06-22-2018, 01:52 PM
Removing his comments out of the context of the article and into the context that he claims to have said them:
"They [the BIA according to James] are the ones who are happy when we get things like a Starbucks. They were cheering that we have a Subway downtown when they have us and Breadbaron and a number of good quality places."
"Having something like that flip over to more independent offices and more startup space, those are the kind of people that make a vibrant core."
It does seem much less inflammatory than what Hicks wrote.
"They [the BIA according to James] are the ones who are happy when we get things like a Starbucks. They were cheering that we have a Subway downtown when they have us and Breadbaron and a number of good quality places."
"Having something like that flip over to more independent offices and more startup space, those are the kind of people that make a vibrant core."
It does seem much less inflammatory than what Hicks wrote.