While it’s not entirely clear that black soldier flies have more sex when listening to Barry White songs, Glen Courtright isn’t taking any chances. After all, the larvae produced by randy flies provide the foundation of EnviroFlight, Courtright’s local business, and he needs as many baby bugs as he can get.

Pianist Sam Reich will perform at a fund-raiser for the Senior Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3:30 p.m.

in recent weeks, the world has been beating a path to Glen Courtright’s door. Last week, his company, EnviroFlight, was featured on NPR; Monday Courtright spent several hours being trailed by a CNN cameraman, and later this week, he will be interviewed by a news magazine from Brazil.

Local business EnviroFlight and its founder, Glen Courtright, are the focus of several news stories by national media, including National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” and CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” to air next week.

Twelve years ago, Sharon Benedict and Lisa Quesne came upon a deal they couldn’t resist — a home for sale in Clifton complete with an abandoned cottage in the backyard. In 2008, they repurposed the home as a bed and breakfast.

At its Sept. 16 meeting, Village Council took a first step toward approving a Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, funding mechanism to pay for $700,000 in remaining costs for infrastructure development at the Center for Business and Education, or CBE.

Dr. Paul Van Ausdal is retiring after 34 years at Community Physicians, now a part of the Kettering Health Network. He will be feted at an open house at his office on Friday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is invited.

Sharon Benedict and Lisa Quesne are selling their business, the Herbs and Lace B&B in Clifton. They are holding an open house this Sunday, Sept. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 8 Clinton Street in Clifton.

The new Yellow Springs zoning code could allow more flexibility in how Yellow Springers live and work. Council passed the first reading of the updated code at its Sept. 3 meeting, and will vote on the second and final reading Sept. 16.

Antioch University leaders have hired Dr. Karen Schuster Webb as the new president of Antioch University Midwest, they announced this week.