June 2009

Congressman Turner admits he’s for sale

One of my father’s favorite jokes goes like this: A guy walks up to a starlet in a bar and says “Will you sleep with me for a million dollars?” She says “but of course, darling” Then he asks if she’ll sleep with him for a dollar. She replies- “What kind of woman do you Read More

The Dayton anti-negativity movement has started

Outside the halls of local media outlets, there are people who actually like Dayton. Phil Herzing was living in NY looking for a place to move to build his business in Ohio, and after comparing all the major cities he decided on Dayton. Once here, he was amazed to hear the lack of pride displayed Read More

It’s hard to compete with the Government

There has been a question about what kind of deal Art Chin and Jerry Gillotti had on their spaces in the Transportation Center. Now, it appears that a new tenant is getting a “sub-prime” lease from the city- reputed to be around $2 a square foot (extremely low). Reported in the Dayton Business Journal: An Read More

RTA won’t take advertiser’s money, while raising prices and cutting service

It’s time for heads to roll at RTA. While the board is being told that they have to cut routes and raise fairs, they aren’t being told that RTA chief Mark Donaghy fired his advertising sales person 3 years ago- and has failed to be able to figure out how to sell ads effectively since. Read More

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