Friday, March 30, 2007

CM PRESS # 113


westside on the rise?!
surfers meet beatniks

the cm press and most improvers have long said that the best and coolest part of costa mesa should be the westside. there are a number of reasons we believe this, including its closeness to the ocean, it's eclectic mix of businesses and residences and, yes, its industrial area (but it's too big). to some of us, the area just feels right--sort of a nascent bohemianism. many of us think it can be a destination location and can take on an identity that is unique but which might remind some a little of harvard square, greenwich village, and even north beach. and, we believe that it can become this without trying to be a copy of these areas but that it can blend our unique almost ocean oriented lifestyles with an urban bohemian milieu. well, with the above in mind, the cm press was pleased to read the front page article in the daily pilot today about a group of westsiders who are actually putting their money and efforts into making the westside what it should be. three cheers for these folks. check out the front page article "Business group working to make Westside cool" by amanda pennington in the daily pilot today (3/30)

here's the link to the article in the pilot: http://www.dailypilot.com/
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