“I knew that if I put a presence here, with commerce, that this block would get safer,” he said. “Commerce brings good things. It brings foot traffic. It brings attention. It can be a deterrent.” 

Virk moved into the Upshur Street property, installed floodlights in the alley and got to work on his newest business venture. He had previously operated a Sbarros Pizza and Subway sandwich shop franchise, as well as multiple pizza parlors in Ohio, and knew a thing or two about what to do (and not to do) when it came to pizza and sandwiches.