http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Compiled by "Smart Mouth" columnist Amelia Robinson, Seen and Overheard is fueled by juicy tidbits, oddball tales and strange sightings. Twitter with Amelia at DDNSmartmouth. Have an item for Seen and Overheard? Click here to let us know all about it. Want more? Seen & Overheard runs daily in the Dayton Daily News. en-us arobinson@coxohio.com 2012-05-23T11:05:55-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/23/forbes_lists_dayton_as_nations.html Seems the folks over at Forbes.com are trying to get on our good side this time. The Forbes Magazine website has listed Dayton as the nation’s most affordable city. Staff photo by Lisa Powell Click here to checkout its list... 17408946@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-05-23T11:05:55-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/23/woman_who_brought_the_world_ea.html The woman who made the term “eat my shorts” famous is coming home to pick up an honor. Ay Carumba! Fairmont West High School grad Nancy Cartwright - the voice of Bart Simpson from the “Simpsons” - will be awarded... 17408922@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-05-23T08:06:19-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/17/disco_diva_dies_what_is_your_f.html Legendary disco diva Donna Summer has lost her battle with cancer, according to several reports. The Queen of Disco was 63. I blasted Donna Summer’s greatest hits on the record player when I was a kid. I spun around and... 17408722@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-05-17T12:26:48-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/16/local_couple_celebrates_dream.html Air Force 2nd Lt. John Avrett and Meghan Kinney are hitched. The inspirational couple we first told you about in October were recently married at the Sanderling Resort and Spa. Avrett, a student at the Air Force Institute of Technology,... 17408627@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-05-16T08:49:28-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/10/what_should_beavercreek_name_s.html Here’s your opportunity name a school building or two. The Beavercreek Board of Education wants help naming the elementary and middle school buildings expected to open a year from now. Students, parents, community members, employees and alumni are invited to... 17408385@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-05-10T09:24:29-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/08/sugarcreek_man_says_boy_scout.html This one proves that lessons learned young can last a lifetime. A Sugarcreek Twp. man said training he received as a Boy Scouts aided him in helping save a Waynesville man’s life. Staff photo by Jim Noelker Jason and Emily... 17408302@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-05-08T01:27:28-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/05/07/charity_gala_sets_record_raise.html The folks at AIDS Resource Center Ohio are still grinning from ear to ear over the success of last month’s Ooh La Rouge themed RED Table Design Gala. The gala raised a record $500,820, ARC Ohio spokeswoman Lisa Grigsby said... 17408243@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-05-07T10:53:05-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/30/former_gm_worker_moraine_city.html Dayton resident Mitchell Wood III is featured in a new Wall Street Journal video about the struggles of those who lost jobs when the GM closed the Moraine Assembly Plant three years ago. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Sharon... 17407966@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-04-30T11:17:57-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/27/is_dayton_breakin_prankster_th.html George Stephanopoulos and his crew over at ABC’s “Good Morning America” have dubbed a Dayton man “world’s worst boyfriend” for a prank that sent the man’s girlfriend and two other women screaming from an apartment. A YouTube video of the... 17407869@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-04-27T16:10:17-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/25/wright_patterson_in_running_fo.html Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel could see the action film Battleship for free, Eventful.com says. The 10 bases with the most votes will win advance screenings of the movie at theaters closest to the bases. The competition ends May 8.... 17407743@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-04-25T11:27:00-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/23/man_answers_cell_phone_twice_d.html A man learned the hard way that you don’t take a cell phone call when Princess Leia is performing. Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” movies, had her one-woman performance of “Wishful Drinking” interrupted twice (you... 17407642@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2012-04-23T13:44:55-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/19/discounts_free_music_trivia_pa.html Not every record is covered in dust. Lots of people still like to put the needle on the record. Live music, a late night screening of the cult film “Empire Records,” underground music trivia and giveaways will be part of... 17407497@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Local events 2012-04-19T12:16:00-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/16/does_feeding_tube_diet_takedie.html Warning, this might just turn your stomach. For just $1,500 you can be feed through a tube inserted in your nose. The Today show this morning ran a story about a feeding tube “diet” designed to help brides-to-be drop as... 17407332@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ talk 2012-04-16T11:50:15-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/11/beavercreek_woman_hopes_to_win.html A Beavercreek woman needs your help to win a wheelchair accessible van. Cedarville University student Elizabeth Ewart is competing in a National Mobility Equipment Dealers contest meant to celebrate National Mobility Awareness Month in May. (See the two-minute video Ewart... 17407136@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ People you know 2012-04-11T08:50:25-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/entries/2012/04/11/city_of_beavercreek_getting_di.html Beavercreek will soon join the growing list of communities with digital billboards. At its meeting Monday, city council approved Mills Development’s request to construct a digital billboard at 3800 Pentagon Boulevard. Rendering of digital billboard The site is in the... 17407134@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/seen_and_overheard/ Good to Know 2012-04-11T08:30:15-05:00 arobinson@coxohio.com