“And so I offer you — graduates of Antioch — advice grounded in my Anishinaabe teachings of a way forward in all four directions. East is the direction of beginnings, and the teachings from the east remind us that all life is spirit — the wind, earth, fire, and water, all those things that are alive with energy and movement.”

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda

Ordinances 2021-21; 2021-22 & 2021-23

VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS PUBLIC MEETINGS

Antioch College held a mostly virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 26, for the 12 graduates of the Class of 2021.

Thelma Ross passed away at home with family Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was 94.

The 10-Minute Play Festival celebrated its 10th year with this season, offering up seven plays by local and national playwrights.

We all have just experienced one of the most devastating and seemingly never-ending global pandemics that will be remembered for the rest of our lives. So, I ask again: How are you feeling?

“Down to Earth,” a new monthly column, will concentrate on environmental issues related to the village, embedded in the understanding of climate change, the need for community resilience and sustainability, and the restoration of native habitat.

In spite of the heat last Saturday, June 26, villagers and out-of-towners alike gathered in celebration of the 10th Annual Yellow Springs Pride Parade, which toured many neighborhood streets before making the grand pass up Xenia Avenue. The crowd was estimated at 3,000, cheering on approximately 20 participating vehicles.