This is what Rozzie Square has been waiting for?

But at least it looks good. Was hoping for something groovy -- though maybe not quite as pricey as those shoes sure were. But maybe nothing cool can afford the rent without selling goods at $150 a pair.

The fact that yet another cell phone store is going in, and that it is a big national chain store, suggests that the rents in the villiage are out of touch with the people who want to shop there. Roslindale is still at the funky point (that's why I like it). Thrift stores mixed with high end restaurants, mixed with cheese shops, mixed with laundromats. Funky. Its past the low budget point but not quite to the Newbury point. Bowling alley - actually a good idea mixed with coffee and cocktails. The landlords either have invested so much in improvements that they need to charge rent at the high end (or to stupid chains that will pay whatever) or they went from low end to high end and missed funky. Get funky. Maybe Main Streets should teach a funky class. Get the people from Georfrey's, they understand and they will feed you delicious doughnut muffins while they preach. As for shoes, forget Payless and forget Nieman's - try Dansko's and Naots. My wife alone will keep you in business. Restaurants/snack places -how about some god damn crepes? Or coffee places: do I have to sing the yuppie anthem for you to notice that I'm thirsty? So thirsty.