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[kingkirbythe....]

Owner of San Antonio's Hotel Emma sues developer over Austin apartment project's name

https://www.expressnews.com/business...n-16479603.php

Some 80 miles separate San Antonio’s Hotel Emma from The Emma apartments under construction in Austin — too close for comfort for the hotel’s owner.

Rio Perla Properties, owner of the Pearl complex that’s home to Hotel Emma, says in a newly filed trademark infringement lawsuit that the apartment project bearing “The Emma” name creates a “likelihood of confusion” between the two properties.

So Rio Perla wants Austin developer Cumby Group to remove the name from the apartments.

[Tyrone Shoes]

Originally Posted by kingkirbythe....

Owner of San Antonio's Hotel Emma sues developer over Austin apartment project's name

https://www.expressnews.com/business...n-16479603.php

Some 80 miles separate San Antonio’s Hotel Emma from The Emma apartments under construction in Austin — too close for comfort for the hotel’s owner.

Rio Perla Properties, owner of the Pearl complex that’s home to Hotel Emma, says in a newly filed trademark infringement lawsuit that the apartment project bearing “The Emma” name creates a “likelihood of confusion” between the two properties.

So Rio Perla wants Austin developer Cumby Group to remove the name from the apartments.

so lets call it the Enna then the OOOA and the PEEEAAA

[the Genral]

Yeah, I can see how this could be confusing...booking a hotel room in San Antonio and ending up at a construction site in Austin. GPS be damned. This is sooooo petty.

[chinchaaa]

What a waste of money for the Hotel Emma team. Is this really where you want to spend your time?

[Novacek]

They have to object now or they can never expand to Austin (using that name).

[East7thStreet]

If I'm the Cumby group I name my next two projects "The Perla" and "Torre Rio".

[drummer]

Seems like they have a history of being petty with naming disputes. That being said, if it were in San Antonio, it would make sense. I don't think folks will confuse two properties in two different cities...even if they are *only* 80 miles apart.

Ah well. We're a country built on and propelled forward (backward?) by litigation and pettiness, so I guess it makes sense.

[drummer]

Not Austin, but a cool read. Enjoy!

Yemen's ancient, soaring skyscraper cities

Stepping through Bab-al-Yaman, the enormous gate allowing access into Yemen's old walled city of Sana'a, was like stepping through a portal into another world. Tall, skinny buildings were crammed into the narrow lanes that connected lush fruit and vegetable gardens with the ancient souq where donkeys are still sold.

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/2...scraper-cities

[sjk]

So great that they are finally doing this!

City of Austin to install rainbow crosswalks at Fourth and Colorado streets

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/lo...1-a9184e7d3966

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by sjk

So great that they are finally doing this!

City of Austin to install rainbow crosswalks at Fourth and Colorado streets

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/lo...1-a9184e7d3966

omg. Back when I had social media this was such a dumpster fire of a convo all over. Glad it's finally happening...Jeez.

[austlar1]

Does anyone know what happened to Jdawgboy? He hasn't posted in over 9 months. He was such an enthusiastic supporter for most anything downtown Austin related, but he seems to have stopped posting.

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by austlar1

Does anyone know what happened to Jdawgboy? He hasn't posted in over 9 months. He was such an enthusiastic supporter for most anything downtown Austin related, but he seems to have stopped posting.

He told me he was leaving the forum out of frustration about some comments being posted at the time. I don't blame him. Same reason I scaled back my posts. Hopefully he will be back, but he didn't say he would be. I do miss him. He was a constant fixture here. I know him personally and he's a really nice guy.

[Lobotomizer]

Lol, when even SSP isn't a safe enough space for you things in the real world must seem really tough.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Lol, when even SSP isn't a safe enough space for you things in the real world must seem really tough.

Or maybe the "real world" is unpleasant enough that it makes no sense to put up with a lot of unpleasantness on SSP.

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Lol, when even SSP isn't a safe enough space for you things in the real world must seem really tough.

You find that funny?

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by the Genral

You find that funny?

Do I find what funny?

That someone would find a heavily moderated forum where any personal insults, or other inappropriate behavior would lead to posts being removed, bannings, etc. is still just too much to handle?

If so, yes I do.

[sjk]

I like ABJ's Crane Watch tool but they do a terrible job at keeping it updated. I'm sure they could outsource it to this forum and it would be done for free

[Jdawgboy]

A fellow forumer showed me the posts asking about me so I wanted to chime in and say hello and that I am doing well. It's been an interesting year to say the least and we still have a couple more months to go.


I hope everyone is doing great!

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

A fellow forumer showed me the posts asking about me so I wanted to chime in and say hello and that I am doing well. It's been an interesting year to say the least and we still have a couple more months to go.


I hope everyone is doing great!

Welcome back!

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by jdawgboy

a fellow forumer showed me the posts asking about me so i wanted to chime in and say hello and that i am doing well. It's been an interesting year to say the least and we still have a couple more months to go.


I hope everyone is doing great!

yeah!! Hello!!!!!