Restoration of the Reedy River and land surrounding it in Greenville, S.C., has been an anchor for downtown revitalization. River Place, left, is a $63 million mixed-use development built on city-owned land as part of a successful public-private partnership. Photo by Tom Eblen | teblen@herald-leader.com
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Tom Eblen is a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader who writes about life, people and issues in Lexington and Kentucky. A Lexington native, Eblen was the Herald-Leader's managing editor from 1998 to 2008. He previously was a reporter and editor for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution and The Associated Press. Some columns contain his opinions and observations.
