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OCTOBER 31, 2022
Happy Halloween! New storefronts are opening at The Greene, 🛍 Warped Wing Brewery and Ester Price Chocolates collab on a new ‘secret’ brew, 🍻 the city invests in improving 100 low-income homes, 🔨 and more… Here’s what you might have missed in Dayton news this week. 🗞
- The team at Curafied Dayton
- The team at Curafied Dayton
healing through ceremony
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October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month and Ceremony, a local wellness startup, will be hosting a virtual community gathering for anyone who has experienced the devastation of this loss. In these guided events, participants will be supported in community to honor their loss, tend to their body, mind and spirit, relax into restoration, and journey in a guided meditation. Ceremony has also just released The Pregnancy & Infant Loss Box to help people that wish to grieve, process, and heal privately.
WHERE TO EAT FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED ON HALLOWEEN
food & drink
Trick or treat yo’self! Applebees, Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, Taco Bell, and many more have made this list of businesses that are offering specials today. Check out the full story and details here.
THESE ARE THE LATEST STOREFRONTS COMING TO THE GREENE
BUSINESS
Fabletics, a national activewear brand for men and women is expected to open in early December. El Toro Mexican Bar & Grill is expected to open in Mimi’s Bistro & Bakery’s former spot within the next 30 days. Taste of Belgium, a restaurant that specializes in Belgium-inspired food and drink will be where Fuzzy’s Taco was located. Off Par Golf & Social will open its doors this winter. Players can try their hand at simulated golf on more than 100 courses, but can also opt for soccer, baseball or hockey. CLB XXIII carries ‘the most diverse sneaker collections in Ohio’ as well as luxury clothing including Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Givenchy and Dior. Full story here.
warped wing partners with ester price again for 'secret' seasonal brew
food & drink
Warped Wing Brewing Company and Esther Price Candies are celebrating the return of their “secret” collaboration beer with an old-fashioned beer party slated Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Dayton taproom on 26 Wyandot Street. It will release Esther’s Li’l Secret the following day at its Springboro Taproom, 25 Wright Station Way, and its Mason Taproom, 5650 Tylersville Road. Each year the seasonal creation features a unique style and flavor. Last year’s creation was a Chocolate Almond Bark Brown Ale aged in bourbon barrels. Learn more here.
CITY INVESTS IN THE REPAIR OF 100 LOW-INCOME HOMES
REAL ESTATE
$1.8 million dollars from the city’s share of the American Rescue Plan Act will go to Rebuilding Together Dayton who will use the grant to repair homes in six lower-income Dayton neighborhoods. The money will be reinvested in the Wolf Creek, Carillon, Edgemont, Miami Chapel, Five Oaks, and Old North Dayton neighborhoods. “The goal is to stabilize these neighborhoods and aid residents living in unsafe conditions. This will be done through plumbing, electrical, and structural work. The city selected the neighborhoods on a needs-basis.” Original story here.
KOJI BURGER CONTINUES POP-UPS WHILE BRICK & MORTAR IN DEVELOPMENT
FOOD & DRINK
After a successful pop-up last weekend with a line around the block, Koji Burger is returning in November with several lunch pop-ups at Jollity as the owners work towards opening a brick-and-mortar next year. The Koji Burger concept was tested and developed during the Miami Valley Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Week. The pop-ups will be held Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or until sold out at Jollity, located at 127 E. Third Street in Dayton. Dates include November 11, 12, 18, 19 and 26. Learn more here.
WRIGHT STATE RECEIVES MULTI MILLION DOLLAR GIFT FOR VETERANS PROGRAM
PHILANTHROPY
Wright State University will receive a gift, totaling $3.6 million, from Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynolds Company. The money will become the foundation for a new Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for veterans at Wright State and create new scholarships for business students. The Reynolds and Reynolds Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) will further expand the collaboration between Reynolds and Wright State while supporting the success of military veterans who are aspiring entrepreneurs. Full story here.
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