March 2007

Dayton Most Metro thinks small

The first thing I’d abolish if I was the “HMFIC” (an Army term, not suited for proper use) is abolish the boundaries of “Downtown” in Dayton. To me, the Dayton Art Institute, Fifth Third Field, The Cannery, Miami Valley Hospital and UD are all Downtown- as are the Oregon District, South Park, McPherson Town, St. Read More

James Cummings probably reads esrati.com

Last week I wrote about 500 signatures vs. 50 and the lack of choice in the Dayton City Commission race. Today, James Cummings writes about the lack of choice in the Dayton City Commission race. I’d have a quote from him- but the DDN site won’t load anything but ads on the page for his Read More

I guess there is a “Lesser Cleveland”

The first mistake in branding NE Ohio is the name of the organization promoting Cleveland. If there is a “greater” there must be a “lesser”- when we can’t fall under one banner- adding adjectives only dilutes the brand. Multimillion-Dollar Ad Campaign To Promote NE Ohio – Yahoo! News A Cleveland-area economic development organization is launching Read More

A regional sports authority: a vision worth funding

How many WNBA players are from Dayton? How many NBA players? How many NFL? How many MLB? And how did they get there? Successful youth sports programs develop talent.  Now, imagine if instead of spending money luring companies with tax breaks- we lured them with an amazing youth sports development program- with first rate facilities, Read More

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