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A Final Word On Launch Day
015 years
Wow, it’s been an amazing day huh? There were hoarders, slides, and broken pianos. There was even the exclusive on the Hilton relocation! What will happen next!?!
Just know that in the days and weeks to come, I hope that the news and views presented here on Yes2Kwasi.com will strike up creative thinking on your part, whether its a post about a music video, or one about the conditions of many urban neighborhoods. Today, just relax, smile, and be observant of everything, especially a certain numerical tag 
ENJOY!
Kwasi
Report: Metro To Avoid Service Cuts With Slides
115 years
In an effort to stave off million in service cuts, Metro has decided to replace escalators headed in a downward direction with plastic slides.
This change will allow faster access to the train platforms, reduce escalator/shoelace incidents, and give youth an incentive to ride public transit.
Interactive Floor Plan for “This Too Shall Pass” Video
015 years
Remember the goodness that is “This Too Shall Pass“, from Ok Go? They have now released an interactive floor plan showing how they made the contraptions fit into what is called a Rube Goldberg machine. One quick (Kwick?) fact: there were over 1000 ping pong balls used in just one sequence! Crazy! While you’re there, check out the credits! I hope they were compensated handsomely!
LIVE: Hilton Baltimore Announces Relocation – Hotel Site to become “Detention Center”
315 years
BALTIMORE MD – Hilton Worldwide, operators of the Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel, announced they were moving the hotel’s 757 beds to a location in Towson, MD. The hotel will be built in the “canyon” between Joppa Rd and Towson Town Center. Jim Door, owner of the Baltimore hotel franchise, states that “In Towson, we won’t have to conform to such things as “context” and “urban folk”. Instead, just a 50 minute bus ride from the heart of Downtown, we can provide what convention goers really want – a Louis Vuitton just steps away.”
The former hotel, opened just under three years ago, will become the “Baltimore Detention Center”. With room for 1514 inmates, the city can focus its resources on arresting people instead of prosecuting them. This will be in addition to the “College” near Greenmount Ave in the Old Town district. Seamus O’Shauneggsheney, head of Maryland Dept. Of Corrections – Baltimore remarked “The former Hilton met our needs perfectly, with a central location, expansive processing areas, and view for the guards. Amazingly, no Architectural details will need to be altered!”
Finally! Belvedere Square Complements “Zen West” with “Metal East”
015 years
by Kwasi
in B.E. UPDATE
Zen West finally has an alter ego! Metal East has opened, serving refined, white-tablecloth food in an elegant, “classy” environment. Opening night will feature Miss (a sister band to Kiss) and half price fi lett mig non (a Chinese specialty). Stop by this Friday and tell them Kwasi sent you! It’s so close to Zen West, you might just miss it!
O, Where Art Thou Stuff???
015 years
by Kwasi
in Just Sayin'
If you’ve been around me for a while, you will know one of my weaknesses is clutter. Especially when a project is due, things get out of control. One could say that taking over 10 drafting tables when only ONE was assigned could signal a clutter problem. Maybe. Yet my shenanigans are nothing compared to what I’ve recently seen. I was recently introduced to a show called Hoarders. The two people featured had living spaces so full of STUFF that it was threatening to overwhelm their lives!
On the premier episode, Chris is a single mother of two, yet in their three bedroom condo, they all sleep on a lounge chair – the only clear space available. The father has made motions to take full custody of the children because of the lack of space! Dale is a artist who “collects found objects” (i.e. dumpster diving). He may lose his subsidy, and therefore his apartment, if he can’t make his place fire-safety compliant.
So, what’s the moral of the story? I reeeeally need to clean my room, and so do you!
On the Docket: Groundbreaking for Morgan State University’s New Architecture Building!
015 years
After YEARS of pleas, promises, and passion, Morgan State University will finally have a purpose-built structure for the School of Architecture + Planning! The building, officially called the Center for the Built Environment and Infrastructure Studies, will contain the architecture school, plus the Department of Civil Engineering and The National Transportation Center at MSU. Designed by The Freelon Group, a minority-led architecture firm, it will contain 34 Classrooms/Studios/Computer Labs, 100 Offices, 10 Group Study Rooms, Conference Rooms, Jury Rooms, 4 Labs, a Model Shop, Atrium spaces with skylights, Lounges, Green Roof, Loading/Service and 300 Parking spaces all while aiming for LEED Gold or Platinum! Groundbreaking is scheduled for Friday April 2nd @ 9am on the site, adjacent to the School of Engineering. See you there!
Looking For iPad News?
015 years
Well, you should check out sites that pay people to cover technology, such as Gizmodo and Engadget. For a user’s perspective, check out a podcast from The End Usr, a tech blog run by a good friend of mine, Chris Barnes. With all that info, the only question is if you plan to purchase one! Let me know in the comments!
