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Free Safe Teen Driving Course Offered

May 22, 2013 by Dayton Most Metro

Key Bank is teaming with Grismer Tire and LaRosa’s Pizza to help improve the driving skills of teen drivers in Southwest Ohio at a June 13 Key to Safe Teen Driving event at Springboro High School. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15- to 20-year olds, accounting for over one-third of all teenage fatalities. In 2009, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,000 teens were killed and over 350,000 were sent to the emergency room as a result of a motor vehicle crash. Nearly 13% of all drivers involved in fatal accidents are teens, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Honda Civic Skid Car, Honda Teen Defensive Driving Program., Key Bank, Springboro High School

Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator [DE-FI] Seeks Established and Emerging Designers

May 21, 2013 by Dayton Most Metro

The new Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator [DE-FI] is holding an open casting call on Saturday, May 25 for fashion designers and boutique owners specializing in women’s, men’s, children’s, plus-size and petite designs. This open call will take place from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at 137 North Main Street, Suite 200, in downtown Dayton. Those wishing to participate must bring the official application form which can be found online. DE-FI is looking for established designers and area boutiques to participate in a runway show at the upcoming DE-FI Launch Party on July 13 at Sunwatch Indian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, The Featured Articles Tagged With: (DE-FI), Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator, Designer Boot Camp

Map the Plan for Your Business Idea!

May 19, 2013 by Dayton Most Metro

Join us for 2 valuable hours focusing on making your business a viable dream come true: Dive in with Kimberly Collett, Olive, an urban dive: Creating your business and financial plan. This class is for folks that have done their homework, flushed out their ideas, and are ready to put it on paper. It’s time to get serious about your business idea! Real regional insight, valuable tools and templates, a chance to ask questions and an opportunity for follow-up on your progress 6-8 weeks later. Ready to take the plunge into your first venture? Find out what it really takes. Get started on a solid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dayton Entrepreneurs, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Dayton Tradesource, Kimberly Collett, Synergy Incubators

A New Full Moon Rises in Dayton

May 16, 2013 by Mike Ritchie

A new shop has opened in Dayton just a few feet away from the tattooed Jesus sign of Truth n Triumph Tattoo. Amanda Hamilton, formerly of Anything Under the Moon, has returned, re-opened and rededicated herself with to helping the wiccan/pagan community and those in need of guidance, counseling, supplies and just a good friend to talk to. Her new homestead is A Full Moon Rising at 603 Watervliet Avenue right off Mundale Avenue in the Belmont Business District. It's an artisan retail store with all the best of the handmade, homemade crafts, gifts, goodies and necessities needed for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Belmont, community, local business

WYSO ReInvention Stories: Shane Anderson

May 15, 2013 by Juliet Fromholt

This week on ReInvention Stories we meet Shane Anderson, owner of Ghostlight Coffee on Wayne Avenue in South Park. Growing up, Anderson was a band kid. In high school, he dreamed of becoming a band director, which, he did. Anderson was a band director and music teacher for fourteen years. Most of that time was spent at Miami East High School and Vandalia-Butler High School. But he had another dream, of one day running a coffee shop. And he wanted to quit teaching before getting too burnt out. Listen Ghostlight Coffee celebrated its one-year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, The Featured Articles Tagged With: ghostlight coffee, ReInvention Stories, Shane Anderson, WYSO

Best Legs Contest Benefits Clothes That Work!

May 8, 2013 by Lisa Grigsby

Twenty one men in the Miami Valley are macho enough to sport high heels to make their legs look their best, as they compete for the annual Best Legs contest to benefit Clothes That Work. A local non-profit, celebrating their 15th year, CTW provides professional clothing and image consulting for job seekers in Montgomery County. For $5 a vote you can help select the Best Legs. Voting in the contest continues until May 10th and contestant Jim Danis is really taking the competition seriously, offering to put company logo's on his legs for a $100 donation. If your company is looking for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charity Events, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Best Legs, clothes that work, CTW, Hunks in Heels, The Greene

Xenia First Friday Celebration

May 3, 2013 by Dayton Most Metro

Downtown Xenia is the place to be on the first Friday of every month May through September. First Fridays in downtown Xenia kick off the fifth year on May 3, 2013 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. There will be free music to enjoy at the Greene County Courthouse performed by The Hathaways. Lawn chairs and picnic blankets are welcome. There will be children’s activities at the library, at the City of Xenia booth, and a bounce house in the Montgomery Insurance and Investments lot. Head on over to X*ACT for their Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of the new Xenia Arts Center at 7:30. At the Downtown Xenia … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Downtown Xenia, First Friday, Greene County Courthouse, The Hathaways, Xenia Area Young Professionals

Square One Salon Presents An Earth Month Style Show

April 27, 2013 by Lisa Grigsby

The stylists at Square One Salon and Day Spa have been busy creating looks for their 2nd Annual Hair Show, which they are describing as "Avant Garden" where each model's look being inspired by a flower. This is just part of their month long fundraising efforts for Earth Month. Square One says 100% of the proceeds from a cut-a-thon this past Monday, an earlier raffle and this style show are being donated to Ohio's Chapter of the Sierra Club to expand its work to improve water quality, producing healthier more active communities through awareness, action, and administrative advocacy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Earth Month, Sierra Club, square one salon and spa

Newest Pop-Up Shops Announced Downtown

April 25, 2013 by Dayton Most Metro

Two new businesses will open downtown on Friday, May 10, as part of the fourth phase of the Pop-Up Project. Peace Pilates will offer small group and private Pilates classes in their new studio space. Owner Vanessa Corrigan has been teaching Pilates for 12 years, including private lessons out of her home loft and is looking forward to starting a storefront. Workouts are custom created based on clients’ needs and goals. Peace Pilates will be located at 27 S. St. Clair St. in the St. Clair Lofts. Green Baby will offer environmentally friendly products for the family, including cloth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Activated Spaces, generation dayton, Greater Downtown Dayton Plan, Green Baby, Peace Pilates, Pop-Up Shops, updayton

Salons Compete To Be King Of The Jungle at Cat Walk – Ticket Contest

April 24, 2013 by Lisa Grigsby

This Sunday, April 28th, 9 Dayton area hair salons will strut their stuff in a hair show to benefit cat programs at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Salons will compete on the CatWalk displaying over the top hair designs and costumes designed to interpret the jungle theme of the event. One of the salons will walk away as Ruler of the Jungle , bute the big winner will be the cat programs at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Besides the hair styling competition there will also be a fashion show by Clash Consignment, and fashions on sale for your pets as well as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charity Events Tagged With: Cat Walk, Dayton Marriott, Humane Society of Greater dayton