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Good News
Local man offers free lawn care to elderly Dayton-area residents
Marcus Miller started with one neighbor. This summer he has mowed more than 40 yards across Riverside and Huber Heights.
August 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Dayton Talks Original
How a vacant lot in West Dayton became a community lifeline
Three neighbors spent two years clearing an overgrown lot. It now supplies fresh produce to roughly 60 households a week.
August 21, 2026 · 8 min read
People Worth Knowing
The Kettering teacher who built a robotics program out of spare parts
Angela Boyd's middle-school team has grown from four students to thirty-one in three years.
August 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Solutions
A monthly repair cafe is keeping thousands of pounds of waste out of Dayton landfills
Volunteers fix what neighbors would otherwise throw away. The organizers are candid about what the model cannot solve.
August 17, 2026 · 7 min read