🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Dayton tattoo artist behind this winter’s swan-ink trend

Good day Dayton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Dayton tattoo artist behind this winter’s swan-ink trend
• What we know about the fatal Elsmere Avenue stabbing case
• How Greater Dayton’s Habitat helped one woman finally get her own home

Also on today's calendar: A Very Crabby Christmas and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Very cold; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 23 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swan Tattoos Are the Elegant Trend Taking Over This Winter (byrdie.com) — A national style roundup of swan tattoos gives a shout-out to traditional tattoo artist Joshua Speight, who works out of Dayton and serves a devoted local clientele. The piece showcases his work alongside other artists’ designs, framing swans as elegant symbols of love, transformation, and grace that are trending this winter.
   

• Formal charges unveiled after man was allegedly murdered with garden snips: police (dayton247now.com) — Dayton police and Montgomery County prosecutors have filed formal charges against a suspect accused of fatally stabbing a 34-year-old man with garden snips at an apartment on Elsmere Avenue. The victim later died at a local hospital, and the accused is being held in the county jail on a $1 million bond with arraignment set for Tuesday.
   

• Habitat for Humanity welcomes new homeowner just in time for the holidays (daytondailynews.com) — A Springfield woman just received a fully renovated Habitat for Humanity home, a project overseen by the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton and several local partners. After logging more than 575 hours of sweat equity, she celebrated getting her keys alongside family, volunteers, and community leaders, who emphasized how stable homeownership can transform a family’s future.
   

📸 Around Dayton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dayton

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Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Story Time
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  10:30 am
• Comics Club
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  5:00 pm
• Flights of Fantasy: Shubeik Lubeik
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  5:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool Story Time
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  10:30 am
• Level UP- Tutoring
  Beavercreek Community Library , 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  4:00 pm
• Greenebucs Club Monthly Evening meeting
  Lofino Plaza , 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road , Beavercreek
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• A Very Crabby Christmas
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  8:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Candlelight: Classic Rock on Strings
  Dayton Masonic Center , 525 W Riverview Ave , Dayton
  6:15 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles
  Dayton Masonic Center 525 W Riverview Ave Dayton, Ohio 45405
  8:45 pm
• The Taylor Party
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Relentless Fest featuring Miss May I
  The Brightside Music & Event Venue , 905 E 3rd St , Dayton
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
  Dayton Masonic Center 525 W Riverview Ave Dayton, Ohio 45405
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE!!
  It's waay too cold outside for dogs and cats, so please bring them inside so they don't freeze to death. Keep them in until Monday, or better yet,… (Nextdoor Belmont)
• Has anyone seen this orange tabby.
  His left ear is clipped from TNR his right ear has a small slice in the middle. He has a black dot on his nose. He is a feral cat I take care of. His… (Nextdoor Linden Heights)

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner - We Provide BEST Training in Dayton. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Dayton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dayton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Riverside

• H.S. Results 12/12: Elwer sets MAC scoring record (daytondailynews.com)

Trotwood

• Half a million dollar VIP Millions ticket sold in Dayton (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Police investigating after reported shooting in Trotwood (k99online.com)

Kettering

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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