Montgomery development news - Page 206

OldCloverdale · #**4101** Posted **Sep 29, 2009, 1:30 PM**

Wintzell's is open for business

Port_of_Bama · #**4102** Posted **Sep 30, 2009, 8:34 PM**

I saw a few pics of Wintzell in the advertiser and it looks good.

bystander1 · #**4103** Posted **Sep 30, 2009, 9:22 PM**

Me and a friend tried to go there for lunch today, but it was way too packed to wait for the time we had available. We'll try to go again once some of the novelty and excitement wears off.

tsully76 · #**4104** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 12:56 AM**

I had it for dinner tonight and it was delicious i highly recommend it. Now we just need SaZa's to open up soon.

bystander1 · #**4105** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 3:24 AM**

Perhaps one of these new restaurants will make a nice spot for our next forum meet...

I willl soooooooo buy everyone dinner... and unlimited drinks!

thoraudio · #**4106** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 1:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by bystander1

Perhaps one of these new restaurants will make a nice spot for our next forum meet...

You're buying?

That's what I heard, everybody else?

Everybody in favor of Bystander buying us dinner at Wintzell's say Aye!

Aye!

OCA REP · #**4107** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 1:35 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoraudio

You're buying?

That's what I heard, everybody else?

Everybody in favor of Bystander buying us dinner at Wintzell's say Aye!

Aye!

Aye!

Sulley · #**4108** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 1:36 PM**

Free food? Aye!

Sulley · #**4109** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 1:36 PM**

Oh, look - he DID say that he would buy us dinner. How nice.

bystander1 · #**4110** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 1:44 PM**

I sure will!

Oh waiter, glasses of water all around! On me!

bystander1 · #**4111** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 6:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by bystander1

Perhaps one of these new restaurants will make a nice spot for our next forum meet...

I willl soooooooo buy everyone dinner... and unlimited drinks!

Oh yeah, really funny. That's a good one Mr. Moderator...

Sulley · #**4112** Posted **Oct 1, 2009, 6:55 PM**

OCA REP · #**4113** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 2:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

Wintzell's is open for business

Me and two co-workers had lunch here yesterday. We arrived at about 11:15 AM and it is a GOOD THING we did! After that there was a constant line of people waiting for a table; lots of foot traffic along that block!

My food was excellent. I had a cup of the cream of crab soup, blackened grouper, and cheese grits. It really hit the spot. My friends had an oyster poboy sandwich and a hamburger. The poboy was "ok" and the hamburger was not that great... but, hey... this is a seafood place.

There are a lot of good looking things on the menu and I look forward to returning and trying some of them!

bystander1 · #**4114** Posted **Oct 6, 2009, 3:05 AM**

What do you guys think about the two proposed nighttime trolleys for downtown? One will run from Old Cloverdale to downtown and the other will run from Maxwell AFB to downtown. They will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights until about midnight.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**4115** Posted **Oct 6, 2009, 3:14 AM**

I like the idea for the one from the AFB. I think it'd be nice to get some more military business in downtown.

bystander1 · #**4116** Posted **Oct 6, 2009, 3:53 AM**

They city is in discussions with Maxwell to run the trolley through the base. But if not, the trolley will pick up passengers at the Bell Street gate's visitors center.
The city is working to build a tighter connection between Maxwell and downtown, and this should help that effort tremendously.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**4117** Posted **Oct 6, 2009, 4:22 AM**

I really think it would have a great effect on downtown. The military has a certain personality that it brings cities.

OCA REP · #**4118** Posted **Oct 9, 2009, 2:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by bystander1

What do you guys think about the two proposed nighttime trolleys for downtown? One will run from Old Cloverdale to downtown and the other will run from Maxwell AFB to downtown. They will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights until about midnight.

I think it is a good proposal, but I do hate to lose the lunchtime trolley service, although I have been critical of that service when it did not run on schedule.

As the Mayor of the Old Cloverdale Association (OCA), I like the idea of linking our neighborhood to our thriving downtown. I am concerned about the price point of the new service. Initially, the fare is to be $1... but I have heard that MATS may eventually try to get $10 for that service and I don't think that is feasible. Time will tell.

MATS will hold a Public Hearing to allow input from residents on these proposed routes on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.

I have also scheduled a MATS representative to attend the next OCA Meeting on October 19, 2009 to discuss this new service with businesses and residents of our neighborhood.

bystander1 · #**4119** Posted **Oct 9, 2009, 9:18 PM**

You know, I highly doubt that the fare will eventually go to $10 for a ride downtown. That's waaay too much...even for your neighborhood.

mgmrebel · #**4120** Posted **Oct 11, 2009, 10:57 PM**

I believe the trolley proposal could be a good idea if the city promotes Cloverdale as well as the downtown area. Many restaurants and area clubs feel the alley project (with the city backing) is sucking away their business. With a dependable connection between downtown and the Cloverdale businesses including the proper promotion, this could be a good move for the Cloverdale area business. with all the hotel development in and around downtown, visitors could have the option of stepping out of their hotels and taking a trolley to the Cloverdale entertainment districts, which otherwise they might not even consider. The city needs to step up and make this a positive for both areas of Montgomery. Linking the two districts could enhance both in my opinion.