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• 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.

• A community vision by Yellow Springs Development Corporation

  By Carol SimmonsMay 7, 2022

  

  The group’s recently elected president, Corrie Van Ausdal, suggested that the nonprofit widen, rather than narrow, its lens, with the goal of creating a shared community vision.

• 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.

• Six months of living in the Glen Cottages

  By Jessica ThomasApril 11, 2022

  

  Six months in, the residents of Glen Cottages are beginning to feel at home. Inspired by the Bowen housing needs assessment, the project’s goal was to “fill the gaps” in the village’s housing needs. The total project cost approximately $2.29 million.

• 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.

• Extended Coverage | New Yellow Springs subdivision proposed

  By Reilly DixonMarch 30, 2022

  

  Miamisburg-based development company DDC Management, Inc., is seeking to build a 89-lot subdivision in northwestern Yellow Springs.

• 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.