One of the things I was taking pictures of in Paris were large-scale wall murals, because for a long time, I’ve been planning to push for large-scale art on Dayton buildings. However, I was thinking ad space as well as mural space. Apparently, we’ve had a turnaround on this in City Hall- but more on Read More
It seems like a recurring theme: If you want to do business, you have to jump through hoops like a circus dog, while balancing a spinning basketball, on a yardstick, perched on your nose. (A nod to an old friend who died recently and probably could have done it). Last night I sat through a Read More
How long does it take to invest in Dayton? Two years and counting if you are Nick Keyes Jr. of Key Ads. With a myriad of city, state and federal laws to maneuver through, he’s tirelessly worked to identify a worthless parcel of land left over from the US 35 routing that was created before Read More
Gary Leitzell (who is running for Mayor) is turning into our local Lady Bird Johnson. Johnson was a primary mover in stopping billboards on Interstate highways in the 60’s because they were ruining the landscape. Same argument could be made for all kinds of things from power lines to cell towers, to wind turbines. Personally, Read More
The e-mail came through the neighborhood mailing list: A 396-square foot electronic billboard has been proposed for Route 35, just east of downtown. See the article from Tuesday’s Dayton Daily News at http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/news/local/2009/01/26/ddn012609billboardweb.html The Dayton Plan Board will have this on its agenda on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 4:30 p.m. The meetings are held at Read More
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