Features

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  Foundry Theater at Antioch College ramps up for third season

  
  
  

  The Foundry Theater at Antioch College is poised to launch another full season of programming behind its doors — the third season since its relaunch in the fall of 2023 as a venue for local artists in residence and national and international acts.

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  New pedestrian, cyclist bridge planned over U.S. 68

  
  
  

  In a few months, the Ohio Department of Transportation will move ahead with plans to erect a bridge over U.S. 68 — about five miles south of downtown Yellow Springs — to connect the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail to Great Council State Park across the road.

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  Planning Commission considers Airbnb changes to ‘prevent clustering’

  
  
  

  At the most recent Planning Commission meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 12, the group again turned their attention to Airbnbs — how many Yellow Springs can sustainably have, and more specifically, how close they can be to one another.

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  Speak out, listen at upcoming Friday Forum

  
  
  

  Local organizers are reviving a local tradition of civil discourse with a new Friday Forum event, “What Happens When Voices Are Silenced?” set for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, in McGregor Hall, Room 113, at Antioch College.

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  Villagers make masks, not war

  
  
  

  This month, the Peace Mask Project landed in Yellow Springs for a brief residency, and coordinators have been working with community members to make 50 masks of villagers’ faces.

Obituaries

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  Joy Christine Bartenstein
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  Stephen Richeson