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Frank Coleman is the Director of Community and Media Relations of the Dayton Silverbacks Indoor Football team. He's also a student studying communications at Wright State University. He writes and photographs anything that interests him.
Dale Walton recruited a rock-solid lineup of performers and artists for the first (but hopefully not the last) mind-blowing Dale Walton’s Rock N’ Roll Circus. Held at Gilly’s night club in downtown Dayton, this experience had to be seen to believed, as it was a multi-sensory experience enjoyed by all ages. While musical acts The… (continue…)
While it can be difficult for an eastern-bred tradition to gain traction in a predominately western-oriented culture, the art of belly dance has thrived in the United States, experiencing a recent surge in popularity due to its widespread acceptance into the fitness community, where variations of the dance have found their way into the workout… (continue…)
Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. and WHIO-TV’s Brittany McGraw lent their voices to a good cause Thursday Feb. 24 for the 2nd “Sing Your Heart Out” fundraiser held at Therapy Cafe. The event was an effort to to raise funds and awareness in the fight against heart disease in children and childhood… (continue…)
DATV’s Baron Von Porkchop held his inaugural Baron’s Ball on Feb. 26th at Gilly’s night club in downtown Dayton. Four bands played to a raucous crowd of music lovers: the enigmatic Henrique Couto and the Tally Wacker Express, punk-blues man Todd the Fox with Lisa Bunny Foo Foo, rock band Team Void and the frenetic… (continue…)
Books & Company at the Greene hosted the 11th Annual Crown Jewels Hat Show on Feb. 26 and the 300-plus spectators in attendance were treated to a hat and fashion show featuring women from the 2011 Crown Jewels of Dayton calender, as well a few new faces. The event was everything you’d expect from co-founder… (continue…)
Salsa Saturdays with DJ Danny D isn’t a spectator sport. It requires full participatory ass-shakin’ and hip-swayin’. Every weekend, DJ Danny D (Danny Diaz) brings a little Miami to the Miami Valley with his Latin-laden dance mixes that keep mamis’ and papis’ hearts racing and pulses pounding. Last Saturday’s edition featured a Valentine’s Day Bachata… (continue…)
“I’ve seen better film on teeth!” – Bo Catlett, Get Shorty. Filmmaker Andy Copp’s latest film festival is an all night endurance test of truly bad cinema called “Pay To Get Out Alive”. This first-time event is unlike anything experienced in Dayton, so I’ll let Andy explain the concept: “Here is how it works. $15… (continue…)
Kimberly Collett, owner of Olive, an urban dive, and her chef Matthew DeAngulo have just completed gutting out the building for their new downtown Dayton restaurant. Here’s a sneak peek at the early stages of demolition: Slide Show + – Full Screen We’ll continue to chart the progress of renovation here at DaytonMostMetro.com. In the meanwhile,… (continue…)
Years ago, I worked for a general contractor and my job was to supervise the work being done at one of his job sites while he was away. I remember being fascinated by the carpenters whom – with extreme focus and spot-on precision with the hammer and nail – meticulously labored on the task before… (continue…)
The man pictured above with the wide smile and the abs of steel is certifiably insane. And to anyone gutsy enough to endure the pain he inflicts, that’s a good thing. Best known for his high-octane, super-charged workout program Hip Hop Abs, fitness instructor Shaun T has created a new 60-day home fitness regimen called… (continue…)
