But something big has to happen. Downtown spent most of the next decade in a neglected funk. Monday through Friday, we rock. And a handful of retailers are trying to capture that traffic, he said, pointing to Wick-Ed Cellars and Pave Specialty Bakery on Colby. But when the sun goes down, downtown crawls back into its crypt.
Life pulses only in a few scattered nightspots.
I chose to see the positive of it. Positive is a big thing when you talk to the players about conditions downtown. The business community is tight, and nobody wants to offend. Pessimistic critics, speaking for the record, are upbeat boosters. But clearly, Everett does have a lot going for it, Hemmat said.