Rite Aid wasn't really selling any of that either so no harm or gain.

I'd honestly be happy enough if they just got this done RIGHT the first time.

They're effectively shutting down half a route to improve things for 10 days instead of doing weird service changes for half a year or more.

I'm probably being too hopeful and should expect these projects to bleed more money, shouldn't I?

Filipino food has definitely been gaining a lot more traction lately because there's actually people and organizations who want to showcase their food and culture through popups and events.

Woodside - Sometimes on weekends, there will be popups on the side walk along Roosevelt and 69th. Some vendors include ube bun burgers (Guinita), skewers (Boy Isaw), turon, etc.

There's actually a Phillipines Fest that's growing out. This year they had Adobo Fest, Lumpia Fest, Ube Fest, Calamansi Fest. Very easy way to get introduced to a lot of filipino foods and vendors.

And then there's Barkada Market who did a Christmas market and a summer market. The Christmas one included Kora Doughnuts in the mix so a ton of people got a nice food shock because I saw plenty of people come in only for Kora but ended up really enjoying lechon or batchoy.

I wish other cultures would do something similar to this because it's such a cool way to showcase your culture and build local relationships.

You can also check out the Sony Music Hall. They hosted a bunch of stuff during Jazz Month, not sure if they have other events throughout the year though since I mainly went for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.