MickeyD’s will be hosting a bacon happy hour on Tuesday, January 29th from 4-5pm !
That’s right, for one hour only, the fast-food chain will hold a “Bacon Hour” so customers in participating stores across the country can put free thick-cut, Applewood-smoked bacon on anything they order from the McDonald’s menu.
Yes you read that right, free bacon.
On anything.
In the entire McDonald’s menu.
Want bacon on your Chicken McNuggets? Sure thing, buddy, go knock yourself out.
Bacon on a Filet-O-Fish? Aquaman just might approve.
Bacon on a Hot Caramel Sundae? Surprisingly salty stuff goes really well with sweet treats.
The limited time event is meant to promote the Jan. 30 nationwide launch of McDonald’s new trio of bacon items: the Big Mac Bacon burger, Quarter Pounder Bacon burger and Cheesy Bacon Fries. Both burgers will come with three slices of bacon each while the Cheesy Bacon Fries will come with bacon bits.
The Bloody Mary Showdown coming up Sunday, January 27th at the Mandalay Banquet Center, is a competition amongst area bartenders seeking to find Dayton’s features Chicago’s Bloody Mary. Guest will get to sample the bloodies from the competitors and vote on their favorite, crowning Dayton’s best Bloody Mary. The competition is sponsored by Svedka Vodka, which will be provide to all the contestants, the mix and the garnish will be where each bartender can differentiate themselves.
Five local Chefs will be the featured instructors for the 37th annual American Field Service (AFS) Cooking school series of cooking classes being offered at Centerville High School this February and March. 
Brad Anderson grew up drawing cartoons in Jamestown, New York and sold his first cartoon at age 15 to the aviation magazine, Flying Aces. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Anderson graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree. While working in advertising, Anderson sold cartoons to major publications such as Collier’s magazine and Saturday Evening Post. We are fortunate enough to have over 3,000 examples of Anderson’s magazine cartoons.
Learn about the exciting field of robotics during Family Day on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 9am-3 pm at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Starting today, when guests purchase a new limited-edition $5 tumbler at any City Barbeque location, 
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What better way to spend a winter Sunday afternoon than watching a cinematic gem on a big screen – for free? Dayton Metro Library began a new Sunday Movies @ Main series on January 6th. Each Sunday features a different film – from overlooked masterpieces and classics to foreign films, independent cinema and documentaries. All films start at 1:30pm in the Main Library’s Eichelberger Forum, 215 E. Third Street, and are free and open to the public.
In the spring we will we relaunching a national philanthropic web site to support civic innovation around the country. Developed by a young Chicago-based entrepreneur who co-founded a start-up that was funded on Shark Tank in 2015, The Collaboratory is building a national leadership team, as we look to disrupt philanthropy and impact by engaging Millennials and GenZs.
Former North American dash champion Dan Noble, who won that title in 2011 with 773 victories, accumulated 112 points over his eight drives on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 8) to capture the 2019 edition of Miami Valley Raceway’s annual $25,000 North America Drivers Championship. He follows in the footsteps of Doug McNair and Trace Tetrick, who won the $10,000 first prize in the initial two competitions.
“Winning this championship, especially so close to home, ranks right up there with those other highlight moments though,” exclaimed a jubilant Noble on his way back from the winner’s circle presentation to the paddock.