Opinion · Commentary

Lot to Say

Local development gives us plenty to talk about. We intend to.

Columnist · Lot to Say

Lotta Opinions

Running jokes & special features

Plot Twist ↗

When the project everyone expected becomes something entirely different.

Another Car Wash ↗

Checking whether the latest mystery project really is another car wash.

Not Another Storage Unit ↗

Following the uses that keep getting built—and asking why.

Nosy Real Estate ↗

A broad home for property news, transactions, and neighborhood curiosity.

Nosy CRE ↗

Commercial property updates without the corporate brochure language.

Nosy Developer ↗

Questions for the people behind the project.

Permit to Judge ↗

We read the plans. We have notes.

Developing Opinions ↗

New projects, changing plans, and opinions still under construction.

Locally Concerned ↗

Keeping our enthusiasm high and our eyebrows slightly raised.

Residential Sass ↗

Neighborhood observations with very little interest in sounding like a brochure.

Mixed Use, Mixed Feelings ↗

Great idea? Questionable execution? There’s room for both.

A Lot of Questions ↗

Before everyone picks a side, we’d like a few answers.

Lots of Drama ↗

Following the projects that somehow became everyone’s personal business.

Dirt & Discourse ↗

The development news—and the arguments growing around it.

Pardon Our Development ↗

Please excuse the disruption while the neighborhood changes around us.

Pardon My Parcel ↗

A few unsolicited observations about that piece of land.

Setback & Relax ↗

Taking a breath when the project timeline takes another hit.

Setback Social ↗

Where development conversations extend beyond the meeting agenda.

There Goes the Neighborhood ↗

Tracking change, celebrating improvements, and examining the occasional questionable choice.

Get Unsolicited ↗

The NIMBY Collection

Commentary on public reactions—not a label for everyone who raises a concern.

NIMBY Business · Commentary ↗

When a development proposal becomes everyone’s business.

NIMBY, Please · Commentary ↗

A closer look at the claims doing the most in the comments.

The NIMBY Next Door · Commentary ↗

Exploring why a project feels different when it’s beside your house.

NIMBY-ish · Commentary ↗

Supporting new development while admitting the details still matter.

NIMBY Watch · Commentary ↗

Following neighborhood opposition, its arguments, and its influence.

NIMBY After Dark · Commentary ↗

The meeting ran late. The public comments got interesting.

NIMBY in the Know · Commentary ↗

Understanding a proposal before deciding whether to oppose it.

NIMBY on the Block · Commentary ↗

How one project becomes a whole neighborhood conversation.

By Lotta Opinions · Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min

#Permit to Judge

148 homes near a bus line is good. A blank glass storefront that stays leasing for three years is not.

Our ask: a retail condition with teeth. Our prediction: a bank anyway.

By Lotta Opinions · Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min

#Another Car Wash

By Nosy Parker · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min

#NIMBY Watch · Commentary

By Nosy Parker · Sep 30, 2026 · 2 min

#Plot Twist

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Mixed Use, Mixed Feelings

We Have Reached Peak Car Wash

In Defense of the Birch Lane Goose (and the Townhomes)

The Lot That Has Been 'Coming Soon' Since 2019