Juanita Darden, who owns Third Perk Coffeehouse & Wine Bar at 146 E. Third St., wants to open a new commercial kitchen offering southern-style cuisine at 3907 W. Third St., according to city of Dayton documents.
Credit: Staff
Credit: Staff
City leaders this week are expected to decide whether to give Darden $50,000 out of the city’s West Dayton Development Trust Fund to support the project.
Third Perk plans to invest about $200,000 into the new business.
The property at 3907 W. Third St., two blocks east of Gettysburg Avenue, is a former restaurant, and is about 3.5 miles from Third Perk’s downtown establishment.
The new business will be carry-out and will offer fresh and healthy foods to people who live nearby, including residents in the Westwood and Arlington neighborhoods, city documents state.
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Some food items made in the commercial kitchen will be sold at Third Perk, and Darden also plans to partner with chef Mark Brown to provide on-site culinary training to up-and-coming chefs, city documents state.
Third Perk also has been recommended to receive about $82,400 of the city’s federal rescue funds for the project to assist with providing business development activities.
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Credit: Tom Gilliam
The grant funding would help cover costs associated with property acquisition, facility upgrades, equipment, lighting, furniture and other expenses.
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