festival republic is a uk music promoter .

it was founded as mean fiddler group in 1982 by irish born chairman john vincent power , as a venue-management and music promotion group .

its move into festivals started when they took control of the reading festival from harold pendleton at the end of the 1980s .

after the group was taken over by hamsard ltd in 2005 the focus became more concentrated on festivals , and in 2007 the venues along with the mean fiddler name were sold on , with the remaining company being renamed festival republic .

festival republic

festival republic is the uk’s largest festival and event promoter , the team proudly organises festivals such as reading and leeds , latitude , electric picnic , berlin festival and lollapalooza berlin .
festival republic together with prs foundation are proud to announce the second - round of successful candidates for the pioneering rebalance programme .
festival republic have announced the launch of rebalance , a new initiative that will address the gender imbalance in the music industry .
festival republic is proud to partner with actionaid for the ‘not this girl’ campaign to keep girls safe from sexual exploitation and abuse .
here at festival republic we work with a number of charities across our festivals , raising money and awareness for organisations close to our hearts .
melvin benn is managing director of festival republic . latitude festival runs from 12 - 15 july at henham park , suffolk – see urltoken for details and follow it on twitter @ latitudefest
it was a statement of who i was and what festival republic was . festivals have been my life but i wanted to rewrite the rulebook about what they could be – i wanted to reflect a little more of my own cultural life and what the festival republic team could create .
festival republic appears to be thriving too . figures lodged with the uk ' s companies house show festival republic ltd made a pre - tax profit of €3 . 86m in 2015 , on revenue of £41 . 1m . it paid out a dividend of £5m to shareholders gaiety investments and live nation .
philosophical film festival ( original title : филозофски филмски фестивал ) is organised by the non - profit organization philosophical society of macedonia registered in republic of macedonia .
as chief executive officer at festival republic he oversees latitude and the simultaneous reading and leeds festivals in the uk - the oldest popular music events in the world .
festival republic held an advantage when booking headline names , since it is majority - owned by live nation , the concert giant , which signed exclusive deals with jay - z and u2 . festival republic will retain its stake in the operational company that runs glastonbury , in a
long term arrangement that genuinely secures the future of the festival ,
a spokesman said .
festival republic made an offer around 2009 , buying aiken and part of reynold ' s stake . it took full control in 2013 , putting benn at the helm .
a rock music festival in the former soviet republic of georgia headlined by the swedish band tiamat was disrupted by ultraconservative orthodox christian activists saturday evening ( june 4 ) .
festival republic endeavours to deliver festivals and events with the least amount of environmental impact as possible . working through every aspect of the festival , we develop systems across key areas such as energy , waste , water , transport and purchasing .
as head of festival republic , veteran promoter melvin benn is the man behind some of the u . k . ’s biggest and most popular music festivals , including the award - winning latitude and dual - site reading and leeds festival .
telephone : 020 7009 3001 [ open mon - fri 10 - 6pm ] email : info @ urltoken address : festival republic , 2nd floor , regent arcade house , 19 - 25 argyll street , london , w1f 7ts registered office : festival republic , 2nd floor , regent arcade house , 19 - 25 argyll street , london , w1f 7ts . company no . 02948536 .
festival republic was the first company to introduce a charity donation at the guest list of our music festivals . these contributions raise well over £250 , 000 a year and over £1 , 000 , 000 has been collected so far . festival republic has worked with charities such as the kenyan orphan project healthstart programme , actionaid , oxfam , trees for cities and attitude is everything .
at festival republic , we’re committed to making your festival experience one of the best weekends of your life . that’s why we work continuously to get some of the biggest names in music and do all we can to ensure your safety at our events .
the 10 - year relationship between melvin benn , the licence holder at glastonbury through his festival republic company , and the eavis family , has come to an end , both parties announced in a statement .
fource is always looking for new ideas , opportunities and partners to help us bring the best of the best to the czech republic and beyond .
the mean fiddler name was sold to british promoter the mama group (
we got a ridiculous offer for it… ironically they were later bought by live nation
) and the business was renamed festival republic .
a glastonbury spokesman said the end of the festival republic link would not mean a return to a smaller gathering . a new operations director was needed to manage the 40 , 000 contractors now employed to stage the event .
as a company , festival republic has the best team ethic that you could hope to have . and ultimately , we just hope that our style of promoting will convince people that if we love something , they should too .
melvin benn is ceo of festival republic , the company that owns electric picnic and many other music festivals . he ' s had one of the most interesting careers possible , from running anti - apartheid concerts in the 1970s to fighting the uk government ' s attempt to crush raves . benn spoke to sarah mccabe about the economics of festivals , why big acts deserve big pay cheques and why electric picnic is a jewel in festival republic ' s crown
we hope festival republic’s focus on sustainable practices will impact the industry through our suppliers , contractors and membership of industry wide coalition powerful thinking . we have signed the festival vision : 2025 pledge to work together with other festivals to understand , and aim to reduce , our carbon emissions following cop21 .
festival republic also produces several live music events such as marlay park concerts , royal hospital kilmainham summer nights in dublin , bbc radio 2 live events in hyde park london as well as promoting further gigs in london and the uk .
industry experts will be invited by festival republic and prs foundation to nominate artists and engineers for the programme . a selection panel of musicians , journalists , booking agents , label bosses and more will then shortlist and select the successful acts .
festival republic md melvin benn said in a press release : “something needs to be done about gender equality in the music industry . it’s a wider issue that involves us ( the live industry ) but the solution doesn’t rest only with us .
at the end of each year , the artists selected will be given slots at a festival republic or live nation festival . the organisation are defining female as anyone who identifies as a woman , while for bands to be eligible they must include a woman or women who are “fundamental to writing and producing duties . ”
mr benn and mr eavis have now agreed
the time is right for both parties to go their separate ways
. mr benn said other festival republic events , including latitude , reading / leeds and an expanding european operation were now his priorities .
festival republic also encompasses lollapolooza in berlin and electric picnic , which takes place at stradbally hall in laois this september and is the biggest event on the irish music calendar . over the course of his career he has built some of london ' s most iconic music venues and operated the license for the glastonbury festival in somerset .
in the 1990s the battleground between the two irishmen extended into festival promotions . mean fiddler took on reading and leeds festival as well as an interest in glastonbury , while mr desmond ' s business mcd developed the v festival .
following the paris agreement at cop21 , we’ve joined the growing movement of festival organisers committed to making festivals more environmentally sustainable by signing the festival vision : 2025 pledge .
the trailers are randomly screened with festival films , and thus involve festival audiences in an unique game in which the various versions of the trailer are always a surprise .
our methods of best practice is also represented in the plastic free festival guide 2018 .
in 1988 reading festival went bankrupt and that’s when myself and my partner bought it .
prof david fitzpatrick of trinity college dublin said he believed that most of “the so - called republicans” involved in the struggle for irish freedom during the revolutionary period 1919 to 1923 did not actually want an irish republic .
the leeds - based project will run for three years and will provide one week’s studio recording to a uk - based female musician , solo artist or female - featuring band each month from 2018 through 2020 . studio and engineering costs will be paid for by festival republic , along with accommodation and travel .
“if festival promoters were better business people , they wouldn’t be in festivals , ” says cooper .
eamon de valera was never a republican , and his support and that of other irish nationalist leaders for an irish republic during the war of independence was a simplified slogan adopted to gather international support , according to a leading irish historian .
according to prof fitzpatrick , de valera and the nationalist leadership supported the idea of an irish republic because they thought it was “a marketable proposal” which they believed could work as a means of achieving some form of self determination for ireland .
q : thank you for bringing us such a wonderful festival , we are looking forward to it .
which brings together festivals that wish to take action to create a sustainable future . it is a shared vision for a sustainable festival industry with 75 festivals signing up ( as of march 2017 ) . 53 festivals have taken the festival vision 2025 pledge aiming to achieve a 50 % reduction in festival - related annual
community festival is a one day celebration of the best in new music at london ' s finsbury park .
this guy has a very cool job . . . and knows how music festival economics became very big business
i am no longer operationally involved , but i am still close with michael and the festival .
we were absolutely at the top end of a fantastic economic cycle and people had money in their pockets , people who wanted to devour more and more culture . more importantly , it was a time when my business partner vince power and i had just sold 51 % of our company mean fiddler to live nation and our new company festival republic was being born .
but i must say i feel incredibly proud of where we are , particularly of electric picnic - it is the jewel in festival republic ' s crown . it is a real joy , i can ' t tell you how much , to be a part of it - and i am only a small part of it . so many people contribute .
1 . films may be submitted electronically via filmfreeway only . 3 . the submission deadline is 15th december 2017 . 4 . there is no entry fee . 5 . the person submitting the film gives their permission to screen the film during the festival and during other events promoting the festival arranged by the organizer with no screening fees . 6 . the festival reserves the right to invite a film which was not submitted to the festival .
the karlovy vary international film festival is the largest film festival in the czech republic and the most prestigious such festival in central and eastern europe . it is one of the oldest a - list film festivals ( i . e . , non - specialized festivals with a competition for feature - length fiction films ) , a category it shares with the festivals in cannes , berlin , venice , san sebastian , moscow , montreal , shanghai , and tokyo . among filmmakers , buyers , distributors , sales agents , and journalists , kviff is considered the most important event in all of central and eastern europe .
lollapalooza berlin joins lollapalooza chile , lollapalooza brazil and lollapalooza argentina as the fourth international location and first european edition of the well - established festival . the festival brings incredible music , food and art to the heart of berlin .
reading festival through the years , all the way back to 1989 . how many have you spent with us ?
leeds festival through the years , all the way back to 1999 . how many have you spent with us ?
the first year of one of the world’s oldest film festivals was in 1946 in mariánské lázně . the festival moved to karlovy vary in 1947 , and the following year the festival became competitive awarding its first crystal globe . in 1956 , the international federation of film producers associations ( fiapf ) officially designated karlovy vary a category a festival .
responding to the question as to what the ordinary ira volunteer envisaged by an irish republic , sunday times journalist and commentator kevin myers said that he believed that a good indication of what irish volunteers were fighting for could be gleaned from their actions in the gpo in 1916 .
latitude is the pioneering - and award - winning - music and arts festival , set within the magical woodland grounds of henham park . with its unique line up , it has fast become the cultural highlight of the summer festival season .
this guy has a very cool job . . . and knows how music festival economics became very big business - urltoken
the tiamat frontman also expressed his surprise at the lengths to which the radical priests went to get the festival canceled .
melvin benn , director of the uk promoters festival republic ( reading and leeds , the canceled big chill ) , described it as
gambling in its crudest form ,
since a promoter usually promises to deliver the goods without knowing if people will show . the bigger companies may have even more incentive lately to pull the plug than smaller promoters , who can tolerate smaller margins and a slow build .
the republic has often been the venue for performances of the salzburg easter festival . in 2011 isabel karajan performed there igor strawinsky’s histoire du soldat together with members of the berliner philharmoniker and in 2015 she presented her scenic collage mrs death meets mr shostakovich . in 2018 the children’s concert by kapelle for kids will take place there and also the chamber opera satyricon by bruno maderna , directed by georg schmiedleitner .
founded in 1946 as the second film festival in europe , today the karlovy vary festival is one of the most important cultural events in central europe . it is characterized by an inimitable audience experience and has long maintained its reputation as an informal gathering for fans of cinema . every year , the festival presents a crystal globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema to a leading personality of world cinema , whereby the festival recognizes actors and filmmakers for their inspiring work in the field of international cinema .
all recent editions of the karlovy vary iff have been characterized by a distinctive visual design , including an original trailer , with a new one shot each year by leading domestic directors . over the years , the festival trailer has become a minor work of art in its own right , characterizing each individual year and capturing the festival’s unique atmosphere . eventually , however , the festival decided to seek out a new trailer format for properly presenting the longstanding brand that is the karlovy vary international film festival .
the 8th edition of the philosophical film festival will take place from 12 - 20 april 2018 in skopje , r . macedonia .
the karlovy vary festival spent 40 years operating under political pressures in socialist czechoslovakia . in 1994 , a new team headed by well - known czech actor jiří bartoška and leading film journalist eva zaoralová took over the festival’s organization and decided to reshape the stagnating festival into an film forum deserving of international attention . in just a few years , the new programming and organizational approach implemented by bartoška and zaoralová helped the festival regain its previous level of prestige and win back the interest of film professionals and the general public .
“so here in the heartland of republican ireland you have a flag on one side denoting the republic and the other side depicting a sacred heart , and over the next 50 years , which side of the flag prevailed in the conduct of governance in ireland . . . we can see that quite clearly . ”
for bands further down the rungs , an appearance at a big festival like coachella or bonnaroo carries validation and helps attract the attention of other festival promoters . beyond that , there ' s the opportunity to reach an audience who might never otherwise hear your band .
the legendary download festival takes over the spiritual home of rock , donington park , to stage the ultimate line up of legends and the best bands in rock and metal music today . 2018 saw avenged sevenfold , guns n ' roses and ozzy osbourne headline the festival .
submitting a film to the philosophical film festival is equivalent to the acceptance of the conditions set out in the above rules & terms .
edita badasyan , a fan who witnessed the events , posted on facebook that the festival was immediately shut down after the power cut .
in 2018 greenpeace volunteers are operating bottle deposit return points at download , community , wireless , latitude , rize , reading and leeds festival .
so you’ve splashed out all that money . how do you get it back ? it’s not just from the ordinary punters who are paying no more than the ticket price and bringing their own tent . as with football , they might be the bedrock of the festival , but they also provide the atmosphere that turns a festival into an experience for those with more money to spend . among them are a group that hardened festivalgoers despair of , but who bring in a load more money – the “glampers” . “ [ we ] probably sell more boutique camping per head than any other festival , ” says bradley thompson , festival director of festival no 6 . “it’s around 15 % of people . ”
not having glastonbury is always a negative , not a positive . it ' s a unique and enormously wonderful festival . the press inevitably spend a huge amount of time obsessing about it and there ' s always a general festival fever built up by glastonbury because it ' s glastonbury .
edlund said :
we landed in tbilisi , the capital of georgia , just today , quite late , or actually in the morning . yesterday was the first day of a two - day festival that we were headlining . and that ' s the biggest rock festival in georgia .
the police reportedly prevented the protesters from entering the main staging area of the festival and convinced the priests to leave the premises without further incident .
we encourage festival goers to limit the amount of things they bring to the festival in the first instance . on arrival , all campers receive a camper’s waste kit containing a clear bag for recycling and a biodegradable bag for compostables . for general waste we advise them to use their shopping bags .
latitude , set in the heart of suffolk , features the best of music , comedy , theatre , literature , dance , cabaret , poetry , film and fashion . voted ‘line up of the year’ at the 2013 uk festival awards , the festival has a current capacity of 35 , 000 .
every year , the festival presents some 200 films from around the world , and regularly hosts famous and important filmmakers . the karlovy vary festival is intended for both film professionals and the general public , and offers visitors a carefully designed programme , excellent facilities and a broad range of other services .
as jon drape , managing director of outdoor event production company ground control , puts it : “most festival sites are , literally , green fields . there are no utilities there . there is very stringent legislation that festival organisers need to meet to stage a festival . a lot of the expenditure is around very unsexy items – sanitary provision , showers , toilets , waste management , power , site lighting . all those utilities need to be brought in . ”
the group wrote the show must go on report ( 2015 ) – a festival industry response to the 2015 global climate change talks in paris and gave a picture of the carbon footprint of the festival industry as a whole for the first time and developed a roadmap to show how we can take action .
a sustainability manager is employed to work with the festival republic team , contractors and suppliers to focus on sustainability issues and develop innovative solutions . we work closely to reduce our impact , and implement systems onsite which the audience can participate in , providing the opportunity for encouraging positive behaviour change . having the audience participate in our green initiatives may also lead to similar actions in their everyday lives . in fact , much of our audience already acts sustainably at home , and expects the same when attending our festivals and events .
the wait is finally over ! we’re delighted to share the first round of acts that will be joining us for three days of festival fun in september .
benn stepped out of electric picnic when he did the live nation deal . but the festival found its way back to him in the years that followed .
each year , the karlovy vary iff presents some 200 films from all over the world . many of the films are shown only at the festival , while others make it into czech or foreign distribution , onto television , or into other festivals thanks in part to their screening in karlovy vary . except for films shown as part of retrospectives , all the presented works were made during the preceding year and are shown for the first time ever in the czech republic – many of them as world , international , or european premieres .
glastonbury is about to enter a new era after michael eavis parted company with the festival promotion company that helped ensure the event ' s long - term future .
wanted : a manager to run britain ' s biggest music festival . must have jay - z on speed - dial and be willing to get their wellies dirty .
unanyants added that the local orthodox parish in the tbilisi suburb of zahesi demanded an end to the concert because they claimed that the festival was desecrating a nearby cemetery .
for participation of 8 , 4 or 3 days you need to pay a participation fee , which includes for the days of participation all the morning activities ( ateliers , discovery ateliers , special programmes ) , daily open singing , and free admission to all festival concerts , as well as the songbook and the guide with the festival programme .
philosophical film festival / филозофски филмски фестивал is a unique film festival that lives on the crossroads between philosophy and film and is held annually in r . macedonia . on one side , the festival tries to promote the idea of film as a medium which can provoke philosophical thought and illustrate philosophical ideas . on the other , it aims to trigger aesthetical analysis’ and investigations into film language as a form sui generis and empower young filmmakers and film workers to reflect on key concepts , questions and ideas in order to translate them into the visual language of cinema . it is a pioneering festival of the kind in macedonia and the region , and one of few in the world connecting film and philosophy .
and so , in 2008 , the festival came up with a new and unique approach to its festival trailers , consisting of cinematic micro - stories featuring the laureates of the festival’s main awards – the crystal globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema and the festival president’s award . these trailers are made by the leading internationally - respected advertising directors ivan zachariáš and martin krejčí , who are currently among the top filmmakers in commercial filmmaking . their first series of trailers featured actors danny devito and harvey keitel and directors miloš forman and věra chytilová . over the subsequent years , this trailer collection grew to include shorts starring andy garcia , jude law , helen mirren , john malkovich , jiří menzel , otakar vávra , and miroslav ondříček .
the festival’s main objective is to promote the cinematic arts , to foster international exchange , and to help promote the films screened there . every year , the festival presents some 200 new films from around the world , of which around 70 are shown as world or european premieres . many of the films shown at the festival are still looking for an international sales agent . the main goal of the industry section is to connect film professionals , provide producers and directors with an opportunity to present their films , and to provide them with a space for meeting buyers , distributors , and representatives from other film festivals . the festival is visited by a total of nearly 850 film professionals from 60 countries throughout the world , with more coming every year .
yeah it is , its very much that . latitude is one of my passions ; i have a number of festivals that i love . reading , leeds , download , v - festival…
following in the footsteps of chile , brazil , argentina and the original u . s . edition in chicago’s grant park , lollapalooza descends on berlin for the european edition of the groundbreaking festival .
mr eavis , the dairy farmer who owns the somerset site , brought in mr benn in 2002 to help manage the festival , which was struggling to keep out gatecrashers as its popularity soared .
pharrell williams at isle of wight festival . three percent of ticket sales go to prs , which collects the money owed to songwriters for performances of their songs . photograph : lnp / rex shutterstock
the fee also applies to conductors , composers , pianists , musicians , bus drivers , and all other accompanying people as long as they wish to use any services provided by the festival ( accommodation , meals , free access to the venues of the festival which are not open to the public , etc . ) and thus will need a festival badge . children under 11 ( born after 05 . 08 . 2007 ) will not pay a participation fee if they do not participate in an atelier or special projects ( e ) . they have to pay for their accommodation and meals .
the fee depends on the package you choose ( full festival , half festival or anniversary package ) , your country of residence and your age , and you can get discounts if you are a direct or indirect member of the european choral association – europa cantat ( eca - ec ) . check urltoken - > members - > join us to get more information regarding conditions for direct membership !
electric picnic is a truly unique irish festival , offering a diverse range of entertainment with performances from the hottest bands , brightest minds and best comedians . takes place at stradbally hall , county laois , ireland .
mr benn said :
i am committed to ensuring as smooth a handover as possible to the new team in pilton and to enjoying glastonbury for many years to come as a festival - goer myself .
among them are south florida ' s langerado , canada ' s pemberton b . c . , catalpa music festival , new jersey ' s all points west , and denver ' s mile high fest , the latter two created by goldenvoice / aeg live . all but langerado failed to survive past their second year , a testament to the difficulty in getting a new festival off the ground , even for established operators .
recycling incentives : all those who bring a full bag of recycling to one of our recycle points will receive in exchange the chance to win prizes such as a pair of tickets to next year’s festival and merchandise .
reading festival in 1972 , i was just 16 years old . for me , it was about the music , but it was also about learning to be in an environment with other people who share the same passions .
yesterday , orthodox monks attacked and closed down the festival , mainly because of us , tiamat , because we had inverted crosses in our old logo type and i have written ' hail satan ' on my chest .
we have to reflect that . but costs are rising . around £200 is what a decent festival will cost and it ' s difficult to go over that amount , but there will be a moment when we have to . we don ' t market latitude as a holiday – there are some that do but i ' ve chosen not to . i like to call it a festival and if people use it as their holiday that ' s fine .
sponsorship is key to any festival , even if it tries to keep things low - key - as goldenvoice does at coachella , more than its sister country - themed fest , stagecoach , the following weekend . it can be the difference between losing and making money , especially in the beginning , and it helps salve the wounds when the weather turns foul . ( rain is an outdoor festival promoter ' s greatest enemy and single biggest wild card . )
prof fitzpatrick made his comments in response to a question from a member of the public during a panel discussion on the war of independence chaired by irish times news editor mark hennessy at the inaugural west cork history festival in skibbereen .
hugh phillimore , festival director of cornbury , suggests that he would charge a trader between £300 and £400 to have a stall at the festival . “you have to be careful , ” he cautions , “that you don’t have too many as then none of them will do any business . ” get it right , though – enough stalls to cater for everyone without massive queues , offering good food and drink – and your food can become an attraction in itself .
the electricity suddenly went out and the power company energopro georgia says they don’t have any information about the cut . p . s . new information . the festival has been shut down ,
badasyan wrote in her post .
the first one i organised was a free festival in battersea park with people from the tuc . they were always overtly political events and 20 , 000 people would turn up to have a great day out and sell a bit of beer .
1 . feature films and short films will be considered for the official competition . 2 . successful submissions will be announced on 10th february 2018 . 3 . the jury appointed by the festival ' s organizers will award the ‘golden owl’ jury award for best feature film and best short film on pff 2018 . submitted films are assessed in terms of artistic quality and philosophical relevance and the jury’s decision is absolute and final . the audience of the festival will award the ‘golden owl’ audience awards . 4 . the awarded films will be shown one more time on two film academies in the country with which the festival is collaborating ( film academy , university
goce delchev
- stip and fiofa film institute - ohrid film academy ) .
it ' s considered to be a middle class festival and in truth , the audience is very comfortable to be described as that , but they have a passion about it . you only have to look at our facebook group to see that .
to be able to go to into a music environment or a festival , you can share the enjoyment with others . at the time there were only two festivals , which were glastonbury and reading , back then people weren’t really interested in festivals .
explosive festival growth in europe has sprouted 2 , 500 - 3 , 000 festivals yearly and 670 in england alone , a 73 percent increase since 2003 . that ' s a lot more than here and cause for suggestions of over - saturation .
the ultimate summer celebration in the heart of london , wireless festival combines the biggest headliners and the hottest fashion to create a party no one ever wants to end . this year we welcome j . cole , stormzy and dj khaled as your headliners .
bounce magazine caught up with melvin benn at the latitude press day at henham park , to discuss the challenges , rewards and potential pitfalls that come with working in the festival industry , as well as the key to succeeding in today’s hyper - competitive market .
in 1988 , reading festival went bankrupt . its owners decided to offload it and offered it to all of the uk ' s major music promoters . nobody wanted it - except for vince power , a friend of benn ' s from tramore in waterford .
the rock - ’n’ - roll circus that is electric picnic has established itself as a truly unique festival . with great music , art , theatre , comedy , pantomime , food and holistic health , it’s the most delightfully diverse line up on the emerald isle .
mr benn ' s company , then called mean fiddler , took a 20 per cent stake in glastonbury and brought a new professionalism to the operation , improving security and helping gain a series of licence renewals , which have secured the festival ' s future until 2017 .
you can also register after 31 . 12 . 2017 , but there will be a €20 extra fee per person , there will be no guarantee for being accepted in one of the ateliers of your choice and accommodation may no longer be available through the festival partner .
jinjer , one of the groups that were scheduled to play at the festival , wrote on their facebook page that their performance was canceled
due to an attack by a group of religious fanatics .
they added :
tbilisi jam ! fest was disrupted because a nearby monastery didn ' t like it . the priests brought an angry crowd of extremist supporters and attacked the festival area ! ! ! it is sad to realize that in georgia , a country that appears to be civilized , religion has more power than the law .
artists ' fees are the single biggest cost for any festival . the prices commanded by the biggest names are closely guarded - but headliners at major music festivals are thought to receive high six - figure sums . in 2008 it was reported that coachella paid $ 2m for prince to play .
there ' s an increased trend of multi - faceted , social events and people are more willing than ever to make sure they don ' t miss out on experiential , destination weekends with friends ,
writes joe reynolds , ceo of red frog events , the festival ' s founder .
there are only so many big - name acts to anchor a big festival , and they earn good money . while the lowest - rung act at coachella made $ 15 , 000 in 2010 , headliners can command seven figures . it ' s turned into a nice living for some acts .
we run a three - bin system across all areas at all our festivals . this means we separate waste into mixed recycling , compostables and general waste . we work very closely with our waste contractor for each show to develop the best solution for each event and make sure we minimise the amount of waste going to landfill . we are pleased to say that in 2017 download , latitude , v festival , electric picnic proms in the park and bbc radio 2 festival in a day were all zero waste to landfill events . we also introduce a number of recycling initiatives to actively involve our contractors and audiences such as the below .
and the bigger the audience , the greater those costs are . “at the isle of wight festival , between security and police , it costs £1m , ” says john giddings , the event’s head . he has to employ around 5 , 000 people to ensure he can lay on all the necessary amenities and a greenfield site isn’t imediately fit for a festival just because you’ve made it fine for campers and live entertainment . giddings says he spent £250 , 000 building roads into the site’s car park . “parking cars on grass , ” he says with the weary voice of experience , “is not the best idea in the world . ”
the first thing i did was change the pricing model . we brought in a loyalty factor - if you could show you had attended three times before , you could get a ticket for €149 and so on . we have kept that element and it has really contributed to the festival ' s growth .
taking place over the august bank holiday within the grounds of the glorious bramham park , leeds festival plays hosts to thousands of fans who come to see an unforgettable line up of the world ' s best music . kendrick lamar , panic ! at the disco , fall out boy and kings of leon are your 2018 headliners .
also interesting to me is the fact that people were buying olympics tickets with no idea what sport they would be seeing – they were buying into an event experience and there ' s no question a large number of those people are also festival goers . so it has taken a lot of money out of festivals , yes .
vince power was the founder of mean fiddler , a company which started life in 1981 as an eponymous venue in harlesdon in london . its stage would later host names like van morrison , johnny cash , paul mccartney , the pogues and christy moore . power and benn decided to team up and mean fiddler took over reading festival .
and for the arts , it ' s great – it ' s incredible that you can see the royal opera house and sadler ' s wells at a music festival . it ' s not outreach as such , but it certainly opens up wider audiences . our waterfront stage is unofficially known as the sadler ' s wells stage now .
he clearly adores the event .
the exciting thing about electric picnic is that it has a uniqueness you don ' t find anywhere else . all of my mostly uk - based staff consider it their favourite festival , they all want to come to it . this is a cliche but it ' s because of the craic .
that miniature city ( or , in the case of glastonbury , reading and leeds , isle of wight or t in the park , not - so - miniature - city ) doesn’t pay for and build itself , either . the promoter has to pay to hire the site , put up the fencing , build the stage , lay on water , electricity and waste management , sort out security – and more . “for a 10 , 000 - capacity festival , your power will cost you between £60 , 000 and £100 , 000 , ” says gareth cooper , co - founder of festival no 6 . “we would spend up to £30 , 000 taking the waste away . ”
it ' s a booming business , even for newcomers . last year firefly music festival premiered at a racetrack in dover , delaware , drawing more than 30 , 000 patrons daily , making in the neighborhood of $ 9 million in ticket sales alone . it ' s estimated to have injected upwards of $ 12 million into the local economy .
you’ve got your glampers and your sponsors . now you need to work out how to get money from the caterers . food and drink is a key way for festivals to recoup money , either by selling it themselves or bringing in external companies and charging them rent ( or sometimes running on a profit split ) . graeme merifield , director of wychwood , estimates that ticket sales only go to pay for 60 % of running his festival . “the other 40 % is made up from pitch fees from traders and caterers , sponsorship money and our bar profits as we run our own bars , ” he says . “if we didn’t have any of those other incomes , then we wouldn’t be able to run a festival . ”
the legendary reading festival has for decades been the place to be to see the biggest and best acts in music . from nirvana to mumford & sons , the list of headliners to grace the main stage is second to none . kendrick lamar , panic ! at the disco , fall out boy and kings of leon are set to entertain the crowds this year .
one of the obvious reasons music festivals have taken off is a lot of people think they can make a lot of money with them , and it ' s not that easy ,
says grayson currin , who co - founded the hopscotch festival in chapel hill , north carolina , now entering its fourth year .
the margins are pretty small .
the growth of dance music and outdoor festivals mirrors trends in europe with longer traditions . england has several historic outdoor events , such as reading and leads and glastonbury festivals . they have been in existence since the early ' 60s and ' 70s , respectively . the glastonbury festival draws more than 175 , 000 a day , ( though it took 2012 off ) .
i don ' t think the climate to lose money to build a festival is out there anymore , because most of the companies that are behind these festivals are beholden to something ,
says lyman .
they ' re beholden to a live nation , to their stockholders , and it ' s hard to justify going out there and losing a million bucks .
co - funded by the unesco international fund for the promotion of culture ( ifpc ) , this project trains amateur filmmakers in filmmaking and film appreciation . it gives them the opportunity to create , produce , edit and present their original works in public spaces in barranquilla ( colombia ) as well as at the 17th edition of the cine a la calle international short film festival .
the economics are always difficult , in part because if there isn ' t an established festival , you have an awful lot of competition for that talent ,
says bongiovanni .
there are certain weekends , especially over the summer , where there are so many major festivals going on in europe , and it ' s amazing there ' s enough talent to spread around through them .
but the first festival i ever went to was reading – i was 16 and came down with a friend from hull to see the faces . we didn ' t have a tent and wellies . we did what quite a lot of young people still do at reading – turned up in the clothes we had on . at latitude people bring everything and the kitchen sink , they really come well prepared .
i ' ll be honest with you , it ' s tough . the team want to spend more and more money making it better and better and i have to be the one who says no . i feel like a grumpy dad , but everyone knows that any festival has to work within certain financial constraints and so we all go to the nth degree to get the best deals with contractors , suppliers and staff .
even after you have made that investment , it can all disappear . this year’s t in the park festival , running this weekend , has had to move to a new site at strathallan castle , having been forced out of its 18 - year home in balado owing to issues caused by an oil pipeline running under the site . “we are the fifth biggest town in scotland when t in the park is on , with all the issues that come with running a major town , ” says festival director geoff ellis , who estimates the running costs over the years at £1m . now he has to start from scratch on a new site and get it up to the standard it took nearly two decades to reach at its old location . and even then there is no guarantee he will get planning permission for t beyond the initial council - approved three years .
when you consider the $ 254 million coachella brought to the desert region around indio ( and $ 90 million to the city itself ) , you can see why a city would do whatever it can to help . apparently that only holds until a festival ' s established itself , at which point you grab for more . ( see , indio proposed , then ultimately withdrew , a $ 4 - $ 6 million ticket tax . )
inclement conditions can also affect “walk - up” sales ( people buying a one - day pass on the day itself ) . phillimore said that , in 2013 , cornbury sold 1 , 200 day tickets , but the year before , because of rain , it only sold 200 – equivalent to a shortfall of around £80 , 000 . not every festival can sell out in advance , so walk - ups can mean the difference between disaster and success .
take one of the world ' s most successful , california ' s coachella . fifteen years ago , coachella was a sparsely attended party in the desert of 1 , 500 people . in 2015 forbes estimated that the festival , which is now spread out over two weekends , grossed $ 84m with 198 , 000 in attendance . a general admission ticket set concert - goers back $ 375 while access to the vip area cost an extra $ 524 .
you text . you don ' t call , you don ' t write notes . you don ' t pop up at your friends ' house . you skype . we ' re not touching each other ,
says the rapper murs , who founded the paid dues festival in los angeles .
technology has separated us so much , it ' s natural for us to have this desire to come together and [ festivals ] really cater to that communal nature .
of course , sponsorships aren ' t sitting on a shelf like bottles of mountain dew . the good ones typically are reserved for established festivals , and sometimes not even then . while there was a moment when warner brothers considered buying paid dues from murs , he hasn ' t had any luck finding a top - of - the - bill partner for arguably the finest hip - hop festival in the country . this while securing backing from shoe companies for his solo tours .
coachella founder paul tollet came up the way most festival promoters do - in bars and clubs . he began by booking his older brother ' s perry ' s band the targets . while attending cal - poly pomona , tollet hooked up with goldenvoice founder gary tovar , who funded his promotion company with proceeds from pot dealing . tovar eventually took a rap and went to jail , signing over his control in the company to tollet and his partner rick van santen in ' 91 .
every day was a highlight . what we were doing was creating a culture in a way - a culture of festivals . only a really small amount of people were going to festivals in the 1970s and 1980s . we were the first to put two stages up which played simultaneously at an event , the first to add comedy , the first to present a major irish music festival in the heart of london , to find a way around the attempts to outlaw illegal raves .


milton square is a complex containing businesses and residential apartments located at the southwest corner of como and carter avenues in the st. anthony park neighborhood of st. paul , minnesota , near the university of minnesota st. paul campus .

milton square

milton – a public hearing is set for sept . 13 to discuss traffic improvements in east milton square .
milton square : century - old building is an ‘unfound treasure’ in st . paul
selectmen will hold a sept . 13 hearing on plans for traffic improvements in east milton square
mary ann milton , owner of milton investment company , sits in the courtyard of milton square on monday in st . anthony park in st . paul . milton bought the property in 1957 and has since been the owner and developer .
east milton square is a healthy business district of the town of milton featuring a vibrant array of retail , services and office uses . the square is surrounded by thriving residential neighborhoods on all sides . nonetheless , there is general agreement that east milton square could be improved . several longstanding issues include the following :
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they are seeking your input on east milton square at the public hearing they will schedule for early july .
milton – a development that would combine apartments with retail and office space has the potential to spark the transformation of east milton square , a lawyer for the developer said .
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a great photo of mary ann milton , the owner of milton square to celebrate
international women ' s day
. this was taken sometime in the 1950s when she became the
bielenberg said the neighborhood is really supportive of its businesses and that milton square is a great “incubator location” for new companies .
serving as a cornerstone of the st . anthony neighborhood , milton square is located at the intersection of como avenue and carter avenue .
seven years after federal officials earmarked $ 1 million to redesign east milton square , local planners have unveiled a plan that envisions paving about half of the square’s green center to add dozens of parking spots .
franklin ellerbe designed milton square in 1909 . featuring tudor revival architecture , the building also included a courtyard and top - floor residential apartments .
plans for a four - and five story , mixed - use development in east milton square were outlined for the planning board thursday night .
milton , 91 , has since sold all of her other properties , but the charm of milton square has kept it in the family . although her daughter now manages the property , milton still comes to the office twice a week to check up on business and visit with neighbors .
milton moved her office into one of the square’s small retail spots , and the area became a home away from home for her three children .
the board of selectmen will receive an update on the traffic , parking and pedestrian situation at east milton square at their thursday , june 22 , 2017 meeting from traffic engineering firm howard stein hudson and will schedule a public hearing for early july to seek public comment about east milton square .
milton square in st . anthony park is more than a century old , but the area’s residents have made it a well - kept secret over the years .
mary ann milton , a real estate broker , purchased the property in 1957 .
despite the warm late - summer weather , milton’s $ 15 million town square was deserted . park benches were empty , and garbage cans showed little evidence of use .
the falconis already own two commercial developments in the square : an office building on franklin street and the milton theatre building on adams street where the novara restaurant is located .
heather o’malley , milton’s daughter , said her mom was a trendsetter for her time .
milton keynes shopping centre was listed in 2010 . photograph : david sillitoe for the guardian
pete mihajlov and phil roberts opened muffuletta in milton square in 1977 . it was the first in a series of restaurants they would eventually open and manage under parasole restaurant holdings .
despite the health and strength of the businesses in east milton square , there is a widespread perception that the current supply of parking does not adequately support local shops and offices .
on january 9 , 2017 milton council endorsed the downtown study final report . this report sets the stage for important changes that will help to secure a vibrant future for downtown milton .
milton’s development review board examined a conditional use permit and site plan application for . . .
judi steltzner , left , and her daughter gretchen funk browse books saturday afternoon at micawber’s books in st . paul . the bookstore is part of the “destination shops” located in milton square .
“i personally don’t want it turning into quincy square” where several large apartment buildings are taking shape .
enter this three - bedroom , 1 . 5 - bath , 2 , 102 - square - foot milton home through a red door , which leads to a mudroom with shiplap and hardwood floors .
i - 93 bisects east milton square . the presence of the below - grade interstate highway means a less - than seamless connection between the east and west sides of the square . this tenuous connection is especially true for visitors to the area once they have left their cars . parking to the west of i - 93 is often relatively plentiful even when the square ' s eastern half is full .
the construction would run along franklin street between bassett and adams , bassett street , and adams court up adams street . the plan would significantly alter the look and feel of the east milton square neighborhood .
the town still has the ability to utilize up to $ 2 . 2 million in federal earmarks for improvements to east milton square , but the purpose and needs for those funds need to be shovel ready .
the board of selectmen and the town administrator want to hear suggestions at the public hearing in early july from residents and businesses in the area . the primary concerns of the board of selectmen and the town administrator concerning east milton square are public safety , making the square more efficient , and improving the parking situation .
town officials acknowledged that they’ll never be able to recreate the idyllic town square that was split in two when the freeway came through in 1954 . but they say that with the right changes , east milton square could become a place where people stop and linger –– rather than just another choke point on the evening commute .
curtis said the traffic light patterns were programmed in such a way to discourage i - 93 travelers from exiting the highway there and cutting through the square on their way to boston , which shares a border with milton .
the falconi companies of milton is proposing a development of 71 apartments , 10 , 000 square feet of retail space and 7 , 000 square feet of office space . the buildings will be either four - or five five - stories high , and would be bounded by adams street , adams court , bassett street and franklin street .
to date , the members of the board of selectmen and the town administrator have met on the east milton square situation with federal highway administration and massachusetts department of transportation officials , u . s . congressman stephen lynch , state senator walter timilty , state rep . william driscoll , the milton chamber of commerce and other interested parties .
nearly 16 years after the deck over the southeast expressway was built in an effort to rejoin east milton square , separated by freeway construction in the 1950s , most residents and officials agree that the project has been a failure .
although this openness may bring with it its own problems : the square is now a perfect cycling shortcut . on monday morning i witnessed a man ride across the square from st andrewgate to shambles without a care in the world .
like the paintings and works that adorn the walls , the future of milton’s lone art gallery is . . .
after nearly two months of preparation , the milton artists’ guild is gearing up to debut its new . . .
on the coldest night of the season thus far , miltonians bundled up for the 4th annual milton . . .
we strongly believe in the notable saying
two ( or more ) is always better than one .
our shops at milton square are unique . we strive to provide a creative shopping experience in our innovative & growing neighborhood .
small businesses are only as strong as the people behind them . milton square is comprised of hard - working , honest people who are dedicated to bringing these values from our courtyard into the communities , schools & cities around us .
still , some residents at the forum seemed skeptical at the plan . cindy christiansen , a town meeting member who lives near the square , said she worried the parking lot would become a cut - through for savvy milton drivers .
barriers around the king’s square improvement works have come down , giving york its first glimpse of the repaving and remodelling .
in total the council is spending £490 , 000 from the £3 . 3 million reinvigorate york project on king’s square .
despite the criticism , some town officials remained hopeful that the project could breathe new life into the neighborhood . former selectman joseph mcettrick predicted in the early 1990s that it could be “a cornerstone for a renewal of east milton square . ”
east milton resident mary murphy thinks the scale of the development should be reduced to better fit in with the neighborhood .
angella hanson and her son douglas sip tea and nibble on pastries thursday at lady elegant’s tea room and gift shoppe in milton square . hanson brought her son to the tea room to celebrate his ninth birthday . ( photos by marisa wojcik )
somerville lies next to cambridge and is a lively and fun place to live . with davis square and the minuteman trail , somerville offers single and multi - family neighborhoods with metropolitan flare . davis square offers live music , restaurants and cultural venues .
the town of milton : as the municipality in which east milton square is located , the town is providing leadership and oversight for this project . at the end of the project , the town will advertise the design developed for construction by a contractor and once the design is built , maintain the roadways , parking areas , pedestrian pathways and landscape associated with it .
proposal : the purpose of the applications initiated by the town of milton is to bring forward new zoning bylaw designations and local official plan policies within the milton downtown . the proposed policy changes bring forward a more flexible policy framework . these changes are being brought forward in accordance with the town of milton downtown study that was endorsed by council in january of 2017 .
o’malley said the smaller , artisan businesses that are coming back in to style would fit in the square because of its nontraditional setting .
this article was amended on 4 may 2016 to remove the word borough from milton keynes council , which is a unitary authority .
protecting and enhancing the downtown is essential in also protecting the identify of milton as it grows . the downtown needs to be a place where all residents - not just those in the surrounding area - can appreciate and feel connected to milton ' s history .
so that his employees would have a pleasant environment for picnicking and boating , milton s . hershey built hershey park in 1907 .
milton is an affluent suburban community between the neponset river and the blue hills . boston investors , seeing the potential of the town and its proximity to the city , provided the capital to develop 18th century milton as an important industrial site with an iron slitting mill , paper and sawmills and the first chocolate factory in new england in 1764 . milton’s public school system is known for its french immersion program and the town is home of milton academy . its blue hills reservation recreational area stretches over 7 , 000 acres .
maggie manteuffel , a part - time university business administration master’s student , said as an undergraduate student living near the east bank , she had never heard of milton square . she discovered it when she moved in to the neighborhood with her fiancé as a graduate student .
i realise the square’s shiny newness will weather in . but no amount of rain or frost will soften the hard lines and sharp corners .
an aerial view of milton keynes , derided for nearly 50 years as a soulless suburb . photograph : aps ( uk ) / alamy
not everything about the reconstruction is bad . it has opened up the square and the removal of some of the unnecessary clutter helps with that .
although business tenants have changed over the years , two of the square’s independent shops , muffuletta restaurant and micawber’s books are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year .
a decade later , town officials still believe parking is the key to transforming the space into the active town square that was envisioned in the 1980s .
having walked past the work being undertaken every weekday since it began , i know the care and craftsmanship that has gone into laying the new square .
across the river from boston proper is cambridge , home of prestigious universities like mit and harvard . with several distinct squares ( harvard square , central square and kendall square ) , cambridge’s diversity appeals to many people . it is also made convenient by the mbta red line subway . cambridge is home to a variety of unique restaurants and shops , as well as historically and culturally significant landmarks . surrounding areas include watertown , somerville and the famous charles river .
we believe small businesses are the life beat of st . paul ; it might be because we ' ve been a family owned business for over 50 years . an embodiment of st . paul ' s historic charm , milton square is a hidden architectural gem in the middle of st . anthony park .
a : there is currently a downtown milton parking study underway that will conclude in early 2017 . this will guide decisions and recommendations regarding parking options .
two minutes away from parliament square and the cabinet warm rooms , the two chairmen public house is an olde worlde pub that retains a number of . . .
“i’ve never seen many people here at all , ” said paul rege , a real estate broker whose storefront office overlooks the square . “it’s a shame . ”
the architecturally unique royal horticultural halls boasts two halls and a conference centre . lindley hall overlooking leafy vincent square is a popular venue for corporate events . . . .
the developer will make a presentation to the east milton neighborhood association at 7 p . m . sept . 27 at the east congregational church , 610 adams st .
meanwhile , paul hogan , who spoke on behalf of the milton chamber of commerce , said the organization favored the proposal that would boost parking with 40 additional spaces .
others worried more about the general traffic around the square , complaining about the backups through the area , which is routed just above one of the busiest highways in the state .
for all the quality of the materials used , now what we have is a modern , uniform , clinically tidy space which would look perfectly at home in milton keynes .
curtis also said if residents felt more comfortable walking or bicycling through the square , then more would opt to leave their cars at home , further alleviating the need for parking there .
“it’s been a disaster there for the past two years , ’’ said resident john spatola . “people try to avoid the square as much as they can because there’s always traffic . ”
although the “secret garden” courtyard and small nooks scattered throughout the square became second nature for o’malley , to the rest of the city , the area has remained relatively unknown , she said .
the town will take a leadership role in encouraging development by implementing a vision for downtown milton and supporting appropriate forms of redevelopment and investment in the downtown that are more attractive for developers .
the manning community park is almost never used , nearby streets are regularly clogged with traffic and a shortage of parking spaces keeps drivers from stopping and spending time in milton’s most prominent commercial center .
from the moment he created his community , milton s . hershey planned to build a park to create a more pleasant environment for workers and residents than any typical factory town of the time .
the idea of bridging the noisy canyon between the two ends of east milton square was first devised in 1980 as a much larger project , with office buildings , restaurants and a town green on a 1 , 200 - by - 128 foot platform , but that was never built . private developers eventually pulled out and left the town to pursue an increasingly scaled - back project on its own .
the downtown study aims to analyze milton ' s downtown and identify opportunities for redevelopment and revitalization . the study will provide the foundation by which cultural and economic activity can flourish in the core of the community .
this approach is consistent with the actions identified in destiny milton 3 , specifically to develop a comprehensive policy and operational framework to support the revitalization and sustainability of the downtown as a focal point for the community .
milton has experienced significant growth pressures as a result of provincial planning policy directions , such as the
places to grow
and the provincial policy statement , which require intensification . the study will need to :
this completes phase one of the king’s square makeover . it has been finished in time for the st nicholas fayre this week as promised . the second phase , to reconstruct the road , will take place next spring .
even though the square’s new vision calls for less green space than what’s there now , leaders faced little opposition at the meeting , held at the council on aging , with dozens of residents in attendance for the plan’s unveiling .
milton said she went to law school so she wouldn’t feel intimidated by men in the industry . she owned her own realtor business and was active in several neighborhood committees and community boards , all while raising three children .
but the guard was also wrong : midsummer boulevard remains a public right of way , even under intu’s roof . this is the site of the planning dispute which defines the struggle for the soul of milton keynes . intu’s plans to build more shops were approved by milton keynes council despite being opposed by cmk parish council . the parish council’s plan is localism in action – if it is ignored , then the government’s championing of localism looks meaningless .
the goal of the design process will be to take the hybrid alternative concept and make it into a buildable design through the massdot design process . this effort will involve obtaining new data about traffic operations in east milton square to reflect current conditions , developing a functional design report , and 25 % , 75 % and 100 % design packages for review by massdot . the design phase will also include an official massdot 25 % design public hearing . structural analysis will be conducted on the deck and its support structure to ensure that it can support the proposed changes . at the end of the design project , the town of milton will have a buildable design that it can advertise for construction .
the new concept comes after town residents and leaders determined there’s a dearth of functional parking spots in the otherwise thriving square , which features a prominent gas station , hair salon , liquor store , gym , and post office , among other businesses .
the town is working on a plan for the square and the surrounding area which would reduce traffic congestion and improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists . among the improvements are new traffic signals that would be linked to each other and respond to traffic demand .
william clark , milton’s director of planning and community development , said the 32 to 40 parking spaces proposed for the site will give people a new reason to venture out onto the deck and , hopefully , lure them into lingering in the park .
a market analysis of milton ' s downtown was completed , to determine the types of growth that can be accommodated . it provides key market information regarding vacancy rates , turnover rates and a suitable range of uses to create a sustainably and vibrant downtown .
officials said the design would be more pedestrian - friendly , with crosswalks strategically installed to make it easier to cross on foot . curtis said there would also be separate bicycle lanes or so - called “sharrows , ” lanes shared by bikes and cars , around the square .
milton keynes was forged in the optimism of the late 1960s , a time of grand plans ( the guardian had a planning correspondent ) and technological leaps forward ( such as concorde ) . by 1967 , when milton keynes was formally designated by the government , the flaws in places such as stevenage , cumbernauld and crawley , constructed under the 1946 new towns act intended to rebuild communities devastated by the war , had become apparent . the press identified the lack of social amenities and failure to mix classes as “new town blues” .
the downtown as a civic gathering space , which could include a public square , would it to better connect to the larger community , acting as both the physical and symbolic heart of the community . the downtown would be seen as a destination for a variety of year - round activities .
and here is another worry . once you embark on this sort of piecemeal , disjointed “improvement” work , where does it end ? because to some reforming eyes , the shiny new king’s square will now make shambles look unbearably old and tatty by comparison – so will it be next for “regeneration” ?
it’s a absolute disgrace that all this money has been used to create such a bland , soulless and damn right tatty around the edges square . surely more effort could have been made to blend the design in with the raised area ? have they even used york stone ? whoever designed it should be ashamed !
in the 1990 ' s , a deck was placed over i - 93 between adams street and boulevard street . this deck supports a landscape area honoring joseph m . manning and was supposed to reunite the two halves of the square . unfortunately , it remains little - used as either a pedestrian corridor or recreational space .
“is 32 enough ? probably not , but it’s what we have , ” said william clark , milton’s planning director . “hopefully , some people will walk . [ they’ll ] park and go to the post office , and then go to the other side and get a cup of coffee or visit the firehouse . ”
from 1913 to 1923 the following attractions were constructed : a dance pavilion , known as the starlight ballroom , a new stage to accommodate the big band era , a new convention hall which later became the hershey museum , the hershey park café , and the hershey zoo that housed milton hershey ' s own animals .
“you’re taking notes on my property . i need to know why you’re taking notes on my property , ” he insisted . then he gave me a big smile so i told him what i was doing and asked him about milton keynes : he came from london and “fell in love with the place and never left” .
“generally speaking , it’s a healthy space , but the east and west sides of the square are disconnected , ” said nate curtis , transportation planner with the consulting firm howard / stein - hudson inc . , at a community forum monday . “people don’t want to park on one side and walk to the other , which causes some problems . ”
town leaders are now looking for a second chance to revitalize the square and repair the gash torn through the neighborhood nearly 60 years ago . under a $ 1 million plan now being fleshed out by engineers , half of the 280 - foot - long deck would be turned over to parking and the rest would be transformed into a more open , inviting park .
however , if planners find that 18 - wheel trucks have trouble maneuvering the sharp turns of the current design , they have a backup plan that would add only about 32 spaces to the square’s center , just eight fewer than their preference . if adopted , officials would then construct a small sliver of green space to separate adams street from the new parking lot , according to the design .
brighton is similar to neighboring allston , but with a little less activity . the neighborhood , which is primarily populated by graduate students , young professionals and families , consists of an intricate network of streets lined with houses and small apartment buildings . local family businesses mix with national chains of pharmacies and banks along brighton ' s washington street , which runs straight through brighton center to oak square .
you ' ll conveniently find us on state highway one , at the kink in the road in milton with heaps of parking right outside , quality fresh produce , freshly baked goods and food to go . whether it ' s to grab a couple of things or do your weekly shop you ' ll find everything you need from your local supermarket . we don ' t have what you ' re looking for ? just ask , we will try and get it .
the newest city in britain faces an ironic question in middle age : can its futuristic character be saved by the heritage industry ? “milton keynes is truly a garden city . the city’s landscape is the gift that keeps on giving , ” lee shostak told me . “but we don’t need to apply the giant machinery of the conservation industry to protect the essence of it . to do so could strangle the city . ” some of its architects are not so sure .
on a fine spring day , i left the m1 at junction 14 and followed the broad dual - carriageway of the h5 grid - road into mk between banks of primroses and bright - green hawthorn . seven roundabouts later , i turned left over secklow gate bridge ( “it’s so mk – there’s no beginning and there’s no end , ” one resident rhapsodised . “it’s all about open skies , opportunities and keeping moving” ) . i reached central milton keynes from the motorway in eight minutes .
the fair that lasts all summer long arrived at hersheypark in 1999 . the hersheypark fair , featured five new rides such as the wild mouse , the merry derry dip fun slide , music express , chaos , and the frog hopper . a large 10 , 000 square - foot festival and exhibition tent to showcase a variety of agricultural and educational exhibits is the centerpiece of the fair area . in addition , the fair brings back a wide variety of exciting games to test your skill and the foods of days gone by .
after four days in mk , i succumbed to its genius loci and popped into ikea . then i cruised across the grid and headed home . entering northampton , i felt jolted into another epoch : a cramped , inconvenient and rather less rational one . i realised why the people of milton keynes were so protective of their place and i heard again ken baker’s forecast for the next 50 years : “disastrous things will happen . but the city is so solid , it would be difficult to re - engineer it . ”
sharon is a beautiful small town located in norfolk county in massachusetts . in 2010 , holding a population of just over 17 , 500 , sharon is the ideal place to live for those who intend to commute to work in boston . being a part of ‘greater boston’ , sharon lies only 17 miles southwest of the hub . with 24 . 2 square miles of its own territory , sharon embodies everything one would hope for with a small town feel while still being mere minutes to large shopping and dining areas , sporting events and the rest that comes with the bigger city lifestyle .
government cash also paid for a hard sell . there were exhibitions in london and ads targeted stressed commuters on the underground . “wouldn’t it be nice if all cities were like milton keynes , ” was the message of one lavish tv ad filmed in the early 1980s , showing red balloons drifting through leafy , child - filled suburbs . mk opened offices in japan and san francisco to woo foreign companies . every friday for a period in the late 1970s , the corporation hired a helicopter and flew potential investors over the site : everything looks grand from the air .
from the addition of rides , the introduction of a waterpark and plenty of food offerings and creations along the way , hersheypark has grown , changed , and become happier and happier since its 1907 opening . however , one thing has not changed and this is a commitment to providing guests with sweet memories they can cherish forever . that has , and always will , remain the same . discover for yourself with a visit to hersheypark ! a complete history of the life and philanthropy of milton s . hershey is available for purchase at most of our retail shops .
“we’re constantly trying to keep our spaces out of the hands of selfish , short - sighted developers . cmk should be a conservation area . if they keep their thieving hands off , it will be as important to future generations as georgian bath is to bath , as the new town is to edinburgh . it’s a remarkable piece of design – it has a genius loci , a spirit of place . britain is littered with places that used to have a distinctive character . milton keynes has a phenomenal character . it would be a tragedy if it were lost . ”
generations of critics who have condemned milton keynes for unsustainable car - based design overlook the flexibility of its grid . its destruction is stupid and shortsighted , according to chris woodward : “anything designed so that everything works on one level will serve electric vehicles as well as diesel and these can be publicly provided or continue to be private . ” ken baker has reached a similar conclusion about planners attacking mk’s grid : “the very thing that the flexibility delivered to them , that has given them the competitive edge , they want to destroy . it’s a lack of imagination , a lack of vision . ”
in july 2005 , cnn / money and money magazine ranked westwood 13th on its list of the 100 best places to live in the united states . the 11 . 1 square miles of westwood is surrounded by needham , dedham , canton , norwood , walpole and dover . largely populated by families , westwood has five elementary schools and a new high school . the high school includes a multi - use artificial turf field and a synthetic track , both of which are open to the public . westwood is home of xavarian brother’s high school . westwood also boasts the hale reservation recreational area , which stretches over 1 , 100 acres between westwood and dover .
380 + sq feet available in excellent location on historic property . quaint space with large windows with natural light , wood floors , chandeliers and kitchenette . street visibility , off street parking . available february .
if you like vintage , you ' ll love this store . check it out , very cute area too !
there is such cute stuff here ! ! i love stopping in to see what new things are for sale .
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casual new york - italian style hai cenato is the first italian restaurant from jason atherton whose the social company is behind this 60 - cover two floor restaurant within the nova development in victoria . the all - day eatery is the second collaboration between jason and irha atherton and chef patron , paul hood , who also heads up michelin - starred social eating house . translating as ' have you had dinner ? ' , the typical greeting from italian hosts to their family and friends , hai cenato includes an upstairs cocktail bar , the drunken oyster , designed to echo a vintage railway carriage - a nod to nearby victoria station .
discover what ' s on in london 2018 with our comprehensive guide to the best events . from theatre to art and music to sport , london 2018 has something for everyone - so read on to find out what london town has to offer .
the tenth best hotel in europe ( according to new yorker ' s tourist bible ' travel and leisure ' ) is so close to buckingham palace you can almost hear the . . .
this is as close to buckingham palace as you can get . it ' s also nearby victoria station which is not quite as glamorous but very convenient . there . . .
promising ' the bill you pay at check - out is what you thought you ' d pay when you checked in ' , the nadler hotels specialise in stylish , affordable accommodation . the . . .
jason atherton , the chef behind the michelin - starred pollen street social , city social and a clutch of . . .
fantastic franco manca pizzas are made with soft wheat flour and a long fermentation process . this is important . it ' s the reason these . . .
food to go in its simplest form . freshly baked bread for hand made sandwiches , home made soups and simple salads . eat first opened on london ' s villiers . . .
serving hawaiian raw fish , ahi poke in nova , the food quarter in victoria , is an all - day restaurant dedicated to . . .
taking inspiration from japanese ramman - noodle bars , wagamama is the ultimate in high - quality , fast food . huge bowls of steaming , soupy noodles , chicken dumplings with a chilli - soy dipping . . .
gymbox takes you through a ' game , set , relax ' workout in the lead up to wimbledon . it ' s one of seven â£5 workouts you can do at cardinal . . .
prepare to see glinda the good witch and the wicked witch of the west in a whole new light after going to see wicked , currently showing . . .
before the launch of eccleston place later this summer tart london is bringing a wimbledon - themed pop - up to the courtyard at what will be its home , eccleston . . .
the exterior of the victoria palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in london . before the advent of air travel , the giant arch , dome . . .
curzon victoria is the chain ' s seventh london venue , providing a boutique cinema option in central london . visitors will be able to immerse themselves in a broad . . .
formerly the st . james theatre , the other palace officially opens its doors in february 2017 , as part of andrew lloyd webber ' s the really . . .
an architecturally striking development opposite victoria mainline railway station , nova victoria is an ultra . . .
charlie fellowes and jeremy epstein ' s edel assanti gallery has evolved since it was first set up in 2009 , from a pop - up initiative to a project space . . .
not to be confused with westminster abbey , the nearby westminster cathedral in victoria is london ' s only example of neo - byzantine architecture , described by the poet john betjeman . . .
cardinal place is a snazzy modern shopping venue in victoria . housed under a curvaceous , new - age glass capsule it has become something of a visual icon in . . .
the william curley chocolate empire continues to swell with the opening of the patissier and chocolatier ' s latest concession in harrods . curley has worked with . . .
this prized vintage shop , in business for 40 years and bursting at the seams with a mixed bag of period clothing , is sadly closing down . due . . .
hidden in a copse of trees in hyde park , the lookout is a tranquil haven in the heart of london . home to the isis education centre , . . .
the london film school is the oldest - established international school of film technique in the world . the school has contributed significantly to . . .
whether you ' re a nigella or not in the kitchen , the l ' atelier des chefs cookery school can teach you something . classes are given in the basement kitchens . . .
the big bus company tour takes you to all of london ' s famous landmarks and reveals the capital ' s colourful 2 , 000 - year history . the tour offers you a choice . . .
surely one of the most desirable places to spoil yourself rotten - the urban retreat flagship spa sits ever so prettily on the top floor of . . .
putting the fun into fitness , frame doesn ' t do pounding the treadmill . instead of the ( guilt - inducing , unused ) monthly gym membership , frame has a drop - in , . . .
a large two floor pub within the nova victoria development , greenwood offers so much more than just beer . as well as a large central bar and . . .
the ebury closed on 5th november 2012 . when the ebury first opened up in what was a neglected corner of pimlico , replacing a grungy old man . . .
part of the rubens at the palace but open to non - residents as well as hotel guests , the leopard bar has an intimate atmosphere designed in elegant . . .
where to have your meeting , conference , exhibition , private dining or training course near hai cenato .
central london ' s largest conference and events venue has welcomed an array of illustrious speakers through the ages - including gandhi , churchill and the prince of wales . . . .
lin - manuel miranda ' s pulitzer prize winning hip hop musical , which won 11 tony awards in 2016 , tells the story of alexander . . . more
gymbox takes you through a ' game , set , relax ' workout in the lead up to wimbledon . it ' s one of seven â£5 . . . more
prepare to see glinda the good witch and the wicked witch of the west in a whole new light after . . . more
in october 1875 , the prince of wales , albert edward , set off on a four - month tour of the indian subcontinent . treasures . . . more
before the launch of eccleston place later this summer tart london is bringing a wimbledon - themed pop - up to the courtyard at . . . more
james macdonald directs kitty archer , pearl chanda , neil dudgeon , irfan shamji and sarah woodward in cordelia lynn ' s provocative drama about . . . more
large - scale works by the south african - born , london - based painter , addressing the longstanding art - historical tradition of the female nude , shown alongside sketches , . . . more
the artist , who was shortlisted for the turner prize in 2016 , transforms the heart of tate britain with sculpture and . . . more
shortlisted for the turner prize in 2016 , anthea hamilton is the next artist to undertake the tate britain commission . renowned . . . more
a century since the end of wwi tate britain takes a look at how artists responded to the physical and . . . more
this summer , high - end indian restaurant jamavar hosts the jamavar women ' s club in its subterranean bar . welcoming a number of inspirational women , it ' s an antidote to the traditional ' boy ' s clubs ' of mayfair and will celebrate the . . . more
smack bang in the middle of the west end with soho and covent garden are . . . more
based on oliver jeffers ' beautifully illustrated book , branar teatar do phaisti return to the southbank . . . more
from the creators of aliens love underpants comes monstersaurus , an energetic show full of science , . . . more
emily roux of the famous roux family and her husband and chef diego ferrari , head . . . more
open from breakfast to dinner , la goccia is the more casual restaurant at petersham nurseries . . . more
an antipodean - meets - south american coffee house and kitchen in the heart of covent garden . . . . more
chef rob roy cameron and drinks expert tony conigliaro are behind this elegant bar and restaurant on two floors of an edwardian building on mayfair ' s albemarle street . . . . more
he ' s one of the hottest playwrights in london right now - three of his plays . . . more
peter michael marino ' s successful solo show , desperately seeking . . . more
horrible histories , a marching band and roller disco come to smithfield market on the august . . . more
taking the hot tub to the next level , hottugs puts the humble hot tub on . . . more
even if you weren ' t at the rolling stones ' . . . more
instead of camden beach the roundhouse brings a brand new outdoor pop - up space that will . . . more
artist studios , an indoor event space and a canal - side bar in a victorian warehouse in hackney wick . . . . more
the co - founders of bottles & battles in mercato metropolitano have teamed up with pop - up restaurant , . . . more
popular izakaya flesh & buns is supersized for its second restaurant , the flagship in fitzrovia . . . . more
plant - based eating is trending in london . from burgers . . . more
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here , several businesses spring up in the middle of a pocket of houses bordered by the university of minnesota’s st . paul campus to the east and minnesota state highway 280 to the west .
muffuletta is celebrating its 35 - year anniversary this summer , and micawber’s will celebrate its 40 - year anniversary this fall .
“most moms did not work in the ’50s at all , ” she said . “she was kind of a pioneer for women working . ”
“we were basically raised over here . this was sort of our day care , ” o’malley said .
thomas bielenberg , who co - owns micawber’s books , said the neighborhood is “sort of the land that time forgot . ”
“we just wanted a change of pace , ” she said . “once we moved in , we realized pretty much everything we needed is within walking distance , which is really nice . ”
o’malley said she has friends who went to school on the st . paul campus three blocks away that didn’t know the area existed .
the fortunate people who have discovered the quaint area are happy to share their “little slice of life” , o’malley said , but they also covet the tranquility of their “unfound treasure . ”
“it’s sort of a fine line when all of a sudden too many people know about it , ” she said .
neighborhood residents comprise the majority of customers on a daily basis . older establishments , like muffuletta and micawber’s draw in many people from all over the twin cities .
parasole vice president of marketing kip clayton said muffuletta has been a popular hangout for university professors , grad students and their families for generations .
giesler said a lot of people from the st . paul campus dine there because of its close proximity .
“i’ve just had a lot of wonderful meals there over the years , ” giesler said . “i think it’s one of the places people count on for a good meal . ”
bielenberg said they don’t get a lot of students , but many professors live in the neighborhood and like to browse the store , which allows micawber’s to carry more scholarly or academic titles .
“they like it because it’s not connected to what they’re doing at the university , ” bielenberg said .
“our customers don’t expect to find every book here , and we don’t have several hundred thousand titles , ” he said . “but people come here because they know that the owners are here .
norton stillman , founder and previous owner of micawber’s , opened the store in 1972 . in 2003 he sold micawber’s to bielenberg and his business partner hans weyandt .
bielenberg and weyandt worked at hungry mind bookstore in st . paul and decided to go in to business together .
“i’ve never met anyone who planned on becoming a bookseller . it just sort of happens , ” weyandt said .
she added that , with the exception of minor renovations and necessary remodeling , her mother wants to keep the atmosphere the way it was when she bought it .
“i think she wants it to just continue on in the same way , ” o’malley said . “this has always been her favorite property . ”
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a new report indicates that the minneapolis police department ( mpd ) has encouraged emergency medical services ( ems ) to use ketamine to sedate suspects , even in cases when the individual was already restrained and in cases when there was no evidence of any crime committed .
some constituents in minnesota have been turning to congressional offices to speed immigration - related processes and services that normally take weeks , such as expediting applications , securing appointments and more .