The whole thing is moving fast; eventually I’ll write something for Arboretum, but the Marie Winn site linked above is good for keeping up. She and my friend Rebekah Creshkoff were there dressed as Cardinals yesterday (birds, not prelates.) The building board severely underestimated the backlash, but it’s not clear whether they really want to make amends, or are stalling in hopes that the birds find a new spot in the meantime. The hawk-watchers will not be satisfied with less than the rehab of the old site, not without practical reasons, but also because any other location would be likely to ruin the public show that has gone on for the last decade, in which many have a great emotional investment.
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- alex 12-13-2004 7:31 pm