In keeping with this year’s “Guide to Yellow Springs” theme, Lauren (“Chuck”) talks about the thing that most connects her to the village: her name.

The YS Resilience Network local chapter of Green Drinks will meet on Wednesday, June 24, 6–8 p.m. for a tour of a straw bale home and a passive house.

Despite the punishing sun, music prevailed at this year’s Street Fair.

Antioch College students will open the Yellow Springs Time Exchange officially on Friday, June 12, 1–4 p.m., in the McGregor Hall lobby.

This year’s Perry League T-ball program begins Friday, June 5, 6:30–8 p.m., at Gaunt Park.

Lauren Shows took full advantage of her position as a “media representative” last week to run off to Cedar Point to ride a roller coaster.

On Saturday, June 13, noon–5 p.m., during Street Fair, the Village of Yellow Springs will unveil its first phase of upgrades to the Skate Park at the John Bryan Community Center.

On April 1, the Wellness Center announced that it would expand its offerings, seeking to provide members with new ways of exercising that go beyond caring for their physical forms.

The YS Arts Council Gallery is looking to give its building exterior a makeover, and is giving villagers a chance to offer up their own ideas.

The Nature Center at Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve will open for the season next Sunday, April 4. The one-room learning laboratory is located at the trailhead near the parking lot off State Route 343. Check out a brief video to get a glimpse of what the gorge and the center have to offer.