Accident at Main and Illinois

 Accident at the corner of Main and Illinois this evening.  This corner, the corner of Main and University and the intersection of 13 and Giant City Road are the places most likely one will get into a wreck in Carbondale.  It appears so bad that the city has installed camerals at the Main and Illinois and Main and Universtiy locations.  Not sure if they have one at the Giant City location but, given the number of accidents there, I would be suprsied if they do not.

Chick-fil-A

 SIUC's Chick-fil-A closes tomorrow, which if I remember correctly, leaves only Starbuck's as the sole national chain in the Student Center. Fear not, though, as the 1868 Grill will open later this year.

7 Brew

 Article on 7 Brew, which just opened a Carbondale location, has only been around since 2017 and follows the Scooter's Coffee business model more than the Starbuck's one. 7 Brew's business model focuses on drive through and walk up and keeping prices low while Starbuck's is refocusing on atmosphere and recreating the local coffee shop vibe of its early days.

Stix

 From the agenda for this week's city council meeting, it looks as if the owner is planning to do work on the long shuttered Stix building. I certainly hope so as that would be one fewer building getting dilpaidated in the downtown area.

Also on the agenda is a similar request for a TIF agreement at 213 N. Washington, just south of the  WDBX radio station. and for 108 East Oak, which is the WDBX station.  Since these TIF requests are all part of the consent agenda, unless a council member requests an item get considered individually, they will all get passed with one motion. 

Memorial Day

 For those wanting to attend tomorrow's Memorial Day celebration at Woodlawn Cemetary, here are the specifics.

Silver Bicycle Friendly Award

 The City has received the Silver Bicycle Friendly Business Award from the League of American Bicyclists.  I have questions:  1) is there a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business Award or is the Silver one the highest we can get?  2) I can see being a Bicycle Friendly Community but what is meant by A bicycle Friendly Business Award. Do we have bicycle friendly businesses? If so, what makes a business "bicycle friendly"?

Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized Carbondale Civic Center/City Hall with a Silver Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) award, earning it a place alongside more than 1,100 businesses across the country contributing to the movement to build a more Bicycle Friendly America for everyone. 

SauSea's

SauSea's Seafood was scheduled to open yesterday. However, according to this post on their Facebook page, soem internal problems have caused them to postpone the reopening until next Wednesday, May 27.