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Monday, March 21, 2011

New cafe now open in Oakwood

By Mark Fisher | Monday, March 21, 2011, 10:29 AM

OAKWOOD — The Select Start Cafe has opened at 2515 Far Hills Ave in The Shops of Oakwood.

The cafe’s owner is Thy Vo, who launched the venture with his friend Anthony Canterbury after the downturn in the economy left him out of a job in his fields of physics and robotics, according to the a news release from the Kettering Moraine Oakwood Chamber of Commerce. The pair enjoyed coffee and science and decided to combine those passions in a cafe.

“The idea was to create a digital and physical space where we could include customers in our geeky passions: coffees, teas, games and science,” the Select Start Cafe web site says.

In addition to free high-speed WiFi, the cafe specializes in coffees, teas, fruit smoothies, Italian sodas, lemonade bubble tea and pastries as well as Cousin Vinny’s Pizza by the slice, according to the chamber of commerce.

The cafe’s hours during the winter quarter are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, go to www.selectstartcafe.com or call (937) 297-0447.

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Perkins serves up free pancakes today, for a cause

By Mark Fisher | Monday, March 21, 2011, 07:49 AM

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery locations in the Dayton area and southwest Ohio are participating in a fund-raiser today, March 21 in which the restaurants will serve a free short-stack of buttermilk pancakes in return for guests considering making a donation to “Give Kids The World,” a non-profit organization that provides week-long vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to a retreat in Central Florida.

Participating Perkins restaurants include those in Englewood, Xenia, Springfield, Sidney, Mason and Fairfield, a spokeswoman for the restaurant chain said.

There is a limit of one short stack of pancakes per customer, and hours may vary, so contact your local Perkins Restaurant & Bakery for details. For more information about the Perkins offer, check out this Perkins Facebook page.

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