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munity
- the comfort of being there and interacting with friends
and family.
Appreciation for What We Have:
We live in a wonderful time in world history, in a beautiful
spot in the world, in a great community of people. There
is probably more laughter and fraternal hugging and kissing
done on India Street than most other communities in the region.
We have attained a great and growing business mix, we have
outstanding property owners, a growing population of new residents
of all income levels and a the community-based Little Italy
Association that allows the district to function as a unit.
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Concepts
such as neighborhood, family and faith have new meaning after
September. Life is short and the time we have together
is finite. We must value the limited time we have and
make an impact, through whatever means, to make this a better
place and a better world.
Appreciation of one's family, friends and co-workers can never
be taken for granted. Every minute that passes is gone.
Our lives should all have new meaning with new purpose in
light of the world-shaking events we have all recently experienced.
-- Marco Li
Mandri
LIA President
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CHILDREN
GATHER FOR ART INSTALLATION AT AMICI PARK
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(Continued
from Page 11)
unknown element of terrorism.
Tourist related business districts suffered greatly in San
Diego, primarily due to the canceling of conventions.
Much of the retail business in Little Italy is regionally
based and anecdotal information reveals that business was
slower in 2001 as compared to 2000, but did not drop as dramatically
as in other tourist dependent districts. It appears
as though in San Diego, people also were regrouping and returning
to what was familiar.
Last summer, the LIA Board took action to respond to this
sentiment of providing comfortable public places for
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visitors
to relax in our public rights of way. It was for this
reason that we designed the "pop out" under the Little Italy
sign and placed permanent and movable chairs in the pop-out.
It is also for this reason that we designed seating around
the holiday tree at India and Date. The Piazza will
represent a new dimension to supporting areas to
gather in Little Italy.
It is difficult to "come home" to a shopping center or mall.
We are consciously creating the venues for community members,
(business owners, property owners, residents, visitors), to
feel comfortable to just hang out on our streets. That
is what creates a com
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