Cruise ships and more patios aren't going to save the downtown area. We need to rely on the people of CBRM to spend their money there and it is clear that they aren't. So where ARE they ... 

 Every downtown should have a bookstore. Charlotte St has two - the Curiosity Shop for local books and Ed Gilpin's bookstore for a huge selection of used books & more. Ed's is a great pla... 

 Downtown Sydney is OUR city centre. It is great to have certain businesses that cater to tourists. but let's not forget about the rest of us for the other 9 months of the year. I thin...