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Guinness World Record Attempt in Middletown – Update
Our three pocket bikers have been riding their souped up mopeds for over a week now and yesterday made it into New Mexico. They should complete their journey and their record in the next couple days!...
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First Pitch at the Reds Game
Our city Planner Ashley Combs and her boyfriend had the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Reds game Tuesday night. It was for the “Bark in the Park” game. Ashley stopped a wild...
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Influential Middletown Women
Each year, the Dayton Business Journal compiles a list of the “Power 50:” Dayton’s most influential women. These ladies are in positions of President, CEO, high-level executives, elected officials, and...
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This Week in Middletown (September 19 – September 25)
Fall continues in Middletown. There are multiple events for all types of interests coming up in the next week! Friday, September 23, 2016 The Takin’ it to the Streets concert series will feature Naked...
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Atrium Medical Center to open new natural birth center
Atrium Medical Center will open a natural birth center next year, providing expecting mothers services to cope with labor without traditional interventions. Construction on the Natural Beginnings...
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Teaching at the Middle School
I had the privilege last Thursday and Friday to work with city and business leaders in the community to present the CHOICES program at the Middle School. CHOICES is an interactive live classroom...
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This Week in Middletown (9/26-10/2 2016)
Can you believe it’s already fall? Even though the weather is (finally!) starting to cool off some, there’s still plenty happening in Middletown this week. Check out what’s happening this week:...
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Middletown Regional Airport Open House
We all know that Middletown has a regional airport, but have you visited it? Now is your chance! The City of Middletown, the Middletown Regional Airport Commission and the Chamber of Commerce would...
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National City Manager Conference
This week, the national City Manager conference was held in Kansas City, Missouri. I flew in Sunday and attended several seminars Monday and Tuesday on best practices being employed by other cities...
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This Week in Middletown (October 3 – October 9)
Even though the weather has cooled off, there’s still plenty happening in Middletown this weekend. Check out what’s happening this week: Friday, October 7, 2016: First Friday: Made in Middletown |...
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National City Manager Conference – Re-use of old school as apartments
While I was in Kansas City last week, I took a bus tour of revitalization projects that had been completed within the past couple years in the city. One of the nicest projects was the re-use of...
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Another World Record set at Middletown Regional Airport
If you didn’t see the Journal coverage from the weekend, Team Fastrax set the new world record for the largest flag on a sky dive on Sunday at our airport. Becky and I were on hand to witness the...
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Crime reports: Some good… some not as much.
Crime reports have been compiled by the Middletown Division of Police for the year through the end of September. Some of the trends are good. Some, we need to spend more time looking at. Citizen...
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Welcome, FigLeaf Brewing Company!
On Thursday, we were proud to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Middletown’s newest brewery, Figleaf Brewing Company. Located at 3387 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, FigLeaf is looking to bridge the opening in...
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This Week in Middletown (October 10- October 16)
The leaves are changing, the weather is getting colder and Halloween is quickly approaching. From my family to yours, we hope you enjoy the fall festivities in Middletown. Saturday, October 15,...
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Swedish National Public Radio article
Chalk this up to things I never thought we’d be talking about… The Washington D.C. bureau of the Swedish National Public Radio (yes… Sweden) contacted the Chamber of Commerce, me and a few other...
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Construction Strengthens in Middletown
Third quarter reports are in from Building Inspection and they continue to show strong improvement in building throughout the city. Building Inspection issued 460 permits for the third quarter...
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Community Center Updates
I had the pleasure of stopping by the Robert “Sonny” Hill Community Center this week for an update. The after school PRIDE Academy program is now serving 65 children from 3:45-6:30 for students in...
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This Week in Middletown (October 17- October 23)
This week’s events focus on keeping Middletown clean and tidy. I hope you can attend one of the events below and volunteer a little time to help us keep Middletown looking great! Saturday, October 22,...
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Middletown RFPs: Round Two
About a month ago, the City’s Economic Development Department held open-houses for four city-owned properties, with the hopes that qualified parties would bid on the properties and turn them back into...
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