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“Gem City” — that phrase should sound familiar to most people in the Miami Valley.A quick glance into the Yellow Pages, or a quick Google search, reveals…
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Some people are morning people, even on the weekends: They might like, for example, getting up at the crack of dawn on Saturdays to head down to their…
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John Patterson, Edward Deeds, and Wilbur and Orville Wright are just a few of the big names from a time when Dayton was a hotbed of innovation and…
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Strawberries, sauerkraut, asparagus, popcorn, beans, bacon and moonshine—aside from usually being edible, what do they all have in common?They’re all…
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Dayton’s Oregon Historic District has a controversial aspect to it: the sound of the word. Unlike the state of Oregon, the end of which is pronounced like…
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When Converse Griffith’s question, How did Indian Ripple road get its name? won our April WYSO Curious vote, the investigation seemed simple enough. This…
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In just a few months, WYSO Curious has gotten four questions about the same topic: that bright blue lake off of Route 4 in Dayton.John Todd of Fairborn…
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When Jude Whelley walks her dog in her front yard in Harrison Township, she often detects a syrupy-sweet smell, particularly on moist, foggy nights. Jude…
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Recently Dave Chesar of Oakwood heard a story we did about the 6,000 abandoned properties in Dayton. "At the end of the piece it said that the one thing…
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Are you curious about the Miami Valley, its history, people or economy? Is there a place, a person or a story that mystifies or intrigues you? Do you like…