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  • Preserving vital local black history

    By Aaron Maurice SaariJuly 20, 2017

    Local historians and 365 Project members John Gudgel and Kevin McGruder are preserving and sharing village history in their collaborative encyclopedia project, “Blacks in Yellow Springs,” as well as black history walking tours that involve local youth as guides. Pictured here, from left, are Steve McQueen, McGruder, Malaya Booth, Gudgel and Amani Wagner, all members of The 365 Project. (Submitted photo)

    John Gudgel has had family in Yellow Springs since the 1890s; Kevin McGruder came to the village via Antioch College only five years ago. Together, these two historians are trying to preserve some vital local history that is in danger of being lost.

  • Wound up Springs

    By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 13, 2017

    A beaming Jordin Goff, drummer for the Yugos, from Cincinnati, engaged with the crowd at Springsfest 2017. (Photo by Aaron Zaremsky)

    Springsfest, a celebration of music and community, returned to Yellow Springs for its second summer last Saturday.

  • Winds exhibit honors all-important pollinators

    By Carol Simmons

    Photographer Dennie Eagleson, a volunteer with Tecumseh Land Trust (left), and TLT Executive Director Krista Magaw recently posed by two of Eagleson’s lumen prints on display in “The Pollinator Show” at The Winds Café through August. A public reception will be Sunday, July 16, 5–7 p.m. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    A new art exhibit features works by local and regional artists whose images are inspired by pollinators and the plants that best feed them.

  • Only fresh and local for taco truck

    By Aaron Maurice Saari

    Miguel’s Tacos, the village’s newest food truck, serves up tacos and bowls made with fresh ingredients behind the Trail Tavern Thursdays through Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Shown above are the truck’s owner, Miguel Espinosa, at left, and David Boyer. (Submitted Photo )

    Locals may have noticed a new addition to the growing population of food trucks in the village. Miguel’s Tacos, located behind Asanda Imports in King’s yard, has quickly become a popular destination for authentic Mexican tacos.

  • Jobs, business first choice for CBE land

    By Diane Chiddister

    Most villagers who weighed in on the topic would like to see the land known as the Center for Business and Education, or CBE, used in a way that promotes local economic development.

  • Kelly A. Root

    By YS News Staff

    Kelly A. Root, of West Carrollton, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was 22.

  • Peace center focus on bomb history

    By Aaron Maurice Saari

    Former Yellow Springs resident and peace activist Barbara Reynolds is shown here in 1964 with some of the 24 survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who traveled with her in the World Peace Study Mission, aimed at educating nations about the dangers of the atomic bomb. The Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College is, with the help of a recent grant, beginning a project to digitally archive relevant documents to help educators more effectively research the effects of weapons of mass destruction. (Submitted photo)

    It was a common sight in post-war Japan: a physically disfigured person, or maybe someone with an obvious genetic anomaly, getting yanked off the street by a doctor or scientist.

  • Politics, music (and blood) in YSTC’s Caesar

    By Carol Simmons

    Aaron Saari (left), in the title role of Julius Caesar, and Jared Mola, as Brutus, rehearse the moment Caesar learns of his trusted comrade’s ultimate betrayal, in preparation for Yellow Springs Theater Company’s presentation of Shakespeare’s political tragedy, July 14–15 and 21–22, under the stars on the grounds behind Mills Lawn School. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    Inspired by the renowned Antioch Shakespeare festivals of the 1950s, the YSTC performances of ‘Julius Caesar’ will be presented Fridays and Saturdays, July 14–15 and 21–22, in the field behind Mills Lawn School, with live music starting at 7 p.m. and the play’s opening at 8.

  • Loves me like a rock …

    By Carol Simmons

    Brooke Rodgers, 7, of Yellow Springs, paints a kindness rock at YS Library, under the guidance of Elizabeth Russell, the library’s new part-time youth services librarian. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    The Kindness Rocks Project, which swept the country this spring after its start by a life coach in Massachusetts, has hit Yellow Springs as well.

  • Village Council supports Home, Inc.’s ‘Glen Cottages’

    By Diane Chiddister

    At Village Council’s July 3 meeting, Council members unanimously voted to waive utility tap and zoning fees for Glen Cottages, the newest project of Home, Inc.

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