The Butterfly House at Cox Arboretum showcases native moths and butterflies By Valerie Beerbower Did you know Montgomery County is home to one of Ohio’s first native butterfly houses? The Butterfly House at Cox Arboretum MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, is open now through August 28. “Each species of butterfly or moth has slightly different timing [...]
Riverscape Metropark offers affordable fun By Valerie Beerbower School’s out — are your natives getting restless? If your family is looking for summer fun and you’re looking for entertainment that won’t empty your wallet, make RiverScape MetroPark your go-to location for affordable, engaging activities. Located in downtown Dayton, this facility of Five Rivers MetroParks offers [...]
Annual plant sales enhance your garden or landscape By Valerie Beerbower Five Rivers MetroParks are made possible through citizen support of a tax-based levy, but local foundations also supplement two facilities. The Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation and James M. Cox Jr. Arboretum Foundation were created to enhance Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, and Cox Arboretum MetroPark, respectively. Between [...]
Local community gardening programs are growing a greener Dayton By Valerie Beerbower The air is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and green shoots are beginning to reach up through the soil, awakening after their winter sleep. Spring is almost here, and with that, gardeners everywhere get the itch to don their dirt-crusted gloves [...]
Celebrating Earth Day by making a difference By Valerie Beerbower Many of us are familiar with Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 of each year, but how did this day of recognizing environmental impact come about? According to the Earth Day Network, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson drew inspiration from the 1969 oil spill in Santa [...]
Your Spring Garden is just around the corner By Valerie Beerbower With January’s snow and frigid temperatures, it can be hard to picture yourself outside, up to your elbows in soil, preparing your garden or landscape, but because spring really is just around the corner, there’s no better time to hone your gardening skills—and the [...]
The growing nudist movement and nudist travel in Ohio By Mark Luedtke More citizens of Dayton are living next door to nudists than one might think. Nudism has gone mainstream. In 2007, USA TODAY reported, “40 million Americans have skinny-dipped in mixed company, according to a Roper poll, and a YPB&R/Yankelovich Partners travel survey revealed [...]
Head out to Five Rivers MetroParks for some winter fun By Valerie Beerbower GET OUT IN THE SNOW! When the world is blanketed in snow, it’s easy to forget your MetroParks are still open. In addition to paved bikeways and indoor facilities such as the PNC 2nd Street Market, there are plenty of opportunities to [...]
A Glimpse Into The NCR Photo Archive By J.T. Ryder “Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man.” ~Edward Steichen The vicariously innate [...]
Have some fun this holiday season at Dayton area MetroParks By Valerie Beerbower The holidays are upon us and Five Rivers MetroParks offers plenty of low-cost, high-quality fun, whether you’re looking for a special way to spend time with your family, or if you want to throw the perfect get-together with friends and co-workers. PNC [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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