tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post895287904765436599..comments2023-09-02T10:14:53.094-04:00Comments on Recreating Eden: Jimmuy Zoubris and Politics: Citizenship, Hard Work, and Maybe HopeMary Soderstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-59704138981647739052011-09-08T13:26:50.059-04:002011-09-08T13:26:50.059-04:00Yes, I've also done business with the Zoubris ...Yes, I've also done business with the Zoubris family shop for years, though I do photocopies, faxes and such with Promo-National, a print shop on Dante in la Petite Italie, even closer to me. I read Mike Boone's profile of Jimmy Zoubris, was pleased to see it after some of the ignorant comments about cyclists from some other avenue du Parc merchants including the flag store guy. People who usually cycle or walk are far more likely to do business with neighbourhood commerce, after all! <br /><br />And indeed he'd break with the Projet Montréal stereotype (I'd confirm it, I'm afraid, though I've never worn Birkenstocks). <br /><br />After all, he successfully spearheaded the drive to keep the street name which is short, relates to the geography, and is easy to pronounce in French or English for people of just about every origin (Yes, Arabic-speakers will make Ps into Bs, but there is no Bark street around here).lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.com