Dayton Then and Now | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

Fifty years ago, Dayton roared with history — the Air Fair, the tire strike, and free gas maps — while today, the city’s looking ahead: a new hotel near the Convention Center, demolition of a downtown garage to save the Victoria Theatre, and long-awaited upgrades like Bellbrook High’s new training facility and Gigi’s Place helping seniors age in place. Meanwhile, Cedarville’s sports medicine team’s mission to Cameroon sparks global impact, while a water main break and a statewide air quality alert from Canadian wildfires remind us that local and global forces are always intertwined. Listen in…