http://theresa.scenius.net + <a href="http://www.TheBrickRanch.com/" target="_blank">TheBrickRanch</a> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:59:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When we were really young, we rode our bikes to a neighborhood woody lot and biked around dirt paths. Today you need a special bike for this, but I used my blue coaster bike with the headlight, big white saddle seat, the mud fenders and balloon tires. It had a ... http://documentingdayton.com/?p=428 New owners still interviewing contractors, but restoration of the facade to start in August. DAYTON — The new owner of Dayton’s historic downtown arcade says work on the exterior of the five-building complex will be evident by the next Urban Nights event on Friday, Sept. 11. Restoration of the facade will begin ... http://fortheloveofdayton.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/arcade-rehab-to-start-we-want-to-impress-the-city/ The Dayton Mediation Center, a City of Dayton agency providing free or low-cost mediation services to individuals, families, and organizations, is offering training for citizens interested in learning to serve as volunteer community mediators. Volunteer mediators help resolve conflicts and reach understanding on a variety of issues, including neighborhood problems, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/daytonlocal/~3/ru8UBhSyV4s/volunteers-sought-for-mediation.html Today, the Dayton Daily News editorial board finally agreed with a position I’ve staked out as one of the primary threats to our society: Corporate welfare. It’s a stunning turnabout for a company that has never met a tax break they didn’t wholeheartedly endorse. The ones for Reynolds & Reynolds, Relizon, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCityCommission/~3/zLYg0n_OZSA/ The Dayton Business Journal has some extensive reportage on regionalization issue due to a recent panel discussion hosted by the D B-J. There will be another panel discussion about Southwest Ohio regional economy in July. ... It seems the barriers to conventional city/county merger form of metropolitan government are ... http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2009/06/barriers-to-regionalism.html (...) Since I haven't seen us in print, I decided to look online. Here's some of our local business development info: Ohio.gov isn't bad for small business and start-ups Ohio's "development" site where apparently we're The State of Perfect Balance. And I must be having browser problems because most of the tabs/links ... http://www.lifeindayton.com/its_great_n_dayton/2009/06/getting-the-word-out-are-we-selling-ourselves-short.html Dayton Business Journal reports that Dayton gets to move into a new world of flight: Drones. The Dayton region landed a big victory Wednesday, as the state is awarding $3 million to create the Center for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Exploitation in the region. The Ohio Third Frontier program is allocating the funds ... http://documentingdayton.com/?p=417 The Ohio State University, The PAST Foundation and Metro High School in Columbus have teamed up to create a student-run farm and farmers market through its new Growing America program. This program has been created to introduce students to farm planning, design, management and operations, plant growth and development, and ... http://fortheloveofdayton.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/growing-america-student-run-farm-and-farmers-market/ Bill Pote over at Dayton Most Metro has a long post and a small comment debate going on about how restrictive building codes and over-the-top requirements are making redevelopment severely expensive at the cost of much of our existing infrastructure- and empowering sprawl. He asks: But have we made these codes ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCityCommission/~3/lkauvRMW52s/ As the weather warms up, you might want to consider stopping by the Aullwood Audubon Center. Aullwood is an environmental education center in western Ohio. We are an Audubon Center of the National Audubon Society. Our goal is to promote the protection of birds, other wildlife and the habitats on which ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/daytonlocal/~3/bRpmIEYpAAs/aullwood-audubon-center.html The Greater Dayton RTA now has an address to address trip-planning service right on their main landing page. This is great - I find the maps and route tables confusing as all get out. Unfortunately, this is also as they're planning service cuts and rate increases. I was against that ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/daytonlocal/~3/V6YuO-l-qPE/address-to-address-planning-on-rta.html Our water source is a huge aquifer underneath Dayton. We have so much good, potable water that we even pump millions of gallons of it in the air every hour at Riverscape. But, a source told me today that Montgomery County and the City of Dayton have reopened the water ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCityCommission/~3/KXiR8_GBFsA/ DDN editorialist Ellen Belcher opened up an interesting discussion with her op-ed on the relationship of the National Musuem of the US Air Force and the Dayton Aviation National Historic Park. The Air Force Musuem is one of the great tourist attractions of Ohio, and it's free. So is the ... http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2009/05/air-force-museum-and-national-park.html Next to the American flag one of the most popular images that portrays American patriotism is that of the Bald Eagle. Though no longer on the endangered species list it is a federal offense to kill a bald eagle. Most American Bald Eagles are found along the West coast, specifically in Alaska, Canada and ... http://www.lifeindayton.com/its_great_n_dayton/2009/05/dayton-area-home-to-american-icon.html Thomas Suddes makes a case for UniGov in today’s Dayton Daily News. He’s dead on, except at this point, this amounts to kicking a dead horse: Ohio also doesn’t need its 700 “special district” governments, such as port authorities and fire, park, etc., districts. All that brush just hides which typically unelected ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCityCommission/~3/1ttVsZfv2v0/ We’re getting a new mural on National Road and Main St. It will NOT be painted by any local talent. From the Dayton Daily News story. Last fall, the City Council approved a $20,000 contract with Toledo-area artist Keith Hasenbalg to bring a fresh, colorful look to the downtown plaza wall at ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Dogwalkblogcom/~3/hudnBJc8_Xk/ I had an interesting conversation the other day. A potential buyer is looking online and finds me and gives me a call. He’s a Californian. He’s a family man. He’s a hard-working construction guy. We have a long talk. He lives east of San Francisco and has been looking for a ... http://www.thebrickranch.com/?p=2183 I'm not an internet expert. I'm not a marketing expert. Nor do I claim to be. What we heard at the Updayton Summit is that people want to be connected. They want to know what's going on and how to... http://www.lifeindayton.com/its_great_n_dayton/2009/04/daytons-online-presence.html We’re facing tough times. I don’t need a newspaper to tell me that- every single day. Today there was a story about people ditching their cars for insurance money, real effect on most of us, negligible. Damage to our attitude and psyche, progressively worse. We’ve had two bold, daylight murders- both ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCongress/~3/R5tpupOsR_w/ The Olympus model is like many floor plans in Huber Heights- built for usefulness without wasted space. This particular home has an addition of a front patio and a back deck which will expand the outdoor living space to make a comfortable home inside and out. The upstairs contains 3 bedrooms and one ... http://www.thebrickranch.com/?p=2168 A months worth of blogging on Colonel Glenn Highway, just a corner of the Dayton region. Four blog posts on New Germany, the proverbial wide spot in the road. That there is this much to say, that there is this much backstory to what at first glance is a banal, everyday ... http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2009/04/landscapes-of-everyday-life.html The Restoring Prosperity Blog, brought to you by Greater Ohio, is the first step in utilizing better technology to spread the message about the Restoring Prosperity to Ohio initiative. The blog is intended to keep people up-to-date on legislative, research and outreach activities conducted by Greater Ohio. It will also ... http://fortheloveofdayton.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/new-ohio-revitalization-prosperity-preservation-blogs/ While everyone seems excited about getting Federal Stimulus dollars, spending them on existing infrastructure doesn’t really stimulate much for very long. Real change means changing the infrastructure to make Dayton a more desirable ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsratiForCongress/~3/DC0eq7C4pmc/ The Downtown Dayton Partnership released it's downtown building re-use study last week. 10 designs for for various buildings and sites, mostly focused on east of Main Street. The Partnership's website has the details, with full coverage of the graphics and narratives and pix of buildings. Link here and be inspired (or ... http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2009/03/strategic-building-re-use-study.html In these times, it’s great to immerse oneself in the arts. Dayton has a panoply of options for the art lover. Today I’m visiting the Dayton Art Institute. I hope you find the time to come enjoy their free exhibits and also peruse some of the traveling exhibits too. ... http://fortheloveofdayton.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/dayton-art-institute/