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Give The Cup To
Another Country Although I have supported and been involved in many of San Diego’s sports endeavors the last four decades, I am of mixed emotions regarding any attempt to have San Diego again host America’s Cup. Although it is recognized as a premier event by its supporters, it is such an expensive proposition to stage, and it plays to a very limited audience. It certainly does not bring zillions of tourist dollars to San Diego and its TV exposure is of questionable value. My bottom line regarding this event is very similar to how many taxpayers feel about the Winter Olympics. Spare us — and “award” this international event to some other “deserving” country. Les Land P.S. I am not entirely a negative person. I think your magazine improves in all aspects with every issue. Readers Applaud I had planned to work on the plane to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this afternoon. But after picking up your newly formatted Metropolitan (January 2002) this morning, I’ve changed my plans to spend the flight reading it cover to cover. Kudos for a well-designed publication that feels like it’s more packed with relevant, local news than ever before. Scott McGaugh Congratulations on your new glossy format. I am an avid Metro reader and especially enjoy Terryl Gavre’s restaurant reviews and her column which is now called “Dishing It Out.” The new name is wonderful. “Food, Booze and Beds” was too harsh. Keep up the good work. Steven Lynch Eye-Catching Art Pictures of Gina Champion-Cain hugging the high-rises (January cover and Page 37) have to be two of the most eye-catching photo montages we’ve seen. Our congratulations to Alan Decker for outstanding innovation. (Of course, having such an attractive center of focus didn’t hurt.) Please, if you will, to enlighten some of us computer novices, have Decker explain in a future edition how he engineered these attention-getters. Thanks, too, for the switch to glossy inside stock, which better reflects your status of what we consider to be America’s highest quality metro-area magazine. Every good wish. Bill Burris Sr. Paladion Make Over Kisses and hugs to George Thomas DeVries III, chairman, president and CEO of American Specialty Health Inc. (January 2002) for the almost fabulous adaptive reuse of the Paladion, one of Downtown’s more classy and stately structures. Almost fabulous, but not quite. While Mr. DeVries has created a Zen-like interior workplace for his employees, he has ignored the very essence of the exciting urban environment of which his company is a part — animation, light and energy. The magnificent Downtown building is (at street level) shuttered, closed and dark. Cheap vertical blinds are drawn shut, making the block look and feel ominous and dreary to both residents and visitors. The atmosphere draws taggers and the homeless to its windows and doorways, creating an even bigger problem. We long for the days when the Paladion was a visual treat: Whimsical window displays, art objects, and cheery holiday vignettes greeted us as we strolled the block. We understand that American Specialty Health is not a retail business, but would it really hurt if it became a part of the neighborhood and the excitement of our Downtown core? We are not suggesting that Mr. DeVries open the vertical blinds and bare his employees’ daily routines to the world, but much could be done to restore the fun and fancy of the building (which was Walter Smyk’s dream) to enhance our ever-growing and exciting Downtown. Have Mr. DeVries call me. There is much to be done, and we have lots of ideas. Nancy Taylor |
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