Tonight: Stacy Mitchell talks about her new book, Big-Box Swindle

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Also tonight, the Mayor's Awards for Historic Preservation and a Mayor's hearing (by the Office of Planning) on the Cluster 23 Economic Revitalization Study, which among other things has great ideas about how to revitalize the Florida Market by extending its character and emphasis on food. (This idea was then taken and transmogrified by Sang Choi, Vincent Orange, et al. Of course, the city, by selling off the U.S. Beef site at 4th and Florida in advance of creating a broader plan, didn't help matters. That gave Mr. Choi ideas, and the sense that he had the full endorsement of the DC Government to suburbanize the Florida Market area.)


From Deborah Crain, Ward 5 Neighborhood Planner:

Public Hearing on the Northeast Gateway Revitalization Strategy. I wanted to let you about the public hearing that has been scheduled for Tuesday evening October 24, 2006 from 6:30 until 8:00 pm. The hearing will take place at the Youth Services Center located at 1600 Mt. Olivet Road, NE
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One of my colleagues, Stacy Mitchell, will be speaking at Busboys and Poets tonight, about her new book, Big-Box Swindle:

October 24, 2006 (Tuesday) 6:00 - 7:30 PM (Bookstore) Author Event- Stacy Mitchell is author of the forthcoming book Big Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses, an in-depth exploration of the impact of mega-retailers-and what communities and independent businesses can do (November, Beacon Press). This event is cosponsored by Good Jobs First.

Index Keywords: urban-revitalization; historic-preservation