(unlike Jim) I have only lived here about 5 months. I love being
downtown, but wish we had more retail in Lowertown! I also hope we get
out Saints Stadium soon! Looking forward to discussing downtown issues.
Jan
On 9/10/12 8:58 AM, "Jim Ivey" <<email obscured>> wrote:
>Hello Forum Members!
>
>I want to thank you all again for being some of the first members of the
>St. Paul Downtown Community Forum, and invite you to break the ice online
>and introduce yourself!
>
>It's easy to post your introduction in one of two ways:
>
> - If you're getting the email version, simply press "reply-to-all" and
> type up your introduction. Be sure you see
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> via e-mail.
> - If you're reading the forum through the web at
> http://e-democracy.org/stpauldowntown, type what you'd like into the
> "reply" box below and click the "Add" button.
>
>If you need help coming up with an introduction, try sharing a bit about
>yourself and family, how long you've lived in the area and perhaps your
>favorite thing about the downtown St. Paul community. Another idea is to
>talk about your current/previous involvement within the community (e.g.
>you're the leader of a block club, or the owner of a local business). You
>can also include a mention a local issue you'd like us to discuss in the
>future!
>
>Please note that with the initial opening of the forum I'm required to
>moderate the first few posts to focus on introductions. As soon as the
>forum is underway with introductions from at least 20 people, we can go
>straight into unmoderated, general posting.
>
>On that note, I'll start with my own:
>
>My name is Jim Ivey. My wife Ann and I live in the Great Northern Lofts
>in
>the Lowertown <http://www.lowertownlanding.com> neighborhood. I first
>moved into the neighborhood back in 2000, and Ann has been here since the
>late 80's. I also have a small software company in Lowertown called Grand
>Avenue Software <http://www.grandavenue.com> located on the skyway in
>the 180
>East Fifth <http://www.180eastfifth.com/> building. I volunteer on a
>number of committees with the downtown CapitolRiver
>Council<http://www.capitolrivercouncil.org>,
>and am currently serving a term on the board of directors. I guess my
>favorite thing about living downtown is being able to live in the middle
>of
>a community of artists that are so willing to open up their studios and
>share their creative process (like during Lowertown First
>Fridays<http://lowertownfirstfridays.org/> and
>the Art Crawl <http://stpaulartcrawl.org/> I joined and volunteered on
>this forum primarily because I feel that the downtown community has a very
>difficult time communicating and organizing around issues that are
>important to us. I'm excited about the potential for people to share
>ideas
>about how to make downtown both more livable and more friendly to the new
>generation of small, locally-owned businesses joining our well-known
>community establishments.
>
>That's all I have for today. Please join in and introduce yourself!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jim Ivey
>Lowertown, St. Paul
>St. Paul Downtown Community Forum Manager
>
>Jim Ivey
>Lowertown, Saint Paul
>About/contact Jim Ivey: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/jimivey
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