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10,000 10-year-olds take over the Schuster
Yellow school buses surrounded the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Center this week as 10,000 10-year-olds descended on the popular downtown Dayton venue.The idea was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Schuster by entertaining 10,000 children who were born in the year the Schuster Center was built. School groups from ...
Visit Midwest’s only wake-boarding park, explore underground treasures, zip along scenic trails
For those who thrive on an adrenaline rush, southwestern Ohio has a wealth of thrill-seeking adventures.The state boasts five major zip-line canopy tours — Columbus, Hocking Hills, Loudonville, West Liberty, the Wilds — but one of the most breathtaking views can be found at Oregonia’s Ozone Zipline Adventures, which stretches ...
3 baseball books kick up some fresh dirt
About six weeks into the Major League Baseball season, several recent baseball books have come streaking through my strike zone."American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith" edited by Daniel Okrent (The Library of America, 560 pages, $29.95)One of the finest aspects of baseball is being able to read about ...
The Beach Waterpark reopens Saturday
When the Beach Waterpark announced it would be closed for the 2012 season many pass holders wondered if anyone would step up to take it over, or if the popular attraction would be mothballed. At the time, the news release quoted spokesman Ralph Vilardo Jr. saying the closing was, “the ...
Tiny miracles follow Daryn’s four-car crash
Headlights exploding, metal crunching, air bags instantly inflating. My daughter screaming. As I drove my daughter to a friend’s house on May 4, there came that awful reminder that your life can change in an instant. It happened as I passed through a major intersection on a solid green light. ...
Concert announcements: Justin Timberlake coming to Columbus
Each week, we compile a complete listing of upcoming concerts and new concert announcements to save you time and help you plan your social calendar. HOT TICKETS Justin Timberlake is coming to Columbus, and tickets go on sale Friday at noon. The show is Nov. 16 at Nationwide Arena, 200 ...
Dining Deals
CARVERS STEAKS AND CHOPS Every Sunday at Carvers Steaks and Chops, 1535 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, Washington Twp., you can get a three-course meal for $20. You will get to choose from soup or salad as the first course. You can also get one of five select entrees and a dessert to ...
Need easy wine tips for picnics? Experts chime in
Picking up some fresh wines for summer is in the bag — or shopping cart, actually — as supermarkets get in touch with their inner sommeliers.Grocery store wine aisles that once yielded row after row of generic bottles now boast a wide selection of domestic and imported wines, and some ...
Water sports complex is wide awake
The Wake Nation Cincinnati water sports complex opened for its preseason on May 1. This month, while the hardcore wakeboarding and wake skating enthusiasts make the most out of the limited springtime hours, two new features will be installed well in time before the expanded summer hours beginning June 1.“One ...
Shameless? Rich moms' tactics to cut lines at Disney
According to reports, some wealthy Manhattan families have discovered a new way to skip the long lines at Walt Disney World — and likely found a new way to be despised by the "99-percenters." The New York Post is reporting some wealthy families are now hiring disabled people to pose ...
Know food labels to shop healthy
Healthy eating begins long before you sit down at the dinner table. It’s the food that makes it into your grocery cart and through the checkout that either promotes or hinders a healthy lifestyle. “When you go to the grocery store, you’re going to make a decision if you’re going ...
Pixar director, movie fans angered by Disney changes to 'Brave' character
The plucky heroine from the Pixar movie Brave has received a make-over from Disney that left fans of the movie angry and led the character’s creator to call the changes sexist. The changes were made for the doll version of the red-haired heroine Merida from the Disney/Pixar movie. The Marin ...
Dayton band The Werks is taking the country by storm - one festival at a time
If there is one thing you will never heard said about The Werks (or its members) it is that they don’t work hard. The Dayton band is on the road, out playing with friends, recording an album or generally just immersed in music nearly 100 percent of their lives. This ...
“Next To Normal” opens at the Victoria Theatre
An emotionally drained audience left the Victoria Theatre Tuesday night following the local premiere of the Tony-Award winning musical, “Next to Normal.”The show, on stage through May 19, isn’t your typical Broadway musical, and there were those who emerged visibly shaken and wiping away tears.Many arrived not certain what was ...
New ‘paint-and-sip’ wine bar coming to Dayton Mall
A new entertainment destination that offers wine and beer by the glass in conjunction with hands-on painting classes is scheduled to open in mid-July at the Dayton Mall, joining similar shops in Centerville and West Chester. Pinot’s Palette , a franchise shop of a Houston-based “paint-and-sip” company that operates more ...
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 ...
Bacon Fest is coming, Bacon Fest is coming
Bacon this and bacon that will take center stage at the local event this bacon lover has been waiting a lifetime to attend. Bacon Fest 2013 will be celebrated 2 p.m. Aug. 18 at Lincoln Park Civic Commons, 675 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering. The free first-time event is sponsored by ...
Baby back ribs, wings featured at Kings Island’s new sit-down, Reds-themed eatery
Kings Island visitors have craved a full-service, sit-down restaurant for years. Don Helbig, the amusement park’s spokesman, says the Reds Hall of Fame Grille will deliver a home run. The menu includes fish and chips ($9.99), a colossal hot dog ($8.79), the Fielders Choice chicken wrap ($8.59) Bullpen spicy buffalo ...
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 ...
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