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Tony and Frank Graci, sons of Flying Pizza founder John Graci, have been celebrating all year long by doing what they do best, tossing dough high above their heads and chatting merrily with loyal customers. On Oct. 1, the official 50th anniversary, the restaurant will thank the community by giving away gift certificates, free T-shirts, sweatshirts and other giveaways.

50 years of Flying Pizza: Celebrating one of downtown’s oldest businesses

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TJ Chumps, which has four restaurants in the Dayton area, is considering expanding to Kettering. FILE

Dayton-area based restaurant chain seeks Kettering liquor permits for business

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Jack Boecker at a work retirement party in 1983. He began working for Winters National Bank in 1975 and stayed with the same bank (and its successors) until he retired earlier this year.

Last remaining Winters Bank employee retires from Chase

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Spice Paradise is moving to Front Street and switching to wholesale, online, and pickup ordering. KAITLIN SCHROEDER

Oregon District spice shop to get new home, having moving sale

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Portōpia is a mixed-media, interactive art exhibit located in the Torchlight Pass building on Central Ave. in downtown Middletown. Multiple artist created an multi-sensory experience in the space formerly occupied by TV Middletown. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Middletown mixed-media art exhibit takes visitors into another dimension

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Fairfield resident William Wilson will be one of seven carvers on Season 2 of Food Network's "Outrageous Pumpkins," which premieres on Oct. 3. PROVIDED

Fairfield pumpkin carver featured on Season 2 of Food Network’s ‘Outrageous Pumpkins’

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WORTH THE DRIVE: Exhibition takes science ‘To infinity and beyond!’

The Haystack hamburger at 571 Grill and Draft House

Hidden Gem: 571 Grill and Draft House loads up its burgers with flavor

The SunWatch Harvest Gathering – a celebration inspired by the season – has returned.

Step back in time at the SunWatch Harvest Gathering

A male Masai giraffe calf was born at The Wilds Sept. 8. THE WILDS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Tall and cute! Endangered Masai giraffe born at The Wilds

Dayton Independent Film Festival will highlight local talent on and off the screen

A mural project created by artists with developmental disabilities will be completed soon at Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services. The artists, Tyler Garrett, Kent Cruea, Alicia Vencill, Carlton Canady and Kaitlyn Daugherty, collaborated with members of the community to create six murals. Left to right: Tyler Garrett, Kent Cruea, Alicia Vencill, Carlton Canady, Kaitlyn Daugherty, Hailey Fulford, artist in residence and Brenda Michel, program support professional.
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Mural project embraces ‘diversity in all forms’

Every year on the Monday and Tuesday of Halloween week, the hill behind the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, glows bright with the light from hundreds of jack-o-lanterns for the Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

5 reasons we’re excited about fall in the Miami Valley

The 50th annual Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest returns this weekend – cheers to that. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Oktoberfest weekend is here! What you need to know to enjoy the Dayton Art Institute’s...

Main Street Lebanon is excited to announce that they will host the sixth annual fall festival, Feast & Fall-y Saturday, Sept. 25 in Downtown Lebanon. STAFF FILE PHOTO

Celebrate a change of season with Lebanon’s Feast & Fall-y

The Stork’s Nest Baby Pantry provides baby supplies for needy families. CONTRIBUTED

You can help! Stork’s Nest collects items for little ones

Daytonian of the Week

Fairborn resident Gary Johnson has been the Fairborn Civic Band's director since its establishment in 1996 when the band got together for their first performance, the Fairborn Independence Day Parade.

Daytonian of the Week has kept Fairborn full of music for 25 years

Carrie Scarff is chief of planning and projects for Five Rivers MetroParks. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Meet the woman who oversees planning, design of Five Rivers MetroParks, ‘I live to be...

Libby Ballengee at an UpDayton Summit. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Daytonian of the Week: Meet Libby Ballengee, one of the city’s biggest boosters, ‘Dayton...

David Nolin. CONTRIBUTED

Meet the man who has helped preserve the region’s wild beauty for decades

Ed Dixon, founder of the Edward A. Dixon Gallery in downtown Dayton, is Daytonian of the Week. Among his goals is to offer a diverse selection and help people feel comfortable in a space with art. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Creativity ‘is one of the greatest ways to connect with each other,’ Dayton gallery owner

Bill Miller Jr., owner of Grind House Coffee & Tea Co., is our Daytonian of the Week.

Our Daytonian of the Week seeks to build a coffee empire in the Miami Valley

Curt Dalton is the visual resources manager for Dayton History and the author of dozens of books about the Gem City. LISA POWELL / STAFF

Daytonian of the Week: Meet Curt Dalton, the expert on Dayton history

Steve Smith, the co-owner of The Caroline restaurant, located in downtown Troy.

Our Daytonian of the Week is at the helm of beloved Troy restaurant

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