A is for Antelope Valley, the ditch with a dream
B is for Bike Lanes, those bizarrely implemented stripes Downtown
C is for Children's Zoo, our just-right-sized gem
D is for Douglas Theatres, Lincoln's favorite monopoly
E is for Embassy Suites, brought to us by John Q.
F is for Fire Trucks, don't get us started...
G is for Goodhue, who just got his own street
H is for Havelock (I bet you thought I'd say Haymarket!)
I is for Ice Box, home of the Stars
J is for Journal Star, the city's newspaper
K is for K-12, brought to you by Lincoln Public Schools
L is for Lied Center for Performing Arts, where we get cultured
M is for Melissa Midwest, LPD's favorite Lincolnite
N is for No Smoking, not in our businesses
O is for O Street, so straight and long
P is for Pershing Center, a sad little arena
Q is for Q Street, perhaps home to Lincoln's newest high-rise
R is for Ribfest, with its good food and good music
S is for Sunken Garden, that beautiful hole in the ground
T is for Trails, all across the city
U is for U-Turns, which Lincoln finally allows in a few places
V is for Valentino's, Lincoln's favorite pizza
W is for Wilderness Park, a small forest in the city
X is for American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Museum (no really [PDF])
Y is for YMCA Youth Sports, providing athletic opportunities for our kids
Z is for Zoo Bar, the place to go for live music
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Im sorry but I have to diagree with D at least on prinicple. Douglas theatre’s is not a monopoly except that it is the only theater chain here. Many like to point at some supposed conspiracy between the Brehms and the city council, but as downtown centric as we have seen the locals I would point at them first. The law has been around for a lot longer than the Grand Theater and quite frankly Lincolnites have it a lot better than other cities with regards to what they pay for movies. If you don’t see the contracts from the movie companies laying out what it takes to get a movie into a theater for an opening run you don’t have a lot of room to complain. A lot of the costs are not transparent. The Grand could charge a lot more and be in line with other cities across the nation. They aren’t making money hand over fist. As for the ‘monopoly’-thank your city council.
<em>Many like to point at some supposed conspiracy between the Brehms and the city council ... As for the
Sorry. I dont mean to lump too much-more so the ‘theorists’ at the LJS comments section every time an article about the theater comes out. I know a few asst. managers at the Grand very well and my wife has experience assisting in the management of a three screen somewhere else so I just get a bit ired when I read all the supposed experts come out of the woodwork when their biggest complaint is concession costs or ticket prices and they have never been anywhere else to compare.
Douglas does have an advantageous position. They will continue to do so until people actually vote with their money or their voice. Its not much different than many small town businesses where competition moves in and is shunned by the locals. The sad difference is that Lincoln is considerably bigger than some small hamlet, but refuses to act like it.
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