We Love Avondale Attempts to Ruin Christmas Event

[Adam W]

btw adam.  Are you still in London?  Thinking of visiting the city in late January.

Yes! Drop me a line if you want to meet up.

Cool city--what area do you live in?

Hi Ben

I just moved to Walthamstow at the end of June. It's in east London (up in the north east corner). Prior to that I had been living in Stoke Newington for about 5 years (it's in north London, but closer in and more centrally located).

[Pinky]

Pinky, their names appear on Florida Corporation public documents for the We Love Avondale LLC.  It's all online and I copied it in the post above.

On another note, I am glad a meeting has been called tomorrow.  I hope that Mr. Love made sure proper notifications of the meeting were made according to what is required by ordinance.  I am unsure how it is he was able to call a meeting on the issue that can exclude other members of the public.  I think the meeting in the form he called it is a good idea.  I only hope that he dotted his i's and crossed the t's so that no more problems arise.



Diane M.

Holy Dyslexia, Norm Crosby!  You mean "Dillow" and "Grant"?? 

Dillow is simply an associate lawyer or paralegal at Donahoo's I believe; just acting as an agent for the WLA corporate shell. I've never seen her at any of the public hearings and such, and can only assume that she's merely clerical in this process.

Alicia Grant is very well known in the WLA crowd; she's the Pinchyfaced old lady who shoehorns in that "Pissing on my orange tree/turn on the sprinklers" joke into every statement/media interview she makes, and there are a lot of them.  Also featured, glaring and hawklike, in the now-infamous TU photograph which duplicated (exactly) an earlier photograph of Valentino in front of HIS restaurant.  Based on her statements, and the premise of her worn-out "Orange Tree" routine, she lives immediately adjacent to the shoppes, in a house that features a Urine-soaked Orange Tree.

[ChriswUfGator]

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I can't decide if she looks more like Mrs. Drysdale from the Beverly Hillbillies


or Bea Arthur from Maude:

Hahaha, I was think more......  Nathan Lane from 'The Birdcage'.....

[ben says]

^ hahaha classic

[Gators312]

According to Support the 'Shroom facebook page:


"We have a reporter over here asking questions about a backlash against the businesses and groups that support "We Love Avondale LLC" and oppose MM Avondale. If any of you have decided not to patronize certain business in Avondale, or not to take out or renew RAP membership, say, because of their opposition to MM, please PM me here at Support the Shroom."

[Dog Walker]

Alicia Grant is actually more like Maude than Bea Arthur; tough-minded, smart and determined.  She's a serious opponent and not someone who do something for frivolous reasons.

[Cheshire Cat]

Why is she involved in this DW?   Property records show she owns a place that is nowhere near Avondale.  Did she move over here recently? 



Diane

[buckethead]

Nice, DW...

Jim Rome does a pretty silly sports radio talk show. One of his rules is no smack talk based on someone's appearence.

As an example of this, someone will email in a fat joke about a particular sports figure... Jim Rome might read it... then say he isn't going to read that garbage on air... (after he read it, of course)

MetroJacksonville can at least rise to the standard of not making fun of people's appearance. We are better than this, although it is tempting when you find yourself at odds with someone on a particular issue.

She's human... Has family... People love her. Let's do better.

*dismounts hypocritical high horse*

[Cheshire Cat]

Bucket, other than something to do with orange trees and relieving oneself what is Ms. Grants main complaint about the restaurant and why does it bother her so much if she does not live here?   I ask this because when one is involved in an effort that plays to so much angst and discord in a community they should have a darn good reason for being involved in the issue.  If she has moved near the shops that is a different situation but at the same time if she has, she would have well known it was a commercial area.  Someone enlighten me here. 


Diane

[Gators312]

Bucket, other than something to do with orange trees and relieving oneself what is Ms. Grants main complaint about the restaurant and why does it bother her so much if she does not live here?   I ask this because when one is involved in an effort that plays to so much angst and discord in a community they should have a darn good reason for being involved in the issue.  If she has moved near the shops that is a different situation but at the same time if she has, she would have well known it was a commercial area.  Someone enlighten me here. 


Diane

It looks as if Ms. Grant owns property @

3575 RIVERSIDE AVE
Jacksonville FL 32205

http://apps.coj.net/pao_propertySearch/Basic/Detail.aspx?RE=0920430000

[buckethead]

Nice, DW...

Jim Rome does a pretty silly sports radio talk show. One of his rules is no smack talk based on someone's appearence.

As an example of this, someone will email in a fat joke about a particular sports figure... Jim Rome might read it... then say he isn't going to read that garbage on air... (after he read it, of course)

MetroJacksonville can at least rise to the standard of not making fun of people's appearance. We are better than this, although it is tempting when you find yourself at odds with someone on a particular issue.

She's human... Has family... People love her. Let's do better.

*dismounts hypocritical high horse*

Well I don't know that I was commenting really on her appearance so much as the characterizations of the actresses.  Silly scheming busybody about to faint from mixing with the hillibillies next door, or tough old biddy thats ready to take you to the mat was more of what I was going for.

I didn't mean that for you, Stephen, but for all of us, myself included. I was ready to do what I do best... insult and demean.  Your intent was clear to me.

[thelakelander]

Alicia Grant is actually more like Maude than Bea Arthur; tough-minded, smart and determined.  She's a serious opponent and not someone who do something for frivolous reasons.

This is the person who sent the email quoted in the beginning of this thread.

[cline]

what is Ms. Grants main complaint about the restaurant and why does it bother her so much if she does not live here?

Alicia Grant does live in Riverside.

[Gators312]

According to Mr. Field: "The underlying zoning (CCG-1, which allows for the sale of beer and wine by right) of the property allowed for such use and all of the proper and legal paperwork was in order which allowed for this charity event to take place. "

According to Ms. Grant: “When you visit Christmas in Avondale this evening (because of course you will!) , you may notice the food truck on the old garage parcel.   Brought into the event by John Valentino, this addition to Christmas in Avondale is over the objection of the President of the Avondale Merchant’s Association.   This is not the addition of a merchant in the Shoppes to the event â€" the food truck is not Mellow Mushroom but Burrito Brothers, a restaurant located downtown â€" and the sale of beer on this property is not permitted under the zoning.

Is Ms. Grant just mistaken?  Poorly informed?  Or the "front man" for the organization so that any lies can be pinned to her and keep the attorneys who are principals clean?