In the great brouhaha that rose out of the inclusion of Garden Station in a development package to an unnamed developer with untold plans, Kate Ervin who worked for the city in the planning department when Garden Station was “born” wrote a long response to...
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Wayne Ave Kroger- Round 2?
The city hosted an informational meeting about the Wayne/Wyoming Kroger location tonight at Twin Towers Place. Shelly Dickstein did an admirable job trying to be polite, and project an air of confidence to a crowd numbering around 100. A large contingent from South...
Lots optioned, nothing gained: the Wayne Ave Kroger Debacle
December 31, 2009, came and went. We were all so busy wondering what the new mayor would bring, that we just forgot about a couple of million tax dollars that were spent for nothing. Yep- in the grand design of government as a developer, the City of Dayton made a...
From the “fiscally responsible” Commissioner, Joey Williams?
On the campaign trail, Commissioner Williams talks about how he brought fiscal responsibility to City Hall under his watch. Sure, that’s why the city spent over $4 million first declaring part of Twin Towers blighted, then paying for appraisals, options and...
Grocery shopping in Dayton: my mom’s view
We take a lot of things in Dayton for granted. My mother, who just moved down from Cleveland, where she would drive all over to do her “marketing”- or grocery shopping to the rest of us, has given me some perspective to share. She thinks the produce at...
Wayne and Wyoming “Plan B” meeting- again.
It’s the same meeting- only later… The City of Dayton Office of Economic Development 101 W. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Wayne & Wyoming Project The Dayton community and interested stakeholders are invited to attend a...
New plans to be unveiled for Wayne & Wyoming
Got this message about the new plans for the project formerly known as the new Wayne Avenue Kroger store. The City of Dayton Office of Economic Development 101 W. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Wayne & Wyoming Project The Dayton...
It’s long past time to fire Dayton City Manager Shelly Dickstein, or arrest her?
When the ship is sinking, people do desperate stupid things. Of course, if you’re the captain of the ship, and you know you were at fault, sometimes it’s just about self-preservation. Lucky for Dayton City Manager Shelly Dickstein (and her partner in...
How to build a Kroger on Wayne Avenue- without a fuss
In high-rent districts, grocers find a way to shoe horn a store in at any cost. When it’s not a high-rent district, they scream poverty and ask for city support. What kind of Kroger store could be built- on the current site? Huge, when you build the store at...
Freddy Kroger leaves Dayton- takes a classic building with him
Freddy Kroger is gone- the Kroger store on Wayne Avenue, long known by a whole list of aliases- because of its disgusting appearance- is no more. Now, we’re greeted with clean floors, a well lighted store with clean ceilings, new colorful graphics around the...
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