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Sand dunes rise above the beach while sunbathers and swimmers enjoy the day at the popular St. Joseph Peninsula State Park on Cape San Blas, Fla.

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National Golf Month

Miniature golf

August is National Golf Month, and lucky for you the Miami Valley is chock full of great courses for every skill level and budget. So get out there and … something about a bird, er, eagles? Local golf guide »

Not good at golf, try mini-golf instead »

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Best Local Sports Bar [poll]

Best Dayton sports bar

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. 1.

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Get medieval with the Ohio Renaissance Festival beginning this weekend [things to do]

Renaissance Festival

It be time ye pullst out thine 16th century English diction. The Ohio Renaissance Festival kicketh off Saturday, Aug. 30, and runneth until Oct. 19. The festival 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. More »

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'Traitor' [movies]

Counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, counter-counter-intelligence? Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce ("Memento," "L.A. Confidential") star in "Traitor," an intense international thriller set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter-espionage operations. The plot in a nutshell: Conflicting evidence leads a federal agent to question the motives behind a former Special Ops soldier's apparent ties to terrorist groups. We'd tell you more … but then we'd have to kill you. 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 »

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Watching 1-8 scale trains 2008 Miami Valley RailFest Part 2

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The Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society runs 1-8 scale trains during the 2008 Miami Valley RailFest.