Farewell to a good friend:

Jim "Mr. Downtown" Nichols,
founder (and host for the first 18 years) of
The Dayton Reggae Festival
(originally The Dayton-Third World Reggae Festival)
Flew home to Zion Dec.16,2008
Without Jim, the longest running Reggae fest in the midwest would have never begun.
Thank you Jim! We will all miss you. JAH Bless

Dayton Daily News article
BYLINE: Terry Morris Staff Writer
DATE: December 18, 2008
PUBLICATION: Dayton Daily News (OH)
SECTION: Local
PAGE: A13

'Mr. Downtown' was a gem among Daytonians
BYLINE: CULTURE CLASH
RON ROLLINS
DATE: December 21, 2008
PUBLICATION: Dayton Daily News (OH)
SECTION: Life
PAGE: D11

Jim with prominent members of the Ohio reggae community -1998