When you see something every day, it’s all too easy to miss subtle changes.<\/p>\n
I just returned after a couple weeks’ absence, and noticed several substantial differences just in the short time I was away. On the turnpike, an old bank building at Jefferson Avenue — it was Heritage Federal a decade or more ago — has now been cleaned up and transformed into a new bank.<\/p>\n
It looks a lot better.<\/p>\n
Further east, the new apartments along Emory Valley Road near SAIC have absolutely sprung out of the ground, seemingly on their own, since I left. This is also great news for Oak Ridge, since we don’t have much in the way of upscale starter residences for young professionals, or a place for people to live while they build.<\/p>\n
These new projects are definitely an encouraging sign. I’m also looking forward to visiting the new Sonic on Illinois, since it means I don’t have to drive to the other side of town to get a positively decadent chocolate malt — an infrequent indulgence, but a treasured one nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you see something every day, it’s all too easy to miss subtle changes. I just returned after a couple weeks’ absence, and noticed several substantial differences just in the short time I was away. On the turnpike, an old … Continue reading