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I vote for the Kuhns Building as well. The interior is amazing!

TONY'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE OPENING A RESTAURANT By Mark Fisher Staff Writer Wednesday, January 02, 2008 DAYTON — After more than three decades of selling Italian sausages and other specialties from concession trailers on the festival and county fair circuit, the family that operates Tony's Italian Sausage opened a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Belmont Wednesday. For more, click the link For more information, call (937) 258-8550. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2258 or [email protected].

Actually, the approval date was December 11. Sorry bout that. :drunk:

The variance for the condos was approved without comment on Nov 27. :clap: Why it took so long to get the minutes out . . . Who knows? See http://www.cityofdayton.org/planning/Documents/Agendas/BZA%20Min%20Rec%2011-27-2007.pdf

Coming down I-75, it'll be awesome to see the CareSource building on one side and this new 15-storey condo on the other (along with the Masonic Temple and the DAI). Now, let's add Ballpark Village and a whitewater kayaking park to the mix!

The "Dayton Banana" could soon become the "Banana Tree" as Montgomery, Warren, and Butler Counties work together to develop the I-75 business corridor from Austin Pike to West Chester.

"X" and Phil - None taken. In fact I was amused and somewhat flattered that readers thought I was younger (not to say 58 is old!) Anyway, the point of all this in the first place is to get a new generation interested in the city and in urban life. As I mentioned in a previous post, I talked with many on CH square Thursday who didn't have a clue what the Arcade was about. Some even thought a developer was already renovating it! If we can get people excited about this place, beginning with Urban Nights, perhaps enough pledges will be raised to pay the tax bill and and save it from going to auction. That might buy enough time for a public/private venture to come up with a plan. The next urgent issue, after taxes, is restoring minimum maintenance so the buildings don't fall into further disrepair. I was really encouraged by Bob Schiffler, though, who is optimistic about the Arcade's future. We need to keep this project controlled by Daytonians and not by some outside investors. It's possible the Arcade could be "mothballed" until we get some critical mass going downtown. That's better than demolishing it.

Jeff, thanks for blowing my cover! (Just kidding). Realize this gathering happened on a Thursday noon. You're right, how many twenty-somethings have the time to come to this event and get involved? Still, there were many workers of all ages that we had a chance to talk to who hadn't a clue what the Arcade was and what we could lose. There's a whole generation out there that's never even been inside this cool space! We hope that as many people as possible come downtown for Urban Nights on September 14 and tour the Arcade from 5-10 pm. If you do come to the event, ask yourself this question: is this place worth saving? If the answer is "yes," you can make a difference; and the grassroots volunteers who will be there will be able to tell you how. Now,foreverglow, et al--Not the most flattering picture, I must admit (I refuse to use Grecian formula); but I'm not "65+"! (I'm 58 . . . okay, I'm "mature," but I'm not THAT old. And I do have a job! I'm a full-time National Park ranger; and I, like you, love Dayton. We need to preserve our unique spaces, and this is the most unique. Today (Saturday), a group of 11 activists that some may call "old people", spent a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the Arcade moving junk, cleaning, setting up fencing, and making the place safe for visitors to come and see the gem we have on Urban Nights. Bob Schiffler, who redid the Kuhns Building, is redoing McCrory's and the old Moraine Embassy Hotel, was there. He said that DAYTON developers are very close in coming together to bring the Arcade back. He's an optimist and can see the possibilities; but he's also a realist and knows the obstacles ahead. The most important thing right now is paying the taxes so that the Arcade doesn't go to auction and some outside investment group with no stake in Dayton takes ownership and tears the complex down. The Friends of the Arcade are looking for pledges (not money at this time) to see if we can pay off the taxes and buy time for the public/private partnerships to form. Check out the website http://daytonarcade.wetpaint.com/ for more information, a pledge form, a history of the Arcade, and pix on what the Arcade is all about.

Other reasons to visit Dayton: America's Packard Museum Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (includes the Wright Cycle Company, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Wright Brothers Aviation Center @ Carillon HP, and Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial) The Pine Club (great steaks!) Milano's Restaurant on Brown St. Boston Stoker coffee shops Brixx Ice Co. across from 5th Third Field Jay's Seafood Restaurant in the Oregon and many other reasons!