August 2007

When the going gets tough, the “leader” goes running…

I was listening to American Public Media’s Marketplace the other day (I download the podcasts and listen on my iPhone – since I’m almost never home at 6:30pm to listen on WYSO) and heard them talk about what makes a difference to financial markets. It’s only 2 things- ready? Confidence Perception That’s it. So, when Read More

Get Urban speaker in Dayton Oct. 4- Free!

From Bill Pote and Dayton MostMetro – an event! Dayton MostMetro.com – Dayton Topics Kyle Ezell is the founder of Get Urban, Ltd. and is so passionate about city living that he has written two books on the subject: Get Urban! The Complete Guide to City Living and Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active Read More

Does Dayton need a “Combat zone”?

I first heard this idea from John Gower, who is now the director of planning. I thought it had merit then, and am thinking it has more merit now. Zone an area that is extremely depressed as the X-rated area. Allow porn stores, strip clubs, all night bars, seedy motels that rent by the hour, Read More

First Dayton Bloggers Meetup- you missed it.

There were a grand total of 4 of us in attendance at Panera on Brown Street. Of course, I was partly to blame since I didn’t bother signing up or notifying anyone on this site. Organized by Mike Robinette of www.daytonos.com, it was a small start on a big idea: how to provide a real Read More

Montgomery County created a Sports Competition Task Force

Sports tourism on deck for Montgomery County: A much shorter link to the resolution The County Commission passed resolution 07-1311, establishing a Youth and Amateur Sports Competition Task Force, chaired by Tony Lupia, who is a local sports tournament director. The goal is a 20% increase in youth sports business/tournaments by 2010. Too bad the Read More

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