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ON
Redesigned & Updated
Consumer Guide Hits the Streets
Downtown at Your Fingertips is back and better than ever!
EPXOUPXO Your Special Improvement District Update

THE
The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s guide to downtown
from the Downtown Dayton Partnership
has been redesigned to be more user-friendly and help you
get the most out of your downtown.
Event Summer 2008

The 2008-2009 edition contains many great new features,

Connection Downtown Leaders Work to Strengthen
HORIZON
including:
l Color-coded sidebars to help you navigate the guide
Summer 2008
l Descriptions of restaurants and nightclubs to help you
plan lunch or an evening out
Cityfolk Festival
Our Business Community
l A redesigned parking map, now detailing the location RiverScape The people who fill our office buildings every atmosphere where colleagues and competi-
and capacity of each facility July 3-5 day make downtown hum. The nearly 24,000 tors alike interact almost daily. The Downtown
l Listings for the Oregon Arts District, including all of its people who work downtown support amenities Dayton Leadership Network will enhance these
First Fridays like restaurants, bars, galleries, banks, and other relationships, helping to strengthen the connec-
newly opened galleries Oregon Arts District, Cannery Art & retail services. These jobs also draw housing de- tion our existing businesses have to downtown.
There is also an exceptional collection of photographs Design Centre
velopments and recreational activities. To make
throughout the guide featuring downtown businesses July 4, August 1 Additionally, the Downtown Dayton Leadership
downtown Dayton the healthy, vibrant commu-
and venues. nity it can be, we must focus on strengthening Network will address any problems proactively.
Michelob Dayton Blues Festival
our job base. That’s why the Downtown Dayton In recent years, some businesses have departed
The new and improved Downtown at Your Fingertips will be distributed to downtown Dave Hall Plaza
July 20 Partnership and the City of Dayton are stepping downtown. The Downtown Dayton Leadership
locations in late June. If you would like a copy or a supply for your office, please call the Network, as part of the DDP’s retention and
Downtown Dayton Partnership at 224-1518. up their efforts in 2008 to retain downtown
Dayton Celtic Festival businesses with the Downtown Dayton Leader- expansion program, will be working to solve
RiverScape
ship Network. problems before they become major obstacles
July 25-27 to staying downtown.
The Downtown Dayton Leadership Network is
City Life ‘08 Ultimately, the relationships and feedback
a group of 20 prominent, downtown business
Throughout Downtown gained from the Downtown Dayton Leader-
May 16-August 15 leaders who are passionate about the core and
Marketing Manager the success of its businesses. These leaders are ship Network will help the DDP and its partners
Kristin Armstrong, Michelob Ultra Cool Films committed to downtown and will be pounding make downtown a dynamic job center, which
Editor: Victoria Theatre the pavement this year to visit key downtown in turn will help foster a community in which
Weekends from June 27-August 24 businesses. During these visits, the leaders will people want to work, live and play. Check back
work to build stronger relationships with these later this summer and into the fall for a progress
Dayton Classic IV
gudorf@downtowndayton.org
businesses, identify issues, and work to solve report on this new initiative.
Courthouse Square,
at (937) 224-1518 or
Sandy Gudorf, President, Welcome Stadium them. Downtown prides itself on having an
in our efforts, please contact August 28-31
would like to be a partner
downtown Dayton. If you
planning organization for
Michelob Dayton Reggae Festival
Dave Hall Plaza RTA Breaks Ground on New Transit Center
The DDP is the strategic August 31 A major change to downtown’s streetscape is
now underway with the start of construction
Become a DDP Partner! For a complete list of events
happening in Downtown on the Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center. The
www.downtowndayton.org Dayton, visit new transit center will occupy the site of the old
www.downtowndayton.org Admiral Benbow Hotel along Market Street. RTA
broke ground on the project on Monday, June
(937) 224-1518
23, and expects to open the new facility in April
Dayton, Ohio 45243 of 2009.
Permit 1085
RTA’s goal in designing the Wright Stop Plaza
40 N. Main St., Suite 1360
Dayton, OH
PAID Transit Center is to make transit usage more ef-
ficient and aesthetically pleasing for customers. The new center will house a
US Postage
variety of platform amenities for customers, such as real-time bus arrivals, informa-
Standard
tion kiosks and transit ambassadors to assist with boarding as well as questions. The
new transit center will also help to alleviate some of the congestion at the corner of
Presorted
*OBS\!MENITIES\(OUSING\%NVIRONMENT\!DVOCACY
Third and Main Streets.
 LETTER
President
from the
When the warm
weather hits,
downtown comes
alive with all the
unique things it
has to offer. For
starters, the Dayton
Dragons will be
playing the heart of
their ninth season Sandy Gudorf,
at Fifth Third Field. DDP President
It’s a great place to
entertain clients or the family. Downtown is
also home to wonderful festivals during the
summer months. The Cityfolk Festival kicks
off the season over the Independence Day
weekend. Be sure to catch the terrific City of
Dayton fireworks display on July 3. The City of
Dayton’s Summer Music Festival showcases
talented local musicians at Dave Hall Plaza on
three Sunday afternoons during the summer,
too. And toward the end of July, the Dayton
Celtic Festival opens to celebrate the Celtic
heritage in our community.
Don’t forget there’s plenty to do every day.
You can get out of your office at lunch and
take a walk to RiverScape. Spend a sunny
afternoon on Courthouse Square enjoying
live music and lunch from a local vendor or
restaurant. Take advantage of nice weather
to walk to meetings around town and check
out the First Bloom planters, which were
refilled by our friends at Wegerzyn Gardens.
You can also support your local farmers
and vendors at the National City 2nd Street
Market or the Farmers Market at Courthouse
Square.
While you’re out, be sure to check out the
City Life ’08 sculpture walk. We were very ex-
cited to bring these unique sculptures back
to downtown for a second year. We’re also
excited to see your entries in the photo and
story contests. You’ve got 20 new sculptures
to explore, so get creative and send in those
submissions!
You can always visit downtowndayton.org for
a complete calendar of events. I encourage
everyone to take full advantage of our center
city this summer!
Sandra K. Gudorf
President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
new on the scene You’re
IN THE LOOP
Premier Health Partners
A Downtown Sculpture Walk by J. Seward Johnson Celebrate at the
Extending Stay in 40 W. Fourth Centre
We’re pleased to report that Premier Health Partners has renewed their commitment to Cityfolk Festival!  
downtown for five additional years by renewing their lease at 40 W. Fourth Centre. The of- City Life ’08: Get ready: the Cityfolk Festival
returns to downtown Dayton
fices in 40 W. Fourth Centre house approximately 700 employees. Premier Health Partners
is the parent company of Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Atrium Medical Strike a Pose, Pen Some Prose July 3 through 5 at RiverScape!
Center, and other clinics and primary care offices. With the successful return of the City Life This popular downtown tradi-
sculptures comes the accompanying photo tion showcases the best of the
Graphics Terminal and story contests! Entering the contests is arts, dance and music from
Now a Full-Service Printer simple: paint a picture with words or use around the world along with plenty of food and drink from some
Graphics Terminal Inc./Digital Shorts, located at 136 N. St. props to make a photograph uniquely of your favorite vendors. The City of Dayton’s annual fireworks
Clair Street, has added a four-color Heidelberg printing press to your own. Then email your submissions to display will fill the sky beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m.
its printing capabilities. They can now print large quantities of info@downtowndayton.org. We are looking on Thursday, July 3. This free event is a wonderful celebration of
brochures and fliers. For more information call (937) 222-9400. for creativity and originality. For official contest global and local culture, so bring the kids and party in your center
rules, visit downtowndayton.org. city! Visit downtowndayton.org for a list of street closings pertain-
Belcan Staffing Provides Personnel Solutions Downtown
The exhibit is presented by the City of Dayton, ing to the event.
Belcan Staffing opened at 12 S. Ludlow Street on April 1 of this year. The company pro-
Montgomery County, the Downtown Dayton
vides technical staffing to organizations. This office is Belcan’s first location in Dayton. “I’m
Partnership and Culture Works, with sponsor-
very excited that Belcan is in downtown Dayton, and we plan on making this our perma- ship support from WDTN TV-2. A special thanks Patterson Co-Op High School Coming Down  
nent home in the area,” said Branch Leader Erica King. For more information, please call goes to all of the area businesses whose gener-
Look for major changes along First Street this summer as Patter-
(937) 586-5053 or visit their Web site at belcan.com. ous sponsorship of individual sculptures helped
son High School is being demolished. The project, which began in
to make this project possible. June, is scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer. The
Practice Yoga Opens in the Oregon Arts District
sidewalk and lanes of traffic along the south side of First Street will
Practice Yoga is the newest business to open in the
Oregon Arts District at 504 E. Fifth Street. They were be closed during the demolition. The long-term plans for the lot
formerly located in Oakwood. Practice Yoga is dedicated are not yet known, but in the short-term, it is expected to be green
YOUR AMBASSADORS
at work
to building the yoga community with high-quality space.
instruction and exceptional customer service. They offer
a variety of classes, including hot yoga, for all levels of yoga students. For more information
please call (937) 321-7676 or visit their Web site at practiceyogadayton.com.
The Downtown Dayton Ambassadors
Express Yourself at the Newly Opened are on the street every day, working to
Playthink Learning make downtown cleaner, safer and a
Artists, musicians, dancers, writers and other creative more welcoming business environment.
thinkers and performers have a new outlet in the
Picture This
The Ambassadors are funded by the
Oregon Arts District: Playthink Learning Studio. Play- Special Improvement District.
think Learning is a creative arts organization offering all Here’s a snapshot of their work so far
sorts of classes, workshops and opportunities to display in 2008:
or perform your art. Anything goes in this welcoming
creative atmosphere. Playthink Learning opened at 411 E. Fifth Street in the middle of May. Downtown Ambassador
For more information about them and to view their calendar of events and workshops, Activity Report
please visit their Web site at playthink.com
2008 Year-to-Date Statistics
Thanks to the following businesses for renewing their leases
Trash Collected:. . . . . . . . . . . . 34,069 lbs.
downtown!
Graffiti Removed:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
• Premier Health Partners,
Pedestrian Assistance: . . . . . . . . . . 3,890 First Bloom Planters
40 W. Fourth Centre
Property Owner/ Return to Downtown
• William R. Martin, O.D., Building Manager Contacts:. . . . . 1,638
Kettering Tower
Motorist Assistance: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,462 A special thank you to volunteers from Weger-
• The Frank M. Tait Foundation, zyn Gardens who refilled First Bloom planters
Panhandling Incidents
Kettering Tower Addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 throughout downtown on Saturday, May 10!
• My Favorite Muffin & Bagel, Request for Police Assistance . . . . . 208 Watch for this year’s planters to bloom with
Kettering Tower Power Washing. . . . . . . . . . . . 44,400 gal. white petunias and lavender angelonia.
Bike Miles Ridden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,327
 LETTER
President
from the
When the warm
weather hits,
downtown comes
alive with all the
unique things it
has to offer. For
starters, the Dayton
Dragons will be
playing the heart of
their ninth season Sandy Gudorf,
at Fifth Third Field. DDP President
It’s a great place to
entertain clients or the family. Downtown is
also home to wonderful festivals during the
summer months. The Cityfolk Festival kicks
off the season over the Independence Day
weekend. Be sure to catch the terrific City of
Dayton fireworks display on July 3. The City of
Dayton’s Summer Music Festival showcases
talented local musicians at Dave Hall Plaza on
three Sunday afternoons during the summer,
too. And toward the end of July, the Dayton
Celtic Festival opens to celebrate the Celtic
heritage in our community.
Don’t forget there’s plenty to do every day.
You can get out of your office at lunch and
take a walk to RiverScape. Spend a sunny
afternoon on Courthouse Square enjoying
live music and lunch from a local vendor or
restaurant. Take advantage of nice weather
to walk to meetings around town and check
out the First Bloom planters, which were
refilled by our friends at Wegerzyn Gardens.
You can also support your local farmers
and vendors at the National City 2nd Street
Market or the Farmers Market at Courthouse
Square.
While you’re out, be sure to check out the
City Life ’08 sculpture walk. We were very ex-
cited to bring these unique sculptures back
to downtown for a second year. We’re also
excited to see your entries in the photo and
story contests. You’ve got 20 new sculptures
to explore, so get creative and send in those
submissions!
You can always visit downtowndayton.org for
a complete calendar of events. I encourage
everyone to take full advantage of our center
city this summer!
Sandra K. Gudorf
President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
new on the scene You’re
IN THE LOOP
Premier Health Partners
A Downtown Sculpture Walk by J. Seward Johnson Celebrate at the
Extending Stay in 40 W. Fourth Centre
We’re pleased to report that Premier Health Partners has renewed their commitment to Cityfolk Festival!  
downtown for five additional years by renewing their lease at 40 W. Fourth Centre. The of- City Life ’08: Get ready: the Cityfolk Festival
returns to downtown Dayton
fices in 40 W. Fourth Centre house approximately 700 employees. Premier Health Partners
is the parent company of Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Atrium Medical Strike a Pose, Pen Some Prose July 3 through 5 at RiverScape!
Center, and other clinics and primary care offices. With the successful return of the City Life This popular downtown tradi-
sculptures comes the accompanying photo tion showcases the best of the
Graphics Terminal and story contests! Entering the contests is arts, dance and music from
Now a Full-Service Printer simple: paint a picture with words or use around the world along with plenty of food and drink from some
Graphics Terminal Inc./Digital Shorts, located at 136 N. St. props to make a photograph uniquely of your favorite vendors. The City of Dayton’s annual fireworks
Clair Street, has added a four-color Heidelberg printing press to your own. Then email your submissions to display will fill the sky beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m.
its printing capabilities. They can now print large quantities of info@downtowndayton.org. We are looking on Thursday, July 3. This free event is a wonderful celebration of
brochures and fliers. For more information call (937) 222-9400. for creativity and originality. For official contest global and local culture, so bring the kids and party in your center
rules, visit downtowndayton.org. city! Visit downtowndayton.org for a list of street closings pertain-
Belcan Staffing Provides Personnel Solutions Downtown
The exhibit is presented by the City of Dayton, ing to the event.
Belcan Staffing opened at 12 S. Ludlow Street on April 1 of this year. The company pro-
Montgomery County, the Downtown Dayton
vides technical staffing to organizations. This office is Belcan’s first location in Dayton. “I’m
Partnership and Culture Works, with sponsor-
very excited that Belcan is in downtown Dayton, and we plan on making this our perma- ship support from WDTN TV-2. A special thanks Patterson Co-Op High School Coming Down  
nent home in the area,” said Branch Leader Erica King. For more information, please call goes to all of the area businesses whose gener-
Look for major changes along First Street this summer as Patter-
(937) 586-5053 or visit their Web site at belcan.com. ous sponsorship of individual sculptures helped
son High School is being demolished. The project, which began in
to make this project possible. June, is scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer. The
Practice Yoga Opens in the Oregon Arts District
sidewalk and lanes of traffic along the south side of First Street will
Practice Yoga is the newest business to open in the
Oregon Arts District at 504 E. Fifth Street. They were be closed during the demolition. The long-term plans for the lot
formerly located in Oakwood. Practice Yoga is dedicated are not yet known, but in the short-term, it is expected to be green
YOUR AMBASSADORS
at work
to building the yoga community with high-quality space.
instruction and exceptional customer service. They offer
a variety of classes, including hot yoga, for all levels of yoga students. For more information
please call (937) 321-7676 or visit their Web site at practiceyogadayton.com.
The Downtown Dayton Ambassadors
Express Yourself at the Newly Opened are on the street every day, working to
Playthink Learning make downtown cleaner, safer and a
Artists, musicians, dancers, writers and other creative more welcoming business environment.
thinkers and performers have a new outlet in the
Picture This
The Ambassadors are funded by the
Oregon Arts District: Playthink Learning Studio. Play- Special Improvement District.
think Learning is a creative arts organization offering all Here’s a snapshot of their work so far
sorts of classes, workshops and opportunities to display in 2008:
or perform your art. Anything goes in this welcoming
creative atmosphere. Playthink Learning opened at 411 E. Fifth Street in the middle of May. Downtown Ambassador
For more information about them and to view their calendar of events and workshops, Activity Report
please visit their Web site at playthink.com
2008 Year-to-Date Statistics
Thanks to the following businesses for renewing their leases
Trash Collected:. . . . . . . . . . . . 34,069 lbs.
downtown!
Graffiti Removed:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
• Premier Health Partners,
Pedestrian Assistance: . . . . . . . . . . 3,890 First Bloom Planters
40 W. Fourth Centre
Property Owner/ Return to Downtown
• William R. Martin, O.D., Building Manager Contacts:. . . . . 1,638
Kettering Tower
Motorist Assistance: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,462 A special thank you to volunteers from Weger-
• The Frank M. Tait Foundation, zyn Gardens who refilled First Bloom planters
Panhandling Incidents
Kettering Tower Addressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 throughout downtown on Saturday, May 10!
• My Favorite Muffin & Bagel, Request for Police Assistance . . . . . 208 Watch for this year’s planters to bloom with
Kettering Tower Power Washing. . . . . . . . . . . . 44,400 gal. white petunias and lavender angelonia.
Bike Miles Ridden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,327
 ZPVS
ON
Redesigned & Updated
Consumer Guide Hits the Streets
Downtown at Your Fingertips is back and better than ever!
EPXOUPXO Your Special Improvement District Update

THE
The Downtown Dayton Partnership’s guide to downtown
from the Downtown Dayton Partnership
has been redesigned to be more user-friendly and help you
get the most out of your downtown.
Event Summer 2008

The 2008-2009 edition contains many great new features,

Connection Downtown Leaders Work to Strengthen
HORIZON
including:
l Color-coded sidebars to help you navigate the guide
Summer 2008
l Descriptions of restaurants and nightclubs to help you
plan lunch or an evening out
Cityfolk Festival
Our Business Community
l A redesigned parking map, now detailing the location RiverScape The people who fill our office buildings every atmosphere where colleagues and competi-
and capacity of each facility July 3-5 day make downtown hum. The nearly 24,000 tors alike interact almost daily. The Downtown
l Listings for the Oregon Arts District, including all of its people who work downtown support amenities Dayton Leadership Network will enhance these
First Fridays like restaurants, bars, galleries, banks, and other relationships, helping to strengthen the connec-
newly opened galleries Oregon Arts District, Cannery Art & retail services. These jobs also draw housing de- tion our existing businesses have to downtown.
There is also an exceptional collection of photographs Design Centre
velopments and recreational activities. To make
throughout the guide featuring downtown businesses July 4, August 1 Additionally, the Downtown Dayton Leadership
downtown Dayton the healthy, vibrant commu-
and venues. nity it can be, we must focus on strengthening Network will address any problems proactively.
Michelob Dayton Blues Festival
our job base. That’s why the Downtown Dayton In recent years, some businesses have departed
The new and improved Downtown at Your Fingertips will be distributed to downtown Dave Hall Plaza
July 20 Partnership and the City of Dayton are stepping downtown. The Downtown Dayton Leadership
locations in late June. If you would like a copy or a supply for your office, please call the Network, as part of the DDP’s retention and
Downtown Dayton Partnership at 224-1518. up their efforts in 2008 to retain downtown
Dayton Celtic Festival businesses with the Downtown Dayton Leader- expansion program, will be working to solve
RiverScape
ship Network. problems before they become major obstacles
July 25-27 to staying downtown.
The Downtown Dayton Leadership Network is
City Life ‘08 Ultimately, the relationships and feedback
a group of 20 prominent, downtown business
Throughout Downtown gained from the Downtown Dayton Leader-
May 16-August 15 leaders who are passionate about the core and
Marketing Manager the success of its businesses. These leaders are ship Network will help the DDP and its partners
Kristin Armstrong, Michelob Ultra Cool Films committed to downtown and will be pounding make downtown a dynamic job center, which
Editor: Victoria Theatre the pavement this year to visit key downtown in turn will help foster a community in which
Weekends from June 27-August 24 businesses. During these visits, the leaders will people want to work, live and play. Check back
work to build stronger relationships with these later this summer and into the fall for a progress
Dayton Classic IV
gudorf@downtowndayton.org
businesses, identify issues, and work to solve report on this new initiative.
Courthouse Square,
at (937) 224-1518 or
Sandy Gudorf, President, Welcome Stadium them. Downtown prides itself on having an
in our efforts, please contact August 28-31
would like to be a partner
downtown Dayton. If you
planning organization for
Michelob Dayton Reggae Festival
Dave Hall Plaza RTA Breaks Ground on New Transit Center
The DDP is the strategic August 31 A major change to downtown’s streetscape is
now underway with the start of construction
Become a DDP Partner! For a complete list of events
happening in Downtown on the Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center. The
www.downtowndayton.org Dayton, visit new transit center will occupy the site of the old
www.downtowndayton.org Admiral Benbow Hotel along Market Street. RTA
broke ground on the project on Monday, June
(937) 224-1518
23, and expects to open the new facility in April
Dayton, Ohio 45243 of 2009.
Permit 1085
RTA’s goal in designing the Wright Stop Plaza
40 N. Main St., Suite 1360
Dayton, OH
PAID Transit Center is to make transit usage more ef-
ficient and aesthetically pleasing for customers. The new center will house a
US Postage
variety of platform amenities for customers, such as real-time bus arrivals, informa-
Standard
tion kiosks and transit ambassadors to assist with boarding as well as questions. The
new transit center will also help to alleviate some of the congestion at the corner of
Presorted
*OBS\!MENITIES\(OUSING\%NVIRONMENT\!DVOCACY
Third and Main Streets.