Press coverage
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Press coverage
Anthony Thomas’s work building businesses and spaces in Dayton has been covered by the region’s newsroom, from a food truck to a mall storefront, a food hall kitchen and the Wright-Dunbar District.
My advice as a serial entrepreneur
Anthony Thomas joins Business Spotlight USA to talk about building multiple businesses in Dayton and the lessons that come with it.
Watch on YouTube“They have worked with Anthony Thomas of Universal HB Solutions to complete a total build-out of the space.”
Dayton Daily News · Mar’Tae Kitchen & Cocktails, Trotwood
“The storefront was completely renovated with City of Dayton, West Dayton Development Trust Fund dollars & private investment.”
Wright Dunbar Business District · Fashion Remedy Boutique, Dayton
- Dayton Daily News · Lux Barber Lounge
“I know he’s a call away”: Father and son balance life as co-owners of Dayton barbershop
Anthony Thomas helped his son, Anthony Zailan Thomas, open Lux Barber Lounge in the Wright Dunbar Business District in November 2022. The upscale shop brings barbering and loc services under one roof and was named Best Barbershop in the 2024 Gem City People’s Choice Awards.
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New burger restaurant, speakeasy to open in Dayton
XO Burger Vibez + Cocktails, a gourmet burger restaurant with a basement speakeasy at 1171 W. Third St. in the Wright-Dunbar District.
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Taco Street founder to open new restaurant in Wright-Dunbar
Anthony’s next restaurant in the Wright-Dunbar District, alongside Lux Barber Lounge across from W. Social Tap & Table.
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2 restaurants, 2 lounges bound for West Third Street in Dayton
The Taco Street Co. founder, who opened Lux Barber Lounge across the street with his son, brings XO Burger Vibez + Cocktails to West Third Street.
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Taco Street Co. to open in Dayton food hall
Taco Street Co. moves from Beavercreek to W. Social Tap & Table, near where the food truck first launched in 2018.
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New restaurant: Taco Street Co. now open in Beavercreek
The Dayton food truck opens its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in the food court at The Mall at Fairfield Commons.
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New taco restaurant gears up to open at the Mall at Fairfield Commons
Taco Street Co. prepares to turn a food truck following into a permanent restaurant in Beavercreek.
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