THORNDALE STRIP IS BAD, BAD, BAD
When you get a chance, and if you are feeling safe, talk a stroll down Thorndale between Broadway and Winthrop. You will see empty storefronts and a less than stellar mix of businesses. The old Deli has been gone for over one year, and the space is still not rented. It could be considered unrentable by a legitimate business: who in their right mind would risk capital by siting a business in this location, given the absolute mess surrounding it?
Shouldn't someone tell Paisano that the use of pizza cardboard for signage looks less than high class; but the use of notebook paper for signage looks worse.
The Internet Cafe doesn't evoke ones image of a classy, teeming cafe populated by students and leftists.
Where is the Edgewater Development Corporation, The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce and of course the Edgewater Community Council? Don't they have time to pressure landlords, business to improve this decrepit business strip? What the hell do these people work on other than their own parochial real estate development deals?
You, the people deserve every bit of this.