Barbi Dewitt opened Mirabella Boutique in 2013. Her first store was only 400 square feet. Today, her store is 2200 square feet.
“I started roasting coffee five years ago in Fairborn in an incubator space. We were open to the public but we couldn’t get enough people to come to where we were.”
This week’s ‘Dayton’s Not Dead’ feature might be on the side of a little dead. Woodland Cemetery was founded in 1841 but the first burial wasn’t until two years later in 1843.
“Good food is my passion. You know you eat good food and you’re happy. Food is happiness,” said Everardo Ascencio, owner of Don Patron Mexican Grill and Bar.
Brittany Smith and Carly Short originally opened Heart Mercantile; the idea sprang from their antique booth at Antique Village in Centerville.
Your Dayton’s Not Dead feature of the week: The Neighborhood Nest is a dedicated gluten-free bakery.
It is held the third Tuesday of each month at a local bar called Proto BuildBar and the event is a casual gathering with a short presentation by a local speaker.
Dayton’s Not Dead feature: The name 571 Grill and Drafthouse is fairly new to the area, but the restaurant has been around for many years.
Lily’s Bistro has been located in Dayton’s Oregon District for almost seven years, owned and operated by Mendenhall.
Lefty’s Eats and Espresso, or Lefty’s, is a local coffee shop and restaurant owned by Lawren Williams; it opened around a year-and-a-half ago on March 28, 2018.