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JANUARY 10, 2021
Now that it's beginning to feel more like winter, 🥶️ you can find us under a blanket (or three) checking out the new and returning TV shows coming out over the next few weeks. That is, when we're not helping you catch up on what you might have missed in local news this past week. 😅
- The team at Curafied Dayton
- The team at Curafied Dayton
huge historic rehab nears completion
sponsored
What was once a 20,000 sq. ft. ice cream cone factory in 1900 in the Historic Huffman District off of Fifth and Keowee had become a derelict, graffitied eyesore over the years until one creative couple saw its potential to be something great again. Remodeled and repurposed as a wedding and event venue, The Lift, as it's now called, is nearing completion and private tours are now open through its website, TheLiftDayton.com.
win for ud bball
sports
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Bouncing back from two back-to-back losses at home, the UD Flyer Men’s basketball team won in Washington D.C. this past weekend against George Washington with an 83-58 final score. Get the play-by-play here.
grants for NW dayton
PHILANTHROPY
We all go up together. $1.5 million in grant funding is available to organizations that serve Northwest Dayton through The Northwest Dayton Partnership which has issued a request for proposals for projects that address issues like high-quality childhood education, revitalization activities, increased racial equality and economic mobility, and others. Learn more here.
covid side hustle goes full time
food & drink
When life gives you a pandemic, make meals to-go. Springboro resident Katie Easton started experimenting with different meal preps in her kitchen during COVID after being furloughed as a catering manager. Then she made a business out of it called Dished. Now she has a brick-and-mortar location. Get the full scoop here.
dayton native gets nat geo show
ENTERTAINMENT
Local famous person alert! Dr. Joya Griffin, a Dayton native and veterinary dermatologist, stars in a new Nat Geo WILD series called “Pop Goes the Vet with Dr. Joya.” The series showcases the dermatological side of animal care at the Animal Dermatology Clinic in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky as well as Evansville, Indiana. More here.
SPORTS BETTING and OHIO
SPORTS
OH-IOU? Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill at the end of last year legalizing sports betting throughout the state. “Bettors will be able to place wagers on professional, college and esports by Jan. 1, 2023 and the Ohio Legislative Service Commission estimates that sports gambling will produce more than $3.35 billion in revenue per year by the end of the decade." Full story here.
fridays at the fraze
entertainment
Here's something to look forward to while we wait out the cold: the Fraze Pavillion has announced their Friday lineup of outdoor concerts and events for the 2022 season including Killer Queen, The Electric Light Orchestra Experience, The Menus and more. Get the full scoop here.
Thanks for hangin’ with us! 🍊
We’ll be back again next week.
We’ll be back again next week.