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Articles by Audrey Hackett :: Page 47

  • ‘Trash Tree’ irks some, inspires others

    Tom Clevenger, a member of Zero Waste Yellow Springs, a group affiliated with the YS Resilience Network, stands next to the “Trash Tree” they created to raise awareness around issues of consumption and waste during the holidays. The tree, made of trash bags stuffed with newspaper, proved surprisingly controversial. Erected in the alley next to the Emporium, it was up for just four days last week; it was damaged and, ultimately, dismantled before group members took the remainder of the tree down last Thursday. (submitted photo)

    Activism or eyesore? Statement or nuisance? Needed or not?
    These were some of the questions raised by last week’s “Trash Tree,” an installation created by Zero Waste Yellow Springs, a small group affiliated with the YS Resilience Network that formed about a year ago.

  • Back to Now reprises, surprises

    Marilyn Grounds at her new shop, Back to Now, which opened on Oct. 3 in the Kings Yard space formerly occupied by Elements. The vintage/recycled shop sells gently worn clothing for women and men, jewelry, decorative items, antiques and a small selection of used CDs and LPs. It’s open seven days a week through the holiday season; hours may vary slightly, but are usually 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Springboro resident Marilyn Grounds had an “aha” moment visiting her son in East Nashville this summer. Browsing the city’s shops and finding unusual items that she loved, she realized that she wanted not just to buy interesting things, but also to sell them.

  • BLOG— New home blues

    Life feels fragile when it’s bundled into boxes, especially when it’s bundled into boxes marked “FRAGILE,” a poignant convergence of packing parlance and metaphor.

  • Antioch’s next president sees big promise in college’s challenges

    Thomas Manley spent a few days on the Antioch College campus last week after being announced as the second president of the revived college on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Manley will begin his tenure in March, 2016. He comes to Antioch from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, where he’s served as president since 2003, revitalizing and transforming the college. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Antioch College’s next president, Thomas Manley, has a quiet, even gentle voice. He’s not afraid of the thoughtful pause, both before and after speaking. He weighs his words like the student of poetry that he is — Kenneth Rexroth is a particular love.

  • BLOG— Birding is easy!

    For me, though, the heron was the total heart-throb, the show-stopper, the bird of birds. His rosy neck and blue-grey shoulders rippled like water; he was water flying over water, an awesome feat of paint and metaphysics.

  • Last frame for ‘would you, could you’

    Lance Rudegeair with two of his wildlife portraits, which represent a new direction in the local artist’s work. “Endangered Species: Wildlife Art by Lance Rudegeair” opens at “would you, could you” In a Frame on Friday, Nov. 20, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., and remains on display through Dec. 30. When the show comes down, the gallery itself will close. Owner Sherryl Kostic is closing the combination gallery/framing business after 20 years in the village. (photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Sherryl Kostic’s “would you, could you” In a Frame is closing next month after 20 years in the village. The combined gallery and framing business has occupied its light, bright glass-fronted shop (formerly Joe Holly’s Cleaners) on Corry St. for the past 10 years.

  • Would you, could you…one last time

    (photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Villagers gathered to enjoy the opening of Lance Rudegeair’s “Endangered Species” exhibit at “would you, could you” In a Frame last Friday, Nov. 20

  • Leadership changes at YSCCC

    Mary Stukenberg, interim director of the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center, “dug in” to her new job last week, with the help of Ella Fodal-McCray (left) and Lilly Brown (right). Stukenberg, a former teacher at the center, started in her new role on Monday, Nov. 2. Former interim director Karen Wolford was also asked back to help stabilize the center after Executive Director Rebecca Lowry, hired in July, left on Oct. 30. (Photo Audrey Hackett)

    Four months after hiring a new executive director, the Yellow Springs Community Children’s Center is again without permanent leadership — but the center’s board has moved swiftly to pull together a credible interim team. Other changes, including new fundraising efforts, are also underway.

  • BLOG— Falling up

    I love this painting by Georgia O’Keeffe, and last night — I saw it. Out in the world, I mean. Something better than it, even.

  • Revised budget back in red again

    Village Council’s recent decision to finish downtown streetscape improvements in 2016 has tipped the general fund budget back into the red by roughly a quarter of a million dollars. Budget figures presented at Council’s latest round of budget talks, on Nov. 2, revise the earlier forecasts of a surplus in the 2016 general fund, which represents the majority of the Village’s operating budget outside of its enterprise funds.

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