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ON THE HORIZON

your downtown

“Come Twist with Us” at RiverBlast! RiverScape MetroPark is gearing up for another busy season of non-stop family fun. The season will officially kick-off on Saturday, May 27 with RiverBlast! from 2 to 10:30 p.m. The theme for this year is “Come Twist with Us” and the community can expect a day filled with live entertainment, carnival rides, a free Family Fun Zone featuring interactive inflatables, food vendors that represent the best of summertime flavors, and a fireworks show by Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks at 10 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact RiverScape at 274-0126 or go to riverscape.org.

Your Special Improvement District Update from the Downtown Dayton Partnership April/May 2006

Event Connection Fireworks will light up the sky during RiverBlast!

Downtown Flower Power Downtown sidewalks and storefronts will come alive with color the week of May 15 as volunteers from Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark replant over 150 First Bloom planters throughout our center city. This year’s color scheme includes ‘purple wave’ and ‘misty lilac wave’ petunias, sweet potato vine, and pink dragon-wing begonias. Forty new planters will also be added this year. Planters are maintained by the business or building by which they were purchased or located, and are checked throughout the season by volunteers on Wegerzyn’s ‘Posy Patrol.’

Spring 2006 Furry Skurry Humane Society RiverScape MetroPark May 13 Urban Nights Various Downtown Locations May 19

Additional soil is added to First Bloom planters to prepare them for the season.

A World A’Fair Dayton Convention center May 19-21 RiverBlast RiverScape MetroPark May 27 National City Ohio WineFest Second Street Public Market June 2 & 3 Dayton Dragons Fan Fest Fifth Third Field June 3 Michelob Women in Jazz Festival Dave Hall Plaza June 25 For a complete list of events happening in Downtown Dayton, visit www.downtowndayton.org

Downtown Dayton Partnership Plans Biggest Urban Nights Ever on May 19 Take a walk on downtown’s creative side during Urban Nights on Friday, May 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. This is going to be the biggest and best Urban Nights yet, with more than 50 destinations to visit, including art galleries, urban living, dining and more throughout Downtown Dayton, plus the Artists of Front Street, the Oregon District and Check out the best in the Wright-Dunbar downtown living during Urban Nights Business Village. This free event is a combination of an art walk and housing tour that also features live entertainment at select venues, dining and retail discounts, and other special attractions. Be sure

to wear your walking shoes for this downtown adventure! Many of the destinations are just a short walk away from each other, and free event shuttles will also be available. Visit www.downtowndayton.org for an event map or pick one up at the info table outside the Schuster Center the night of the event. Urban Nights is sponsored by the Downtown Dayton Partnership, Chase, Dayton City Paper and Greater Dayton RTA.

A variety of artwork will be on display. Bring your wallet because most of it will be for sale! Credit: (left) Artwork by Terry Chamberlain on display at Therapy Café; (right) Artwork by Bo Tamaki on display at the Dayton Visual Arts Center

YOUR AMBASSADORS

at work

The Downtown Dayton Partnership Ambassador Program is improving the safety and cleanliness of our center city, according to Todd Mobley of Mike Mobley Reporting at 334 S. Main Street. “We have been very impressed with the Ambassadors, especially with all their hard work in cleaning up litter around our block,” said Mobley. “I have also noticed that there are less people just hanging Ambassador Marie Sullivan around outside our business who have visits with Todd Mobley no legitimate reason to be here. The Ambassadors really do a great job and our employees have even stopped to thank them.” If you have questions or need assistance, contact the Ambassadors at 224-4DDP (4337).

Downtown Ambassador Activity Report First Quarter 2006 Trash Collected . . . . 11,210 lbs. Graffiti Removed. . . . . . . . . . 153 Pedestrian Assistance . . . 1,598 Property Owner/Building Manager Contacts . . . . . . . . 291 Motorist Assistance . . . . . . . 370 Panhandling Incidents Addressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Request for Police Assistance. . . . . . . . . . 146 Bike Miles Ridden . . . . . . . 2,714 Power Washing. . . . . . 1,000 gal

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new on the scene

A message from the President of the Downtown Dayton Partnership

Since 2001, the number of market-rate housing units in downtown Dayton has grown by approximately 80%. Downtown is the heart of our city’s visual arts community, with a mix of both traditional and non-traditional exhibit spaces. Our Maureen Pero, downtown is home DDP President to one of the area’s largest concentrations of dining and nightlife destinations. The Downtown Dayton Partnership is excited to present Urban Nights on Friday, May 19 so the community can experience the best of these creative spaces that our center city has to offer. Downtown has become a thriving residential neighborhood that is home to a mix of both young professionals and empty nesters. It’s a lifestyle where major events take place in your backyard, restaurants, nightclubs, galleries and cafés are just around the corner, and the city skyline is part of your décor. Approximately 2,300 people live in our downtown, and plans for additional units are underway with projects like Webster Station West. Whether you are interested in living downtown or just want to live like a downtown resident for one night, Urban Nights is the perfect way to discover the reasons why downtown Dayton isn’t your ordinary neighborhood.

Maureen Pero President, Downtown Dayton Partnership

Rashad Young

Fidelity Plaza

Executive Director William Hardy and staff members from AIDS Resource Center

Faces & Spaces

RASHAD YOUNG NAMED INTERIM CITY MANAGER The Dayton City Commission has selected Rashad Young to serve as Interim City Manager while a search for a permanent replacement is conducted. Young first joined the City of Dayton in 1994 and has served in various capacities, including Assistant to the City Manager, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Technology Services, and Acting Assistant City Manager. In June 2002, Young became Assistant City Manager for the City of Cincinnati. In March of 2005, he returned to Dayton to be the Assistant City Manager. Young earned his bachelor's degree in business management and his master's degree in business administration from the University of Dayton. FLORIDA INVESTMENT FIRM PURCHASES FIDELITY PLAZA Trans Global Cos., a Florida investment firm, purchased the Fidelity Plaza from Downtown Dayton LLC in April. The purchase also included the adjacent 250-space parking garage and surface parking lot. Trans Global is planning a major renovation of the property to help attract new tenants to the building, which is located at the corner of Fifth & Main Streets. AIDS RESOURCE CENTER MOVES TO THE KUHNS BUILDING The AIDS Resource Center moved into its new home at 15 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200, earlier this year. The organization's new 11,000-square-foot suite was transformed from floor to ceiling, allowing the center to provide its clients with confidential HIV testing, private counseling, special programs, and private rooms. The move has also allowed the center to pick up an extra 2,500 square-feet, enabling its departments to be segmented by function for client confidentiality. The AIDS Resource Center has 25 employees and serves more than 500 clients. WELCOME! Downtown welcomes Title & Closing of Ohio, LLC, a mortgage title company located at 137 N. Main Street #618.

did you know? There are approximately 75 dining and nightlife destinations in Downtown Dayton!

Alex Nyerges, Director and CEO of the Dayton Art Institute and a New Downtown Resident Why did you decide to move downtown? Downtown is central to everything! We can walk to work, dinner, the theater, the Art Institute, and Dragons games.

Alex Nyerges

How would you describe your new neighborhood? Downtown is a fabulous neighborhood. We have the best neighbors at Performance Place, wonderful people at the front desk and Park Avenue style living right here in Dayton! The neighborhood is growing too - we have many friends who are making downtown home. It's great to walk and visit them for drinks, dinner or just a Sunday chat - an important element of every good neighborhood. What makes your new home unique? The views. We can see the river from every room in our condo plus the most wonderful view of the Dayton Art Institute. The sunsets from our balcony, living room and dining room are as good as any I've seen whether on the coast of Italy, California or Florida. What are some of your favorite things to do downtown? Our favorites are the Dayton Art Institute (of course) and Dayton Dragons baseball games. We also enjoy running along the river, walking along RiverScape over to Deeds Point or to the Market, an evening at the Schuster Center (which is in our lobby, talk about convenient!), or dinner at Thai Nine or Smokin’ Bar-B-Que. What's in store for DAI after the Princess Diana exhibit? Beginning September 24th we will premiere the most amazing collection of 17th century Dutch Old Masters - Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This world-class exhibit highlights the greatest Old Master of all time, Rembrandt, on the 400th anniversary of his birth. The Dayton Art Institute is the United States premiere for this three city tour.

Picture This .

President s ’ CORNER

DOWNTOWN PROFILES:

Dayton Dragons baseball is back in action! Check out www.daytondragons.com for the 2006 home schedule. Lawn tickets are available for most games for just $7.

The Downtown Dayton Partnership Ambassador Program has a new set of wheels! The fluorescent green truck will be used for power washing and other necessary maintenance.

You’re

IN THE LOOP The Dayton Industrial Athletic Association (DIAA) is a membership organization that promotes fitness and has historically included some of the larger companies in the Dayton region. For a variety of reasons, DIAA’s board has made the decision to dissolve the organization and donate its cash assets to other community organizations. The Downtown Dayton Partnership, in conjunction with Five Rivers MetroParks, made a request for RiverScape Phase III and was awarded more than $70,000 specifically to be used toward the creation of a new ice rink. The new rink will be larger than the current one, and will be covered by an open-air pavilion. Planning for RiverScape Phase III has been underway for more than a year, and the DIAA contribution complements a federal grant that was recently awarded to the project.

new on the scene

A message from the President of the Downtown Dayton Partnership

Since 2001, the number of market-rate housing units in downtown Dayton has grown by approximately 80%. Downtown is the heart of our city’s visual arts community, with a mix of both traditional and non-traditional exhibit spaces. Our Maureen Pero, downtown is home DDP President to one of the area’s largest concentrations of dining and nightlife destinations. The Downtown Dayton Partnership is excited to present Urban Nights on Friday, May 19 so the community can experience the best of these creative spaces that our center city has to offer. Downtown has become a thriving residential neighborhood that is home to a mix of both young professionals and empty nesters. It’s a lifestyle where major events take place in your backyard, restaurants, nightclubs, galleries and cafés are just around the corner, and the city skyline is part of your décor. Approximately 2,300 people live in our downtown, and plans for additional units are underway with projects like Webster Station West. Whether you are interested in living downtown or just want to live like a downtown resident for one night, Urban Nights is the perfect way to discover the reasons why downtown Dayton isn’t your ordinary neighborhood.

Maureen Pero President, Downtown Dayton Partnership

Rashad Young

Fidelity Plaza

Executive Director William Hardy and staff members from AIDS Resource Center

Faces & Spaces

RASHAD YOUNG NAMED INTERIM CITY MANAGER The Dayton City Commission has selected Rashad Young to serve as Interim City Manager while a search for a permanent replacement is conducted. Young first joined the City of Dayton in 1994 and has served in various capacities, including Assistant to the City Manager, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Technology Services, and Acting Assistant City Manager. In June 2002, Young became Assistant City Manager for the City of Cincinnati. In March of 2005, he returned to Dayton to be the Assistant City Manager. Young earned his bachelor's degree in business management and his master's degree in business administration from the University of Dayton. FLORIDA INVESTMENT FIRM PURCHASES FIDELITY PLAZA Trans Global Cos., a Florida investment firm, purchased the Fidelity Plaza from Downtown Dayton LLC in April. The purchase also included the adjacent 250-space parking garage and surface parking lot. Trans Global is planning a major renovation of the property to help attract new tenants to the building, which is located at the corner of Fifth & Main Streets. AIDS RESOURCE CENTER MOVES TO THE KUHNS BUILDING The AIDS Resource Center moved into its new home at 15 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200, earlier this year. The organization's new 11,000-square-foot suite was transformed from floor to ceiling, allowing the center to provide its clients with confidential HIV testing, private counseling, special programs, and private rooms. The move has also allowed the center to pick up an extra 2,500 square-feet, enabling its departments to be segmented by function for client confidentiality. The AIDS Resource Center has 25 employees and serves more than 500 clients. WELCOME! Downtown welcomes Title & Closing of Ohio, LLC, a mortgage title company located at 137 N. Main Street #618.

did you know? There are approximately 75 dining and nightlife destinations in Downtown Dayton!

Alex Nyerges, Director and CEO of the Dayton Art Institute and a New Downtown Resident Why did you decide to move downtown? Downtown is central to everything! We can walk to work, dinner, the theater, the Art Institute, and Dragons games.

Alex Nyerges

How would you describe your new neighborhood? Downtown is a fabulous neighborhood. We have the best neighbors at Performance Place, wonderful people at the front desk and Park Avenue style living right here in Dayton! The neighborhood is growing too - we have many friends who are making downtown home. It's great to walk and visit them for drinks, dinner or just a Sunday chat - an important element of every good neighborhood. What makes your new home unique? The views. We can see the river from every room in our condo plus the most wonderful view of the Dayton Art Institute. The sunsets from our balcony, living room and dining room are as good as any I've seen whether on the coast of Italy, California or Florida. What are some of your favorite things to do downtown? Our favorites are the Dayton Art Institute (of course) and Dayton Dragons baseball games. We also enjoy running along the river, walking along RiverScape over to Deeds Point or to the Market, an evening at the Schuster Center (which is in our lobby, talk about convenient!), or dinner at Thai Nine or Smokin’ Bar-B-Que. What's in store for DAI after the Princess Diana exhibit? Beginning September 24th we will premiere the most amazing collection of 17th century Dutch Old Masters - Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This world-class exhibit highlights the greatest Old Master of all time, Rembrandt, on the 400th anniversary of his birth. The Dayton Art Institute is the United States premiere for this three city tour.

Picture This .

President s ’ CORNER

DOWNTOWN PROFILES:

Dayton Dragons baseball is back in action! Check out www.daytondragons.com for the 2006 home schedule. Lawn tickets are available for most games for just $7.

The Downtown Dayton Partnership Ambassador Program has a new set of wheels! The fluorescent green truck will be used for power washing and other necessary maintenance.

You’re

IN THE LOOP The Dayton Industrial Athletic Association (DIAA) is a membership organization that promotes fitness and has historically included some of the larger companies in the Dayton region. For a variety of reasons, DIAA’s board has made the decision to dissolve the organization and donate its cash assets to other community organizations. The Downtown Dayton Partnership, in conjunction with Five Rivers MetroParks, made a request for RiverScape Phase III and was awarded more than $70,000 specifically to be used toward the creation of a new ice rink. The new rink will be larger than the current one, and will be covered by an open-air pavilion. Planning for RiverScape Phase III has been underway for more than a year, and the DIAA contribution complements a federal grant that was recently awarded to the project.

ON THE HORIZON

your downtown

“Come Twist with Us” at RiverBlast! RiverScape MetroPark is gearing up for another busy season of non-stop family fun. The season will officially kick-off on Saturday, May 27 with RiverBlast! from 2 to 10:30 p.m. The theme for this year is “Come Twist with Us” and the community can expect a day filled with live entertainment, carnival rides, a free Family Fun Zone featuring interactive inflatables, food vendors that represent the best of summertime flavors, and a fireworks show by Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks at 10 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact RiverScape at 274-0126 or go to riverscape.org.

Your Special Improvement District Update from the Downtown Dayton Partnership April/May 2006

Event Connection Fireworks will light up the sky during RiverBlast!

Downtown Flower Power Downtown sidewalks and storefronts will come alive with color the week of May 15 as volunteers from Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark replant over 150 First Bloom planters throughout our center city. This year’s color scheme includes ‘purple wave’ and ‘misty lilac wave’ petunias, sweet potato vine, and pink dragon-wing begonias. Forty new planters will also be added this year. Planters are maintained by the business or building by which they were purchased or located, and are checked throughout the season by volunteers on Wegerzyn’s ‘Posy Patrol.’

Spring 2006 Furry Skurry Humane Society RiverScape MetroPark May 13 Urban Nights Various Downtown Locations May 19

Additional soil is added to First Bloom planters to prepare them for the season.

A World A’Fair Dayton Convention center May 19-21 RiverBlast RiverScape MetroPark May 27 National City Ohio WineFest Second Street Public Market June 2 & 3 Dayton Dragons Fan Fest Fifth Third Field June 3 Michelob Women in Jazz Festival Dave Hall Plaza June 25 For a complete list of events happening in Downtown Dayton, visit www.downtowndayton.org

Downtown Dayton Partnership Plans Biggest Urban Nights Ever on May 19 Take a walk on downtown’s creative side during Urban Nights on Friday, May 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. This is going to be the biggest and best Urban Nights yet, with more than 50 destinations to visit, including art galleries, urban living, dining and more throughout Downtown Dayton, plus the Artists of Front Street, the Oregon District and Check out the best in the Wright-Dunbar downtown living during Urban Nights Business Village. This free event is a combination of an art walk and housing tour that also features live entertainment at select venues, dining and retail discounts, and other special attractions. Be sure

to wear your walking shoes for this downtown adventure! Many of the destinations are just a short walk away from each other, and free event shuttles will also be available. Visit www.downtowndayton.org for an event map or pick one up at the info table outside the Schuster Center the night of the event. Urban Nights is sponsored by the Downtown Dayton Partnership, Chase, Dayton City Paper and Greater Dayton RTA.

A variety of artwork will be on display. Bring your wallet because most of it will be for sale! Credit: (left) Artwork by Terry Chamberlain on display at Therapy Café; (right) Artwork by Bo Tamaki on display at the Dayton Visual Arts Center

YOUR AMBASSADORS

at work

The Downtown Dayton Partnership Ambassador Program is improving the safety and cleanliness of our center city, according to Todd Mobley of Mike Mobley Reporting at 334 S. Main Street. “We have been very impressed with the Ambassadors, especially with all their hard work in cleaning up litter around our block,” said Mobley. “I have also noticed that there are less people just hanging Ambassador Marie Sullivan around outside our business who have visits with Todd Mobley no legitimate reason to be here. The Ambassadors really do a great job and our employees have even stopped to thank them.” If you have questions or need assistance, contact the Ambassadors at 224-4DDP (4337).

Downtown Ambassador Activity Report First Quarter 2006 Trash Collected . . . . 11,210 lbs. Graffiti Removed. . . . . . . . . . 153 Pedestrian Assistance . . . 1,598 Property Owner/Building Manager Contacts . . . . . . . . 291 Motorist Assistance . . . . . . . 370 Panhandling Incidents Addressed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Request for Police Assistance. . . . . . . . . . 146 Bike Miles Ridden . . . . . . . 2,714 Power Washing. . . . . . 1,000 gal

Advocacy Environment Housing Amenities Jobs

1360 Kettering Tower Dayton, Ohio 45423

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