«The terraces will end up killing the city»

Readers today criticize the excessive parties, the events of La Rioja Day, the situation of the Old Town and the terraces and a script for a play. For a change, congratulations to the Logroño Music School.

The call that opens the section today refers to the recent festivals of San Barnabas which, in the opinion of the caller, are dispensable. “A general festival is enough,” he says, betting on San Mateo for having more popular significance. “The events in San Barnabas are excessive and only benefit the hospitality industry,” he reasons, urging “to be practical and not spend so much.”

Another festivity, in this case the recently celebrated La Rioja Day, also deserves the comment of several readers. The first does so to criticize the institutional announcement of the day in which a rope appeared that was becoming a flag. “It does not represent La Rioja,” he believes, “because what really identifies us is that we are people with different thoughts, origins and skin colors, in addition to the landscape, of course.” On the other hand, Antonio confesses that he is “fed up” with the fact that it is called La Rioja Day “when in reality it is San Millán Day” and the celebrations are not replicated in other municipalities. Finally, Carmen censures the speech that the regional president gave at the social event in which he alluded to the future of Logroño. «Which one was he referring to? “The one about hospitality and bachelorette party tourism?” she summarizes.

Ana warns of the deterioration of the different games located around the House of Sciences, in the capital of Rioja. “Specifically, a circular one that goes around,” she specifies. “The little door doesn’t close properly and my granddaughter took a big hit the other day,” she says, demanding that this and the rest of the city’s parks be reviewed “very carefully.”

The municipal ordinance that prohibits drinking after midnight in the Old Town of Logroño does not convince Martina at all. “The only thing it will do is transfer the problem of noise and drinking to Duquesa de la Victoria, la Glorieta and Juan XXIII,” predicts this resident of the area to state that “either they extend the ban to the entire city or it will not work.” you are welcome”.

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“I went to the Bretón theater to see ‘The King Who Was’, the play by Els Joglars,” the next reader prologues. “The actors work extraordinarily and the editing is exceptional,” he says, adding that, however, “I found the script extremely offensive.” “Satire is something else and has its limitations,” he points out to emphasize the discomfort it caused him. “I, as a Spaniard, felt offended.”

Diana congratulates the Municipal School of Music of Logroño for its “massive and successful end-of-year event in El Espolón.” “I hope that the City Council is aware of the great work of this entity in favor of the city’s music after several decades of operation,” she says.

The latest call warns of the “insatiable” terraces that, as it emphasizes, “do not stop growing nor respect public space.” “If Logroño doesn’t do something, they will end up killing the city,” he predicts.

Today’s image takes us to Villa Patro, in Lardero, since a resident of the area wants to draw attention to the state of the gardens. As an example, he photographs a few meters of these green spaces, where only a little grass can be seen. “Since they built the bike lane, they have been very poorly maintained.” Request that they be fixed so that they look like before.