This week I enjoyed getting the opportunity to be a speaker at a community event hosted by Sinclair, the Appalachian Outreach Community Breakfast. Although I haven’t conducted a significant amount of research specifically on the Appalachian community in Dayton, the group has come up as a strong theme in much of the history I have […]
New Podcast on Dayton History, Redevelopment, and Urbanism!
I’m excited to share that I’ve started a podcast! Over the past few years my writing on Dayton history and redevelopment has grown into more talks and YouTube videos as well. Along the way, a few people suggested that a podcast would be a natural next step, and a new way to keep up with […]
Holidayton Vacation and Holly Days in Downtown Dayton!
Over the weekend of December 12-14, I was excited to get a chance to participate in a special experience in Downtown Dayton with some cool local social media creators. It was called Holidayton Vacation and was organized by Anne Kane. We got to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Dayton Arcade and enjoyed […]
Courthouse Square: Bright Holiday Lights and an Untold History
Dayton’s Courthouse Square is a beautiful place to be for the holidays. I was there a few weeks ago for the Downtown Holiday Festival and parade, and it was great to see so many people gathered there right in the heart of downtown. But to me, it’s also a deeply fascinating place for what is […]
New OpEd on Bikeshare, Micromobility in Dayton
I wrote an oped for the Dayton Daily News about bikeshare and micromobility options in Dayton and why they matter! I was inspired to do something after the longtime Link bikeshare program shut down a little over a year ago and then the Spin scooters left Dayton too this past summer. For years I used […]
Sharing Dayton Vistas with Local Young Professionals
This week I had the opportunity to participate in a really fun event where I got to share some of my work on Dayton history and urban redevelopment with Generation Dayton’s community of young professionals. It was called “Gem City Connect: A Guide to Living, Working, and Thriving in Dayton,” hosted by The Hub at […]