Discover Dayton

For those who don't know already this is the second to last episode I plan to do before leaving the show in the hands of a more-than-capable duo that I can't wait to announce... but until then here's my interview with the Turbofolk musical sensation, Fazlija, who is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and happened to be doing a show in Sarajevo during my trip there this summer. Many thanks to him for sitting down to talk with me, and to my friend, Midhat Efendira, for translating the conversation!
You can learn more about Fazlija or reach out about booking through his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FAZLIJAOFFICIAL1.

For today’s episode, I’m excited to talk with Jonathan McNeal, manager of The NEON movie theater right here in downtown Dayton. The Neon is a non-profit independent movie theater that shows some great films and has an excellent and reasonably priced snack bar and is by far my favorite place to watch a movie, so I’m excited to have the chance to talk with Jonathan.
 
You can find The NEON online at www.neonmovies.com.
 
Also, I apologize that I haven’t had episodes out recently. For those who don’t know I’m actually going to be moving to Bosnia and Herzegovina next year, so I’m no longer going to be doing the show. But, if you love the show just know that I am looking to hand it off and leave it in good hands, so more on that as soon as I have more information...
 
That said, I do have two more interviews that I hope to post soon, but I can’t promise what the posting timeline will look like, but they were both recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, one of our seven sister cities. 
 
I do plan on possibly starting a podcast when I move to Sarajevo about Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, and maybe even starting a tourism business, so if you want to keep in touch and might be interested in having me help you organize a trip there in the future then you can send me an email at gemcitydudeistpriest@gmail.com and I’ll let you know if and when I do decide to start something, whether it's a podcast or a business or both!
 
Thanks so much though for your support for this podcast, it’s truly been great being able to spotlight a city that I’ll be very sad to leave behind, and thanks to everyone who came on the show and helped me in other ways, including my Patreon supporters. I appreciate you all! Please keep in touch :)
 
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Hello and welcome to the Discover Dayton Podcast, the show that’s all about the Gem City's past, present, and future. My name is Arch Grieve and I’m your host, and there’s a lot that happened last week in Dayton and much going on this weekend and beyond. It was a very tough week in terms of local restaurant news, but there’s much better news when it comes to retaining young people. There are also wine and beer events coming up as well as improv, music, dinosaurs, and more, so be sure to tune in to find out what’s going on in the Gem City.
Also, I’m currently in Dallas TX at the Podcast Movement’s annual conference, and in one of the sessions I learned that one of the number one ways people learn about new shows is from a friend, so I know I say this every week, but please share this episode with a friend… do it right now! Also many thanks to my Patreon supporters Dustin, Jennifer, Valerie, Patti, and Randy. If you’d like to join them it would really go a long way towards supporting this show, so please visit discoverdaytonpodcast.com to learn more about how you can do so and the benefits you’ll receive starting at just $1 per month. 
Finally, I forgot to say this during the show, but for now, at least, I’m teaching more classes this semester than I have in the past, so for at least the time being I will only have two episodes per week. One will be an interview-based episode and the other a news roundup. I hate to say this, but if you’d like to hear more episodes each week then please support the show on Patreon, which will allow me to get the support I need to publish more episodes. Learn how to do so at discoverdaytonpodcast.com.

Today I’m excited to get to talk to someone I consider a personal mentor in my own life who is now a teacher in Yellow Springs and the Chair of the Dayton Sister City Committee. We used to work together at the Dayton Regional STEM School, however, and we still hang out and brew beer together quite often, and his name is Kevin Lydy. Join me as I talk with Kevin and learn about what the Dayton Sister City Committee is, who our sister cities are, and how the program works. You can learn more about the committee online at www.daytonsistercitycommittee.org. If you’d like to get involved be sure to shoot an email to info@daytonsistercitycommittee.org or come to the next meeting!
 
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It’s August 12, 2022, which means it’s time for your news roundup episode where I read the news so you don’t have to. Be sure to listen to find out what happened last week in Dayton, as well as learn about what’s going on this weekend and beyond. Also, as I mention in the episode I’ll be taking next week off as I’m still traveling and it will be hard to get episodes published next week, so I’ll be back on August 22 with some episodes recorded in Sarajevo, one of Dayton’s sister cities, so I look forward to sharing those with you then!

Today's episode is a history-themed one, and just as a fair warning we will be talking about Nazi POWs who were held at Wright-Patterson AFB. The story is a fascinating one though and my guest, Kathleen Caffrey, does a great job of discussing the nuances of it. It's a story though that I hadn't heard about until I read it in the Dayton Daily News, where she published her first citizen-journalism piece, which you can find here: https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/green-creatures-at-wright-patt-german-pows-created-artwork-in-the-40s/NISWFRH3TRCZ7JPWCMNXDGSZZE/
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Well today is Friday, August 5th, so that means it’s time for your weekly news roundup, where I read the news so you don’t have to! It was kind of a slow news week last week, but today we’ll look at payments Montgomery County will receive as part of an opiod settlement, and I’ll tell you an upcoming LEGO convention, and much more. There are events happening as early as tonight, so don’t wait to listen!
Also, I wanted to update everyone that three of you participated in the competition to get some free merch by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Facebook, so many thanks to KeddyAllen, wsuraider88, and winner of the competition and former Gem City Podcast co-host, Terry Izzy Rock Martin, so congrats and please get in touch to let me know what you want!
Many thanks as well to the show’s Patreon supporters Dustin Waters, Randy Brooks, Valerie Smith, Jennifer Riggsby, and Patti Heard. Thanks as well to my writer Johanna Kauflin, thank you for listening, and stay funky, Dayton!

On the show today is a special episode where I get to interview multiple vendors from the Oak and Ivy Family Market, which is located at Oak and Ivy Park in the Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood in Dayton. My first interview is with Aimee Plesa, the market manager for the market who is also a vendor at 2nd Street Market downtown. Oak and Ivy started as a way for vendors to have an additional place to sell their goods and is pretty new, so join me as I talk with all of the vendors who were there the same night I was! Oak and Ivy goes from 4-8pm every last Thursday of the month now through October. You can find them on oakandivymarket.com. 
Aimee’s own business is also the owner of Speakeasy Sweets, a local candy company featuring traditional and trendy candy and baked goods recipes. Find out more at speakeasysweets.com. 
Erica is the owner of Royal Mischief Creations, and she had her first debut as an artist at the Oak and Ivy Market the night I spoke with her. You can find her at @royal_mischief on Instagram to see some of her amazing artwork!
Next up I spoke with Clarissa Patterson, owner of Eclore Candle Co, a local candle company that arose from her making candles during the pandemic. She makes soy candles in particular and has some amazing scents. Learn more at eclorecandleco.com!
Up next I spoke with Invictus Omnia, a local handcrafted jewelry and other creations based here in Dayton. You can find them at @invictusomnia on Instagram. 
After that I spoke to Erin, the Upcycling Librarian. She makes handmade products like journals and bookmarks out of old books. She’s also on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/UpcyclingLibrarian, or you can just type in upcyclinglibrarian.com.
I spoke next with Marty Watson of Cabin Fever Confections, which is another 2nd Street Market vendor as well who is just starting to put up shop at Oak and Ivy Market as well. You can find her at cabinfeverconfections.com. 
Heather Bryant, Owner of HD Fine Arts and a co-owner of Speakeasy Sweets was next. Heather is an artist who likes to do some amazing paintings. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram @fineartbyhd. 
I talked with Cassie next, who owns a macrame fiber art business called Knotted Design Co, which started during the pandemic. She makes some amazing stuff and I have one of her hanging basket nets, which I love! You can find her on Facebook and Instagram and Etsy by searching Knotted Design Company. 
Jenny from Jennie's Turtle Nails was up next. You can find her at jenniesturtlenails.com. 
I talked with Mark Tarziers (again) after that, who I’ve also had on the show previously. You can find more about them at daytonmicrogreens.com. 
I talked with Brad Garrett of Corner Hill Farm next, a produce grower in New Vienna. You can find them online at cornerhillfarm.com.
I talked with Nicole next, who is the owner of Billie Gold Bubble Tea, which is one of my favorite beverages and favorite places to get bubble tea. You can find them online at billiegoldbubbletea.com!
Up next was another repeat guest, which was Kathleen, owner of Pink Moon Goods, a cool home goods and paper goods shop here in Dayton. She had some big news to share though since my last interview that you won’t want to miss! Visit pinkmoongoods.com for more information. 
And finally I spoke with Christine, who wasn’t a vendor (yet), but may be soon! She gave me some cookies and is the owner of Magic Gem Sweets, a local baking company. You can find her at @magicgemsweets on Instagram!
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Today I’m excited to get to talk with Samantha Maang of Dayton’s Front Street Studios, an artists’ colony in the heart of downtown Dayton that is located inside a repurposed factory setting. We’ll talk about everything from what the buildings used to be to which artists you can find there to her own artwork, so it’s an episode you won’t want to miss!
 
You can find out more about Front Street Studios at their website at frontstreet.art, or find them on Facebook and Instagram. 
 
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On today’s news roundup episode there’s a lot to cover, including the City of Dayton Commission approving the use of automated license plate readers over citizens’ objections, changes coming to the Dayton International Airport, and lots happening including the Dayton Celtic Fest and Dayton Air Show, so you won’t want to miss this episode!