Yellow Ceramic Mug and Red Silk Scarf in a Red Buick

variance for our entire block of Oak Street, requesting permission to convert residential lots to high-density commercial use.

“Who filed this?” I asked.

“It is registered under a corporate shell,” Raymond said. “But the diner waitress told me a developer from the city was sitting in this very booth yesterday, talking to someone from town.”

“Did she get continue reading …