Hannah Kasper

2 months ago | daytondailynews.com | Hannah Kasper

Daniels studied comedic storytelling at the Second City Film School in Chicago and started taking improv classes at the Black Box in 2014. “Improv is different in that it’s very much a team sport. Everyone on stage is there to support you. Before we go out on stage we have a little ritual where we go around and tap each other’s backs and say ‘I’ve got your back’. It’s a reminder that once you get onstage, you won’t be up there doing this alone.

2 months ago | daytondailynews.com | A Day |Hannah Kasper

Flohre has been fabricating and painting signs as the proprietor of Ink & Hammer for the past twelve years. His work is found locally at Tony & Pete’s, Square One Salon, Press Coffee Bar and Crafted & Cured, with more of his signs adorning the restaurants and shops of Cincinnati and Columbus. Sign painting is embedded in the fabric of our every day culture.

Jan 22, 2025 | daytondailynews.com | A Day |Hannah Kasper

She creates large scaled quilt-inspired artworks in a light and plant-filled lofty studio, the entrance of which is dedicated to Divisible, a project space gallery run with her husband, University of Dayton Painting Professor and fellow artist Jeffrey Cortland Jones. They have been curating shows of up-and-coming artists at Divisible for a decade.

Jan 14, 2025 | daytondailynews.com | A Day |Hannah Kasper

You wouldn’t realize this was previously a heavily oak paneled medical suite in the color scheme of Brown. Nor would you think that the space was reincarnated into this design fever dream by someone who worked in the corporate world straight out of high school. Nickole grew up in Dayton, attended Trotwood High School, and immediately entered into corporate jobs at Bank One and Ameritech. She was 30 before she went to cosmetology school.

Jan 8, 2025 | daytondailynews.com | A Day |Hannah Kasper

Deciding college wasn’t for her, she worked her way up through restaurants in Atlanta, leading to an introduction at Farm Star Living, a produce industry blog. “They partner with produce brands and through educational videos, recipes, and blogs, teach people about where their food comes from.”“I ended up working there full time and wore a lot of hats. We really grew the recipe video program, tying in the produce companies. I would be the hands in the video, and sometimes do six recipes a day.