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• McDonalds purchase Ha Ha Pizza

  By Reilly DixonJuly 18, 2022

  

  The mother-daughter pair of Karen and Megan McDonald recently bought the restaurant from longtime owner and operator B.J. Walters, who has been with the local pizza parlor for the last 25 years.

• Greene Canteen to close doors

  By Lauren ShowsJune 29, 2022

  

  If you’re a fan of The Greene Canteen’s healthy food options, now’s the time to make a trip downtown: The restaurant is closing Thursday, June 30.

• Street Fair to return this fall

  By Reilly DixonJune 25, 2022

  

  After a two-year absence, Yellow Springs Street Fair is officially set to return this fall, on Saturday, Oct. 8.This will be the first Street Fair since fall 2019. The last five scheduled dates of the semiannual fair were canceled due to significant transmission rates of COVID-19 in the region and state.

• New business | Salsa’s Tingz for Black hair

  By Cheryl DurgansJune 19, 2022

  

  Yellow Springs resident and natural hair stylist Kafisalah Salahuddin fills a special niche in the community for African American residents — providing natural hair care services and products through her company, Salsa’s Tingz.

• Nails, naturally, at Namaste

  By Cheryl DurgansJune 5, 2022

  

  Kara Edwards, owner of Namaste Nails, offers an assortment of nail colors including the popular, “Earth Day” blue. Edwards recently opened her nail studio at 100 Corry St. for weekend appointments.

• Meet the new owners of the Mills Park Hotel

  By Reilly DixonMay 19, 2022

  

  Mills Park employee Ryan Aubin and his husband, Alex Price, purchased the business and 1.6-acre property on April 27 for nearly $4.5 million from the Yellow Springs-based Hammond family. Jim Hammond, his wife, Libby, and daughter, Katie, have owned and operated the hotel since the family opened its doors in 2016.

• The Veganry joins local food scene

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 29, 2022

  

  The Veganry, the newest addition to Yellow Springs’ smorgasbord of restaurants, will hold its grand opening on Saturday, April 30. The limited menu will appeal to vegans and nonvegans alike.

• Big gains at Posterior Chain gym

  By Reilly DixonApril 20, 2022

  

  Owner and operator of the aptly named Posterior Chain, LLC, Truitt recently moved his personal training operation into a new space: a multi-room suite in a former Bushworks building on Cliff Street.

• Yellow Springs restaurants persevere

  By Ben GuentherApril 9, 2022

  

  As the pandemic winds into its third year, Yellow Springs businesses are still adapting. Closures, illness and difficulty obtaining needed items continue to be cited as elements that have had lasting effects on local businesses — but so have perseverance, optimism and gratitude.

• Downtown fossil shop closes

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 26, 2022

  

  A downtown store that traded in prehistoric wares will soon join the ranks of history itself: This week, villager Eric Clark closed the fossil shop, Rock Around the Clark, after selling its stock to Fairborn resident Frances Coynes.