Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Movement at the Playhouse within 30 days?

So as the arts in Coconut Grove continue to wither, today's Miami Herald states that, the State of Florida is going to reclaim the Coconut Grove Playhouse within 30 days.

The inept board drove the place into the ground and now as termites invade the structure, it sits there and rots. Not too long ago, a bunch of wild kids destroyed everything inside, that the termites didn't get.

I have a theory and I am probably wrong, but this constant stalling and battling tactic may be taking place on purpose so that the whole thing crumbles in on itself and the structure can then be knocked down and a new structure can be placed onsite, which many people want.

Once the building is torn down, watch how fast something else will go up. That's a highly prized site, there is plenty of land behind the playhouse for development and many want something new, rather than preserve history.

I am only speculating and hope I am proven wrong, but it has been over six years that the place has been shuttered, the blue facade is now gray, the scaffolding and boarding is hanging off. Something needs to be done fast. Remember Give It Back in April? Well it's September now and soon will be April again and the termites are chewing away.

One of the entities involved is cheating me out of about $2000 for advertising (that's another story I'll post soon), so I am not surprised at this point that crooked hands may be at play here.

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