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• Reparations fund to address past injustice

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 9, 2021

  

  Though the national conversation around reparations began again in earnest last year as Americans took to the streets in protest over the police killings of Black Americans, that conversation continues to stall over a series of sticking points: What should reparations look like? To whom should they be granted? And who should pay them?

• The Briar Patch — The architecture of community

  By Cheryl DurgansJuly 7, 2021

  

  “Sometimes it’s good to be reminded that dwellings have meaning beyond an individual’s portfolio investment and can be designed in such a way as to protect people, transform and shift functions beyond a shelf life of 50 or 60 years.”

• Appreciative Living — How are you feeling?

  By YS News StaffJuly 6, 2021

  

  We all have just experienced one of the most devastating and seemingly never-ending global pandemics that will be remembered for the rest of our lives. So, I ask again: How are you feeling?

• Down to Earth launches

  By YS News Staff

  

  “Down to Earth,” a new monthly column, will concentrate on environmental issues related to the village, embedded in the understanding of climate change, the need for community resilience and sustainability, and the restoration of native habitat.

• A new face for Village Mediation

  By YS News StaffJuly 5, 2021

  

  For over 30 years, the Village of Yellow Springs has prided itself on its Village Mediation Program, whose goal is helping residents of the village and Miami Township transform conflict into understanding. This year, the program will continue serving the community under new leadership.

• Site design unveiled— Gaunt sculpture park eyed

  By Megan BachmanJuly 4, 2021

  

  After three years, the Wheeling Gaunt sculpture is nearing completion. Anticipating a September unveiling, Village Council heard about plans for the sculpture’s placement in a downtown park at its June 21 regular meeting.

• News from the Past — June 2021

  By YS News StaffJuly 2, 2021

  

  100 years ago: 1921 — Boat stolen. “NOTICE: The parties who have taken the boat off Bryan Park Lake are known, unless it is returned at once prosecution will follow.” Read more News from the Past, as compiled by contributing writer, Don Hollister.

• ‘This Time This Place’— Chappelle documentary debuts

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 1, 2021

  

  As New York City audiences went back inside theaters last weekend, the first show on the docket was the premiere of a new documentary set in Yellow Springs.

• Corner Cone finds new owner

  By Megan BachmanJune 30, 2021

  

  Villager Matt Kirk has purchased the Corner Cone Dairy Bar and Grill, with plans to reopen the longtime ice cream stand next month.

• Local elections— Two Miami Township Trustee seats in play

  By Cheryl DurgansJune 29, 2021

  

  Two out of three Miami Township Trustee seats — those currently held by Mark Crockett and Don Hollister — are in play in the upcoming elections this November.