The difference between Dayton and Detroit- is that Detroit is actually doing something about it- we pay a lot of different people to talk about it. At least we’re not going to be paying Maureen Pero anymore- but- this site for Create Detroit is worth a look. CreateDetroit » About Us So what exactly is Read More
If you were selling a product, would you spend all your time talking about its shortcomings? Would you make great efforts to point out your competitions benefits over yours? Would you spend every moment of your sales pitch focused on your flaws? So when Dayton Daily News Editorial page Editor, Ellen Belcher asks questions about Read More
The great thing about Web 2.0- is you find one site- then you check a comment- and get taken to another site- apparently someone in Ohio is talking about realistic goals for “redeveloping downtowns”- and the answer isn’t more surface parking. Here is the link: About Get Urban America I’ll be looking at this site Read More
So, I read the disclaimer that was handed to me with my tickets: “No video, professional photography equipment” and left my Canon Digital Rebel XT at home. All I had was my little Sony DSC-T1 which really couldn’t do the action justice. No one else read the disclaimer- there were cameras everywhere- and, if you Read More
I am sure that someone is going to call me arrogant for this- but- the quotes in today’s paper show how off base our thinking has gotten. The “Downtown Dayton Partnership” – or DDP, is a small group tasked to provide “economic development” efforts focused on a very narrow version of Downtown. Why the gerrymandering? Read More
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