Chicken Head's

03/08/2026

"Where We At"

03/08/2026

"They Just Don't Know"

What 3 years in the Lab (aka 1122 E Dorothy Lane) produced.

More soon!

03/08/2026

03/07/2026

In the Spirit of Inclusion...

They said bring one sandwich to the CEO Big Bite challenge…

We brought the Medusa.

That felt fair. 😎🍗

03/07/2026

When the CEO Big Bite Challenge is trending…
but you’re still dreaming about the Medusa.

Dayton knows. 😏🍗

03/06/2026

Progress doesn’t always happen in public.

After opening the building up during demolition, the next phase became redesigning the space for what North Main Street can become.

Production.

Partnership.

Opportunity.

Step by step, the vision continues to take shape.

Projects like this move forward through strong partnerships and shared belief in Dayton’s future.

03/04/2026

"Witness"

Some people see the building.

Some see the headlines.

Some see the noise.

But my sons see everything.

They see the early mornings.

They see the long nights.

They see the pressure.

They see me stand back up when it would be easier to sit down.

I’m not just building a restaurant.

I’m building proof.

Proof that setbacks don’t define you.

Proof that discipline outlasts doubt.

Proof that resilience is learned by watching it in action.

The cameras may be documenting the journey…but my real accountability is at home.

Every move I make is teaching them what persistence looks like.

Rebuilding on multiple levels.

And we’re just getting started.

03/04/2026

"Behind Closed Doors"

One thing many redevelopment projects require is seeing the building as it really is.

"Out with the old"

Before new plans could move forward at North Main Street, we had to complete interior demolition and cleanup to understand the structure, utilities, and what was actually possible inside the space.

Only after opening the building up could we design the new production layout now planned for the site.

Sometimes progress looks like demolition.
But demolition is often where vision becomes reality.

03/02/2026

"A LIteral Documentary"

Over the past several years, the redevelopment journey on North Main Street has become part of something larger.

An independent documentary project is following not only this work, but several entrepreneurs navigating the realities of building, redevelopment, and long-term investment in Dayton.

The cameras have captured the planning meetings.

The demolition and clean out phases.

The production experiments.

The pivots.

The persistence.

Redevelopment is rarely understood in real time.

But this journey is being documented step by step.

Some projects are simply businesses.

Others become case studies in resilience, capital, and community transformation.

We’re honored to be part of a story that reaches beyond one address.

More when the time is right.