Partnership Teases Launch of new “Downtown Lowdown” Podcast to Spotlight Community Life TIPP CITY — Tipp City’s vibrant downtown is getting a fresh new voice, as the Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) launches its own podcast, “Downtown Lowdown.” The announcement was made on a recent episode of the News Makers podcast, the official podcast of the Tippecanoe Gazette , with the DTCP’s Tasha Weaver joining as guest to share the news and her excitement for this new venture. A New Platform for Dow...
Jun 23, 2025•10 min•Ep. 30
Mauk Cabinets by Design: Crafting Dreams and Community in Tipp City By Greg Enslen A Local Business Owner’s Journey from Passion to Full-Service Renovation TIPP CITY – In the latest episode of the News Maker’s podcast , presented by the Tippecanoe Gazette , listeners got an inside look at the story behind one of Tipp City’s most trusted home renovation companies: Mauk Cabinets by Design. Owner and designer Aaron Mauk, joined by Meredith McKee of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce, shared insights...
Jun 15, 2025•53 min•Ep. 29
Vintage in the Village Featured on News Makers Podcast By Greg Enslen Vintage in the Village Set to Take Over Downtown Tipp City TIPP CITY — One of Tipp City’s signature summer events, Vintage in the Village, is back and ready to transform downtown into a bustling marketplace of antiques, art, and small-town fun on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual festival, now in its third decade, promises a day full of unique finds, food trucks, and family-friendly entertainment—all while s...
Jun 09, 2025•43 min•Ep. 28
Local Podcast Swings into Golf and Tennis: A Lighthearted Look at Tipp City’s Athletic Scene The latest episode of the News Maker’s podcast, presented by the Tippecanoe Gazette, took a playful detour from its usual civic fare to explore the world of golf and tennis in Tipp City. Host Greg Enslen welcomed Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership for a spirited conversation that blended local sports culture, personal anecdotes, and practical advice for newcomers. Golf in Tipp City: Acces...
May 26, 2025•38 min•Ep. 27
Tipp Arts Council Unveils Canal Music Fest Details, Busy Summer of Art Events The Tipp City Area Arts Council (TCAAC) is gearing up for a packed summer and fall, with a full calendar of events designed to celebrate local creativity, support artists of all ages, and bring the community together. In a recent episode of the News Maker's podcast, the official podcast of the Tippecanoe Gazette , TCAAC President Marilee Lake and Administrator Lynn Shirk-Terrell joined host Greg Enslen to share details...
May 19, 2025•35 min•Ep. 26
The Tipp City Area Arts Council Needs Board Members! The Tipp City Area Arts Council (TCAAC), a cornerstone of the local creative community since its founding in 2009, is actively seeking new board members to help continue its mission of supporting and promoting the arts in Tipp City and surrounding areas. On a recent episode of the News Maker’s podcast, presented by the Tippecanoe Gazette , TCAAC President Marilee Lake and Administrator Lynn Shirk-Terrell joined host Greg Enslen to discuss the ...
May 15, 2025•45 min•Ep. 25
Downtown Tipp City Partnership Launches “Tipp-opoly” Board Game to Support Local Business Grants The Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) is rolling out an innovative fundraiser that’s sure to become a local collector’s item: a custom “Tipp-opoly” board game, featuring Tipp City’s own businesses and landmarks. The project was unveiled by DTCP’s Tasha Weaver on a recent episode of the News Maker’s podcast, presented by the Tippecanoe Gazette . A Board Game with a Purpose The Tipp-opoly initiativ...
May 12, 2025•13 min•Ep. 24
Learn all about the Tipp City Foundation! Heather Bailey and Diana Featherstone of the Tipp Foundation drop by the News Makers podcast to chat with Greg about all the amazing work the Foundation is doing and offer an inside look at how the Foundation operates and the impact it has on Tipp City and surrounding areas. Shaping the Future of Our Community The Tipp City Foundation, a cornerstone of local philanthropy since its founding in 1943, has quietly grown into a $10 million force for good-than...
May 07, 2025•40 min•Ep. 23
Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership joins Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette to chat about the upcoming and crazy May 3 weekend - too much is happening!! Tipp City Set for a Weekend of Community Spirit and Shopping This week, Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) joined Greg Enslen and the News Makers podcast to talk about how Tipp City is gearing up for one of the busiest and most vibrant weekends of the year. The DTCP, downtown merchants and TMCS are prepa...
Apr 29, 2025•21 min•Ep. 22
News Makers, Episode 21 - We are joined by Scott Family McDonalds! Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette and Meredith McKee of the Tipp Chamber chat with Cindy Frantz from the Scott Family McDonald’s ! Cindy is the Community Relations and Recruitment Manager and dropped by the News Makers podcast to catch Greg and Meredith up on all the fun things happening at the Tipp City McDonalds and their other locations. Turns out they have 15 Ohio locations and 10 Kentucky locations, with a 26th location ...
Apr 28, 2025•37 min•Ep. 21
Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership joins Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette to chat about how people and businesses can join the Partnership in supporting the downtown. She also walks us through the latest updates to the DTCP website. Executive Director The Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) is made up of active individuals who are passionate about the historical district of Tipp City. Their mission is to enhance, preserve, and promote Downtown Tipp City from the tracks to ...
Apr 14, 2025•26 min•Ep. 20
Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette and Meredith McKee of the Tipp Chamber chat about the Chamber's amazing gift card program! Support Tipp City businesses by sending an eGift Card to family, friends, employees, teachers and everyone else! Tipp City, Ohio has many of your favorite retailers, restaurants, services and entertainment all in one place. Redeem the eGift Card at all participating locations throughout the city (in-store and online) — there is truly something for everyone! Support Our...
Apr 07, 2025•11 min•Ep. 19
Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership joins Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette to chat about how people and businesses can join the Partnership in supporting the downtown. She also walks us through the latest updates to the DTCP website. Partnership website The Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP)'s website highlights local shops, restaurants, and lodging options, along with detailed information about the DTCP and how to get involved. Built and maintained by BashFoo, the website...
Apr 02, 2025•11 min•Ep. 18
Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership joins Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette to chat about the DTCP Annual Dinner, held in January. Founding Members Honored The Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) marked the beginning of its 20th anniversary celebration on January 27th at the 2024 Downtown Awards Ceremony. While the official 20-year milestone will be reached in 2025, the evening was a kickoff to recognizing two decades of dedication, appreciation, and the future of downtown T...
Apr 02, 2025•17 min•Ep. 17
Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette and Meredith McKee of the Tipp Chamber chat about the upcoming 2025 Tipp City Chamber Teen Leadership Academy! Teen Leadership Academy is a program that connects our businesses, schools, community, governments and non-profits to rising Seniors in high school. Meredith spills all the details on how to apply for the program, what the participants will get to do, and more! APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW so get to the Chamber website ASAP and click on Event...
Mar 13, 2025•11 min•Ep. 16
Greg Enslen of the Tippecanoe Gazette and Meredith McKee of the Tipp Chamber welcome éclat Facial Studio to downtown Tipp City! Karin is the owner of the éclat chain of three facial studios, with locations in Troy, Piqua, and their newest location, Tipp City, and she joins us on the News Makers podcast to answer all of our questions, including how she got started and why she chose Tipp City for her newest studio! Listen in to hear lots of juicy details about her studio, including information on ...
Mar 13, 2025•32 min•Ep. 15
Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership drops by to update us on their March and April events! She digs into ALL the details and updates us on a bunch of events coming up in March and April, 2025! As listed on the www.downtowntippcity.org website, she covers the Train Depot Cleanout event (3/1), the St. Paddy’s Day Beer Crawl (3/7), the Preservation Assessment Workshop with David Mertz (3/10) and the "No Joke! We love Volunteers!" event, taking place on April 1. She also adds updates ...
Feb 22, 2025•31 min•Ep. 14
In this special episode, Greg Enslen isn't the interviewer -- he's the guest! Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership interviews Greg about his book, especially the Frank Harper Mysteries series, and they discuss "A Splash of Scarlet," the latest book in the series! Tasha grills Greg on how he comes up with ideas for the series, how he decided to tie everything into Tipp City by creating a fictional town, "Cooper's Mill." They chat about the upcoming book and his plans for future titl...
Feb 14, 2025•19 min•Ep. 13
Join us for a great chat with Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership! She digs into ALL the details for a bunch of events coming up in March and April, 2025! As listed on the www.downtowntippcity.org website, she covers the Train Depot Cleanout event (3/1), the St. Paddy’s Day Beer Crawl (3/7), the Preservation Assessment Workshop with David Mertz (3/10) and the "No Joke! We love Volunteers!" event, taking place on April 1. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Tipp City with our a...
Feb 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 12
Coffee with Champions! Meredith McKee from the Chamber drops by the News Makers podcast to chat about an exciting new program for the Tipp Chamber, Coffee with Champions, starting on February 18! Looking to grow as a leader and make a positive impact? Join the Chamber for their weekly Coffee with Champions leadership workshops , where you’ll connect with other local leaders and gain valuable insights to help you be a force for good in your world. Each week features a new, exclusive personal grow...
Feb 03, 2025•8 min•Ep. 11
It’s Soup-er Bowl Week in Tipp City! Tasha Weaver from the DTCP and Meredith McKee from the Chamber have teamed up again, this time for a week-long restaurant promotion called “Soup-er Bowl!” Playing off the upcoming Superbowl game, you can warm up this February with this delicious new event hosted by the Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP). From February 3-8, 2025, participating downtown businesses will feature soups on their menus, inviting the community to vote for their favorites. How It W...
Feb 01, 2025•15 min•Ep. 10
Join us for a great chat with Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership! She digs into ALL the details for a bunch of events coming up in January and February! As listed on the www.downtowntippcity.org website, she covers the 1/23 January Coffee Chat, the Annual Meeting and Celebration (1/27), their Soup-er Bowl Week event, and the Bourbon and Chocolate event, taking place on February 7. For the Soup-er Bowl event, warm up your game week with Tipp City’s tastiest soups! Warm up this Feb...
Jan 16, 2025•15 min•Ep. 9
Tasha Weaver from the Downtown Tipp City Partnership gives us a sneak preview of the upcoming Annual Member and Awards Dinner! It's once a year and lots of fun. Check out their website for more information. Tasha chats about last year's event, and reviewed a few of the great businesses who won. This year promises to be full of surprises! The DTCP will be honoring past members, and Studio 50 is doing a photo booth at this year's event, which takes place on Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Tipp Ce...
Jan 16, 2025•12 min•Ep. 8
Join us for a great chat with Tasha Weaver of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership as we chat about their upcoming Annual Member Meeting and Awards Night PLUS get the scoop on NOMINATIONS for the awards, which are happening RIGHT NOW! Don't miss out on your chance to nominate your choices for Downtown Business of the Year, Non-Profit of the Year, Downtown Restaurant of the Year, and MANY more categories! This year’s event will take place on Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Tipp Center, located at ...
Dec 24, 2024•10 min•Ep. 7
" It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " in Tipp City, Ohio! Last year's "Twelve Days of Tipp City" social media extravaganza was so popular, they brought it back for 2024! Meredith McKee from the Tipp Chamber and Tasha Weaver from the Downtown Tipp City Partnership pop in to the News Makers Podcast to chat about this week's collab between the two organizations. Last year, they went around Tipp City and did dances featuring different businesses AND hid gift cards at each location. This ye...
Dec 09, 2024•18 min•Ep. 6
On this episode, we check in with the DTCP and Tasha Weaver! She's here to talk about the upcoming Tippecanoe and Christmas Too! Happening on Saturday, December 7th from 12 PM – 4 PM , this festive afternoon will take you on a guided tour through two historic downtown locations and four unique homes on North 3rd Street, all beautifully decorated for the season. You’ll also enjoy a visit to the Tipp City Historical Society, where the charm of our community’s history shines bright. Tasha gets us u...
Dec 02, 2024•20 min•Ep. 5
On this episode, we check in with the DTCP and Tasha Weaver! She's here to talk about the upcoming Christmas Parade, the first of it's kind in Tipp City, Ohio, and the Christmas Tree Lighting! Both will happen on November 23, so get out there and enjoy - BUT FIRST listen to this episode to get all the details! Tasha "spills the tea" as the kids say, catching us up on how the parade came together, what's going on with the tree lighting, and where you can get KETTLE CORN!!!! The News Makers podcas...
Nov 19, 2024•16 min•Ep. 4
Episode 3 – Tipp City Chamber: Meredith’s Journey and the Chamber's Upcoming Awards Description: In this special episode of News Makers , we sit down with Meredith McKee of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce to learn more about how she came to be the Executive Director and to catch up on the upcoming Awards given out by the Chamber in recognition of individuals and businesses who serve the community. Nominations are being accepted in these categories: Citizen of the Year Young Professional of the...
Nov 06, 2024•18 min•Ep. 3
Episode 2 – Tipp City Chamber: Design the New Chamber Logo Description: In this special episode of News Makers , we sit down with Meredith McKee of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce to learn more about an exciting contest they are currently running: you can help design the new Tipp City Chamber of Commerce logo! That’s right, Meredith and the Chamber recently announced a community-wide crest and logo rebranding contest, inviting everyone in the community to share their creative ideas for a new C...
Nov 06, 2024•16 min•Ep. 2
Episode 1 – Connecting Businesses & Community Together: Catching up with the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce Description: In this special episode of News Makers , we sit down with Meredith McKee of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce to explore the heart of Tipp City's business community and catch up on their latest events, including the upcoming Holiday Gala. Our guest shares the Chamber's mission to be advocates for the local business community, the exciting ways the Chamber works to support b...
Nov 06, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1
