In case you haven't been there in a while, downtown is quickly turning into nothing but condos, expensive restaurants and fancy hotels. While it would be hard to argue that all the redevelopment is bad, considering the area's state in the early 90's, it's fast losing any real appeal (unless you're rich and desiring to get drunk around a lot of other people just like you).
One thing that really chaps my hide is seeing places like the Gran Havana Cigar & Coffee Lounge get shafted by the city council to make way for wealthy developers. The fight is not over yet, but it doesn't look good.
So go buy a fabulous cigar from them while they're still in business, even if you don't normally smoke, just to show em you're behind em and that you care about what this country's all about.