The first paragraph of the column the Ole Seagull had originally written for this space said:
“In terms of the Branson Convention Center’s website shedding light upon the historic downtown business district and Branson Landing, it is almost as if Branson’s historic downtown district is a nebulous black hole somewhere in outer space and Branson Landing is the sun lighting up the universe. When one first looks at the official web site for the Branson Convention Center, www.bransonconvention.com, for information on Branson’s historic downtown district they could get the impression that Branson did not have one even though the convention center is located within that district.”
The primary reasons he wrote the column was because the web site not only ignored Branson’s historic downtown district but also, although listing many other businesses in Branson, did not list any from the historic downtown district. At 4:00 a.m. on Oct.6, the Ole Seagull noticed, for the first time, that the site had been changed since the last, of many times, he had looked at it, 4:00 a.m. on Oct.5, to include a listing of the businesses in Branson’s historic downtown district.
That does not change the lack of information or emphasis on the site relative to the fact that it is located within Branson’s historic downtown district or some other concerns that the Ole Seagull has. It does however address the major concerns that the downtown merchants, the Ole Seagull, and many others had about the businesses from historic downtown not being listed on the site.
For that reason, and because it seems more appropriate to celebrate the moment by expressing thanks to those who made the listings happen, the remainder of the original column will not be published.
