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Turkish restaurant offers delightful dishes, relaxing atmosphere
Dayton’s Turkish community is growing.City officials estimate that 350 Turkish families have settled in Dayton since 2005.There are fewer ways to get to know new neighbors and their culture than through their food.Pasha Grill at 72 Plum St. at the Greene in Beavercreek has been serving authentic Turkish food since ...
Gas industrial complex has us over a barrel
There are a few certainties in life: the sunshine will come out tomorrow if you are lucky, you’ll be taxed (particularly if your name is Tea Party Patriot Johnson), someday you know will die and gas prices will rise. I don’t make up the rules, I simply write about them. ...
New eatery launches Bloody Mary bar
Leo Bistro, located inside the Dayton Art Institute, has officially jumped on the Bloody Mary bandwagon. “We had a large number of requests for Bloody Marys on those days so we said we’d offer it,” said Kris Sommers, the eatery’s guest services manager. “They (diners) can make it their own ...
Eatery makes splash with pickle soup, fried pickles, cheese-stuffed burgers
You are less likely to find yourself in a pickle if you gobble up that pickle first. That seems to be ruling principle at Blind Bob’s, a restaurant and bar located at 430 E. Fifth St. in Dayton’s Historic Oregon District. Two of the restaurant’s most popular dishes are all ...
5 things that won’t move into the downtown Arcade complex
Recently, Dayton Metro Library officials soundly rejected a proposal that would have the main library move into the historic and insanely dilapidated Arcade complex downtown. That hasn’t stopped supporters of the move from pushing and pulling with all of their might. J. Todd Anderson, a nationally known storyboard artist who ...
New bakery mixing dessert with booze
The “secret ingredients” in Sarah Sullivan’s baked treats aren’t exactly secret, but they are sure to lift your spirits because, well, they are spirits.The Oregon District resident’s love for baked goods and good bourbon led her to launch Bakery 21 last November.“The word is spreading and that is great,” Sullivan ...
China Cottage’s Pao Pao platter continues to sizzle after 25 years
There is a surefire way to add a little flash to a meal at the China Cottage — order the Pao Pao combination platter for two. The platter provides a festive way to sample five of the restaurant’s most tantalizing appetizers. “It has a little bit of everything in it,” ...
Rocker Sheryl Crow promotes country album, performs in private concert
Rocker Sheryl Crow didn’t exactly remember the Dublin Pub’s name (she called it Irish Pub), but the petite rocker-gone country reminisced Friday afternoon about the fun she had there after a 2003 show at Fraze Pavilion. “We jammed at a club until the wee hours of the morning,” Crow said ...
Sheryl Crow performs private show at Cox Media Group Ohio headquarters
Rocker Sheryl Crow is now more than a little bit country; she’s completely crossed over. The singer arrived at Cox Media Group Ohio’s headquarters in Dayton about 4:30 this afternoon and is performing for the company’s staffers and 10 K99.1FM listeners and their guests. Prior to the show, K99.1FM host ...
Man who helped rescue Cleveland kidnapping victims should be judged by his actions
Charles Ramsey has a criminal background that includes a domestic violence conviction nearly a decade ago, if reports from TheSmokingGun.com are accurate. There are a lot of other things “wrong” with the man who helped rescue three women who had been held captive for nearly a decade. His hair is ...
Party school’s band to play at Vatican
Ohio University’s Marching 110 will perform in one of the world’s most well-known plazas today. As part of a European tour, the band and Ohio University Wind Symphony will play at St. Peter’s Square on Friday and tour the Vatican Museum. The whirlwind tour also includes performances in Dublin, Ireland, ...
Commentary: 7 creepy things you didn’t know about accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro
The case of Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro continues to shock the world. Several twisted and disturbing allegations have emerged about the former Cleveland Public School Bus driver jailed in lieu of $8 million bond set Thursday on charges he kidnapped three young women and held them in ...
New bistro slated to open in Oregon District tonight
Emily Mendenhall and her staff at Lily’s Bistro spent the past few days serving family members and friends a limited selections from its food and drink menu.Tonight will be showtime for the Historic Oregon District establishment featuring seasonal fare.The restaurant at 329 E. Fifth St. — the former site of ...
Cleveland man called “realist hero” for helping kidnapping victim
Charles Ramsey may just be the ‘realist’ hero to emerge on the national stage in recent years. The straight-talking, McDonald-loving Clevelander’s quick and decisive actions after hearing a woman trying to escape from a home on Cleveland’s west side has made him an Internet and video sensation. Police say Amanda ...
Less guilty drinking: restaurant adds ‘skinny’ cocktails to menu
An area chain restaurant is offering a few ‘skinnier’ drink selections. For a limited time, the Champps Americana Restaurant at 7880 Washington Village Drive in Centerville will serve up cold glasses of Skinnygirl brand cocktails as part of its ‘Off-Season Training Menu.’ Skinnygirl, a low cal booze company, was founded ...
Restaurant serving up breakfast in a big way
There are breakfast wraps and then there is the way the The Breakfast Club Cafe & Coffee Roastery wraps its breakfast.The popular Lebanon restaurant at 102 N. Broadway St. features a breakfast enchilada (really the size of a burrito) that will surely make you take notice.A 12-inch tortilla is covered ...
Food trucks revolution hitting Dayton with gourmet dogs, sandwiches
The food trucks are here and they are preparing for a rally. Dayton’s first ever food truck rally will take over RiverScape MetroPark during Urban Night 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, said organizer Tonia Fish, the co-owner of Synergy Incubators, a business that provides kitchen space and other services to ...
Dueling funk museums planned for Dayton
Dayton funk music fans are trying to make the city the “funkiest place on the Earth.” Backers of a second effort to build a local museum to funk music announced their plans Friday. The group is proposing a museum complex dedicated to preserving Dayton’s rich history in the development of ...
Dayton, it is time to figure ‘it’ out
The race to find Dayton’s Next Top Mayor heats up Tuesday when Dayton residents cast votes for their favorite political player. At this point, it is too close to call who will be the city’s next mayor, but someone will be voted off the island following the tribal council that ...
Seven ways to Cinco De Mayo your weekend
Cinco de Mayo weekend is finally here, and Dayton area restaurants and bars are ready to put you in the south-of-the-border mood through Sunday.Here are seven suggestions on things you can do locally to be a part of this celebration of Mexican culture.WrestlingTwenty area women will square off during PUSH ...
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