Tony Butcher "Our goal is to try to just get people downtown because it's just better for us all," stated Tony Butcher, owner of Ole Town Tavern, located at 26 N South Street. Tony shared the importance of working with other local businesses in downtown because "what's good for one [business] is good for all of us." Tony was born and raised in Wilmington, graduating from both Wilmington High School and Wilmington College. While earning his master's degree at Xavier University, Tony worked...

Tony Butcher & Dustin Pearce Owner of Ole Town Tavern, Tony Butcher, joins the podcast to share his story of starting his own bar in Wilmington back in 2022. Tony was born and raised in Wilmington where he graduated from both Wilmington High School and Wilmington College before earning his Master’s Degree at Xavier. Prior to Ole Town, Tony worked at Airborne Express and then Technicolor. For years, Tony joked with his friends and family about one day starting a bar, and then when he purchased...

WILMINGTON, Ohio (March 27, 2026)— The Wilmington College Music and Theatre Departments will join forces to present a musical cabaret titled “This Thing Called Love” on April 16 and 17, at 7:30 p.m., in Heiland Theatre, located in Boyd Cultural Arts Center. The cabaret will highlight the theatrical and musical talents of students involved in both programs by drawing from the Great American Songbook, featuring familiar pieces by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and others. Styled as...