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November 29, 2021
Anyone else feeling like stuffed turkeys after the weekend? 😅 While you enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers for lunch and rev up the holiday cheer, here’s what you might have missed in Dayton news this past week.
- The team at Curafied
- The team at Curafied
CRACKIN' TO THE BEAT
entertainment
The Victoria Theatre will host the family-friendly production, “The Hip-Hop Nutcracker” on Friday, Dec. 3. Featuring Kurtis Blow, the first rapper to ever be signed to a major label, as MC, the show follows the same storyline as “The Nutcracker” but with digital graffiti visuals, music, and choreography that take you to contemporary New York City. Learn more here.
PREPARE FOR THE REBELLION
FOOD & DRINK
The Whiskey Rebellion, that is. And no, seriously - prepare. Warped Wing Brewery’s famous Whiskey Rebellion Special Reserve is on sale Saturday, Dec. 4 at their downtown location. Long lines, and sold out bottles are, as usual, to be expected if you want to get your hands on this seasonal Russian Imperial Stout “steeped in reclaimed bourbon barrels, marked with accents of chocolate and vanilla.” Read on here.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING
SPONSORED
Make the greatest impact with your dollars this holiday season by shopping local and shopping small with Launch Dayton's #LaunchIntoTheHolidays. Beginning Cyber Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, and running through Friday, Dec. 17, tune in every weekday at noon to the Launch Dayton Facebook page to connect live with local businesses offering consumer goods perfect for your holiday gift list. The lineup will feature a range of products including baked goods, clothes, jewelry, beauty products, housewares, fair trade goods, handcrafted items, restaurant gift cards, CBD products and more.
MORE GROWING TO DO
BUSINESS
The developers who brought about the Dayton Arcade complex are looking to expand the project’s “second phase” with a $90 million investment. The expansion will consist of increasing the footprint of The Hub, adding a shared-use commercial kitchen, Arts Underground space, and a restaurant. Eventually a hotel, retail, and office spaces will follow. Read more here.
sales on the rise
business
Dayton-based, woman-owned company, Tempagenix, has seen national sales of their Temp-N-Toss thermometer rise into the millions for 2020 thanks in part to the pandemic. The company’s biodegradable product is produced in facilities that employ local adults with disabilities and uses six different local, woman-owned companies for printing, marketing and broker work. You love to see it! Read more here.
look into the light(s)
entertainment
After its successful launch last year, the interactive Downtown Jingle Lights show has returned this year and runs until January 1, 2022. Tune your radio to 97.1 FM and cruise along the following routes to see the choreographed displays: Main Street between Monument and Fifth, Third Street between St. Clair and Wilkinson, and Monument Ave. from Patterson to Main. Check out the full story here.
Thanks for hangin’ with us! 🍊
We’ll be back again next week.
We’ll be back again next week.