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• Local filmmakers win MacArthur grant

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 3, 2013

  

  Filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar were recently awarded an $80,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation for Reinvention Stories, a joint project with WYSO public radio.

• Yellow Springs News wins General Excellence award

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 15, 2013

  The Yellow Springs News won the general excellence award, along with 12 other distinctions, at the Ohio Newspaper Association on Thursday, Feb. 14.

• Village pulls through for Little Art

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 24, 2013

  

  This year’s Campaign to Renovate the Little Art Theatre reached its goal of $475,000 to bring the theater into the 21st century.

• Reichert honored for lifetime achievement in film

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 30, 2012

  

  FilmDayton honors local filmmaker Julia Reichert.

• ‘Beasts’ held captive one more week

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 24, 2012

  

  Beasts of the Southern Wild, a new film by Benh Zeitlin, penetrates with powerful characters and lyrical imagery. It is now playing at the Little Art Theatre.

• Little Art shows documentary on sexual violence in military

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 17, 2012

  

  The Invisible War, a documentary about sexual violence against women in the military, will be shown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Little Art. Admission is free.

• WYSO weekend

  By Matt MindeJune 28, 2012

  Local public radio station WYSO showed off its new studios and celebrated its power increase to 50,000 watts last Sunday, June 24 with an all-day open house.

• WYSO to build up local capacity

  By Lauren HeatonMay 17, 2012

  On Friday last week at the new WYSO radio studio, the “on air” sign was lit and music director Niki Dakota was swaying in front of an array of switch boards and computer towers.

• Kent State film screens tonight

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 29, 2012

  

  Letter to the Next Generation, a documentary by local filmmaker Jim Klein about the generation that came after the Kent State killings, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at the Glen Helen building. The event is free and open to the public.

• News wins top state prize

  By Matt MindeFebruary 23, 2012

  For the second year in a row and the third time in the past five years, the Yellow Springs News was honored as the top newspaper in its size category at the annual Ohio Newspaper Association convention.