Food For Thought 3.19.09

"I think some of the retail down there was just a bad idea. I don't think those were the right concepts for there. How many people spend $100 on a steak before a basketball game?" (Charlie Green, who plans to open an Olivella's Neo Pizza Napoletana in Victory Park on...

By Dave Faries

March 19, 2009

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"I think some of the retail down there was just a bad idea. I don't think those were the right concepts for there. How many people spend $100 on a steak before a basketball game?" (Charlie Green, who plans to open an Olivella's Neo Pizza Napoletana in Victory Park on the development's past failures as Hillwood eases up on its high-end dreams for the area. Hard Rock Cafe and some smaller, more affordable operations plan to move in, as well--proving once again that it's often better to develop from the bottom up than the top down. As quoted by Karen Robinson-Jacobs in the Dallas Morning News.)

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