TO THE EDITOR:
I was disappointed to read the unsigned editorial in the Feb. 8 DTH with the headline stating that Shortbread Lofts should keep its promise, implying that Shortbread’s Larry Short was ignoring and lying to the Northside community.
On Feb. 4, Elizabeth Bartholf reported on Mr. Short’s efforts to reach out to the Northside community to hire as many qualified people as possible to work on the construction of Shortbread Lofts.
She described the positive response Short had received from his preplanning work with the community, and the benefit that Shortbread Lofts could bring to Northside, helping to mitigate the loss of Northside single-family homes to students.
As promised, Shortbread Lofts held its job fair on March 11 to accept applications.
As construction moves forward, others will be hired from the applications received that day. I watched to see if the DTH would print information about the job fair, but almost a month later, that has not happened.
I have read the DTH since I was a student here in the late 1960s. I expect more responsible journalism from the staff working on this historic paper.
Roy Piscitello
Breadmen’s Restaurant and Shortbread Lofts
