COLUMBUS, Ohio — An out-of-state developer has launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase and revitalize Mount Vernon Plaza in east Columbus, offering community members a chance to invest in the neighborhood’s comeback.
Chicago TREND has unveiled plans to acquire and redevelop the once-bustling shopping center that has fallen into decline over the decades.
“It’s time. We have development going on Long Street and we need development to go on Mount Vernon,” said Al Edmonson, owner of A Cut Above the Rest Barber Shop and president of the Mount Vernon District Improvement Association…