Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Greed in the Marina

Greed in the Marina
The Grove on Chestnut closed abruptly last month. An untenable jump in rent to nearly a quarter million dollars a year was widely reported.

Greed in the Marina
Lately, someone has been sticking little yellow notes of protest to poles on the sidewalk. The notes are refreshed daily.

Greed in the Marina
Messages are chalked on the sidewalk as well.

Greed in the Marina
I think we're being invited to send emails to the landlord.

Greed in the Marina
Sidewalk messages are also appearing in front of other empty storefronts on Chestnut, ...

Greed in the Marina
... including the former location of Rabat, which is rumored to be where the neighborhood's temporarily closed Peet's will relocate.

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