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$1 Subs at Jimmy John’s This Tuesday

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 Jimmy’s John’s Gourmet Sandwiches wants to thank its customers, so it’s bringing back their very popular Customer Appreciation Day promotion. The sandwich chain, know for it’s freaky fast delivery will   be offering $1 Subs nationwide on Tuesday, May 2nd from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, but sorry no delivery with this special.  I

 

The deal applies to chain’s Slim line of 6 sandwiches and the J.J.B.L.T. only:

  • Ham and Provolone Cheese
  • Roast Beef
  • Tuna Salad
  • Turkey Breast
  • Salami, Capicola and Provolone Cheese
  • Double Provolone Cheese

There’s a limit of one sub per person, and there may be an extra charge for wheat bread at some locations. If you would like more than one $1 sub, you can go through the line multiple times, at the store’s discretion.

According to the companies website the following Jimmy John’s locations are participating in the $1 subs for Customer Appreciation Day, which is valid for  dine in only:

 

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Quilts of Valor: Exhibit and Demonstrations

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The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a national nonprofit established in 2003 by Catherine Roberts, the mother of a young soldier deployed to Iraq. The group gives hand-made quilts to US service people who have been deployed to wars across the globe. The stated mission is “to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.”

During the month of May, quilts will be displayed at the Vandalia Branch Library, 330 S. Dixie Drive, and members of the Quilts of Valor Foundation will be on hand to demonstrate their quilting process. Demonstrations are scheduled for Thursdays, May 11, 18 and 25, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. All ages are welcome to watch the quilters at work and talk about their Foundation.

“I knew a Quilt of Valor had to be a quality-made quilt, not a ‘charity quilt,’” says Roberts. “Quilts of Valor would be the civilian equivalent of a Purple Heart award. Quilts of Valor would be ‘awarded,’ not just passed out like magazines or videos. A Quilt of Valor would say unequivocally, Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and valor in serving our nation in combat.”

For more information, visit the Events Calendar at DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call (937) 463-BOOK.

Yellow Springs Brewery Hosts Photographer Wayne Heinfeld

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The Yellow Springs Brewery will be hosting the latest works from photographer Wayne Heinfeld from May 1 – 29 with an Art Party on Sunday, May 7 from 2 – 4 pm. The exhibit is part of an ongoing monthly series hosted by the Yellow Springs Brewery entitled, Art + Ale, featuring the latest work from local artists in the brewery taproom.

Wayne Heinfeld is a photographer based in Enon. His Art + Ale exhibit will feature a series of color photos focused on elements of nature he has found in his many travels through the Smokey Mountains, in New England, out west, and in Glen Helen. Heinfeld worked with professional slide film for many years and prefers that to the prevalent use of digital photography today.

Heinfeld was a mail carrier in Dayton for 33 years before retiring a few years ago. He is self-taught and always considered photography a hobby until people started asking to buy his prints. He now sells many of his images on notecards which are available at Glen Garden Gifts in Yellow Springs.

For information on Wayne Heinfeld or the Yellow Springs Brewery, visit yellowspringsbrewery.com.

Crafted & Cured’s First Anniversary Celebration

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It was just over  year we first wrote about the dream of Christian Alvarez and Andy Routson to open a a unique space where you could find obscure beers, ciders and sours along with family owned, small batch wines and champagne. They’ve not only succeeded they’ve done it with style at Crafted & Cured, located at 531 Wayne Avenue, just south of Wheat Penny.
They  kicked off their  anniversary weekend last night and are continuing through Sunday. Special tappings listed below; there will be a few surprise tappings as well! Also, wait for it………

Our friends at Glasz Bleu Oven as well as Jack Lukey’s Oyster Saloon and Caviar Bar, also known as the Mediterranean Grill on the opposite end of our District Provisions building, will be offering a sneak peek of their offerings from 7pm-11pm this Friday and Saturday only, to celebrate our anniversary. During this sneak peek, the Mediterranean will have 6 tastings available for purchase and Jack Lukey’s will offer two raw bar tastings for purchase.

Friday
Bell’s special tappings
Hopslam – Honey IPA
Consecrator – Dopplebock
Travis City 355 BA Stout
Kal-Haven Rye – Sour Rye
Mars – Double IPA
Other Bell’s tappings:
Amber ale
Two Hearted Ale – IPA
Oberon – Wheat ale
Oatsmobile – Session Pale ale brewed with Oats
Kalamazoo Stout

Saturday
Warped Wing Casks
Ermal’s on Habanero
Trotwood Mojito
Trotwood on Orange & Lime

Today is Last Day for Early Bird Pricing for SummitUp

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The eigth edition of SummitUp is a full day marketing communications, public relations, and digital information conference being presented by a team of Dayton organizations: AAF-Dayton, Better Business Bureau, NMD, WIBN, PRSA and ARC Ohio. The conference is dedicated to exploring the integration of creativity, communication, and technology. It takes place on May 24, 2017, and will be held at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The event features exceptional speakers, and the opportunity to meet and make friends with some of the brightest, most influential minds in modern business.

 

This year’s keynote speakers are:

  • Kendra Ramirez: “What’s Working/Not Working in Digital Today?”, A panel discussion of companies fighting the good fight. Learn from their mistakes and their wins with actionable takeaways.
  • Aquiles La Grave of Brandzooka: “WTF is Programmatic?”, How the largest advertising channel ever built by mankind actually works.
  • Eileen Varnson, Director of Native and Content Advertising Studio at Cox Media Group

This year’s breakout sesssion are:

  • “Remembering the “Why” in a Brand Launch”, a case study on the Dayton Children’s brand identiy presented by Grace Jones of Dayton Children’s, Drew Cronenwett and Cindy Schell of Graphica.
  • “Humor in Advertising: Why? When? How?”, presented by Chuck Gulas, Ph.D. rofessor of Marketing, Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University.
  • “Talking Cyber: Cyber Security’s No Joke”, presented by Joe Coyle of WRGT/WKEF, Travis Greenwood of The Greentree Group, and Shawn Waldeman of Secure Cyber Defense.
  • “Taking Shape: The Mixed Reality Future,Virtual Reality marketing and special design considerations for VR/3D”, presented by Patrice Hall of Marxent.
  • “Why Video?” An exploration into the importance of using video to enhance your brand, presented by Kelly and Brian Mercer of Boom Crate Studios.
  • “Attribution Modeling”, presented by Mike Blackney, Vice President of Digital Media for The Ohlmann Group.  How is the ROI credited to a specific marketing channel when the marketing investment is distributed across many different marketing channels? Short-sighted attribution models have resulted in good marketing being deemed unsuccessful and vice versa. Proper attribution is at the core of creating a good marketing strategy.

Buy Your Ticket To SummitUp

  • You’ll want to reserve now as the Early Bird rate closes TODAY, seating is limited.
    • Early Bird prices are $139 for members of affiliated organizations (Members of AAF-Dayton, Better Business Bureau/WIBN, NMD, PRSA) and $179 for non-members.  Deadline for early bird prices is April 28th.
    • Effective Saturday, the price will become $179 for memebrs and $219 for non-members.  There will be additional price increases May 12 when our count is due.
    • Table of 8 Sponsorships are also available.

 

 

 

And The New UpDayton Projects are…

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Tonight a crowd of 250+ packed the Gothic Cloister of the Dayton Art Institute with Daytonians who were ready to take #Ideas2Action.  After time to mix and mingle, grab a drink at the bar and a quick nosh, 12 presenters at the UpDayton Summit shared their projects with the crowd.
From rooftop parties, to soap box derbies, carnivals and days of discomfort, it was easy to see the passion and plans many had for ways to ignite our community around ideas of making a difference.
Guests were given two votes each and the following presenters ended up being selected and given $1000 seed money to start putting their ideas into action!

Bryan Stewart
Project Rebound

Bryan is a huge advocate for a more connected community. His project seeks to use basketball and other sports as a way to bridge divides and boost Dayton children.

Devon Stinson
Comfort Bags

Devon is a former foster youth with a passion for giving back and telling her story. Her projects seeks to partner with Agape for Youth to expand their Comfort Bags program, we can ensure that children stepping into a new home have something to call their own.

 

Karlos Marshall & Moses Mbeseha
The Reading Park Project

Karlos and Moses are the co-founders of The Conscious Connect, Inc., a nonprofit with the mission to eradicate urban “book deserts.” Their project seeks to turn underutilized spaces along the Salem Peace Corridor into welcoming places to read a book, have an event, or learn something new.

Stay tuned for more info on how you can get involved and help make these plans come to life!

 

West Side Grocery Selling Co-op Shares

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The Gem City Market will be a full-service 15,000 square foot grocery store and deli located in the 100 block of Salem Avenue in West Dayton, just across the bridge from downtown Dayton, with a planned 2019 opening.

 

According to a 2015 study by FRAC, Dayton is the 2nd worst city in the nation for food hardship for families with children.

A recent Gallup poll shows 29.4 percent of households in our region report trouble obtaining healthy food.

 

Why Grocery stores matter

  • People who live near a supermarket have lower rates of diet-related
    diseases than their counterparts in neighborhoods lacking food
    access (Food Trust)
  • 20% percent higher obesity/diabetes rates in least
    healthy “food environments,” controlling for income,
    race/ethnicity, age, gender, and physical activity.

To open the market and provide fresh food for the area, organizers need to raise $3.9 million. The grocery store is being set up as a co-op business, with a goal for the store to sell 2,000 shares at $100 each to customers and community supporters. They hope to fund the rest  through donations, grants, the business community and loans.

 

 

 BECOME A MEMBER 

What a membership share will get you:

  • access to member-only sales prices (similar to a Kroger Plus card)
  •  a vote on or run for community seats on the board of directors. participate in annual meetings where the general direction of the store is set
  •  petition the store to make changes in terms of product mix or what we sell
  • Once they are profitable, the community will share in a percentage of profit not reinvested in the store, based upon level of patronage (how much you shop at the store).

What a membership share will cost:

  • $100 one time membership fee, can be payed $10 per month for 10 months.

Subsidized shares

  • Individuals who qualify for financial assistance can apply for a subsidized share. Individuals will be able to securely upload concurring documents (snap benefit card, employment insurance statement, etc) when purchasing their membership.

Groovy! Mikesells Brings Back Chips cooked in Peanut Oil

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They are back! Groovy Mikesells cooked in 100% Peanut Oil

Talk about a Throwback Thursday announcement.

Food Adventures has seen the Facebook comments on Mikesell’s page, “I wish you still cooked your chips in Peanut Oil.”  Well now, you can quit yer itchin, because our hometown favorite chip company has re-released Groovy Potato Chips cooked in 100% Peanut Oil.   For those of you who love Mikesell’s products, this is one you will be glad they brought back.  It is all in the taste.

Oh yes, the taste is a throwback.  This is the original DW Mikesell recipe you grew up with.  Of course the patented groovy design allows for great dipping and hearty party snacks.  So for all you Mikesell purists, this chip is back for you !

Now in stores near you !

 

You can find them immediately in stores like Kroger, Dot’s and Dorothy Lane Market.  You can even grab a bag at Speedway, Cassano’s and Marion’s.  We got to sample a couple of the big bags.  They were fresh and had that familiar Mikesells taste of yesteryear.  At first we were skeptical, but you can definitely tell a difference.

Afraid of a peanut allergy?? We have good news for you.  The FDA exempts highly refined peanut oil from being labeled as an allergen. Studies show that most individuals with peanut allergy can safely eat peanut oil.

Mother’s Day and Memorial Day parties would be a perfect time to break out these Groovy Peanut Oil chips and wow your guests and family.  Always grab the big bag and support your local potato chip company.  Mikesell’s is the oldest continually running potato chip company in the United States.  We want them around for another couple of centuries.

We hope you enjoy some snacking and dippin’ with Mikesell’s Groovy chips cooked in 100% Peanut Oil, real soon.

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Chef House, Luke Mapp-Mikesells VP, and Jax at the potato chip factory on Leo st.

“Hey, They weren’t frying these in Peanut oil when I was a baby …. this is good stuff !”

The Food Adventures Crew at Mikesells Headquarters

Celebrating Mother’s Day 2017

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Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return to their “mother church”—the main church in the vicinity of their home—for a special service. Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation.

The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. After gaining financial backing from a Philadelphia department store owner named John Wanamaker, in May 1908 she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia. That same day also saw thousands of people attend a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia.

Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis—who remained unmarried and childless her whole life—resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood. By 1912 many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

Here are some great places to celebrate the Mom’s in your life this year:

Mother’s Day Buffet

Young’s Jersey Dairy
May 14 @ 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Take your mother out to a delicious buffet at The Golden Jersey Inn this year.  We’ll even clean up the…

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Free Zoo Admission for Moms on Mother’s Day

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
May 14 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Free

All Mom’s receive free admission all day long! Members and Zoo Adventure Ticket holders can get in at 9am, general…

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Mother’s Day Brunch

The Caroline
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
$27
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A Mother’s Day Yoga Class

Day Yoga Studio
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Day Yoga Studio this Mother’s Day as we honor Ma, the sanskrit word for mother and celebrate the divine…

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Mother’s Day Brunch

Coco’s Bistro
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

 Coco’s will be open for Mother’s Day Brunch 10-2. We will feature 10 entree selections to be served with house…

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Amber Rose
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
$26

Entrées Scrambled Eggs            Omelet Casserole French Toast Bake         Chicken & Waffles Biscuits & Gravy      Honey Ham Cabbage Rolls          …

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Mother’s Day Brunch

Hilton Garden Inn Beavercreek
May 14 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
$32.95

Treat Mom to our wonderful Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Sunday, May 14th 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Call 937-458-2650 for…

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Mother’s Day at Vinoklet Winery

Vinoklet Winery
May 14 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Dont know what to get Mom for Mothers Day? We’ve got you covered! Surprise her by bringing her to Vinoklet…

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Mother’s Day Brunch

Dayton Art Institute
May 14 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Celebrate the Art of Brunch at The Dayton Art Institute with our annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 14,…

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Free Cake For Mom

City Barbeque
May 14 @ 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Get a free piece of cake for all Mothers when you celebrate your day with us!

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Mother’s Day Brunch

Mills Park Hotel
May 14 @ 11:00 am – 1:15 pm
$35

Celebrate Mother’s Day with brunch at Mills Park Hotel on Sunday, May 14. We’ll seat tables of 10 in our…

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Mother’s Day at La Piazza

La Piazza
May 14 @ 11:30 am – 8:00 pm

We’re open for Mother’s Day 11:30-8.  A selection of menu favorites and 2 specials created with mom in mind will…

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Free Wine For Mom

Shen’s Szechuan & Sushi
May 14 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Make plans to have Lunch & / or Dinner with us at Shen’s Szechuan & Sushi this Mother’s Day. Our…

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Mamma DiSalvo’s Mothers Day Buffet

Mamma Disalvo’s Italian Ristorante
May 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
$35

Join us on Mother’s Day for an Italian Buffet in our Banquet Room ANTIPASTO- A variety of meats, imported cheese,…

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Dayton Police Want Your Unused Drugs

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On Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm, the Dayton Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Drug Take Back Day. The event gives residents a chance to help prevent drug abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs.
Bring prescription drugs for disposal to one of the following five drop-off sites in Dayton (please note:  liquids and needles/sharps cannot be accepted; pills or patches are acceptable).

.Dayton Police Headquarters – 335 W. Third St.
Central Patrol Operations Division – 248 Salem Ave.
East Patrol Operation Division North – 417 E. Helena St.
East Patrol Operations Division South – 2721 Wayne Ave.
West Patrol Operations Division – 951 Washington St.

The drug drop-off is free and anonymous, no questions asked. If you can’t drop off your expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs on April 29, the five Dayton sites all have drug drop off boxes available for use Monday through Friday during business hours (8 am – 4 pm).

Last October, Americans turned in 366 tons of prescription drugs. Overall, in its 12 previous Take Back Day events, the DEA and its partners have taken in more than 7.1 million pounds of drugs.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. In addition, Americans are now advised that disposal of unused medicines by flushing them down a toilet or throwing them in the trash poses potential safety and health hazards. For more information, visit the DEA online.

Luminaries of Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar Window

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Dunbar’s Willow Window

This window depicts the words written in the Negro dialect associated with the antebellum South by Dayton poet and author, Paul Laurence Dunbar, in the poem A Death Song published in 1913. You can also find the poem on the bronze plaque at his grave site in Section 101.

Lay me nigh to whah ’hit makes a little pool
 An’ de watah stans’ so quiet ‘lak un’ cool
 An’ de little birdies in de’ spring
 Ust come an’ drink an’ sing
 An’ de chillun waded on dey way tu’ school

You are invited to visit the Mausoleum to view all of the beautiful stained glass windows within at your leisure or join us for a guided tour on Thursday’s June 8, July 13, August 10, September 7 or October 5 at 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to 937-228-3221.

The Mausoleum is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Woodland Cemetery, founded in 1841, is one of the nation’s five oldest rural garden cemeteries and a unique cultural, botanical and educational resource in the heart of Dayton, Ohio as you will see as you read through this new MostMetro.com series. Visit the cemetery and arboretum and take one of the many tours Woodland offers free of charge. Most of Dayton’s aviation heroes, inventors and business barons are buried at Woodland.

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is located at 118 Woodland Avenue off of Brown Street near the UD Campus. The Woodland Office is open Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday 8 am to 12 pm. The Cemetery and Arboretum are open daily from 8 am to 6 pm. The Mausoleum is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. For more information, call 937-228-3221 or visit the Woodland website.

2017 UpDayton Summit Project Previews

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The UpDayton Summit is tomorrow (Thursday, April 27th), starting at 5:3opm at the Dayton Art Institute. What, you’re not registered- there’s still time!  Do it online now!

The annual UpDayton Summit is a launchpad for volunteer-powered community projects. At the event,  participants vote to decide which creative young community leaders will receive $1,000 in seed money and the support of UpDayton to bring their ideas to action. Examples of past winning projects include The Longest Table event, the #DaytonInspires campaign and selfie wall, purchasing and installing 70 bike racks in business districts and neighborhoods in the Dayton community, and many others.

. Once all the ideas have been presented, the audience will vote to select the top 3 ideas for implementation in 2017. The event will also include opportunities for participants to connect with project team leaders and other ways to get involved in the community.

Meet the  2017 UpDayton Summit presenters and read about their projects: 

Jason Antonick
Rooftop RendezView

Jason knows that downtown Dayton is booming with new development, but word has only just begun to reach the rest of our region. His project brings a one-of-a-kind event to life on the roof of the Transportation Center garage.

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Tom Everhart & Beth Miller
Wagtown™ Dog Track

Beth and Tom believe dog-friendly communities are better communities for everyone. Their project seeks to create a dog-friendly walking route connecting Webster Station and the Oregon District.

Jerod Frenzl
Community Garden Expo

Jerod came to Dayton through the AmeriCorps program and has been too involved in the community to think about moving anywhere else. His project teaches residents of all ages how to grow their own produce and use it in everyday cooking.

Christine Hamilton
Third Street Three

Christine Hamilton is a City of Dayton police officer. She sees first-hand how community pride counteracts vandalism and strengthens neighborhoods. Her project brings together police, artists, neighbors and the courts to create three murals along the East Third Street corridor.

Wes Hartshorn & Jeff Paul
Carnival on a Corner

Wes & Jeff, performing artists themselves, want to fill the streets of downtown Dayton with fire jugglers, musicians and more. Their project seeks to inspire new audiences and support for these artists.

Nick Hrkman Project Title: Artruist A little bit about Nick's project.

Nick Hrkman
Artruist

Nick is generous with his time volunteering to support all kinds of organizations in the community. His project inspires volunteers to give more by rewarding them with works from local artists.

Karlos Marshall & Moses Mbeseha
The Reading Park Project

Karlos and Moses are the co-founders of The Conscious Connect, Inc., a nonprofit with the mission to eradicate urban “book deserts.” Their project seeks to turn underutilized spaces along the Salem Peace Corridor into welcoming places to read a book, have an event, or learn something new.

Amanda Miller & Lauren White
Beyond Addiction

To Lauren & Amanda the heroin epidemic isn’t just a headline—it’s personal. Their project challenges us to think differently about people challenged by addiction and our role in supporting them.

Bryan Stewart
Project Rebound

Bryan is a huge advocate for a more connected community. His project seeks to use basketball and other sports as a way to bridge divides and boost Dayton children.

Devon Stinson
Comfort Bags

Devon is a former foster youth with a passion for giving back and telling her story. Her projects seeks to partner with Agape for Youth to expand their Comfort Bags program.

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Robert Walker
It’s All Downhill from Here

Robert is a downtown entrepreneur and a champion for Dayton. His project brings the soap box derby, a Dayton invention, back to our city with some new twists.

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Marshall Weil
Day of International Discomfort (DID)

Marshall believes Dayton is a place where you can make anything happen. His project challenges us to go beyond our comfort zone to explore Dayton places we’ve never been with people we’ve never met.

Google Interactive Street Views of Dayton’s Trails Now Available

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Google has incorporated 360-degree virtual imagery of hundreds of miles of Dayton-area trails and park destinations into its Google Maps. Five Rivers MetroParks partnered with Outdoor Adventure Connectionand Dayton Hikers, and collaborated with dozens of regional partners, to capture more than 600 miles of hiking, equestrian, mountain bike, water and paved trails.

This includes panoramic street view imagery-of regional hiking, mountain biking, equestrian, water and paved trails, providing outdoor recreation enthusiasts with interactive visual resources to plan and inspire adventures. People across the world now have the ability to virtually explore many of the region’s trails and landscapes.

“The information Google Maps provides is valuable to local trail enthusiasts and tourists,” said Amy Dingle, director of outdoor connections for Five Rivers MetroParks. “People can use these images as a tool to plan experiences on our amazing trails and public lands.”

 

Users can access the images of the Dayton region’s trails and landscapes by visiting www.google.com/maps. Captured areas include:

 

“This project is the most comprehensive of its kind in Ohio,” Dingle said. “Its success is a true reflection of the outdoor culture here and showcases Dayton, Ohio, as the Outdoor Adventure Capital of the Midwest.”

 

Professional photographers, travelers, organizations and those who wish to promote areas of cultural, historical or touristic significance may apply to participate in the Google Street View camera loan program. A Street View Trekker backpack or a Street View app-compatible 360 camera is provided to organizations so they may capture comprehensive imagery of a designated area or site.

Similar to the camera unit affixed to vehicles that capture Google’s Street View images along roads, the Street View Trekker backpack has 15 cameras that capture images about every two seconds. Volunteers from Five Rivers MetroParks and Dayton Hikers collected the images during summer 2016.

 

The Street View Trekker backpack was mounted on a kayak to capture rivers and lakes, and on a utility cart to record images of the nation’s largest paved trail network, with more than 300 miles of connected trails. In addition, volunteers Jim Lewis, Laney Ketring, Dan Murray and Andy Niekamp woe the 50-pound Street View Trekker backpack to capture 80 miles of the area’s hiking trails.

 

Data collected from the Street View Trekker backpack and detailed information about each “trekking” session was sent to Google upon the project’s completion. Google has been processing the images since then to incorporate them into Google Maps.

 

The launch of this locally collected data comes just before the International Trails Symposium, May 7 to 10. Hosted in Dayton and sponsored by American Trails, the biennial International Trail Symposium is the premier opportunity for the world’s trails community to convene for educational sessions, networking and to experience regional trails.

Los Angeles Comic Comes Home to Dayton Roots

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Dayton native back after a 16 year stint in Los Angeles

Typically we feature Food Adventure jaunts to local food joints, but today here is a story of a local comedian friend who will be feeding the crowd some comedy next weekend.  It is the “in progress” story of a man settling in from L.A. back to Dayton.  For 2 years and 2 months he has been back in the Miami Valley (not that he’s counting).  It has given him time to reflect and process where he has been, and see how he can use those skills to further develop a career in his hometown.

Matthew Barnard grew up in Centerville, Ohio and moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990’s to pursue a love of all things entertainment.  This included writing, acting, producing, directing with a heavy dose of improv and stand up comedy.   After 16 years in the city of Angels, he came back home to Dayton in 2015.  He has continued to feed his passion for comedy and entertainment, which is near and dear to his heart.

One example of  his current works is getting familiar with the comedy scene in Ohio.  Matt will be performing at Wiley’s Comedy Club on Sunday,

Matt at Wiley’s Comedy Joint

April 30 at 8 pm with lots of local comedians in an open mic format.  He has recently performed there and other comedy clubs in Cincinnati, etc.  It is really second nature for this seasoned artist.

 

MATT’S COMEDY and ENTERTAINMENT RESUME:

Matt trained in comedy at places like The Groundlings, ACME Comedy Theatre, Improv Olympic and Second City-Los Angeles.  One of his long running improv groups was “Swordfight” which included comedians who had won Oscars in Animation.  One of his comedy mentors, Peter Murrieta,  is a two time Emmy winner as a comedy writer.

Matt (right) in a scene from “Spin the Bottle” on Youtube

Matt worked for Paramount Pictures music division, Dreamworks, The Hollywood Reporter, The Celebration Theatre (the longest running gay themed play and theatre company in LA) and the Writers Guild of America.  He rubbed shoulders with many brilliant performers, some who went on to success, such as Tessa Thompson, who played the main love interest in the 2016 movie “Creed.”

 

FOND MEMORIES OF L.A.

Matt (right) in an Improv group in Hollywood

Matt always says “Comedy broke me out of my shell, expanded my perspective and made me willing to tap into any situation and never be afraid.”

He enjoyed living in LA during his late 20’s and 30’s, but as time went by, the big city can grind on anyone.  After 16 years, it was his desire to return to his roots and begin new ventures.  But coming home to the Midwest brings new challenges and new obstacles.

Being a gay man in L.A. was easy.  So many people are “out.” and it’s no big deal. to find friends and network with people in show business who have an artistic streak.

Matt Barnard on the mic

Dating can be tougher when you are not in a big city and even if you are in a metropolis, dating that leads to committed relationships can be difficult as well.  Matt used to say “it can be tough to find a great Regaytionship”.  And a new term and company was born!

Earlier this year, Matt launched Regaytionships.com, a personalized match-making service for the LGBT community.  For more info on membership, please visit Regaytionships.com or for marketing, blog, advertising, PR or other business related questions, please send an email to [email protected].  Or follow them on twitter.

It was this new confidence that lead him to write, create and co-star in his own scripted web series “Spin The Bottle” which was accepted by FunnyOrDie.com and has achieved over 600,000 hits.  Another goal of Matt is to keep that series going, possibly with local filmmakers.  He would also like to move on to other acting, writing and producing projects that he has up his sleeve.

Matt Barnard

Matt may have left the capital of entertainment behind, but it’s still deeply rooted in his heart and mind.

Come see Matt and other comics April 30th at open mic night.  Eat, Drink and be Merry…

WILEYS COMEDY CLUB
101 Pine Street
Dayton OH 45402
937 224 5653

“SUNDAY COMICS”-APRIL 30th
$5 ADMISSION

Here is the food and drink menu at Wiley’s, may we suggest the Cheese Con Queso and the Pulled Pork Sliders as two “MUST EATS.”

Turn it into a Food Adventure.

 

Matt acting in his web series “Spin the Bottle”

We would be remiss if we didn’t ask Matt about his favorites…. comedy and foodwise …

Matt Barnards favorite comics:

  • Ellen DeGeneres  
  • Kathy Griffin 
  • Ross Matthews 
  • Joan Rivers
  • Margaret Cho

Now of course we must ask him about his favorite restaurants…

Matts favorite restaurants in Dayton:

  • Roost
  • Carrabas
  • China Cottage 
  • Amar India
  • His Moms Kitchen – she makes a great shepard’s pie

See you at the comedy club !!!!

Food Adventures is a local food blog run by Chef House, Hungry Jax and the Big Ragu.  We leave no plate unturned.  Original events, original weekly articles on MostMetro, an original website, and a Facebook following that will knock your socks off !  

Matt Barnard at Wileys Comedy Joint

The Ultimate 80’s Festival Coming To The Rose

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Sirius XM Satellite Radio and 80s on 8 presents Replay America – The Ultimate 80s’ Festival starring Billy Ocean, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, The Motels featuring Martha Davis, and Naked Eyes at Rose Music Center in Huber Heights, OH on Sunday, August 6.

 

BILLY OCEAN is best known as the Grammy-winning singer of the 1984 mega-hit “Caribbean Queen.”  Ocean has had seven top 10 hits in the US, including: “When the Going Gets Tough,” “There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry),” “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car,” “Lover Boy,” “Suddenly” and “Love Zone.” This is Ocean’s first US tour in 20 years.

STARSHIP FEATURING MICKEY THOMAS – Mickey Thomas joined Jefferson Starship in 1979. In 1985 Starship released the platinum album Knee Deep In The Hoopla that featured top hits “We Built This City” and “Sara.” Starship followed up the success of Hoopla with another #1 single, “Nothing’s Gonna To Stop Us Now.” Videos for the Starship hits permeated MTV and are still popular today.

THE MOTELS FEATURING MARTHA DAVIS hit big with their 1982 album All For One which featured the smash single “Only The Lonely.” The album went gold and rocketed The Motels to the top. The group’s 1983 album Little Robbers yielded the Top 10 single “Suddenly Last Summer” and another Top 40 hit “Remember The Knights.”

NAKED EYES was formed by two college friends in Bath, England in 1982, and rode to prominence with the success of their cover of the Burt Bacharach song “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me.” The hit single entered the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 1983 and continued soaring through June. The duo’s second hit was “Promises, Promises,” and other popular songs include “Voices In My Head,” “When the Lights Go Out” and “(What) In the Name of Love.”

 

Tickets for the Huber Heights show will go on sale to the public beginning 11:00am on Friday, April 28th at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Rosemusiccenter.com, and the Rose Music Center box office. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000.