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Linda Cameron's avatar

Another article to keep the community and beyond 'in tuned' to the plight of low income areas and plight of workers. Thank you for your penned contribution to all.

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Louise Mitchell's avatar

I love the daughter's determination to complete her father's dream. A dream that promises so much for so many Beautiful, Carrie.

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Nancy Joy Goldstein's avatar

So glad that Lisa is honoring her fathers word. I remember how passionate was about creating this venture in Newtown. Good for her🌻

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Nairn' B Gillet's avatar

What a fabulous story. I'd bet the paper misses your insightful writing as much as many of us did. Good luck, Lisa, and thank you, Carrie.

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Ann Albritton's avatar

Such a great idea. Great that Lisa will carry on Steve's wonderful plans. Good luck1

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Tammy hauser's avatar

I pass by this space every week so I’m very glad to read that it’s back on!

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BOB87's avatar

WAIT! Is there no other way to spend/invest $1.1 million, than in a RESTAURANT most doomed to fail either White or Black run restaurants? Love the attempt, but....

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Carrie Seidman's avatar

If you read the full post you would know that this isn't just a restaurant, it's a vocational training program that would give 75 young people a year a solid foundation to prepare them to enter the food service industry at any level. It's also an effort to begin revitalizing the MLK corridor in Newtown, which once fluorished with Black-owned and operated businesses.

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BOB87's avatar

"which once fluorished with Black-owned and operated businesses." and those businesses no longer exist because of what reasons??

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