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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX) - The City of Middletown hopes a 25-year extension of a property tax will cover the cost to replace all four of its fire stations.
The extension means no tax increase, just the same rates residents have paid for the last decade.
Middletown Fire Chief Paul Lolli says replacin...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (Dayton Business Journal) -- The owners of a Middletown distillery are making plans to transform a vacant lot into an outdoor recreation and entertainment venue.
Mike and Debbie Dranschak, owners of White Dog Distilling Co. at 1357 Central Ave. in downtown Middletown, have earned preliminary approval to convert a...
5 things to enjoy at the Ohio Challenge balloon festival that returns this week in Middletown
Jul 12 2021Event returns in a big way after last year’s cancellation.
Thousands of spectators will return to Middletown for The Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival at Smith Park/Middletown Regional Airport this weekend. Festival hours Friday and Saturday are 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. There will be no festival activities on Sunday.
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A movie starring actor Timothee Chalamet and written by Miami University alum David Kajganich has been filming in Middletown this week.
The movie, “Bones and All,” has been shooting in Cincinnati and filmed scenes in multiple locations in Middletown.
The production contacted the city of Middletown on Monday requesting permission to fil...
New Dairy Queen opens Saturday in Middletown; Fairfield location expected to break ground soon
May 12 2021Wide variety of food and ice creams makes it ‘very popular,’ owner says.
Dairy Queen is adding at least two more Butler County locations this year.
Franchisee Piyush Patel said the Dairy Queen at 4770 Roosevelt Blvd. in Middletown is scheduled to open Saturday and a Fairfield location on Ohio 4 i...
Redeveloped Towne Mall could become ‘true destination’ with dining, retail, living space, ice sports
Apr 24 2021After listening to a lengthy presentation about the future of the Towne Mall Galleria and seeing photos and an animation of the possible redevelopment, Middletown Mayor Nicole Condrey asked: “That’s our mall?”
A consultant has given the city a proposal for what the 44-year-old mall site could offer residents if funding and ...
Middletown City Council approved a pre-development study with OZ Hotels and Resorts for a new mixed-use development along the riverfront that would include a hotel and convention center. The study will allow for due diligence for this transformative project for the community.
OZ Hotels and Resorts specializes in projects in Opportunit...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (FOX19) - Middletown City Council voted unanimously to approve a $31 million road repaving project.
A total of 202 streets will be repaved by the end of 2022. Money for the project will come from an income tax increase voters approved in November.
Repaving will begin on the worst streets.
Middletown Cit...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — There are 5.5 Million military caregivers across the United States who are challenged to take care of the health needs of family and loved ones who served.
So to increase the amount of support and awareness, communities across the country are pledging to become Hidden Heroes Cities by way o...
A global logistics company is set to open in a massive warehouse south of Dayton, joining another large company that recently leased a portion of the building.
DHL, a Germany-based firm that specializes in international shipping, courier services and transportation, will become the newest tenant in the 75 Logistics Center in Middletown. DH...
A global aerospace company has landed a multimillion-dollar contract. It will bring a bevy of new work to a Dayton-area plant.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense awarded Magellan Aerospace Corporation a contract for the supply of complex missile fin components for the U.S. Navy. These heat-tolerant surface control assemblies will be manufacture...
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - A new development including a hotel and a convention center could be coming to Middletown.
Middletown City Council approved a feasibility study Tuesday night with OZ Hotels & Resorts, which specializes in developments like this that incorporate opportunity zone financing.
The study will run between four an...
For nearly two decades, Rodriguis Hampton has spent his time cutting hair for residents who live in and around West Chester, where he opened X-Quisite Cutz barbershop.
During the pandemic, he decided to take his passion a step further by opening a barber school in Middletown, Ohio.
“I saw people losing their jobs an...
The owner of the former Carnegie Library understands why people may think he’s not making any progress renovating the 108-year-old property in the city’s Oakland neighborhood.
The exterior of the former public library — neglected since it became vacant about 20 years ago — appears about the same today as i...
A local entrepreneur is determined to grow her restaurant business when she relocates to the former bar space at Murphy’s Landing in downtown Middletown.
Naiyozcsia Thomason, better known as Mz. Jade, has been operating Mz. Jade’s Soul Food at 1105 Central Ave. in the Pendleton Arts Center for the past year.
Sometim...
The sweat equity of volunteers has brought Middletown’s historic Sorg Opera House back to some of its former glory in recent years. Designed by Music Hall architect Samuel Hannaford, the theater is graced by red plush seats donated by Music Hall after its own 2017 renovation.
The volunteer board has worke...
A Findlay-based logistics company is drafting plans to expand the Butler County facility it purchased for $6.2 million less than two years ago. This includes new jobs.
Ohio Logistics Ltd., which bills itself as one of the largest logistics firms in the Midwest, plans to expand its 242,000-square-foot facility at 556...
