See A Vicious Cycle play at The Barrel in Springboro! Music starts at 8 and goes til 12. Come join us for a night of some hard hitting rock music from the 90’s 2000’s and more!
Archives for December 2022
Outback Steakhouse introduces Smoked Porterhouse Steak
Outback Steakhouse introduces a new, limited-time Smoked Porterhouse Steak. The new Smoked Porterhouse features a chargrilled porterhouse steak (a combination of a New York strip steak and tenderloin steak) served under a dome filled with smoke and unveiled at your table. It comes served with asparagus, a choice of steakhouse potato, and one side for $35.99.
The Smoked Porterhouse is only available as a dine-in option and is available for a limited time only. The meal takes inspiration from fare traditionally found at high-end restaurants and is likely to be a hit amongst consumers seeking an artisan option to enjoy.
Also here for the winter are:
– New Sirloin & Tasmanian Shrimp – A sirloin steak topped with spicy steak butter served with Bloomin’ Fried Shrimp tossed in Nashville-style dry rub and drizzled with spicy Bloom sauce. The meal comes with a choice of steakhouse potato and one side.
– Kingsland Pasta – Grilled steak and shrimp served over fettuccine noodles in Alfredo sauce.
– Cinnamon Oblivion – Vanilla ice cream rolled in cinnamon pecans, topped with warm cinnamon apples, house-made cinnamon croutons, caramel sauce, and whipped cream.
Taco Bell Introduces The Salsa Verde Grilled Chicken Burrito
At launch, the Salsa Verde Grilled Chicken Burrito will be available a la carte for a suggested price of $2 as part of the brand’s Cravings Value Menu. Other $2 burritos currently on the Taco Bell menu include the Chipotle Ranch Grilled Chicken Burrito and Beefy Melt Burrito. It will also be 
available as part of the Deluxe Box, which also includes a Chalupa Supreme, crunchy taco, chips & nacho cheese sauce, and a medium fountain drink for a suggested price of $8.49.
You can find the new Salsa Verde Grilled Chicken Burrito at participating locations nationwide starting December 22, 2022.
New Year Explosion Cake Class
Join us for this fun event where you can decorate your own cake to celebrate the New Year! Each guest will receive one cake with an assortment of icing, fondant, chocolate and fun demonstrations on how to create each detail. Our decorator will walk you through the basics as you create this celebration cake!
Class will last approximately 45 minutes.
Also available on 12/31 at 11am at West Carrollton location
12/31 noon at Beavercreek location
Win Cake For Life!
Local mom and pop bakery Cake, Hope, and Love in Beavercreek is raffling off Cake For Life! Buy a ticket for just $10 and you could win a free 6″ cake every month for life.
Enter as many times as you’d like to try and win a free 6″ cake every month for life! Tickets can be purchased now through December 22nd at 11:59 PM
They will draw the winner on Facebook live this Friday, December 23rd at noon.
Cake, Hope, & Love
1490 North Fairfield Road Suite B
Beavercreek, Ohio 45432
(937) 912-9253
Dear Santa, All for I Want For Christmas Is A New Bike
About ten years ago, I purchased a bike at a local shop and it served me well. The kind of bike you take out on short trips. I rode it all over the Riverway on our bike trail system. However, this year I joined with some friends for a 2-day, 200+ mile cycling adventure. I realized very quickly that my old bike needed an upgrade. We averaged 60 miles a day for the first two days, then 75 miles on day three. If I am going to do that again I will need a faster bike, and one with more comfort features.
Joyce and Dennis, J&D Bicycles, with Dan Foley, Riverway Director
One thing that makes the Riverway so special is the regional paved trail system. No other place in the country can boast of more than 300 miles of interconnected trails. It was almost fifty years ago that the first mile of trail was laid in the City of Troy through a partnership with the Miami Conservancy District. This first mile led to many other communities embracing bike trail development of the benefit of us all. And while the number of miles of trails have grown, so has the number of locally-owned bike shops in our Riverway communities.
If a bike is on your Christmas list, or someone you are buying for – shop local! The bike shops listed below sell new and used and let you test ride them before you buy. They also do repairs and tune-ups, sell parts and accessories, and other bike related items.
To get help choosing a new bike, I visited J&D Bicycles in Troy. The shop owners Joyce and Dennis Ferguson patiently showed me five or six different brands and models, all of which I test rode. I selected the C:1 Hybrid City Bike from Roll Bicycles, an Ohio-based bike manufacturer. I love the bike!
So for all of your bicycle needs, support a local business! Riverway bike shops:
Spoken Bicycles (Ohio’s only bike shop where you can order a beer while you wait)
YWCA CEO Resigns
YWCA DAYTON announced today that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Shannon Isom as CEO, effective January 6, 2023. She has accepted the position as President and CEO of Community Shelter Board in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Isom has been the CEO of YWCA Dayton since December 2013.
Shannon began her professional career working for the YWCA in Columbus as a manager of a trial program in conjunction with the CDC and YWCA USA to ensure marginalized women had access to breast and cervical screenings. Under Shannon’s leadership, including her time as the Board Chair, the YWCA Dayton has become the region’s driving force for the critical work of eliminating racism and empowering women.
During her tenure as CEO, Shannon has received numerous awards including, Antioch College Coretta Scott King Justice Award, DBJ Forty under 40, Leadership Dayton, DBJ 50 Most Powerful Women, WIBN Top 25 Women to Watch, and DBJ Forty Under 40 Alumni Hall of Fame. Also, the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton, and the National Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
In the community, Shannon’s work included serving on numerous boards and committees including board member for the Dayton Downtown Partnership, Co-Op Dayton, Community Appeals Board for the City of Dayton, and Miami Valley Regional Planning Committee. She served on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton and as co-chair of Racism is a Public Health Crisis Task Force. Shannon also served as a TEDx coach for TEDx Dayton.
YWCA Board Chair, Jennifer Heapy shared, “Shannon’s commitment to the core values of eliminating racism and empowering women cannot be overstated. We are grateful for Shannon’s strategic vision and tireless advocacy. Her vision and leadership will leave the YWCA Dayton well-positioned to continue the work of fighting for women and racial justice. The Board is working closely with the YWCA USA to identify an interim CEO.”
Still Time to catch The Over-Indulgent, Holiday Celebrant “Cindy Lou Who”
She’s back!!!! That over-indulgent, holiday celebrant “Cindy Lou Who” is back to make your holidays bright! WHO’S HOLIDAY! – last season’s smash-hit comedy by Matthew Lombardo – is back with the hilarious and multi-talented Alex Sunderhaus, offering up some old, some new, some borrowed and some “blue” Christmas to kick your holidays into overdrive. First-timers and returnees are all welcome!!!! Cindy Lou does not discriminate. She’ll offend everyone!
5 Course Feast of the Fishes Wine Dinner
Dive into a sea of flavors on Dec 21st at the Feast of the 7 Fishes 5-course wine dinner:
5 Days of Giving at Greek Street
Greek Street, which started out as a food truck run by Chef Chris Spirtos then opened a brick and mortar eatery in Cross Pointe Center this past May will be hosting “5 Days Of Giving” this week.
For every customer order, Greek Street will donate $1 to the charity of that day!
*Monday 12/19- Washington Township Fire Department
*Tuesday 12/20- Centerville Citizens Police Academy Alumni
*Wednesday 12/21- SICSA
*Thursday 12/22- Ronald McDonald House
*Friday 12/23- Dayton Children’s Hospital
*Tuesday 12/20- Centerville Citizens Police Academy Alumni
*Wednesday 12/21- SICSA
*Thursday 12/22- Ronald McDonald House
*Friday 12/23- Dayton Children’s Hospital
General Manager Doug Shie says they chose the charity’s based on staff connections. Helping first responders made the fire department and police academy easy choices. Doug adopted his dog from SICSA and owner Chris’s family stayed at the Ronald McDonald house when he was born and at Children’s Hospital. Each charity will be given the dollars earned on their day as well as a $50 gift card they can use as they like.
Shie also says they will be moving forward with support of other area nonprofits in 2023 and if you’ve got one you’d like to have considered email him. He also shared that the food truck will be going out this spring/summer for community events.
Blue Christmas ’22 – An evening of jazz & blues
An evening of jazz & blues featuring The Gillespie Express, I Dig Pig, Fred Gillespie & Friends, Rick House & Friends.
General Admission Open Seating tickets on sale NOW for $20 in advance
Free parking behind the building off of Broad Street and off of First Street.
Dayton at Work and Play: Ryan Qualls
After Ryan Qualls posed for me I asked him how he came to be a National Park Service Ranger.
“I started out as a volunteer at Dayton History. Then I started working for the National Park Service as a student employee.
One of my assignments after a few years with the park service was at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in the Outer Banks. Now I manage the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park visitor centers and the interpretive programming.”
I loved hearing that Ryan’s volunteering lead to a great career.
Open daily 10am – 4pm
closed major holidays
free admission
Interpretive displays, interactive exhibits and the park introductory film are all available at the WDIC. A small gift shop is also on site and is stocked with souvenirs and books related to the Wrights and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Christmas Eve Walk/Run in Dayton!
All abilities are welcome! Join us for a run/walk, followed by breakfast treats!
Saturday, December 24th- 8am in Dayton
Registration required! https://forms.gle/FaYEKfmytTYbgFni7
Dec 17th is Wright Brothers Day
A proclamation from President Biden:
On Wright Brothers Day, we celebrate the ingenuity and perseverance of Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose aircraft expanded the limits of human discovery and lifted this Nation to new heights.
From their home in Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers were captivated — “afflicted,” in Wilbur’s words — by the belief that humans could fly. They researched and experimented, redesigned and repaired, and braved dangerous early trials. When their Wright Flyer finally took to the skies over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, they launched the future of aviation and helped define the American spirit: bold, daring, innovative, and always asking what is next.
That same spirit has delivered ground-breaking discoveries in American air and space technology for almost 120 years. America has broken the sound barrier, put a man on the moon, collaborated to create the International Space Station, and achieved powered flight on Mars. Just last year, we launched the most powerful deep-space telescope ever sent into space and gained a new window into the history of our universe.
We are also carrying on the Wright Brothers’ legacy by always striving for better safety and comfort in air travel. Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing $25 billion to renovate airport terminals; upgrade air traffic control facilities; and improve runways, taxiways, and other vital infrastructure that make flying easier and more secure. We have pushed airlines to rebook travelers’ tickets for free when flights are significantly delayed or canceled, and to disclose fees, like for checked baggage, clearly and up front. And we are exploring new technologies that can decrease carbon emissions coming from airplanes.
As inheritors of game-changing innovations and torch-bearers of the spirit of American ingenuity, we have so much to be proud of and so much to look forward to. We can lead the world in the technologies of tomorrow, change the course of human health and disease, tackle the climate crisis, and continue shaping a fairer, more equitable planet. With shared purpose, unyielding faith in our future, and a drive to make the impossible possible, there is nothing beyond our capacity. I have never been more optimistic about our Nation’s future –- especially in our skies and in space.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 17, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143), has designated December 17 of each year as “Wright Brothers Day” and has authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2022, as Wright Brothers Day.
20th Annual HoliDayton Music Festival!
Join us at the 20th annual HoliDayton music festival! The lineup is stacked with a great selection of bands local to the Dayton area spread across two stages throughout the evening. Hawthorne Heights will be headlining the evening with a full set.
December 17th – 6pm Doors
All ages welcome
Bands are in no particular order. We will set the line up on the day of the show.
Come enjoy a night of Gem City rock and roll.
Limited Availability. Get tickets while you can.
Come early. Stay late.
Hawthorne Heights*
The Story Changes
Better Anyway
Safe Money
Moira
Knavery*
Life in Idle
Lioness
RIND*
Moontemple
*Special Full Band Acoustic Set
TJ Chump’s Battle of the Burgers
Do you have a recipe for an award winning burger? TJ Chump’s 4th annual Battle of the Burgers has opened the entries for burgers.
“From unusual updates on classic burgers to seemingly outrageous new concepts, TJ Chumps fans will both compete in and vote on the ultimate burger champion,” the restaurant said in a press release.
Entering is easy- from now through Dec. 31st you can submit your burger name and the ingredients online. They’ll choose 4 burgers and then begin online voting from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15 and the winner will be announced on Jan 18th.
The champion will take home a $500 TJ Chumps gift card and have the honor of having their burger featured on the Chumps menu in February.
