Economy Section :: Page 16

• Village merchants launch ‘Uplift YS’ fund

  By Megan BachmanJune 5, 2020

  

  Fearing the future of their shops, and the entire downtown, a group of merchants has banded together to launch the campaign in partnership with the Yellow Springs Community Foundation.

• New efforts to avoid evictions

  By Megan BachmanJune 3, 2020

  

  To keep villagers’ housing stable during the current public health and economic crisis, Village Council is considering several steps to protect local renters.

• What’s the future of downtown?

  By Megan BachmanMay 20, 2020

  

  Even with the tentative openings, business-as-usual seems far off. Closed since at least mid-March, many local merchants remain worried about the health of their businesses.

• Reopening restaurants: An interview with Dan Young

  By Megan BachmanMay 18, 2020

  

  Local restaurateur Dan Young, of Young’s Jersey Dairy, who was tapped to help draft the new health and safety guidelines for restaurants, spoke with the News last week.

• Ohio reopens restaurants, bars

  By Audrey HackettMay 15, 2020

  

  Last Thursday, Ohio restaurants and bars got the go-ahead from Gov. Mike DeWine to resume outdoor dining on Friday, May 15. Indoor dining is permitted to restart the following week, on Thursday, May 21.

• Retail reopening nears

  By Megan BachmanMay 13, 2020

  

  Starting on May 12, retail shops in the State of Ohio can reopen if they take certain safety precautions. But in Yellow Springs, not all stores are ready to fling open their doors to customers.

• Resilient despite losses— Local restaurants hold on, adapt

  By Audrey HackettMay 9, 2020

  

  When Ohio closed dine-in restaurants and bars on March 15, the impact on local restaurants was immediate and severe.

• 2020 June Street Fair canceled

  By YS News StaffApril 2, 2020

  

  The Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce issued a statement today canceling the June 13, 2020 Street Fair.

• Catering to the village since 1983— Current Cuisine wins award

  By Megan BachmanMarch 13, 2020

  

  Current Cuisine’s owners, Karyn Stillwell-Current and Steve Current, are being honored for supporting — and feeding — their community.

• Planning Commission— Glen Cottages passes

  By Audrey HackettMarch 5, 2020

  

  Glen Cottages, Home, Inc.’s planned pocket neighborhood at 1133 Xenia Ave., got the go-ahead from Planning Commission at its Feb. 11 meeting.