June 6

Features

Water and ink — Lucky Bunny helps Village open pool

Repairing a public pool pump is no cheap endeavor. So, to help offset the costs and to move the pool’s opening along, the artists at Lucky Bunny Tattoo Club chipped in $1,000.
Second annual documentary award honors Julia Reichert

To honor Reichert’s legacy, the Yellow Springs Film Festival and PNC Bank in 2024 created the Julia Reichert Award, a $3,000 short film prize to be given to an emerging female documentarian.
The Patterdale Hall Diaries | Busy as a bee

“The whole place needs a good sweep, and it looks like being a fair day today so I can open both doors and the one functioning window to let the air move through the house. Stink bugs are everywhere so a bit of a purge is required.”
Neighbors sound off on proposed 84-acre annexation

At public meetings on Monday, June 2, a group of residents who live on and near the section of East Enon Road south of the high school came before the public bodies to express their concerns about potential annexation of nearby land into the Village of Yellow Springs.
Strawberry Fest — A long, strong community tradition

As it heads into its 72nd anniversary, First Presbyterian Church’s annual Strawberry Fest remains one of the longest-running community events in the village; it returns Friday, June 13, 6–9 p.m., on the church grounds.
Pick a banjo, any banjo

Yellow Springs newcomer Geoff Hohwald owns and operates The Banjo Warehouse — the headquarters for his online sales business and where he conducts one-on-one picking and plucking instruction.
Miami Township Trustees talk finances, upcoming levy, solar

At their regular meeting Monday, June 2, the Miami Township Trustees discussed Township finances, a renewal levy that will go before voters in November and a recent public meeting about utility-scale solar.
Yellow Springs Juneteenth celebration set

The community is invited to join the Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs Juneteenth Committee for the Yellow Springs Celebration of Peace and Unity on Thursday, June 19, at Antioch College.
Short Street to close for summer

Village Manager Johnnie Burns’ vision is to restrict the road, which connects Xenia Avenue and South Walnut Street, entirely to pedestrian use — a public space for residents and visitors alike to gather, eat and lounge.
Windsor to return to Planning Commission with 96-unit apartment proposal

Last month, the developer had requested Planning Commission’s approval for a 128-unit apartment complex; when met with sizable public pushback on the density of the proposal, Windsor went back to the drawing table to come up with a plan for fewer units.
UFO/alien costume contest to precede ‘ET’ film screening at Little Art

A UFO and alien costume contest will precede a screening of “ET the Extra-Terrestrial” at the Little Art Theatre on Friday, June 6.