Beginning in late August, villagers may have noticed that a tree next to the train station was growing ribbons along with its leaves. Upon closer inspection, the ribbons reveal themselves to be wishes.

Locally made and wood fired plateware adorns the walls at the Winds Cafe through December.

Yellow Springs Street Fair Head turner

After spending much of the summer preparing for the school year in an empty classroom, new Antioch School teacher Christine Lipari-Althaus is ready for the buzzing joyful energy that her students bring to the space.

On Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, September 8, Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl will host a hands-on straw bale and earthen plaster workshop at the Antioch Farm. The event, which will result in a semi-permanent bench for the property, gives participants an opportunity to learn more about the structural and artistic aspects of working with straw bale and plaster.

The Art House Hop will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 from noon to five. The event is a self-guided tour of seven different private collections in Yellow Springs, and will act as a fundraiser for the Yellow Springs Arts Council fundraiser.

What do toilets and politics have in common? Potential metaphors aside, they both figured prominently in the recent co-op placements of Antioch’s first-year students, who returned just a few weeks ago from their first Antioch co-op experience.

Eleven block party gatherings, sponsored by the Human Relations Commission,were held in the streets of Yellow Springs over the Aug. 18 weekend.

The first thing Toylyn, Basim and Malcolm Blunt did when they moved into their house on North Stafford Street was light incense and candles as a way to prepare the space and bring positive energy to their new home.

The Little Art Theatre’s renovations are close to completion, but it will be some time before the theater opens again.