Live In Dayton

10/20/2026

🎃 Calling all DeWeese-Ridgecrest neighbors! 👻

Our 6th Annual Halloween Spooktakular is back, and we're inviting our neighbors and their families to join us for an afternoon of Halloween fun at Ridgecrest Park!

This neighborhood tradition is a great opportunity to get together, meet new neighbors, and enjoy some fall festivities close to home!

Here's what's planned:

🎨 Pumpkin Painting

🚒 Firetruck Fun

🌭 Hotdogs & Popcorn

☕ Hot Chocolate from Travelin' Tom's

📅 Saturday, October 24

⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM

📍 Ridgecrest Park | 1649 Pinecrest Drive

This is a FREE neighborhood event hosted for our community! Bring the family, wear your costumes, and come spend some time with your neighbors.

A special thank you to the DeWeese-Ridgecrest Youth Ambassadors for organizing this amazing event!

We look forward to seeing our neighbors on Saturday! 🎃

10/20/2026

This Thursday, bring your family and friends to Carrick's Corner Pocket Park for a fun early evening of events! There will be activities and games, food and snacks, and local vendors! Hope to see you there from 5:30-7:30pm.

10/19/2026

The Ponitz Panther Candy Dash is back! 🍭🍬👻

This event is open to all DPS elementary school students on October 28th from 5 PM to 7 PM!

For tickets to the event - https://vist.ly/5nzfr

Interested in donating candy? You can drop it off at Ponitz!

10/14/2026

🚲🎉 NORTHWEST DAYTON, LET’S RIDE! 🎉🚲

Come out Saturday, October 17th for the RISE Northwest Community Bike Tour! We’re bringing our neighborhoods together for a day of bikes, food, music, community resources, and FUN!

📍 Start: The Hope Center, 1816 Harvard Blvd.
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM–2:30 PM Registration is from 10:30 - 11. With the ride beginning after the bike safety information is complete.
🚴🏾 Ride: 5–6 miles through Mt. Vernon, Hillcrest, Fairview, College Hill, and Dayton View Triangle!

All riders and skill levels are welcome! Bring your bike, wear your bike gear, and don’t forget your water. There will also be limited helmet giveaways and bike accessories!

🙌🏾 Want to help make the day a success? We’re looking for volunteers to help with registration, helmets, snacks, neighborhood history, and the finish line. There’s a spot for everyone!

👉🏾 Sign up to volunteer here:
[https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D45A5AD2BAAFAC70-66553323-northwest]

Whether you ride or volunteer, come be part of the fun! Let’s activate our streets, celebrate our neighborhoods, and show our youth what community looks like. 🚲

Share this post and bring a friend. We’ll see you at the starting line!🎉

10/12/2026

🎨 - We're already counting the days!

Dayton, Ohio - City Government - Dayton Metro Library - Custom Frame Services, Inc. - Dayton Society of Artists - DSA

10/12/2026

Lets help House of Bread reach there goal!!

We need 12 volunteers to park their cars in our lot on October 25, with trunks full of treats 🍫for about 75 House of Bread kiddos! Will you make their Halloween hearts 🎃 🧡 (and sweet teeth) happy? Scan the QR code or go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044CA5A72DA1FBC70-66662039-house to register for a slot!

09/03/2026

Love the new sign at Townes at Wright Dunbar 😍😍😍

09/03/2026

⛲Good news! Maintenance has been completed on the Five Rivers Fountain of Lights and they are operating on their regular schedule again.

In even better news, the season has been extended and they will now operate through September 20.

The fountains operate at the top of the hour:
- Monday-Friday: 7:55am to 10:05pm
- Saturday-Sunday: 10:55am to 10:05pm

09/03/2026

Don't miss a chance to see inside some of those beautiful homes just across Salem Ave in the Dayton View Historic District! Tickets can be purchased in advance. The tour is September 19th.

A stunning tour of the interior of several homes of the Dayton View Historic District.

07/28/2026