Middletown Forum : How To Draw People Downtown http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : Community Revitalization : How To Draw People Downtown Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:46:20 +0000 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:04:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5865 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ How To Draw People Downtown : wcpo news reporting!!! they say... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43929&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43929 Author: bumper
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Posted: Oct 23 2014 at 8:04pm

wcpo news reporting!!! they say residents of Middletown say the heroin problem is so bad in their city, finding a used syringe on the sidewalk is a daily occurrence. well i'll be darn, there you go !!! lets blame these folks for the city's bad reputation!! ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:04:53 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43929&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43929 How To Draw People Downtown : oooh boy to even try to stick... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43871&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43871 Author: bumper
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Posted: Oct 14 2014 at 2:49pm

oooh boy to even try to stick the blame on this site, the posters, and me LOL is just silly stupid!! some just live under a rock and come out every now and then and say stupid shhhhht !! you know it was all over the news!! i saw it watching channel 9 local news then read it on yahoo news about the beating of the 82 year old man!! im sure ya remember the cow running around townLOL and lebanon throws the chicken lady out of town and moves to midtuckyLOL and over the years past council acting crazy was all over the news and youtube!! the big wigs from AK move out ! and myself and a whole lot of others sold and moved out of town!! the schools turn to crap!! i could go on and on if you want! so many from surrounding city's all know what middletown is about!! the only ones moving into middletown are those picking up the rest of those choice vouchers..Confused hmmmm wonder who we should say thanks too!!!!]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:49:35 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43871&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43871 How To Draw People Downtown : I dunnoMiddletown has a well-earned... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43869&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43869 Author: spiderjohn
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Posted: Oct 14 2014 at 9:55am

I dunno
Middletown has a well-earned reputation outside of the city, and little to none of it traces back to this message board. I don't know anyone outside of the city who has ever read it. Instead they read Facebook and a few other message boards about Middletown(primarily positive).
Are you saying that this place has that much influence? Most would say not.

Local art---so what are we now in the former downtown area?
We started out with a historic mural theme and higher end art, and now it us mixed with childrens' wall painting and now alley way graffiti-toned.
So--anything goes?
No central theme?

Hey--as long as the property owners are paying for this, I can live with it.
Doesn't matter what I like or don't like.

Am tired of reading about how this site is responsible for our city's and schools' image.
If you really want to play the blame game, lay it where it honestly belongs.

A taco cart down there would be fine with me, would be an improvement and get me down there more often.
]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:55:27 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43869&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43869 How To Draw People Downtown : itsamee wrote:Complaining about... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43866&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43866 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Oct 13 2014 at 5:20pm

Originally posted by itsamee itsamee wrote:

Complaining about things is fine. We have freedom of speech, blah blah. Whatever.  Sure, the way Middletown is reflected to those outside of it could be misconstrued if one were to visit this board before moving here. 

I don't mind people asking questions about where the funds come from for art, etc. That is valid. I still do not understand how doing something to make downtown look a little more 'alive' can be considered bad. But, hey, art is in the eye of the beholder.  

Now, what I think is absolutely stupid would be the racism brought to us by our friend bosephus and his taco cart reference (actually, taco carts might help people want to go downtown to get some food. Didn't Combs BBQ start as a food truck of some sort?). 

Way to show how classy you are. Way to reflect negatively on the rest of Middletown. 



itsa, I don't believe this forum will make a major impact in swaying people to locate here. I believe the reputation, over the last few decades, has been propagated by the city leaders themselves. The school board and the educational community certainly haven't helped in luring people to town either as the reputation of the schools has been tarnished also. The comments delivered on this forum are the aftermath of decisions, direction and tarnished image created by your city leaders and school community members. We here did not originate this mess we are in now, but we merely are responding to what the city leaders/school board do. The ineptness shown in the city/schools, reported by the Journal, provides the fuel for the responses here.

As to the "taco cart/racism" comment. It may be some frustrated fallout from a segment of this society that resents the idea of illegals and the apparent bennies given to them like cell phones, free education and other social programs they have not contributed to and haven't earned the right to benefit from. To some, we seem to be catering to them too much. To some, minorities are favored nowadays over the majority and that doesn't set well with alot of folks. The Obama administration seems to demonstrate to many, that they only care about minorities. When the majority is left out and the minority is catered to, most are upset. Last time I looked, this was a democratic society, but, under Obama, rights are slowly melting away for the majority. ]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:20:33 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43866&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43866 How To Draw People Downtown : http://youtu.be/Zx06XNfDvk0 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43865&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43865 Author: bumper
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Posted: Oct 13 2014 at 5:10pm

http://youtu.be/Zx06XNfDvk0]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:10:03 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43865&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43865 How To Draw People Downtown : Complaining about things is fine.... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43863&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43863 Author: itsamee
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Posted: Oct 13 2014 at 4:22pm

Complaining about things is fine. We have freedom of speech, blah blah. Whatever.  Sure, the way Middletown is reflected to those outside of it could be misconstrued if one were to visit this board before moving here. 

I don't mind people asking questions about where the funds come from for art, etc. That is valid. I still do not understand how doing something to make downtown look a little more 'alive' can be considered bad. But, hey, art is in the eye of the beholder.  

Now, what I think is absolutely stupid would be the racism brought to us by our friend bosephus and his taco cart reference (actually, taco carts might help people want to go downtown to get some food. Didn't Combs BBQ start as a food truck of some sort?). 

Way to show how classy you are. Way to reflect negatively on the rest of Middletown. 

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:22:37 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43863&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43863 How To Draw People Downtown : Mike_Presta wrote:I sure hope... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43837&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43837 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Oct 08 2014 at 6:16am

Originally posted by Mike_Presta Mike_Presta wrote:

I sure hope that the Historic Commission blessed the "Dead Fish" mural with a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness!!!


Ya know, great point Mike. We haven't heard from Marty Kohler or any other "Historically Appropriate" committee member on a ruling on this. I can't believe they have been bypassed on their judgement call. Didn't read anything about it in the minutes of their meetings either. Surely city hall wouldn't have been so bold as to have acted without a seal of approval for these murals from the controlling interests in the downtown area.

It is a form of comedy to watch these committee members gather to hand down their verdicts on all matters pertaining to "historical correctness" in their little wonderland down there. Truely people so into themselves as to self gratification and self importance, that they fail to acknowledge reality at times and have the audacity to tell people what they can and can't do on their own property. Amazing that anyone would go along with this nonsense. Kinda like an HOA on steroids as to the iron-fisted crap dealt out. ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2014 06:16:49 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43837&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43837 How To Draw People Downtown : I sure hope that the Historic... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43836&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43836 Author: Mike_Presta
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Posted: Oct 07 2014 at 9:25pm

I sure hope that the Historic Commission blessed the "Dead Fish" mural with a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness!!!]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:25:26 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43836&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43836 How To Draw People Downtown : That's great that it is PRIVATELY... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43835&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43835 Author: Miss Kitty
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Posted: Oct 07 2014 at 5:31pm

That's great that it is PRIVATELY funded and it should be. What one person might think is art, another might think is graffiti or even hideous. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:31:25 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43835&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43835 How To Draw People Downtown : The art and programs that the... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43830&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43830 Author: crazycatcher
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Posted: Oct 06 2014 at 4:31pm

The art and programs that the Art Central Foundation offers and creates, including the murals on The Gathering, Roger Flowers and now the 'Fish" in the alley are all privately funded. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2014 16:31:16 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5865&PID=43830&title=how-to-draw-people-downtown#43830