Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Bloggers Still Investigating Activities at the Heartland Cafe


Permits? They don't need no stinking' permits.
WHERE IS HEARTLAND CAFE'S BUILDING PERMIT?
Do they need a building permit for "top-to-bottom refurbishing?" Source/Read More.
Hat throw-out to Tom Mannis at the Bench for his extensive blog coverage on this allegedly egregious offense of building things without telling the community on one of those paper thingys you get from the city if you build something the right way, and then tape it to a window somewhere. It tells us what exactly you're constructing.

A full blogger investigation is under way.

FYI: But I can tell you, I've seen this guy and his truck without proper city or state tags hanging in and around the building.
I think he wants a scoop?

4 comments:

lafew said...

Does Mannis still live in RP? I thought he moved out to pasture in Wisconsin. Maybe I misudderstood his blog. Do u mean that Mr. M does not have sticker & plates?

lafew said...

For those who have had our RP remodelling projects dangle and mangle in Chicago City Hall, our sympathies are less than outraged. We are likely more disappointed with building ordinances geared to help, but more often stifle. What's worse is that the City has substandard funds to enforce; compliance is on the honor system. The few bldg inspectors who helped homeowners @ the northside office retired.

I regret that Brettley or what Michael's assistant's name is has issues. That said, @ least Heartland sells Buffalo Trace so he can't be all bad.

lafew said...

Does Mannis still live in RP? I thought he moved out to pasture in Wisconsin. Maybe I misudderstood his blog. Do u mean that Mr. M does not have sticker & plates?

lafew said...

D/n see the link to the past story. What is unfortunate is that most cars in the Loop come from the suburbs. Also, that the purpose of the sticker was for indent and eventually became a wheel tax.

It seems that when a tax is mandated, the abuses that led up to it continue and more abuses often follow. However,never enough to challenge the incumbent

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