Village Life Section :: Page 6

• Poke Island under new ownership

  By Guest ContributorNovember 3, 2023

  

  Jessica Alt, a 1987 graduate of Yellow Springs High School whose family lives in the village, completed the purchase of the restaurant, renamed Jessica’s Poke Island, at 135 Dayton St. last month.

• My Name Is Iden | One inch at a time

  By Iden CrockettNovember 2, 2023

  

  Ask yourself, “Where is the fight?” It isn’t at the finish line. It is one step past the last.

• A beloved return

  By Carol SimmonsOctober 31, 2023

  

  After being put on pause at the start of the pandemic, the local Beloved Community Project resumed its monthly free community meals at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Oct. 21.

• News from the Past: October 2023

  By Reilly DixonOctober 25, 2023

  

  75 years ago, Antioch enrollment was up to 1,140; 50 years ago, federal narcotics agents seized drugs valued at $100,000, and Village Council debated bicycle safety to little avail; 25 years ago, contaminants were found in local wells near Vernay Labs.

• Educational sessions on archives, preservation set

  By YS News StaffOctober 23, 2023

  

  Three local archivists will hold two educational sessions on Thursdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Coretta Scott King Center on the Antioch College campus.

• Magic shows to benefit The Riding Centre

  By Lauren ShowsOctober 20, 2023

  

  In October and November, local resident David Williamson — a world-renowned magician and sleight-of-hand artist — is holding pop-up magic shows in venues around town.

• Unsolicited Opinions | Sometimes accountability is love

  By Jessica ThomasOctober 14, 2023

  

  “When it comes to our own, we need to do better. We need to love and hold each other accountable in a way that makes us all free.”

• Black Farming Conference returns

  By YS News StaffOctober 12, 2023

  

  The Black Farming Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and the neighboring campus of Central State University, both in Wilberforce.

• Sunflower field in full bloom

  By Reilly Dixon

  

  Flower lovers delight: The Yellow Springs sunflower field just north of the village, at 4627 U.S. 68, is in full bloom.

• Yellow Springs goes to the Ohio Renaissance Festival

  By Reilly DixonOctober 9, 2023

  

  Just 22 miles apart, Yellow Springs and the Renaissance Festival’s 30-acre fairground in Harveysburg are loci of artistry and an unending cast of characters beyond imagination.