit yourself to someone for the rest of your life. The great … Continue reading Are we going to be timid about city’s future?
Downtown Amarillo’s renovation is proceeding at a snail’s pace. A couple of things have happened in recent days that give me hope that something might be about to move the city forward. The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation signed off on the relocation of the Coca-Cola distributing plant from downtown to the business park near Rick … Continue reading Still waiting for some breaking of ground
Maybe it’s just me — and perhaps I’ll include my wife, as she’s noticed the same thing — but downtown Amarillo is looking quite a bit more pulled together than it did when we first arrived way back when. I don’t get downtown as often as I used to. I average about one visit per … Continue reading Downtown Amarillo’s rebirth taking shape
Walking back from lunch Wednesday along Polk Street, I shot a glance at the Fisk Building. I darted across the street and pressed my face against a grimy window and saw what I had hoped to see: construction, and lots of it, ongoing in the one-time bank building. There’s a sign hanging on a parking … Continue reading Construction under way
Let me reaffirm what I believe should happen regarding the fate of a long-vacant structure on the outskirts of downtown Amarillo, Texas. While developers and investors spruce up other dilapidated structures in the city’s central business district, the Herring Hotel sits there quietly. Its owner, Bob Goodrich, has been seeking some interest in the building … Continue reading Come clean on the Herring Hotel: Go or no go?