Since 2020, Glen Helen Nature Preserve has undergone an ownership change, moving from the care of Antioch College to the independently operated Glen Helen Association; received major grants for improvements; and become the home of some very industrious and popular beavers — and, of course, weathered it all through a pandemic.

After 27 years, the curtains are closing on one of the village’s longest-running and most beloved theater companies. Earlier this month, the Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse announced that the youth theater company is dissolving.

The request from the Zoning Commission concerns the removal of sections 18.51 and 18.52 from the Zoning Resolution. The sections in question, which can be read in full at bit.ly/3zW53Zn, concern temporary structures and property uses.

The what3words app will be used by MTFR staff to locate lost hikers in John Bryan and Glen Helen. When a person becomes lost, rather than relying on descriptions of surroundings to alert rescue personnel to their location, they can use the app to pinpoint their location via GPS coordinates.

Wexler’s fiction has, in the past, been described — including a few times in this publication — as defying genre. “The Silverberg Business,” too, is ineffable in its way; in a recent interview with the News, Wexler described the book as “a Western…ish.”

As a lover of both food and local history, the “Black Food Traditions” tour was a no-brainer for me.

This month, the Yellow Springs Theater Company will debut its “Pop-Up Shakespeare” performances, which will be mounted outside, in public spaces downtown, on weekends.

The letter from the school board expresses disappointment that plans for the levy were not shared or discussed with the school district and Village government before action was taken.

“Taquitos are delicious, and there’s just no getting around that. What can be bad about cheese and meat, or any number of other things, wrapped in a lovely container of milled and fried corn?”

Jennifer Sharp’s film “Una Great Movie” debuted digitally this month on Amazon. The film, which the village native wrote, directed and edited, was shot primarily on an island in Mexico to which Sharp has strong personal ties.