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By Lisa Grigsby
There’s a new spot for lunch in downtown Troy, a ‘pop-up’ lunch spot open M-F with food provided by local restaurants, caterers and food trucks.
Lunch co-owners Karen Boone, Chief Operating Officer with Minesinger Companies, and Jessica Minesinger, Chief Executive Officer with Minesinger Companies, frustrated by the lack of lunch choices in downtown Troy, so they’ve created this space to be a quick-serve eatery, that they will sub-lease to food businesses through out the Miami Valley.
Its grand opening is set for Thursday, Feb. 1, and its staff will be serving meals Monday through Friday from 11 am to 2 pm.
Lunch’s space is also available for rent for a special events, with flexible seating arrangements for up to 32 guests, but can hold up to 49. You can hire your own caterer, or make your own food, play your own music, and use the flat screen TV for presentations! Contact them at 937.875.4633 for more info.
The 100,000-square-foot home décor superstore offers more than 50,000 home decor items, from furniture, mirrors, rugs, art and housewares to tabletop, patio and seasonal decor. Extensive inventory in 12 broad product categories featured in At Home help deliver upon the promise of offering a wide array of products and endless possibilities for every room and style at every budget.
This Sunday is a favorite day for the Food Adventure Crew because it involves some of our favorite things… Parties, Foods and Drinks!
Super Bowl Sunday is this week, and many people will find themselves enjoying, or being dragged to a party of some sort. Others will stay home, and yet more will go do something entirely unrelated to the big game.
But this traditional weekend has developed more and more into a food fest.
So let’s say you have decided to venture out and about Dayton for the big game.
Considering comfortably, food, crowds and TV locations, we have come up with a few of the BEST places to eat and watch the game …..
THE 10 BEST RESTAURANTS IN DAYTON TO WATCH THE SUPERBOWL:
1) WINGS & RINGS in CENTERVILLE:
The place has the best TV’s, incredible hand breaded chicken tenders, and is NEVER crowded. This is a PERFECT secret place to watch the game. We don’t understand why this place isn’t packed constantly. Prices are lower than BW3 and the craft beer choices are great. This is THE biggest secret in where to watch sporting events in the Dayton area.
894 S. Main Street, C, Centerville, OH 45458
2) LOCK 27 BREWING COMPANY – CENTERVILLE:
Again, sit at the bar and you have the HUGE HD TV’S practically to yourself… oh and you have an entire brewing facility at your fingertips with the gastro-pub food that makes this place so special. Good Eats, Good drinks, Big TV’s and not wall to wall crowds of screaming fans. Try the smoked wings and cheese plate, with a Whipple Tree Beer.
1035 S Main St, Centerville, OH 45458
3) SUBMARINE HOUSE in BEAVERCREEK:
The Beavercreek location has all the TV’s you need, but not an overfilled atmosphere. The food and beer selection is top notch. Get an Ohio beer and a half Super Duper Cheesesteak with the works. This should hold you ’til halftime.
3195 Dayton Xenia Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45434
4) ELSA’S BAR DINING AREA in CENTERVILLE:
In the bar area, there is a big projection screen and a half-dozen flat screens around. Time for some Bad Juan’s and Jamaica Jerk Wings. Try the crunchy beef tacos too. Endless popcorn with endless nacho chips.. you will be in football heaven.
6318 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, OH 45459
5) BENNETT’S PUBLICAL in MIAMISBURG:
Perfect spot for good TV views and great food. They have a nice craft beer selection too. This place is a well-kept secret, that the people of Miamisburg know about. It is time other cities know how good food and fun is. Get yourself an Ohio brewed beer and a gorgonzola encrusted filet mignon steak. Or go for the Beer Battered Fish ! Either way it is a touchdown.
67 S Main St, Miamisburg, OH 45342
6) MILANO’S ATLANTIC CITY SUBMARINES in BEAVERCREEK:
You can get a light crowd on this night and get one of the HD TVs to yourself. Best bet here is a sub or some pizza. The beers on tap are a decent list, always. Good stuff near the Fairfield Commons mall.
2260 N Fairfield Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
7) EL RANCHO GRANDE on 725:
Right near the bar are a few TV’s in this place that is a perfect escape to watch the game. The menu is nice and reasonably priced. Let us recommend some Corona Lights and the Del Mar Trio. Get some Chile Rellenos as well.
1020 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Washington Township, OH 45459
8) BUNKERS in VANDALIA:
No frills sports bar with enough elbow room, that maybe the crowd wont be so bad. Get wings, because the sauces are great. – Get burgers, they are delicious. Scan the beer menu for some good craft beers. They have a good selection here and
893 E National Rd, Vandalia, OH 45377
9) SPINOZA’S in BEAVERCREEK:
They have some TV’s by certain tables and not many would think of coming here for Super Bowl Sunday. This is a perfect time for yet another great beer selection and some of the best pizza in town. We would suggest a pepperoni, onion, green pepper and mushroom pizza with a local brew. The salads are great too.
2727 Fairfield Commons Blvd, Beavercreek, OH 45431
10) ARCHER’S KETTERING, INDOOR PATIO AREA:
The most versatile menu of the bunch. The secret here is to get a seat on the indoor patio by one of the huge HD flat screen TV’s. Once you do that, tune into the game and get a burger. If you try the sweet and sexy wings, you can’t go wrong. In the mood for pizza? They are surprisingly great here.
2030 E Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH 45420
Again, realize the above list is because we believe these places will not be uncomfortably packed and you wont be fighting for a TV spots or tables. Plus the food, drink and TV situation is good.
Wanna get food “to go” to watch on your own TV ???
***BEST 5 DAYTON TAKEOUT PLACES FOR THE SUPER BOWL***
BENJAMIN THE BURGER MASTER in DAYTON:
The best place in town for BBQ wings, you can even pick them up at the drive thru.
1000 N Main St, Dayton, OH 45405
ROCKY’S PIZZA RING in BEAVERCREEK:
Some of the most underrated pizza in town. You wont have to wait in swamped kitchens or busy phone lines. People don’t know about this great place. Get a good pizza from a local mom and pop shop.
3273 Seajay Dr, Beavercreek, OH 45430
CITY BARBEQUE:
Get pulled chicken and roast turkey to go with all the sides and sauces. This is the good stuff. Cater it up my friend.
5 E Franklin St, Centerville, OH 45459 and in Beavercreek
CHOP SUEY CARRYOUT:
Dayton’s oldest Chinese place is ready for you on Superbowl Sunday. They wont be busy, so you will great service. Get the Shrimp Chop Suey and the Shrimp Chow Mein.
1465 E Dorothy Ln, Dayton, OH 45429
CENTERVILLE PIZZA and BBQ:
Broasted wings are the best, and the pulled pork and BBQ sauces are terrific. If you get a pizza , use their white sauce for a change and be blown away. This often overlooked place even DELIVERS !
9470 Dayton Lebanon Pike, Dayton, OH 45458
What will you be doing this Gameday? Jax says she traditionally stays home and makes Soft pretzels with homemade beer cheese! Hungry Jax also loves Heluva Good French onion dip! Company originated in Sodus, NY!
Big Ragu is going to a Cassano’s Pizza party with friends.
Whether you are headed to a potluck party or a fully catered or cooked gig, chances are you are headed to your own Food Adventure !
HERE’S THE SKINNY THIS YEAR: PHILADELPHIA vs NEW ENGLAND
Philadelphia –
—Known for Cheesesteaks.
—This city invented Stromboli, Hoagies, Soft Pretzels, Cheese whiz , and sodas like Root Beer.
—Home to the “WING BOWL,” an eating contest that draws 20,000 people.
—The largest cheesesteak ever assembled was in Philadelphia and was the length of a football field.
—The first cream cheese is made in New York in 1880. Philadelphia is adopted as the brand name because Philadelphia was considered at the time to be the home of top quality food.
New England:
— Known for Clambakes and Chowder
—New England is also known for Lobster, Cod, Cranberries, Maple Syrup and Baked Beans
— When a New Englander says “Creemee” they are referring to soft serve ice cream.
— The sprinkles over the ice cream cones are called “Jimmies” in New England
THANK GOODNESS YOU ARE NOT AT THE GAME !!
A soda and pretzel combo costs $17 at the super bowl. A hot dog is $8. A 16oz Bud Light is $12.
Good luck, and may the best team win ….
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Chef Anne Kearney moved to NOLA in 1991 and learned how to celebrate Mardi Gras is style. And lucky for Dayton, she’s bringing that celebration to Table 33 for Fat Tuesday. She’s inviting us to join her “to ring in an evening of reveling before the long stretch of 40 days and night of repent that will follow.”
Here are the details as shared by Chef in her newsletter:
FAT TUESDAY THROWDOWN
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
5pm-9pm
Heavy hors d’oeurves & small plates:
Enjoy the following delights, passed around to you all evening long!! Some will be two bites, other 4.
All American seafood!!
* Cornmeal crusted catfish, Rémoulade sauce
* Muffaletta-sandwich of Mortadella, salami, Cappicola, Mozzarella, Provolone, and Creole olive salad, YUM!!
* Red beans & rice, Andouille sausage
* Megan’s mushroom & chicken gumbo
* Cajun pork Jambalaya
* Flash fried Blue Point oysters, Ravigote sauce
* Natchitoches meat pies- Fried hand pie filled with trinity, ground beef and spice, YUM!!
* Crawfish triangles – Phyllo crunchy exterior, lightly creamy interior with sweet red peppers, green onions and crawfish tails, YUM!!
* Creole shrimp deviled eggs – Creole poached shrimp, chopped and mix into creamed yolks, garlic aioli & black pepper, a few chives too
* Pecan pralines
* Jaime’s Bananas Foster bread pudding- she insisted this was present so she could cook it again. I love this girl!!
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Additionally, tickets are available for purchase to include additional food offerings:
* Jim’s chargrilled Blue Point oysters (all night long) – OYSTERS will be cooked throughout the evening, a la minute (to the moment, as needed). Walk out and say hello to Jim & Vern, eat the oysters, hot off the grill.
* Anne’s shrimp boil with fixings (6:30-6:45 pm dump time) – The shrimp pot is scheduled to dump at 6:30-6:45 pm (thanks for giving me a few minutes as there are many factors that will determine the perfectly cooked Gulf shrimp of a mid-February boil).
Festive attire is encouraged. Be ready to grab Chef Anne for a quick dance to some New Orleans funk as the evening rolls on. If that is not your thing, grab one of the masks that will be floating around and a couple strands of beads. Then be sure to get a photo in before the evening is complete, so you’ll forever have that memory.
Locale: The fine gentlemen of Table33 (Cris & Chris) are welcoming us on February 13th, kicking off at 5 pm. These nice, young men, who own this downtown eatery, are up for welcoming a rowdy bunch of revelers to celebrate in style. While you are there, inquire about their efforts. It is always nice to have another food option whilst downtown, especially for breakfast, lunch, and brunch.
I am confident you will not leave hungry but rather, happy you joined us for few hours. I take-away a great community feeling when I’ve seen all of you gathering to support the local food efforts.
The tickets for this event are available ONLY through the EVENTBRITE website. PAGE IS GOING LIVE @ 12noon today.
The Table33 space is limited to 100 guests for the evening, each derriere will have a chair.
Next up for Chef Kearney a February 22nd event at Crooked Handle for a charcutiere offering.
By Lisa Grigsby
For almost 14 years, this Washington Township bar was the place you went for a good time. With plasma screens displaying the latest music videos and sporting events in sync with an awesome sound system, a jammin’ dance floor and aLight Show that could rival the hottest NYC night clubs the Vue Ultra Lounge was Dayton’s hippest bar. Not to mention the coolest ladies restroom around- with your own bartender and camera’s to watch what’s happening at the bar when you’ve excused yourself to powder your nose.
The VUE offered a sophisticated atmosphere and the friendliest staff. Many of us have some great memories of nights spent there, or at least we’ve heard the stories of the fun we had! But all good things come to an end and on New Year’s Eve, the Vue threw it’s final bash.
Now you have a chance to own a piece of Vue Ultra Lounge.
Worley Auctions has posted the catalog of 352 items for sale as a part of the online auction. So whether you’re nostalgic for one of the plush benches, a martini flight or one of the many neon’s, you’ve now got the chance to buy one.
You can check it all out online, or preview the items on Tues, Feb. 20th between 4 and 6pm at the club, which is located at 1004 Miamisburg Centerville Rd. The auction will close on Wed, Feb 21st at 2pm and winning bidders can pick up their items on Thurs, Feb 22nd between 10am and 6pm.
It was big morning of announcements for The Rose Music Center! Here are the latest additions to the summer schedule for the Huber Heights Ami
Friday, May 11th – BRIT FLOYD – ECLIPSE WORLD TOUR 2018
45 YEARS OF THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
Tuesday, June 26th – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
Wednesday, July 11th – BUDDY GUY & JONNY LANG
ABOUT Huey Lewis and The News
Huey Lewis and The News – one of America’s greatest rock & roll bands – will return to Rose . As they enter their 39th year together, their contagious brand of music has outlasted countless trends, and is as fresh today as ever.
Formed from two rival Bay Area bands in 1979, Huey Lewis and The News continue to thrill audiences worldwide, selling over 20 million albums in the process, earning them the right to mark their place on the pop history map.
These Grammy Award winners have written and performed such classic Top Ten Hits as “Heart of Rock & Roll”, “Stuck With You”, “I Want A New Drug”, “If This Is It”, “Hip To Be Square” “Do You Believe In Love” and “Workin’ For A Livin”. The group also wrote and performed “The Power of Love” and “Back in Time” for the hit film Back To The Future. “The Power of Love”, nominated for an Academy Award, went to #1 on Billboard’s singles chart, and was a smash hit worldwide.
GRAMMY award winning guitarists Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang are teaming up for a not-to-be-missed co-headline show at the Rose on Wednesday, July 11th.
ABOUT BUDDY GUY:
At age 81, Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. Buddy Guy has received 7 GRAMMY Awards, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award, 37 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #23 in its “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”
Buddy Guy is a genuine American treasure and one of the final surviving connections to an historic era in the country’s musical evolution.
“I worry a lot about the legacy of Muddy, Wolf, and all the guys who created this stuff,” he says. “I want people to remember them. One of the last things Muddy Waters told me—when I found out how ill he was, I gave him a call and said, ‘I’m on my way to your house.’ And he said, ‘Don’t come out here, I’m doing all right. Just keep the damn blues alive.’ They all told me that if they left here before I did, then everything was going to be on my shoulders. So as long as I’m here, I’m going to do whatever I can to keep it alive.”
ABOUT JONNY LANG
It is hard to believe that at 36 years old Jonny Lang has already had a successful career for two decades. Easier to believe when you learn he released his first platinum record at 15 – an age when many young people are just beginning to play music. Lie to Me revealed a talent that transcended the crop of blues prodigies floating around in the late Nineties. No flashy re-hasher of classic blues licks, even at that early age Lang was a full-blown artist with a style of his own.
What began as a bluesy sound, influenced by electric pioneers like Albert Collins, B. B. King, and Buddy Guy, evolved over those recordings into a modern R&B style closer to Stevie Wonder and contemporary gospel music. Lang’s distinctive, blues-inflected licks appeared on every album, but became one element in a sea of passionately sung and tightly arranged songs.
ABOUT BRIT FLYOD:
Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the stage in 2018 for a very special ’45th Anniversary’ retrospective of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
Having sold in excess of 45 million copies and judged by many as the greatest rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was an ambitious psychedelic masterpiece that redefined rock itself and propelled Pink Floyd and its members to rock immortality.
Each night Brit Floyd will perform classic tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon alongside gems from Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus lots more.
The Brit Floyd show has truly become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world’s greatest live tribute to Pink Floyd. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with a stunning million dollar light show, large circle screen and arch plus moving lights, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. A Brit Floyd show really is as close as fans will get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd show live.
Tickets for all three of these shows at The Rose will go on sale to the public beginning 11am on Friday, February 2nd atwww.Ticketmaster.com and www.Rosemusiccenter.com. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.3000.
By Lisa Grigsby
Lousville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands has finally brought fries to their Taco Bell chain. In what they claim is “the the most-anticipated menu item release of the year” these Mexican fries arrived at the fast foot eatery this past week.
So in the name of research, I ran for the border to try them, ok not really the border, but the Taco Bell on St. Rt 741. The $1 Nacho Fries are dusted with what Taco Bell has dubbed, Mexican seasoning. The regular $1 order of fries comes with a side of Taco Bell’s signature cheese sauce for dipping.
You also have the option to upgrade your Nacho Fries to Supreme for $2.49 or Bell Grande for $3.49, where they’ll be topped with beef, nacho cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallo. As you can see from the picture of my “supreme” order the pico de gallo was just chopped tomatoes.
The best deal is the Nacho Fry box for $5 which comes with the new nacho fries, a cheesy Gordita Crunch, a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco and a medium drink.
Taco Bell says the fries will be available through March.
Harry S. Price, the son of Robert and Mary Price, grew up on his parent’s farm in Michigan. His first job was that of a carpenter and he would eventually find himself involved in the business of “contracting.” His business in Michigan proved to be highly successful while working with his brothers for a period of twelve years but then he made the decision to move to Dayton, contracting in bridges, water mains and hydroelectric plants. Work at the Price Brothers Concrete Plant included rolling long metal cylinders that would be filled with freshly made concrete. The end product after being kiln dried would turn out to be highly professional concrete water drainage tiles. Harry S. Price served as President and Senior Partner of the firm. He also served on the Board of Parks Commission, was a Member of the Engineer’s Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Bicycle Club and the Masonic Order.
In a 2007 press release, Hanson Pipe & Precast announced the purchase of all outstanding shares of Price Brothers Company. More than 500 Price Brothers employees would be affected. “Price Brothers has some of the best trained, most knowledgeable people in the industry and we are very fortunate to have them join the Hanson family,” said Clifford Hahne, Hanson’s South Central region president. “We plan on continuing Price Brothers prestigious reputation.”
Harry S. Price founded Price Brothers Company as a construction company in 1899. From the beginning, the company worked on such notable projects as Dayton, Ohio’s Island Park Dam, producing prestressed concrete cylinder pipe and fittings for a power plant in Indonesia and in 1996, building more than 43 miles of pipe for a pipeline in Virginia that now supplies 60 million gallons of water from Lake Gaston to the City of Virginia Beach per day. The salaried employees of the company bought Price Brothers Company from the founder’s family in 1998.
Harry Steele Price was born May 27, 1876 and died September 23, 1958. He is located in Section 113.
Woodland Cemetery, founded in 1841, is one of the nation’s oldest rural garden cemeteries and a unique cultural, botanical and educational resource in the heart of Dayton, Ohio. 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 University of Dayton 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 Cemetery and Arboretum website.
By Lisa Grigsby
Rapid Fired Pizza is proud to announce the opening of it’s 22nd store in Xenia OH on Sunday, January 28th. This location at 40 South Progress Drive in Xenia will have 2400 square feet and seat over 72 people. “We are excited to be opening in Xenia,” says Kelly Gray, co-founder of Rapid Fired Pizza. “It’s been a long time coming and we can’t wait to share our Amazingly Good Amazing Fast ® product with the citizens of Xenia! Delivery will be available beginning on opening day in Xenia, which is a first for the brand.”
Rapid Fired Pizza offers a build your own or craft pizza that is cooked in 180 seconds. RFP features eight sauces, eight cheeses, over thirty toppings, and fourteen dipping sauces for patrons to build their perfect pizza, there are ten craft pizzas on the menu as well. The one of a kind “No Doh” Pizza, salads, breadsticks, and desserts are also available.
The concept was founded in Kettering, Ohio and has grown as fast as their pizzas cook! Rapid FIred Pizza has 22 stores open in 2 states and many more under construction right behind it in 6 additional states. Every Rapid Fired Pizza location has flat screen TVs, LED lighting and uses recyclable materials. Rapid Fired Pizza opened their first store in September of 2015. For more information visit www.rapidfiredpizza.com
By Lisa Grigsby
At the Oakwood location of Flyboys Deli there’s a celebration going on for their 5th anniversary. Steve Crandall, a retired Air Force Colonel, and Eunice Kim, with 10 years of deli experience in Maryland and Washington D.C., combined their passions to bring Dayton a unique deli experience. Their first venture, Flyboys Deli, features three focus areas: the first floor of Flyboys Deli evokes a New York-style deli, the second floor, especially the mural, celebrate Dayton’s 110 years of aviation heritage and its rich history as a cradle of invention. And from the rooftop deck you can watch the planes soar across the sky as they celebrate Dayton’s heritage- flight.
Expect sandwich specials, complimentary treats, and opportunities to win a Flyboys Deli gift basket! There are also raffle drawings that will go on from 1- 5pm with five winners being drawn. Prizes include:
Grand Prize – Shirt, Hat, Traveler Mug, Ceramic Mug, Pint Glass, Patch, Keychain and $25 Gift Card
2nd Prize – Pint Glass, Shirt, Patch, Airplane Keychain, and $20 Gift Card
3rd Prize – Pint Glass, Patch, Airplane Keychain, and $15 Gift Card
4th Prize – Patch, Airplane Keychain, and $10 Gift Card
5th Prize – Airplane Keychain and $10 Gift Card
There will also be complimentary cupcakes for all!
And then at 5pm tonight the 2nd location at The Mall at Fairfield Commons opens it doors to a restaurant that will be filled with tributes to the servicemen and women of America. In addition, Flyboys is adding a large outdoor patio, the Frequent Flyer Hall, the Flyboy’s Traveler, a banquet hall and a conference room! And unlike the Oakwood location, the Beavercreek restaurant will have full liquor service.
There will also be some new menu items that take a twist on classic Korean dishes created by owner Eunice Kim. Each week, Flyboy’s will celebrate a different city’s cuisine by serving their best dishes, and will be offering “rides” through each city on their flight simulator to truly experience the essence and diversity of cities around the world.
The celebration kicks off at 5pm with live music from Flow & The Flyovers, a band made up of retired Air Force personnel. Their will be door prizes for the first 55 guests, with raffle drawings at 7 & 9pm, with five winners for each drawing. Also be on the lookout for social media contests and trivia as well! Winners will receive a pint glass or mug and keychain. In addition, 20% of all proceeds tonight will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association and Fisher House.
Representative Rick Perales, of Ohio’s 73rd District congratulates owners Eunice Kim and Steve Crandall, a retired Air Force colonel, at a soft opening event held yesterday at the new The 7,400-square-foot eatery, which is located outside of the main entrance to the Mall at Fairfield Commons.
Like the original location, the new club will also feature an Aces Club. A Flyboys Ace is based on a flying ace in aviation – five kills and you become a flying ace! For Flyboys it’s Five Wednesday visits in purchasing their rotating selections of beer and you become a ‘Flyboy Ace’ with your name displayed on the board above the bar. After 41 visits to Flyboys on Wednesday nights, you are recognized as a ‘Flyboys Ace of Aces’. Flyboys Deli will then award our Ace of Aces with an engraved keepsake.
By Lisa Grigsby
In January of 2008, owners Steve and Melanie Smith opened The Caroline in The Dye building, which was built on the southeast corner of Troy’s public square in 1866 for owner by William Henry Harrison Dye.
W.H.H. Dye was likely the wealthiest man in Troy after the Civil war and also at the time of his death in 1900. He lived at the southeast corner of Franklin and S. Market streets in a large 2- story dwelling. After going into semi-retirement in 1865 William spent time wisely investing his fortune. This building was likely constructed as one of those good investments. Early on this building housed the Mammoth Boot & Shoe Store, C.Q. Sabin’s dental office, the E.R. Rinehart Cash Drug Store and Mr. Eli Kelly’s book and stationery store which also specialized in the sale of musical organs. In 1871 he established W.H.H. Dye & Son, Troy’s first private bank, which was located on the ground floor in the northwest corner of the Dye building. Eight years later he sold the bank to a Dayton firm and the bank eventually became known as the Miami County Bank. There remained a bank in this location until ca. 1900. During the 1880’s the Knights of Pythias met on the third floor of this building and every two weeks the Troy Dancing Club, a men’s organization, held dances here. As the space was so grand, the largest balls in town were held here, including masquerades, Firemen’s balls and New Year’s Eve balls.
From as early as 1875 there was a drugstore at 3 S. Market. These stores include: E.R. Rinehart Cash Drug Store, N. Tobey & Son, Chas. W. Tobey and the Magoteaux drug stores. 5 S. Market St. has been the home of dry goods stores including James Grunder & Co.; by 1911 it was the location of a 5 & 10 cent store. As early as 1927 G.C. Murphy & Co. had opened here and was in business until the early 1970’s. 7 S. Market St. has housed books and stationery shops, groceries and for many years was the location of a hardware store. These stores include: H.L. Hatfield & Bro., Hatfield & Scott and the Ralph Gibson hardware stores.
For many years G.C. Murphy and Co. occupied the entire ground floor of the Dye Building. When G.C. Murphy closed their doors around 1971, the building became vacant. For most of the 1970’s and 1980’s, most of the building was deserted except for a business here and there on the 1st floor; the 2nd and 3rd floors ‘of this building were likely deserted even longer. In 1987 7 S. Market became the home of the Upper Krust restaurant which was replaced the following year by Taggarts restaurant which remained at this location until the spring of 2007 just prior to the sale of the building to Tony Blundell of the Medallion Investment Group which planned to renovate and restore the building.
On Monday, January 29th The Caroline, named after the Smith’s daughter, will celebrate their 10th birthday. As part of the celebration you can join them for a 10 oz. Certified Angus Beef brand House Sirloin, a baked potato, and tossed salad for just $10! They’ll also be giving away fun prizes throughout the night.
We asked owner Steve Smith to reflect back over the past 10 years and share some of his thoughts about the business.
By Lisa Grigsby
In what’s become an annual tradition for Dorothy Lane Market, Baconfest is back! DLM celebrates at all 3 locations with a weekend-long event, 11 am to 4 pm Saturday, Jan. 27, and Sunday, Jan. 28.
As you stroll through the grocery store to the sizzling smell of bacon, sampling stations will be set up where you can graze on free samples of DLM’s BLT, Bacon Jam, Boozy Bacon Barbecue Sauce, Bacon flavored Chocolate, Pizzas with bacon, bacon salsa and so much more!
Some things to look for:
DLM chose duBreton Natural Pork to make their own bacon. DuBreton, a Canadian supplier of this top quality pork, adheres to strict principles which include environmental stewardship, natural growing practices, and the humane treatment of animals. Their animals, which are raised on small family farms, are fed 100% vegetarian feed and are given no antibiotics or growth promotants, ever! Varieties of DLM Uncured Bacon include Hickory-Smoked, Cherrywood-Smoked, Applewood-Smoked, Peppered, Jalapeño, Certified Organic Applewood, or Turkey.
Sulfite-free hickory smoked bacon is baked in small batches before it is hand chopped into fine nibbles. Alderwood smoked salt exudes a campfire aroma and perfectly offsets the sweetness of the chocolate.
Don’t limit yourself on the endless possibilities of this sauce. Use as a dip for chips, veggies, or finger food, or add atop a sandwich or grilled fish.
Kudos to Kettle Brand for developing this unusually flavored potato chip. A hint of smokiness erupts after opening the bag. The thick, hearty, extra-crunchy chips capture the taste of bacon and maple syrup. What’s also impressive is that Kettle Chips are GMO free, gluten free, have no MSG, and are safe for people with peanut allergies.
Located in Waynesville, Seasonal Selections produces salsas with no preservatives or fillers that can obscure the natural ingredients. Their bacon salsa starts off with a sweet, smoky flavor, and ends with a mild touch of spice. Makes a great topper for baked potatoes or omelets.
DLM Maple Bacon Gelato is made in small batches just 28 pints at a time. We start with our delicious DLM 100% Pure Maple Syrup and DLM’s nitrate- and nitrite-free uncured bacon cooked to a crunchy finish. Each is then mixed into an artisan gelato made 2.5 gallons at a time on imported gelato machines from Italy. The sweet, smoky flavor is addictive!
New this year, a Bacon Brew will be available on tap, brewed by Crooked Handle Brewing Co. So be sure and stop by Dorothy Lane Market this weekend and experience the joy of bacon.
Dorothy Lane Market Locations:
SPRINGBORO
740 N. Main Street
Open 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
WASHINGTON SQUARE
6177 Far Hills Ave.
Open 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
The socially tumultuous but musically wondrous 1960s takes center stage as the Dayton Playhouse presents an entertaining and warmly nostalgic production of the off-Broadway musical revue Beehive.
Created in the 1980s by the late Larry Gallagher, Beehive salutes various female pop artists of the decade from girl groups such as the Chiffons, the Shirelles, and the Supremes to distinctive legends such as Janis Joplin, Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin. Adhering to the standard revue blueprint, the songs are the main attraction. There’s no need for a trite, shoe-horned storyline when a bevy of 30 fantastic hits from toe-tapping confections (It’s My Party, My Boyfriend’s Back, One Fine Day, You Can’t Hurry Love) to soulful anthems (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, Abraham, Martin and John) breezily fuel the show’s feel-good momentum.
Director Tina McPhearson (who memorably helmed the Playhouse’s Hairspray) and choreographer Annette Looper (playfully evoking the spirit of American Bandstand and Hullabaloo) seemingly work in tandem to bring lighthearted joy to this fast-moving, audience-friendly outing. McPhearson’s lively and compatible six-member cast, attractively costumed by McPhearson, Kathleen Carroll and Tim Grewe with fabulous wigs by Steve Burton, beautifully blend vocally while enjoying individual opportunities to bask in the spotlight. Tamar Fishbein (Wanda) winningly takes on the role of narrator, gleefully offering commentary on important fashion trends and the significance of certain songs to provide greater context. Playhouse newcomer Kailey Yeakley (Alison) absolutely charms in full debutante mode rendering a lovingly demure and strong version of Where the Boys Are. Madeline Hart (Pattie) also provides a fine Playhouse debut, notably shining with You Don’t Own Me and Son of a Preacher Man. Alicia Walton (Jasmine), a standout earlier this season as Sister Mary Robert in the Playhouse’s Sister Act, returns with a particularly spirited River Deep –Mountain High. Shanna Comacho (Laura) continues her impressive versatility this season with a gently poignant To Sir, With Love (a personal favorite that still sounds as earnest and impactful as the day it was written) and a fully committed, Woodstock-esque embodiment of Somebody to Love, Cry Baby and Me and Bobby McGee. The marvelously expressive Elana Elmore (Gina), trained in opera but skillfully navigating R&B in this instance, delivers a rousing Proud Mary and wonderfully lyric-driven renditions of Chain of Fools and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. She effortlessly interprets Chain of Fools and A Natural Woman with delicate nuances and unique vocal flourishes that make its dual assessments of love, complicated vs. satisfying, arise fresh and new.
The production is also bolstered by Chris “Red” Newman’s variety show-inspired scenic design, John Falkenbach’s expert lighting, Bob Kovach’s terrific sound design, and conductor Ron Kindell’s well-balanced orchestra. Accented by amusing photos and commercials of yesteryear, Beehive is a worthwhile trip down memory lane.
Beehive continues through Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Dayton Playhouse, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The musical is performed in 90 minutes without intermission. Tickets are $16-$18. For tickets or more information, call (937) 424-8477 or visit www.daytonplayhouse.com.
The City of Dayton is launching a new initiative aimed at boosting responsible rental property management and reducing negative impacts rentals can have on neighborhoods. The Preferred Property Program offers qualifying properties a “stamp of approval” to help with marketing and a free listing on the City website, daytonohio.gov.
Acceptance to the program indicates a property meets requirements including structural soundness, no housing violations, and a safety assessment by the Dayton Fire Department. The program is designed for properties of four units or fewer.In addition to the free online property listing, property owners and managers have access to services of the Dayton Mediation Center and are invited to quarterly discussions with City staff. Tenants may also attend the Good Tenant Training offered by the Mediation Center.
By Lisa Grigsby
The Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio is a statewide program that showcases and celebrates Ohio artists, arts organizations, arts patrons, and business support of the arts. The public is invited to nominate individuals and organizations in seven awards categories. A selection committee, made up of Ohio Arts Council board members and three individuals selected by Ohio Citizens for the Arts, chooses the winners. The program is presented by the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation and honorees will be celebrated at the annual luncheon in Columbus on May 16th. This year Dayton is honored to have 3 award winners:
From dynamic performing arts centers to rare copies of ancient books, Stuart and Mimi Rose’s support of the arts spans a diverse array of fields. In May 2015, the city of Huber Heights celebrated the opening of its 4,200-seat covered amphitheatre, named the Stuart and Mimi Rose Music Center in honor of the couple’s generous donation. In its inaugural season, the center presented 29 performances and welcomed thousands of visitors to the city. Their recent support of The Dayton Art Institute, where Mimi served on the board, pays homage to the museum’s upcoming centennial in 2019, allowing many exciting projects that further strengthen the Institute to take place.
Other past philanthropic gifts have drawn from Stuart and Mimi’s personal interests. They recently funded the construction of the 300-seat Stuart and Mimi Rose Theatre at Dayton’s Miami Valley School and the 358-seat Carey Family Amphitheater at Cincinnati Country Day School. Stuart, a rare book enthusiast, has loaned pieces from his private collection to the University of Dayton on several occasions. In 2014, following the “Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress” exhibit featuring 49 rare books, Stuart surprised the school with the donation of a rare “He” version of the 1611 King James Bible and a colorful, whimsical edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland featuring illustrations by Salvador Dali.
Writer Sierra Leone is the president and artistic director of OFP Theatre Company, co-founded with her husband Robert Owens, Sr. For more than a decade, Ohio has benefitted from Sierra’s vision of creative urban arts as a powerful artistic medium to bring communities together across racial, cultural, ideological, and economic divides. Her project “The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show” presents a hybrid of urban poetry, music, dance, and visual arts from local, regional, and international talent. The show later expanded to include an energetic poetry competition called The Last Poet Standing.
Her work with youth arts organizations, schools, and community organizations has been ongoing through her company’s educational arm, Signature Educational Solutions. Sierra is continuing girls’ empowerment work through the Dayton Public Schools’ Girls Achievement program, and she has written and performed commissioned work for many local and national organizations.
The world-renowned Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) is the oldest modern dance company in Ohio. Founded in 1968 by Jeraldyne Blunden, DCDC is one of few American dance companies of international reputation located outside a major U.S. metropolitan area. Having the world’s largest repertoire of classic works by African-American choreographers, the company continues to celebrate dance art around the world. Executive Director Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders created collaborative partnerships between the dance company and area universities, and the company delivers extensive education and outreach programs and services to elementary, middle, and high schools, both locally and while on tour.
DCDC is one of three dance companies across the United States tapped to tour internationally through the seventh season of DanceMotion USA, a dynamic cultural diplomacy program run through the U.S. Department of State and Brooklyn Academy of Music. DCDC will travel to Russia and Kazakhstan in May 2018. Historically, this marks DCDC’s third trip to Russia.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION | DAVID POE MITZEL, PH.D.
ZANESVILLE (MUSKINGUM)
An Ohio native, David was raised in Rocky River and attended University School in Shaker Heights before moving to Cincinnati. He received a B.A. cum laude in Honors History from Williams College and an M.S. from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. He served as an administrator at George Washington University and at Ohio University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration.
He was elected a founding vice president of the Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association, vice president of the National Council for Resource Development, founding executive director of the Muskingum County Community Foundation, and president of the Artist Colony of Zanesville. After retirement from the Community Foundation, he founded Appalachian Hills of Ohio Territory (AHOOT), the Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, the All Ohio Contemporary Ceramics Competition and Show, and the Arts Council of Muskingum County.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST | RICARDO AVERBACH, DMA
OXFORD (BUTLER)
Celebrating his 16th year as director of orchestral studies at Miami University, Brazilian conductor Ricardo Averbach has also served as president of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) and guest conductor of orchestras all over the world. His concerts have been broadcast on radio and television in more than 50 countries. As a dedicated advocate of contemporary music, Ricardo has performed and recorded several world premieres for major labels, which have sold more than half a million copies around the globe. The American Prize has recognized his work in the College/University Division in many different categories, including the American Prize in Conducting, which he won in 2010.
A resident of Oxford since 2002, Ricardo has been promoting the arts in the state of Ohio by collaborating with world-renowned artists, participating in multidisciplinary projects, taking his students on tours nationally and abroad, commissioning Ohio composers, and serving on the Committee for the Arts and Innovative Thinking of the Ohio Department of Education.
ARTS ADMINISTRATION | HOWARD PARR
AKRON (SUMMIT)
Howard Parr has more than 30 years of professional experience in the arts and entertainment industry. He has served as executive director of the Akron Civic Theatre since September 2007, having served as its director of development and planning from 1998–2004, during which the theatre completed a $22.5 million expansion and restoration project. In addition to his work with The Civic, Howard provides booking assistance to the City of Akron’s Lock Three Park and to the University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall.
Prior to joining The Civic, Howard served as general manager of Ohio Ballet, general manager of Cleveland Signstage Theatre, general manager of the Danville Civic Center, and performing arts coordinator at Western Illinois University.
ARTS EDUCATION | CENTER FOR ARTS-INSPIRED LEARNING
CLEVELAND (CUYAHOGA)
Founded in 1953, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) creates innovative learning experiences that close learning gaps, teach creative thinking and problem solving, and help students succeed in school, in their first jobs, and beyond. CAL annually provides close to 7,000 arts-in-education programs for 200,000 young people from 150 schools across Northeast Ohio. CAL’s vision extends beyond schools through ArtWorks, a year-round arts-based college and career readiness program for teens, which has provided more than 2,300 high school students with jobs that teach important life skills since its beginning in 2005. CAL continues to be the leading provider of arts education in Northeast Ohio. In 2017, CAL moved to University Circle to provide onsite arts education programming for underserved neighborhoods.
BUSINESS SUPPORT OF THE ARTS (LARGE) | THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY. ORRVILLE (WAYNE)
For 120 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products and pet food and pet snacks in North America. In consumer foods and beverages, its brands include Smucker’s®, Folgers®, Jif®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, Café Bustelo®, Martha White®, truRoots®, Sahale Snacks®, Robin Hood®, and Bick’s®. In pet food and pet snacks, its brands include Meow Mix®, Milk-Bone®, Kibbles ‘n Bits®, Natural Balance®, and 9Lives®. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago.
Heartland Bank has been Central Ohio’s community bank since 1911. Experts in commercial real estate, property development, and small to medium business finance, they strive to help execute their clients’ strategic priorities. Heartland also provides vast offerings with expertise in agricultural, small business, and consumer banking services, as well as planning and wealth management.
While there are many opportunities to support the communities served, Heartland Bank steps up, time and time again, to assist local arts organizations by displaying their work in branch offices, funding public art in downtown developments, donating advertising time on Heartland’s digital billboard to support groups like the local symphony, and helping entrepreneurs purchase abandoned warehouses to transform into artist studios. Heartland is proud to support the entrepreneurial spirit for those that live, work, and play in the communities they serve.