This from a merchant who regularly contends with vagrants who use his property as an outdoor toilet. But he plans to open his eatery for dinner within the year to capitalize on the growing numbers of people who are venturing downtown. This framing shop on Main Street in Richmond, has loyally stuck with her downtown address through years of neighborhood decline. Once a litter-strewn area where homeless people slept, the park now has better lighting, a gurgling fountain and a stage. The association even paid extra for benches that are designed to keep people from laying down on them.
Every small step leads to a bigger one.