New brewery in the works at former Peerless Mill Inn
Star City Brewery could open in the fall. The historic former restaurant began as a sawmill in 1828.
The former MIAMISBURG — Peerless Mill Inn will soon be transformed into the Star City Brewing Company, slated to open perhaps as early as this fall, the microbrewery’s owners said Thursday.
Star City Brewery is the brainchild of co-owners Brian Yavorsky of Liberty Twp. and Miamisburg brothers Brian and Justin Kohnen. Yavorsky said the trio is buying the former Peerless Mill Inn from Paul Music, real estate broker in Springboro, who bought the historic former restaurant at 319 S. Second St. in late 2011.
Music initially announced plans to restore and reopen the Peerless Mill as a restaurant. But those plans stalled, and Music told the Dayton Daily News in August 2012 that the condition of the 14,000square-foot building was worse than first thought.
The Peerless Mill served meals to generations of Miami Valley residents. It began in 1828 as a sawmill on the Miami & Erie Canal and became a restaurant in 1929. It was rebuilt following a devastating fire in 2003, but closed in 2008.
Katie Frank, downtown development coordinator for the city of Miamisburg, said the new brewery is a double win for the city. Star City will breathe new life into a property that is an important part of the city’s history, and will become a cornerstone in Miamisburg’s development efforts
complicated portrait of the 41-year-old Krusinski than initially offered by the Air Force. The Air Force said earlier this week that nothing irregular was found in Krusinski’s personnel file that would have disqualified him to lead the service’s sexual assault prevention office prior to the alleged incident. Air Force officials said he was selected based on his past performance and command experience.
But now Krusinski, who has been relieved of his duties pending the investigation, may face $2,500 in fines, up to 12 months in jail, or a combination of both as a result of allegations that he fondled a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot Saturday night.
Krusinski made his first court appearance at the Arlington General District Court Thursday on charges of sexual battery, a misdemeanor.
Krusinski, wearing a navy sport coat and pants rather than Air Force uniform, spoke only briefly during the minutes-long court appearance to tell Judge Richard J. McCue that he understood the charge against him. His attorney, Sheryl Shane, requested a trial date of September in order to prepare for the case “because there’s such a public interest” in it. She said she needed the time to gather witness testimony.
McCue denied her request, setting the trial for 2 p.m. July 18.
Krusinski did not enter a plea. After his appearance, he initially chose to exit out a back door before changing his mind and exiting through a door surrounded by media. He did not make any comment during the walk to his car. Neither Masanek nor her divorce attorney, M. Lynn Lampe, could be reached for comment.
Krusinski’s arraignment came on the same day U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, met with President Barack Obama’s staff to discuss how best to tackle the issue of sexual assault in the military.
Turner, who was joined by a handful of other lawmakers, including Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, met with White House staff to talk about “the need to change the culture in the military which discourages the reporting of sexual assaults,” Turner said. Turner this week introduced a bill aimed to prevent military officers from overruling court martial or other punishments for sexual assault.
Krusinski’s arrest is the latest in a string of bad news for the military: The Air Force faced criticism after an Air Force lieutenant general decided in February to overturn the sexual assault conviction of a fighter pilot at Aviano Air Base in Italy. And more recently, Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms, nominated to be vice commander of the Air Force’s Space Command, saw her nomination blocked by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, DMo., after it was reported Helms overturned the conviction of a captain charged with aggravated sexual assault.
Also this week, the Pentagon released a report finding that the number of sexual assaults reported by service members rose from 3,192 in 2011 to 3,374 in 2012. The Defense Department estimates that as many as 26,000 service members were assaulted based on anonymous surveys, however, up from an estimated 19,000 in 2011.