We cover a lot of bar and restaurant stories on our website, Dayton Dining Facebook page and Dayton Foodies Group and as look back on 2023, here are our most read stories of the year.
Our fifth most read story fo the year was Downtown Brewery Closed. On Oct 17th we announced the fate of Lock 27 Brewing & Taproom closing, six years after it opened the doors near the Dragons Baseball stadium. The good news, their suburban space in Centerville is staying open.
Our fourth most read story also came in Ocober when a Dayton Eatery Named to Yelp’s Top 100 in Midwest. The husband and wife couple, Casey and Patrick that own and operate Grist in Downtown Dayton got some national recognition for their specialty pasta market and restaurant that serves lunch and dinner, sells pasta, bread and other treats to go, as well as offering cooking classes.
Coming in as the 3rd most read story, On Oct 7th we revealed that the Doubleday’s Chain Introduces New Concept. According to Doubleday’s
management Home Plate will open late Jan/early February. With only 20 seats, the concept will concentrate on carry out of Doubleday’s favorite, soups, salads and sandwiches.
Our second most popular posting happened on On June 30th we announced the the management change at Treasure Island, with Dana & Katherine Downs taking over July 1st. Slight menu modifications were predicted to ensure the efficiency and success of the restaurant. Well, as we all know now, that didn’t last long and the restaurant has been handed back to owner Duane Issacs and closed temporarily. Rumor has it that former General Manager Nancy Zechar will be reopening Treasure Island mid January.
Dayton937.com’s Most Read Story of the Year: In Sept of 23 we announced the Ownership Change For Bill’s Donuts. Lisa Tucker sat down with our own Bryan Suddith to talk about the business her family had run since 1960. A long time beloved business that did so much for the community, this announcement was a big shake up for the Miami Valley. New owners Marshall and Amy Lachman have lived up to their pledge to not change anything stay involved with supporting our community
