Sixteen Local Bands to Keep an Eye Out For By Kyle Melton, Tim Anderl and W.C. Ruffnel In any given year, the Dayton indie scene seems to be boiling over with young talent just waiting to be discovered by local audiences and those beyond the boundaries of the Gem City. As we move into another […]
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Federal Birth Control Mandate Vs. Religious Freedom A recent decision by the Obama administration is putting it at odds with the Catholic Church and the social issue conservatives. The political battle lines have been drawn over a provision in the 2010 healthcare bill which required health insurance to cover basic preventative services dealing with pregnancy […]
Staying True To Style
Dayton’s Althea Harper Brings New York Style Insights to Main Street By Kate Eviston When one thinks of style — in terms of fashion — many words, in varying capacity, come to mind. There are volumes and volumes devoted exclusively to both the history of fashion and the progression it continues to undergo. There are […]
The Big Pink’s Future This and 4AD Records
By Jason Webber Once upon a time, in the late ’80s/early ’90s to be exact, there was a magical world called 4AD Records, a mystical land where Pixies, Breeders, Cocteau Twins and other creatures played melodic and dreamy alternative music that touched the souls of millions of misfit listeners. But as the years passed, a […]
Do as the minimalists do
Two Daytonians get out of the clutter and pen an inspiring book on minimalism in our maximized world By Annie Bowers “I have nothing to wear,” I thought to myself as I stood staring at the racks of clothes hanging in my closet. We’ve all been there — surrounded by so much clutter that it […]
The color of steel
One DCP writer’s account of painting with a master — Mike Elsass By Annie Bowers The scent of acrylic paint, polyurethane and incense lingered in the air at the old warehouse. Industrial fans hummed, and someone down the hall was using the freight elevator; I could hear the distinctive creak of the lift’s gate and […]
Breaking the seal
Local stationery boutique, The Envelope, gives creative and custom options to Dayton-area paper lovers By Emma Jarman Remember back in the good old days, before your grandparents were e-mail proficient and your kids knew more about touch screens and iPads than it took you years to discover? Those were the days when birthday parties were […]
Onstage July
Theatre news and reviews By Brian P. Sharp The Lion continues to roar It is hard to go anywhere in Dayton without hearing about The Lion King and what it means to our community. I was able to see the show with my mother as we celebrated her 80th birthday. In her words, “This experience […]
Black in Time: Noir Ohio
… Because vintage is the new black By Sara McKinniss Local vintage clothing maven Maggie Leadman never intended to become the Miami Valley’s “go to” source for vintage clothing, but over the last few years, she has. For Leadman, owner of the Dayton-based online vintage fashion store, Noir Ohio, it all started with a serendipitous […]
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Your computer files might be protected by more than just a password By Alex Culpepper One of the freedoms under […]