Saturday, February 4, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

Hoofing It: One Girl’s Guide to Walking the Streets of Dayton

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Things I remember seeing during my 20-minute commute: Tree limbs swirling in a rain-swollen Great Miami River. Aged buildings with elaborate cornices rubbing shoulders with their modern-day glass and steel counterparts. Phil staggering down the sidewalk asking for spare change to buy a muffin. Things I remember hearing during my 20-minute commute: The splash and… (continue…)

The Litehouse Development solves a few of Dayton’s housing problems

Litehouse is for Lovers

I visited the Litehouse model home site last week during their Open House and was intrigued by what I saw. The exterior is modern and unlike anything else in the Dayton area. The interior is unusual as well, being a vertical stacked space that packs amenities onto a tiny physical footprint. This should appeal to a very specific buyer, but more than that, it’s going to add to the presence of residents in the direct downtown area, and that’s a cool thing, good for all the city residents.

Choosing the City Life

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When my husband and I began to look for our first home almost ten years ago, we never thought of looking anywhere but the city of Dayton.  We lived in an apartment in Grafton Hill, and my parents had a lovely old house in Five Oaks.  We wanted an old house of our own, we… (continue…)

Attracting Business to Dayton – Start with Quality of Life

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As I read the latest DDN article about city, regional and state officials meeting behind closed doors to figure out how to “drawing NCR-like companies to Dayton”, I simply shook my head. I’ll actually give officials the benefit of the doubt since I saw nobody actually quoted as saying “NCR-like companies”; I’ll assume that was… (continue…)

Downtown’s Latest Housing Project

Get Urban – What is next?

Deeds Park Riverfront Housing is a GO…

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Are you ready to “Get Urban”?