USA Today has linked to our last post on Costco in Wheaton and site traffic is pouring in. This story is on the verge of getting out of control and…
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Revelations Mount on Costco in Wheaton
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Last week, MPW broke the story that the county was secretly considering a $4 million subsidy to bring Costco to Westfield Wheaton. This story is moving rapidly as new facts…
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The Leggett administration is secretly considering a $4 million subsidy to lure Costco to Westfield Wheaton. When – or if – it plans to make the subsidy available for public…
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Save Local First Wheaton
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It was August 2007, and there we sat at a table in Downtown Wheaton: a Venezuelan baker, a Salvadoran restaurant manager, a Scottish tavern owner, a Cuban-American non-profit director, an…
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Everybody Loves Main Street, Part Three
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By Emily Adelman. PART 3: Growing Pains Now, as far as our policymakers are concerned, the local shift is going to be more substantial, and it might hurt a little….
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Everybody Loves Main Street, Part Two
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By Emily Adelman. PART 2: The Multiplier Effect Maybe you’re thinking, “How is buying the same roll of dental floss at an independent pharmacy instead of a big-box chain store…
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Everybody Loves Main Street, Part One
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By Emily Adelman. PART 1: There’s No Place Like Home For those of you who have lived near downtown Wheaton for a long time, you probably associate this eclectic little…
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Wheaton Library: What’s the 411? Part Three
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By Holly Olson. In Part Three of my series, I discuss the benefits of relocating the library to downtown Wheaton, both in terms of the redevelopment effort as well as…
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Wheaton Library: What’s the 411? Part Two
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By Holly Olson. In Part Two of my series on the Wheaton Library, I discuss the arguments raised at the February 9th meeting in favor of renovating the library at…
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Wheaton Library: What’s the 411? Part One
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By Holly Olson. The crowd was angry and the mood was dark. If you got there late, and didn’t snag one of the 80 seats, tough luck – they didn’t…