A Brief Digression

This past weekend, The Sacramento Bee featured an article on the Midtown neighborhood of Sacramento. Although Airbag Radio has been exclusively a music blog, I found the article to be worthy of a response. The article focused on the "problems" of the ongoing Midtown Renaissance, specifically noise and violence, and how these problems are upsetting the residents of the neighborhood. I responded to the article, which can be viewed here, via the comments feature on the article webpage, however, I wanted to be able to share my thoughts here with you as well. Thank you and please enjoy this brief digression.

As a resident of Midtown, I welcome the noise and excitement that our neighborhood caters to. Midtown is the heart and soul of Sacramento. It gives me great pride to see people flock to "The Grid" on weekends to take part in the urban lifestyle that I get to experience on a daily basis. To my neighbors who are upset or bothered by the cultural renaissance and renewed interest in Midtown I say "Move!" If you want to live in a quiet sanitized neighborhood, head out to Natomas. Otherwise, embrace the late-night noise. Get out and see what's going on in your own neighborhood! People are excited about where you live and that's a great thing. To the author of the article, please don't demonize Midtown by insinuating that stabbings and shootings are a regular part of life here. Midtown is as safe or unsafe as any other part of the city.

Please feel free to comment here. And for more, we recommend reading Michael Heller's thoughts.