OTV: Riverstone Critics Unrealistic

OrangeTV: I actually took a long walk around Riverstone Park for the first time yesterday and it was truly neat, with the waterfalls and meandering sidewalks leading to cozy nooks and shady areas by the pond. We have a genuine asset in this public space, it was amazingly well done. Kage, maybe you don’t know any teenage or 20-something girls, but I do know a few and can tell you that Zumies and Buckle are THE hot places to buy trendy clothing and sunglasses in town, and they are always busy. Red Robin is constantly hectic as is the theater and the Riverstone Starbucks. The Mill bar has live music and DJs on the weekend, and the closest parking spot is often a block or two away because the place is so crammed with revelers. More below.

As has been said, new construction and new businesses are slow going in virtually every location at this time, certainly not just the Riverstone area. But what’s there is nothing less than thriving. Anyone who says Riverstone is a bust simply doesn’t know the reality of it at all.