treat yourself at treet's

My new favorite place is Treet's Cafe on Market Street in Downtown New Albany.

If you haven't been there yet, you're really missing something. The food is excellent and the people are great.

Their hours are from 10am to 2pm Monday through Friday. They're open on Saturdays for the next couple of weeks to see if there's enough interest for Saturday hours on a regular basis.

Starting on June 4th, they will be open from 1oam to 6pm.

Why am I recommending them? It has to do with more than it being a good restaurant. It's because with all the talk of downtown coming back, they need your support. Please read my posts below about being intentional. I'm asking folks to be intentional and support the downtown restaurants. I know others are doing everything they can to help out. Downtown Neighborhood associations are volunteering their time on Saturdays to make this restaurant successful.

Give it a try. I know they've had their ups and downs, but hey, it's a startup. It's not a nationwide chain with a boatload of startup cash. It's a small place owned by our neighbor who has a love of downtown. Let's all do what we can to help our neighbors, shall we??

My Personal Thanks

I want to thank everyone who supported and encouraged me to run for city council.

I also want to congratulate Harry Harbison. I had the privilege of meeting Harry and I think he is a wonderful person.

This has been a very educating experience for me.

I may have lost the election, but my hope is that enough change will take place that New Albany and it's citizens will ultimately win in th end.

Thank you all!!!

Please Vote!

Tomorrow is election day.

It's a primary in a non-presidential election. There's not a lot of reasons to take time out of your day to go vote.

Or is there?

Simply because there is no presidential election does not make this election any less important. This election is very important to the people of New Albany. A local election will not have any impact on the price of gas or the Iraq War, but it will have an impact on the way we live our lives on a daily basis here in New Albany.

Of course I'm going to ask you to vote for me, but more importantly, I'm going to ask you to vote. Vote for a change in New Albany. There are plenty of new candidates running for office, and the harvest is ripe.

I'm not saying New Albany has to be like any other city, but let's restore this city to the greatness of it's past and give it a future our children and grandchildren can enjoy and be proud of.

It's all up to you.

Thank you for your encouragement and support!
Pete

Correction to Courier-Journal Post

My thanks to Randy, author of all4word, for pointing out a mistake in the Courier-Journal post.
I have mistakenly referred to the Caeser's Foundation when it should have been the Riverboat Fund.

I apologize for the mistake, and again thank you Randy for providing the correct information to me.

Where I stand

The Courier-Journal has allowed candidates to submit information to their website.
My two-cents worth can be found here:
http://c-jonline.com/candidates/2007/candidates.php?candidate=Lyons%2C+Pete&Submit=Go

and at the tribune:
http://www.news-tribune.net/election2007/local_story_107130717.html?start:int=15

Being Intentional, Part 2

Here's an opportunity for all of us to show some support for downtown businesses.

Treet's Cafe is going to be testing the water for having Saturday Hours. Starting on Saturday, May 12th, they will be open for breakfast from 8am to 1pm.

Personally, I can't wait. Treet's backs up to the print shop, and every morning when I go to turn the lights on, the sweet aroma of their cooking drifts in through the back door. Unfortunately I never have time to go in for breakfast. I do make it a point to get my daily injection of a Mocha Latte.

I love having lunch there when time permits. The food is not only good, but there are opportunites to actually have healthy choices for lunch.

For some of you who may have experienced some delays last week, Treet's has added another cook who is doing an awesome job.

I'm out of town on the 12th, but i promise i'll be there the 19th.