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Best Place to Go on a First Date [poll]

The votes are in, and with 33,694 votes, Pacchia in Dayton's historic Oregon District is the Best Place to Go on a First Date in Dayton.

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Voting in this category ended on May 19.

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Which Place to Go on a First Date is the Best of Dayton?

Trolley Stop in Dayton (great patio)	0.19%	95
The Greene (walking and dining)	0.02%	11
Wiley's Comedy Nightclub in Dayton	0.02%	10
The Funny Bone at the Greene	0.01%	5
Pacchia in Dayton	66.62%	33694
Cox Arboretum in Dayton	33.12%	16749
Stars lounge in Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton	0.02%	10

September is the month to celebrate, listen to or even create your own classical music. If you're a little rusty on the cello, then find out where and when the professionals are playing in Dayton. Classical music events »

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Here's where you get to tell the world what you think. Every week you get to vote on the best that the Dayton area has to offer in entertainment, restaurants, recreation & and a few other bizarro categories.

Voting in this category ends on Sept. 8.

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Get medieval at the Ohio Renaissance Festival [things to do]

It be time ye pullst out thine 16th century English diction. The Ohio Renaissance Festival, which runs on weekends through Oct. 19, re-creates a 16th century English village on 30 acres in Harveysburg. The event features noble fun, food, crafts, games and hundreds of storytellers, strolling musicians, singers, dancers and villagers in tights and big puff costumes. The cost be $19.99 for adults and $9.99 for children. If you go today, kids 12 and under get in free with a paying adult! More »

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'Hamlet 2' [movies]

Plenty of laughs are in store in the comedy smash of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Steve Coogan plays high-school drama coach Dana Marschz. While trying to stage a lighthearted sequel to Shakespeare's famous tragedy he faces laughable hardships including a bender that leaves him lurching into a liquor store on roller skates in search of the cheapest booze. His flock of students includes one mute girl who's the object of as many random assaults as Kenny from "South Park." And the stage production at the movie's climax includes a song called "Rock Me, Sexy Jesus." More »

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A look at Thai dining options in Dayton [guide]

For many years, Thai West in Huber Heights was the only Asian restaurant in the region that used the word "Thai" in its name and focused primarily on the cuisine. Now there are more than a half-dozen Thai restaurants in all corners of the valley — including in a few places you might least expect it. Check out these restaurants and see what the buzz is all about. More »