A treat for kids and kids at heart By Deborrah Adams This year’s Grande Illumination will once again kick off Dayton’s month-long Holiday Festival. Started in 1972 by Virginia Kettering, the event is a magical holiday experience for every child and harkens to the child at heart in every grown-up too. But Grande Illumination is [...]
Nature-themed Fine Arts and Crafts Show By Robin Lynne Melet The 29th annual Glen Helen Nature Arts and Crafts Show in Yellow Springs is coming to town Saturday, November 20 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and on Sunday, November 21 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. What makes this event so unique and different from others? Liz Schneiders, [...]
Kicking off Holiday in the Springs By Deborrah Adams The Village of Yellow Springs will undergo a yuletide transformation with the Third Weekend Fling’s kick-off for “Holiday in the Springs,” a collaborative venture to offer season-long special events and activities for visitors in addition to the unique shopping and dining experiences found in Yellow Springs. [...]
Could you defend what you say you believe? By Deborrah Adams Could you defend what you say you believe? This is the sticking point behind Anthony Barwick’s Conversation Piece events. Barwick, who grew up in Dayton and graduated from Chaminade-Julienne High School, wrote a novel, as yet unpublished, titled Conversation Piece while living in the [...]
The Comic Genius Of Emo Phillips By J.T. Ryder With a wide-eyed, childlike stare, Emo Philips draws the audience down a winding garden path, the listener hanging on every word, softly spoken in an innocently wavering falsetto sing-song voice. Suddenly you find yourself in an Alice In wonderland world where nothing is as it truly [...]
Rock By Russell Florence, Jr. McGuffy’s House of Rock presents rising artist Ryan Star Thursday, November 4. Star, a native of Long Island, New York, is a singer/songwriter who has increased his popularity thanks to the hit single “Breathe” from his recently released CD 11:59. Star particularly gained notice in 2006 as a formidable contestant [...]
A Look At Stone’s Throw Market In Troy By Elizabeth Fields Hogue Kennerly Back in the day, when I was a kid, which wasn’t too far back, there were still several independent purveyors of foods in my neighborhood. In fact, my Uncle Ernest had his own small market that also sold handmade fresh donuts and [...]
Get Out And Harvest! By Valerie Beerbower Autumn has wrapped its beauty around the Miami Valley, and you can take advantage of living in a temperate climate that permits vibrant foliage. Before the trees shed their last clinging colors, take a hike in one of these parks: Germantown MetroPark: Drive the scenic loop through the [...]
Best bets for November By Maha Kashani Can you believe it’s almost Turkey Season?! The beautiful trees have started turning vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow. I love it! But hold on, October isn’t over just yet. This weekend is one of my FAVORITE weekends of the year, and I can’t wait to see all [...]
Urban Dance In Dayton By Lara Donnelly It might not be common knowledge among Ohioans, but the southwest region of the state is a hotbed of activity for underground urban dancers. That’s part of the reason that the Dayton Dance Conservatory (formerly the Jeanette Popp School of Dance) is hosting the Breakin’ Ground urban dance [...]
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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