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SBNOW is back online. Sorry for the long intermission, but I've got to take vacation sometime.

Looks like the big news in recent weeks was the sale of a portion of the Carousel Mall property by LNR Corp. to a new, and smaller, developer, southland based M & D Properties.

Jim Morris said Thursday that the mayor's office has had one meeting with the developer and that more will be forthcoming.

Morris pointed out that the new owners were just one of about six entities currently owning portions of the mall site.

Morris said the new owners have shown a willingness to partner with communities, mainly evinced by a past Mexican-themed shopping mall in Lynwood.

Of previous owner LNR, Morris suggested that a change may have been best for all parties.

"We didn't think they tried very hard" to develop a project with community and city input, he said.

Morris said no future meetings are yet planned between city leaders and the developer, but that follow-up meetings will occur.