In Dayton for five decades, one air show has held sway, billing itself as Dayton’s “biggest summer party.”
CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show celebrates 50 years of thrills
That’s another air show in the books — another weekend of fun under the sun (and on Sunday, under the clouds).
Aerial adventure: Perhaps one resident from Centerville, Jacob Lee, put it best: “It’s amazing that we have this in our backyard,” he told me.
Day one: 50th anniversary Dayton Air Show opens with crowds, heat, aerial adventures
The heat: Medical teams treated 80-plus for heat ailments Saturday
Day two: Aerial acrobatics, fiery demonstrations thrill crowds at Dayton Air Show
Gas station chain buys I-75 site of former tornado-hit hotel
A Tulsa, Okla.-based gas station and convenience store operator with a thousand stores recently bought land on Wagner Ford Road where a Holiday Inn (and later, Ramada Inn) once stood north of downtown Dayton.
The site: The $2.275 million sale, dated June 13, was of about six acres at 2301 Wagner Ford Road.
Focus growing on Woodman business corridor near Wright-Patt
From the south suburbs looking north, at times it seems all roads lead to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Roadwork: As the $10.3 million U.S. 35-Woodman Drive interchange realignment project approaches completion, reporter Nick Blizzard tells us attention is turning to a new project.
Next steps: Riverside officials are looking toward another multimillion-dollar effort — long-term safety upgrades for the Woodman/Harshman Avenue corridor, as it stretches from U.S. 35, north to Wright-Patterson.
Rite Aid to close all Ohio stores, transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, workers say
Rite Aid is closing all of its stores in Ohio and will transfer prescriptions to Walgreens, according to several workers at multiple locations in the region, writer Jen Balduf reported.
Closures soon? Employees said they were notified recently of the closures, with some of them happening as soon, such as the Springfield location where signs are posted to notify the community.
Giant new Springfield subdivision gets city approval, criticism from some residents
Credit: Bill Lackey
Credit: Bill Lackey
A proposed subdivision that will include 220 new single-family homes on 100 acres at the intersection of Leffel Lane and South Burnett Road has won city approval.
The debate: Like other recent local housing developments, the planned Sycamore Ridge subdivision will be offered Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which has stirred controversy.
Yes, but: Over the past few years, multiple Springfield-area housing developments including Bridgewater, Melody Parks and now Sycamore Ridge have launched construction in the Clark Shawnee School District. School and township officials say local resources, and especially schools, are strained with the additions while the township receives no added tax benefit.
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Quick hits
Vandalia city manager drama: The debate continues.
Ford’s Garage opens at Liberty Center: Vintage Ford decor and burgers, if you can dig that.
AFRL set to welcome a new commander: On July 10.
Oakwood High School has a new principal: With experience in Kettering.
Speaking of summer parties: A guide to area Independence Day events.
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