I’m excited to have launched a new social media video series featuring Dayton history and architecture. The series called Built to Last in Dayton and the idea is to feature prominent buildings that have stood the test of time, with a dive into some of their history and evolution over the years. I think it’s […]
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Upcoming Talk on Dayton Industrial History at the Dayton Arcade
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of local history events, from my lunchtime walking tours at Courthouse Square to smaller visits and tours for Sinclair faculty and staff. I also recently gave a talk at the Hub at the Dayton Arcade about Dayton’s train and rail history for the All Aboard Ohio group. I’m working […]
Summer Series of Lunchtime Dayton Walking Tours
I’ve been leading walking tours in Dayton off and on for a few years now, and this summer I’m excited to have gotten a chance to establish a more regular series. I partnered up with the Downtown Dayton Partnership and their Curio at Courthouse Square lunchtime programming to do a series of tours on Wednesdays […]
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 […]