city. Now, that straight urban line is called the Fashion District. It’s a retailing wonderland!


Hey, it’s about time we have some city stylishness to crow about!


Ditto, my own stomping grounds of King of Prussia, the booming megapolis on the western side beyond the city. KOP used to be known for its big mall and the historic national park (Valley Forge). Today, that big mall is, well, just about the biggest in the country. And the corporate mar- ket here, as well as it’s residential one, has gone absolutely ka-blooey.


But the real change is in our restaurant scene. KOP always had lots of them. Yet, today - at this very moment - I can look out my office window and count 2, 4, 8 - something like 12 different chain operations, and that’s just within one square mile!


With population growth, so too does the landscape. Change #3 - It’s Not a Tour, It’s an ‘Experiential’


Yup, we’ve progressed to the point beyond paying for or booking a simple trip, one where you secure a room, maybe a meal, and then you take in a few sights by way of the Big Bus.


Now, we crave experientials - bespoke tours that cater to our own personal likes and preferences. Honestly, I think this variable of the travel industry is one of its most exciting aspects to the present and its future. So much so that I plan to follow the trend by creating and nurturing my own sets of concierge-curated tours.


The region is ripe for exploring. Why shouldn’t I be one of the catalysts to get you there?


Change #4 - “Oh, Those Millennials!”


I know a lot about Millennials, just as I’m fairly familiar with their wired-in younger counterparts, the Gen-Zers. Why? Because I’ve been raising one of each of them for years.


They’re really no different from any other generation, when you think about it. We all claimed independence from our parents when we could; we had our own modes of communication, and we rebelled as often as possible (I still have the tattoo to prove it).


One aspect that has changed, though - at least it seemed this way to me only recently - is in the eating habits of the younger set.


Here’s how I found this out firsthand…


This past summer, as a unique initiative at one of my buildings, I installed a Community Garden - an on-site mini-Eden where employees could go to get a bit of fresh air while lightly working to maintain a bounty of herbs and veggies. My garden is situated in a pastoral little plot, right between the access road and the retaining wall next to a busy highway.


If you wanted to be a Community Gardener with me, the mandate was: If you help to grow it, then you’ll get first dibs at the harvest you’re working to yield. The funny thing was, though - out of ten or so key gardeners, all of whom were an average age of twenty-four or so - not one of them


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