It is create your own china. You can choose a ruffled edge or a monogram and add different colors.

They're not doing fine china like we used to. We still sell quite a bit of crystal that people give as gifts, but today you would be surprised what they register for. Lamps, candles and towels are big. People are going casual.

These colors don't have a universal appeal and completely alienated their core baby-boomer customer,

I could not be more excited. The public turned out, and they told us what they wanted - and 85 percent of them wanted continued growth.

We have extensively studied the projects for the next phase. And we feel confident that we have chosen the ones that will best meet the needs of the city.

That's at least $4 million of streets per year; that's what we collect in taxes to improve the streets for Major Thoroughfare.