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So, Sheepie Niagara is now talking about the Summit. Don't worry, the Manatee is still your source for Summit Mall news and rants. Still,   check out the post on Sheepie here (that blog is far less ranty, so that's a plus). -RHM

I was starting to think the Summit Mall was never going to reopen. I accepted its fate, and was moving on to other things. Okay, I'm lying: I had another dream last week that the mall reopened. It's getting so bad that even in my dreams I'm like "I need to take pictures because this'll only last like, four minutes!" Well, I was so, so wrong. If all goes according to plan (oh yeah, the "P" word), the Summit's getting a brewery. That's what the talk was yesterday at the hearing. What hit me the most was the October 1 opening date for the sports complex, which you may notice is the same date as last year. We are exactly 1 year behind schedule. But listen to this line I found in the Buffalo News : "Robinson, who lives in Huntsville, Ontario, said based on contracts with local sports leagues, 600,000 to 700,000 visits to the mall are expected between Oct. 1, the target date for opening the domes, and May 2018. "We have a waiting list,...

Alternate title: We're all doomed, and of course it's 'bama's fault. Okay, this post is a bit convoluted, but let me just explain. I was rooting for Alabama to win the Championship, simply because of the Red Hooded Manatee. Now, if you've been paying attention at all to this blog (which nobody has), you'd remember this little post  where I mentioned one of the Summit Mall dreams I had. Y'know, the one with the stuffed manatee wearing an  Alabama Crimson Tide  hoodie. [caption id="attachment_342" align="aligncenter" width="298"] Things got a bit...Culty after that.[/caption]   Well, guess who lost? Alabama. [caption id="attachment_49" align="aligncenter" width="381"] Lost like the Summit Mall[/caption]   Of course, the news  about the mall says otherwise. There's a hearing on the brewpub coming up (in which I suspect some people will complain that the brewing is too loud and the hops get in the...