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HOLY TOLEDO!HOLY TOLEDO!

My favorite new Mural, ‘I just want you to know who I am’. Words from Iris by the Buffalo born GooGoo Dolls. Artist is my neighbor, Casey Milbrand. Kitty corner to the Broadway Market!

Another gorgeous mural in the Broadway Fillmore neighborhood. All my favorite colors! The Welcome Wall Mural finished in 2017. The word Welcome in 13 languages! Artists Keir Johnston & Ernel Martinez.

Beautiful and mesmerizing mural near the Central Terminal by artist Jeremy Miklas.

And our usual stop for lunch. With a view!

Today’s views.

A rainy drive out to Jamestown to meet the proposed Masonry and Plumbing Contractors. I made it halfway to the roof and decided the Business Manager did NOT need to go up the stairway to Heaven!

If you have anyone from 43 states on this list coming to your business, best to make some contingency plans or understand the timeframe they can "visit" without needing to quarantine.

I read an article in Business First yesterday about my favorite neighborhood restaurant, the only walkable one for me, Hutch’s. I quote: ‘The lesson Hutchinson learned after 25 years of running Hutch's? "Taking on a construction project is like jumping out of an airplane: Make sure your chute works first," Hutchinson said.’... Our current construction project mirrors his sentiments! First, our chief engineer sees her state placed on the NYS Quarantine List last Tuesday. Then, a government review needs more time to read certain information, and now we cannot get Permits in time for our work next week. I completely agree with Mr. Hutchinson! Construction Projects, in my 25 year commercial career, require you to buckle up and hang on for a most unexpected ride. Time to stop by his place for dinner and drinks!

Today’s Blog was inspired by a colleague who mentioned to me last week how she sees weekly posts from us but not many others. You can never celebrate your business enough!

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My free mask from the Very talented office manager @ Tri-Main Center. She made well over a hundred for tenants, friends, family. Like I keep saying, we have the best Landlord!

Please note that Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia have been added to the list.

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