On the banks of the Snake River, next to the Broadway bridge in Idaho Falls, stands a monstrous impressive edifice, about 3/4 completed. They ran out of funding most of the way through, and it stands there waiting for investors to complete, without ever having housed a guest. The area along the river to the south of this building is so overbuilt, that I shudder to think what will happen to it if the economy doesn't bounce. These buildings are all beautiful, and expensive, and desireable to tenants, but I doubt they are sustainable in the present economy. As for Smitty's Pancake House, it has been a staple of the area for many years. The problem is that most of the building in the town is taking place on the east side rather than the west, which is declining somewhat. Besides that, there are more eating establishments in this town than you could frequent in a year, never eating in the same place twice. Maybe two years. Competiton is steep. Hope some relief to the economy comes soon, and that elected officials have more intelligence than tree stumps.