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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.
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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
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Meet the woman who oversees planning, design of Five Rivers MetroParks, ‘I live to be...
Libby Ballengee at an UpDayton Summit. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Daytonian of the Week: Meet Libby Ballengee, one of the city’s biggest boosters, ‘Dayton...
David Nolin. CONTRIBUTED
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Our Daytonian of the Week is at the helm of beloved Troy restaurant
Stephanie Keinath is Daytonian of the Week. Photo courtesy of Sarah Babcock Studio
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Daytonian of the Week is dedicated to ‘building an inclusive and thriving community’
Gem City Market General Manager Leah Bahan-Harris. CONTRIBUTED
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Meet the woman who will oversee Dayton’s newest and most innovative grocery store
Amber and Lewis Willeford are the co-chairs of the Whispering Christmas holiday lights display in Eaton.
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Our Daytonians of the Week inspire magic with their popular holiday lights display
Our Daytonian of the Week is Amanda DeLotelle, the co-founder of Miami Valley Meals. CONTRIBUTED
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Our Daytonian of the Week is a hunger-fighting hero on the pandemic’s front lines
Phillip Neumann taking his niece and nephew on a bike ride around Dayton.
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Dayton neighbor has been a beacon of laughter, fun and water balloons during pandemic
Kim Bulgin with the Downtown Tipp City Partnership pictured during The Downtown Tipp City Harvest Beer Crawl on Friday, October 2, 2020. TOM GILLIAM/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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Our Daytonian of the Week promotes and preserves charming, historical downtown
Art Chin, former owner of Greenfire Bistro in Tipp City and previously of Chin's Oriental Grill in downtown Dayton, is our Daytonian of the Week. File photo by Jim Witmer
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'Semi-retired’ chef and former restaurant owner is our Daytonian of the Week
Lynda Suda is manager of Five River's MetroParks 2nd Street Market. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Meet the woman who runs Dayton’s 2nd Street Market, ‘the warm and inviting kitchen for...
Vick Mickunas (right) with the author Marlon James. CONTRIBUTED
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The host of the Book Nook has interviewed thousands — now Vick Mickunas answers questions
Tik's Thai Express owner Siriya Sripol is a Dayton-area restaurant trailblazer and Daytonian of the Week. CONTRBUTED PHOTO
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Meet Siriya ‘Tik’ Sripol, a trailblazer of Dayton’s Thai restaurant scene
Brian Andzik, organizer of the Italian Fall Festa, busy making Italian staples for this year's drive-thru event.
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Our Daytonian of the Week has spent nearly two decades organizing one of the area’s most...
Amy Kollar Anderson is a Dayton artist. PHOTO BY ANDY SNOW
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Daytonian of the Week lets her artwork ‘tell the story it wants to communicate’
Our Daytonian of the Week is Lindsay Maxam, the President of the Junior League of Dayton, a local non-profit dedicated to empowering women through volunteer work in the Miami Valley.
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Junior League leader works to empower local women through volunteerism
Daytonian of the Week MacKenzie Manley founded Mack's Tavern in Washington Twp. because, "Alcohol is in my blood," she says. CONTRIBUTED
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‘Alcohol is in my blood:’ MacKenzie Manley on why she founded her namesake pub
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