When:
May 25-26, 2018
Where:
Old Yellow Cab Building
700 East 4th Street
Admission is free, and donations to support the event are accepted.
Come see a variety of art installations, expressions, paintings, sculptures, etc.
World A’Fair is Coming!
When:
Friday, May 18th: 5pm-11pm
Saturday, May 19th: 11am-11pm
Sunday, May 20th 11am-6pm
Where:
Dayton Convention Center, 22 E Fifth Street, Dayton 45402
Here are some pictures from previous years!
Oddball Street Names
A few odd street names in the Greater Dayton Area – some with an explanation, some just explain themselves!
- Chicken Bristle Road, Farmersville: bristle is short, stiff hair. Chickens have bristle feathers.
- Rip Rap Road, Huber Heights: Rip Rap is stone used to protect shore lines from erosion.
- Grinn Drive and Barrett Road, West Chester: make up the intersection “Grinn and Barrett.”
- Sweet Potato Ridge Road, Brookville
- Dotcom Drive Troy: Named after the internet term.
Crafty Con 2018
We attended Crafty Con 2018 at the Old Yellow Cab Building last week, and had a blast! There was a great crowd, and so many awesome crafts, from soaps and lotions, to chocolate truffles, amazing cross-stitch, hand-made jewelry, and more.
Dayton Unknown Visited Mix 107.7!
A few weeks ago, Dayton Unknown made a visit to Mix 107.7 and got to meet the Morning Show hosts, Jeff, Kristi and Dave to interview them! Take a listen to the questions and answers below!
Happy birthday, Dayton!
Footprints in the cement at Founder’s Point at Riverscape Metropark to remember the first settlers of Dayton.
Crafty Con 2018 is Coming Soon!
Crafty Con
Friday April 6, 2018 5-10 PM
The lure of hand crafted items is enough to get Dayton Unknown to come out. If it’s not enough for you, Crafty Con is also a fundraiser to raise money for Sideshow, a free celebration of the art and music scene in the Dayton area.
A lot of our favorite vendors from years past will be there again:
Farmersville Bottle Farm
“I would live by my wits while my brothers live by the sweat of their brows.”– Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel, Grandfather of Pop Art
Tired of the hard-working routine of Farmersville, Zero and a friend decided to bike first to New York City, head west, then travel the world, collecting items along the way. Later, his home in Farmersville and also his yard would be decorated extensively with these items. His twenty-two acre farm soon became a canvas for his art, using glass he collected from “wasteful” people.
Source: Remarkable Ohio
Dayton Sights: Scenic Paths
Going Out With a Bang: My God, I’ve Shot Myself
It was going to be the biggest case of his life. Fifty year old Dayton Attorney Clement Vallandigham was to defend Thomas McGehan, who was charged with murder for a barroom brawl turned deadly in Hamilton, Ohio. Having been unable to find a jury un-swayed by newspaper reports in Hamilton, the trial moved to Lebanon.
Vallandigham and his partner, Daniel Haynes, formed a practice that had become “one of the best and ablest in the West”, with stories of Vallandigham making final pleas so persuasive that the jury was left in tears. Nobody researched more than he did, and he was adept at anticipating the rebuttal arguments of the opposing lawyers.
Dayton Unknown 