tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post7428063128698952159..comments2024-03-28T17:02:32.921-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Smoking News From The Morning Yawnmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-48169447500441111102016-04-21T14:55:39.804-04:002016-04-21T14:55:39.804-04:00assassin@12:44, julio takes great umbrage at som...assassin@12:44, julio takes great umbrage at some of my comments about him, but i sign them. although you're welcome to comment at this blog with a pseudonym, please refrain from comments like your last sentence. they do not contribute to or foster a dialogue. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-9587747816237433842016-04-21T12:44:29.309-04:002016-04-21T12:44:29.309-04:00Hey Julio, did you not vote for this garbage kickb...Hey Julio, did you not vote for this garbage kickback deal?<br /><br />"In a 6-1 committee of the whole vote in April 2014, city council approved allocating $1.4 million in capital improvement funds, derived from the water/sewer lease, to acquire park lands at the two locations. Jeanette Eichenwald was the only one to vote against the allocation plan." <br />Go crawl under a rock you pos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055114235890728616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-37190782413680995552016-04-21T07:59:59.230-04:002016-04-21T07:59:59.230-04:00Well said, Mike Smith! Well said, Mike Smith! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530211268728580625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-77284810623206463032016-04-20T14:12:24.292-04:002016-04-20T14:12:24.292-04:00mark, what i was referring to was a number of stor...mark, what i was referring to was a number of storefronts on hamilton street which were outfitted with redwood fronts and rented to merchants who received a grant from pawlowski, i know that ron coleman was a principal, and as his partner, i assumed that you were also. please correct if wrong. i'm stepping out and will respond upon returnmichael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-90959225248343021692016-04-20T14:06:42.193-04:002016-04-20T14:06:42.193-04:00Morris Taylor seems to be the new Chosen One in Al...Morris Taylor seems to be the new Chosen One in Allentown.<br /><br />Monkey Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810902920873689184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-80176987912194354842016-04-20T13:40:58.524-04:002016-04-20T13:40:58.524-04:00Michael, I have to think you are referring to me,...Michael, I have to think you are referring to me, Mark Smith, because I am the owner of the Sugar Hill Jazz House. I have never received a dime from Pawlowski or any city organization. What I have done, I have done on my own and/or with partners. Not a cent has been subsidized by any one or any government body. Let alone one that assures me income. I have spent 35 years doing real estate in downtown Allentown, a lot of it, when no one else would. I am building a restaurant that is NOT in the NIZ using my and my partners own money. Just like the rest of the small projects I have done that benefited mostly the low income community. I resent you spreading false information about me (assuming it is me you are referring to), or anyone else for that matter. Business is tough enough without having to deal with attention seeking blowhards spreading false information. You are invited to call my involvement in the city of Allentown. You can then put our conversation on your "blog". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699576248483176619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-4168081092513607742016-04-20T13:03:39.601-04:002016-04-20T13:03:39.601-04:00alfonso@12:41, i know that the owner of the Sugar...alfonso@12:41, i know that the owner of the Sugar Hill has managed to position himself well over the years. he was a partnering landlord for a select group of small business grants that pawlowski handed out five years ago, assuring him rent. however, i'm responding here as an editorial about this blog. it is not my preference to <i>dig deeper.</i> Although, I have broken a few stories over the years, I prefer to contrast current news with my historical perspective. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-33140041499308086602016-04-20T12:41:57.827-04:002016-04-20T12:41:57.827-04:00Dig deeper, MM. There's more to this story and...Dig deeper, MM. There's more to this story and it includes BABY GOT QUE and the SUGAR HILL JAZZ location...<br /><br />- Alfonso ToddAlfonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10944177715765028825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-8059734489142319252016-04-20T11:04:47.767-04:002016-04-20T11:04:47.767-04:00dave@6:49, yes, the tenants above will, at best, ...dave@6:49, yes, the tenants above will, at best, be smelling a lot of BBQ smoke. however, i will not be hosting any further comments on BBQ, per se. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-77706745659994618912016-04-20T06:49:16.175-04:002016-04-20T06:49:16.175-04:00Having lived in the South for many years, have h...Having lived in the South for many years, have had several types of BBQ. In South Carolina, where I went to college and grad school, it's pork-based with a heavy mustard sauce. That BBQ is an acquired taste that I never managed to enjoy. <br /><br />In Georgia and Alabama, its also pork-based but with a ketchup type sauce. It's OK but nothing to write home about. Texas has both pork and beef BBQ with a hotter, spicier sauce than in GA or AL. The best we found was actually in Kansas City. Arthur Bryants we were told was the best, but from several trips there over the years, a hole-in-the-wall place called The Smokehouse we enjoyed the best. <br /><br />Now taste is a personal preference, but one common thing we found among them all is that the fancy places generally have lesser-quality food, while the hole-in-the wall places are far better. Baked Beans, cole slaw, cornbread are a must as well. The best place in Atlanta, for example, is a ramshackle place on Virginia Avenue, near the Delta Airlines HQ which is across the runway on the north side of the runway from where passengers use the airport terminal on the south side. It looks like a shack but when you see the smoke billowing out from behind the building, you have to move fast because when all the BBQ is sold, he closes. He also sells some to a local supermarket nearby occasionally so we would stop there occasionally to see if the had any to buy.<br /><br />I suspect this place in Allentown is going to be one of the fancy-smancy places. Atlanta has a lot of those. And generally, they all suck. All sizzle and no steak. So we'll see what happens here in Allentown. I have my doubts, but we'll see.<br /><br />Also I wouldn't want to live above this place in an apartment.......Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753485153237507244noreply@blogger.com