Dayton Habitat for Humanity ReStore Celebrates Grand Opening in New Facility

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Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity kicked-off the grand opening celebration of the new location for its ReStore retail outlet at 115 West Riverview Ave. in Dayton to better serve local families.  The ReStore is a discount store that sells building materials, home improvement products, appliances, furniture and home decor to the general public. Find unusual, discontinued, new and gently used products at a great discount. Whether you are looking for that special bathroom sink, kitchen cabinets, doors, windows, paint, lighting fixtures or anything else for your home or rental property… shopping … [Read more...]



Mythbusters: Behind the Myths + TICKET CONTEST

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This all-new, live stage show stars Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy®-nominated Discovery series, “MythBusters.” Get ready for an unexpected evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-scenes stories. For the first time ever, fans will join Jamie and Adam on stage and assist in their mind-twisting and not always orthodox approach to science. MYTHBUSTERS – BEHIND THE MYTHS brings you face to face with the curious world of Jamie and Adam as the duo matches wits on stage with each other and members of the audience. One of the … [Read more...]



YMCA Hosting Socks & Underwear Drive For Crayons to Classrooms

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Through Friday, June 28th, a sock and underwear donation drive will be held at the YMCA of Greater Dayton branch locations in collaboration with Crayons to Classrooms. Crayons to Classrooms is a nonprofit teacher resource center that helps under-funded teachers from low-income schools in the Dayton region obtain free school supplies and basic clothing items at no cost to the teachers, families or schools. Many students and families in our Greater Dayton area are unable to afford basic necessities such as socks and underwear. A large collection bin will be available at each of the ten … [Read more...]



Fifth Street Brewpub’s Birthday Bash on June 22 to Celebrate One Year as a Co-Op

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Fifth Street Brewpub (FSB), the first co-operatively owned brewpub in Ohio and the second to open in the nation, announced today that they will be celebrating their first birthday on Saturday, June 22 from noon to 12PM. The event will be open to both member-owners and the general public.   Fifth Street Brewpub’s birthday bash will include a variety of craft beers on tap, a raffle fundraiser, live music by local musicians, food provided by Dayton’s own food trucks, cupcakes made with beer and so much more.   Money raised via the raffle will go toward the purchase of … [Read more...]



Ohio Hip Hop Awards Summer Showcase Tour Stops in Beavercreek

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Eight years ago, the founders of the Ohio Hip Hop Awards & Music Conference came together with a mission to recognize those making a contribution in the Ohio urban music industry.  This ground breaking event has since grown to span a three day weekend every September,  bringing together thousands of industry professionals, artists and fans for networking socials, talent showcases, expert panels and industry parties.  The finale of the weekend is the red carpet awards show that recognizes Ohio’s best of rappers, singers, DJ’s, models, dancers, media outlets and numerous other … [Read more...]



Garden Station Sunday Market To Launch This Sun, June 16th

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Garden Station Sunday Market will start this Sunday as the only local produce outlet in Montgomery County which is open on a Sunday. It will start in a more compact version until more urban farmers and artists join us and consumers create more demand. It will run 11am to 2pm and will start with one booth combining produce from the Greater Dayton Urban Farmer’s group, including produce from the NEW market/demonstration farm at Garden Station. Garden Station  feels that demand for local, organically grown produce is increasing and are encouraged by the turn out of over 1000 people for our … [Read more...]



Bridgett from Savings Lifestyle Shares Father’s Day Deals

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Our guest post today is from Bridgett Thaxton Miller,  publisher or Savings Lifestyle ~ Dayton. She is married with 2 boys, ages 9 and 6.  Bridgett has a BS in Business and Marketing and worked for Mead paper (now NewPage) in customer service for several years. She is passionate about saving money because she likes being able to stay home with her boys. Bridgett saves where she can so the couple doesn’t depend on a second salary. Also, she doesn’t like having any debt! Today she shares some  great deals that local Dayton Area restaurants and businesses will be offering for … [Read more...]



Friends of the Dayton Arcade Claim There’s A New Deal and Restoration Will Start Soon

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The following email was sent out yesterday, and promises more news will be revealed soon.... Dear Patient Friend of the Dayton Arcade, It is with the greatest joy and excitement that we share with you the news from Dayton Arcade LLC-Gunther Berg which we received this morning.  This is truly an historic day for Dayton! An agreement between Gunther and the newly formed Dayton Arcade Development Group (DADG) has been reached which will allow the Arcade plan to move forward.  The partners and members will be named in the next few days. An additional agreement concerning the unpaid … [Read more...]



Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody + TICKET CONTEST

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It’s time for the saucy book that caused a world sensation to get spanked! SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud with this new imagining of the characters as they come to life with sharp-witted comedy, musical numbers, steamy and fun performances from the hunky leading man, plus lots of surprises! Grab your girlfriends and don’t miss the funniest and most exciting girls’ night out of the year! (SPANK! is not associated with, nor authorized by, author E.L. … [Read more...]



Bikeway Extension Opens June 21 Connects WPAFB, WSU to 330-mile regional bikeway system

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Five Rivers MetroParks invites area bike enthusiasts to a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the opening of the Mad River Bikeway extension. With the completion of the new 3.6 mile recreational bikeway, downtown Dayton and the more than 330 miles of trails in the regional bikeway system are now connected with Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the Air Force Museum, the Huffman Prairie Trail and the Kauffman Avenue Bikeway which extends to Wright State University and Fairborn.  The new bikeway segment is also part of the multistate, 4,600 mile North Country/Buckeye Trail that continues … [Read more...]