Economy Section :: Page 9

• YSDC considers ARIA Group visioning

  By Cheryl DurgansAugust 15, 2022

  

  The Yellow Springs Development Corporation, or YSDC, originally established as a quasi-government organization charged with improving economic development prospects for the village and the township, has been engaged in a months-long visioning process that will determine the future direction of the organization.

• YSDC asked to consider rental housing

  By Cheryl DurgansJuly 29, 2022

  

  In a presentation made at the YS Development Corporation’s July 5 meeting, villager Dirk Lackovich-Van Gorp asked the organization, amid a months-long process to determine the organization’s future direction, to consider affordable housing as it continues its deliberations.

• 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.

• Dave Chappelle buys Oberer land

  By YS News StaffJune 22, 2022

  

  Yellow Springs resident and comedian Dave Chappelle has purchased at least some portion of the 52-acre land previously owned by Miamisburg-based Oberer Land Developers.

• 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.