tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post2251230200506404941..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Sex Sells: Racy Store, Or Maybe Just Economic Development Trends in Retail Sector, Sends The Action McNews Van to Lake Anne PlazaRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-71968980916663098252011-07-27T07:46:37.914-04:002011-07-27T07:46:37.914-04:00I want to see Bob Simon walk over from his roost i...I want to see Bob Simon walk over from his roost in Heron House to the little shop of drawers and buy something. <br /><br />Then, surely, it must be good for Reston!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-51538889300540553182011-07-26T17:13:22.965-04:002011-07-26T17:13:22.965-04:00also this:
"I originally thought about havi...also this: <br /><br />"I originally thought about having workshops to help couples who are in committed relationships. I am not a licensed therapist or anything."<br /><br />sounds kinda loopy.MUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-3690528511251455622011-07-26T17:11:28.109-04:002011-07-26T17:11:28.109-04:00I heart concrete.I heart concrete.MUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-16199426223930814002011-07-23T17:13:00.867-04:002011-07-23T17:13:00.867-04:00quality = Certified Fair Trade Organic edible unde...quality = Certified Fair Trade Organic edible underwearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-53472600835436650032011-07-23T09:14:37.695-04:002011-07-23T09:14:37.695-04:00"A pity that some people don't understand..."A pity that some people don't understand that LAVC shouldn't be a smaller, more concretey version of RTC's chain-store splendor."<br /><br />Instead, it should be a concretey version of an ordinary shabby little strip mall that nobody visits and that can't sustain any profitable businesses! Like Tall Oaks, but with more cinderblocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-57361457062105568032011-07-23T08:50:12.086-04:002011-07-23T08:50:12.086-04:00lake anne should be come the anti-towncenter. we ...lake anne should be come the anti-towncenter. we need a space for the marginalized. LEt it open!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27447120761948607082011-07-22T23:16:43.434-04:002011-07-22T23:16:43.434-04:00Eve, kudos to you for responding at all. Agreed th...Eve, kudos to you for responding at all. Agreed that this entire story is a no-win situation for Lake Anne. A pity that some people don't understand that LAVC shouldn't be a smaller, more concretey version of RTC's chain-store splendor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-12588960639573375112011-07-22T20:37:57.242-04:002011-07-22T20:37:57.242-04:00Hi All,
I'm not going to enter too far into th...Hi All,<br />I'm not going to enter too far into this debate because there isn't going to be any way for Lake Anne to win from a perpective standpoint.<br /><br />I do want to make it clear that I have no power to void anyone's lease. I would argue that we have several excellent shops, but understand that Lake Anne is not for everyone.<br /><br />ThanksEve Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02701341159559165368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-18567639054337045232011-07-22T18:52:58.431-04:002011-07-22T18:52:58.431-04:00"Lake Anne Merchants' Association preside..."Lake Anne Merchants' Association president Eve Thompson says for her, the issue isn't adult merchandise - it is the quality of the merchandise."<br /><br />Not a single store in the Plaza has fit that description in the entire 10+ years I've lived in Reston. Every store there sells low-quality dreck; books, clothes, and food that simply isn't worth buying. Is she going to void the lease of all the other lame, unprofitable little stores in the Plaza?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-8215397811630231382011-07-22T17:50:21.637-04:002011-07-22T17:50:21.637-04:00Two comments. One the plaza looks great in the sho...Two comments. One the plaza looks great in the shots, and when they did the close up on the, um, whatever the little lacy thing was it was priced at $6.00, how nice could it be?<br /><br />You can't get lingerie from Wal Mart for that cheep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-29147022310295288462011-07-22T16:26:05.203-04:002011-07-22T16:26:05.203-04:00Let it open! Moms can buy something for the kiddo...Let it open! Moms can buy something for the kiddo at Small Change and then something for the spouse at this establishment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-71399597258208981182011-07-22T14:25:24.514-04:002011-07-22T14:25:24.514-04:00Transparency in lingerie will be a nice change sin...Transparency in lingerie will be a nice change since there's so little transparency in our governing bodies around here. Can anyone navigate the FFCty website to find out how much money supervisors make annually? Seems like that should be easy to find...<br /><br />And as for RA paid employees, I'd like to seem some sunshine in that area as well.<br /><br />Okay, I know this is a story about soft porn at Lake Anne, but it's been done TO DEATH at Patch, so I'm trying to use the situation to leverage some answers about other, more serious issues that face us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-6214426225202400522011-07-22T13:35:24.424-04:002011-07-22T13:35:24.424-04:00I say let it open - it will be the most exciting t...I say let it open - it will be the most exciting thing to happen in Lake Anne in decades. This will draw people to Lake Anne. It looks more tastefull than Victoria's Secret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-56021298109422051202011-07-22T12:53:18.858-04:002011-07-22T12:53:18.858-04:00The mercato in the Lake Anne parking lot used to h...The mercato in the Lake Anne parking lot used to have a rental store, complete with beaded curtain separating the porno section. No one minded.<br /><br />So when MPP opens I going to buy candy pants, just to say to the bluenoses, "Eat my shorts."scubadivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58118772785432287282011-07-22T09:33:34.681-04:002011-07-22T09:33:34.681-04:00In the Lake Anne context...
Quality = "Grose...In the Lake Anne context...<br /><br />Quality = "Grosery"!Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.com