In this edition of WYSO Weekend:
Thousands of West Dayton residents who lack easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables could soon have a full-service food market close to home. The west side has been without a convenient source of fresh produce since 2008, when a neighborhood Kroger grocery store shut down. Since then, city officials have tried attracting a new grocer without success. The story could have ended there. But now, nearly 10 years later, one community group plans to open a co-operative grocery store called Gem City Market. Advocates say it will finally bring healthier food back to the west side. WYSO’s April Laissle reports.
This fall people from all over the Dayton region came together to for the second annual Longest Table event. Organized by UP DAYTON, the Third Street Bridge Downtown was blocked off to traffic and turned into a community dinner party open to the public, and Community Voices reporter Renee Wilde went to break bread with fellow Daytonians.
Recently, WYSO began our newest season of Dayton Youth Radio - the series that gives voice to Miami Valley teenagers. We’ve got two stories for you today - first up is Dalton Moore, a senior at Centerville High School who is struggling to find an answer about his past. In our 2nd Dayton Youth Radio story we have a story from teenager Sabrina Morales who has some ambitious plans for her future after high school.
The ABLE law office in Dayton says they are concerned that few schools in Montgomery County are testing their drinking water for lead. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, say they sent surveys to schools and school districts in the county in March of this year. They followed up with a second survey in July and the agency says there hasn’t been much of a response.
Bill Felker has this week's Poor Will's Almanack.
