Village Life Section :: Page 187

• Parties bond neighborhoods

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 18, 2011

  

  Organizers of the annual neighborhood block parties want participants to have a good time. But beyond that, they aim to strengthen the ties between those who live close to each other in Yellow Springs.

• First small step for senior apartments

  By Lauren Heaton

  The most recent senior housing complex proposed for the Barr property downtown got its first nod from Village Planning Commission during a packed public hearing on Monday, Aug. 8.

• Calling all Browns fans

  By Megan BachmanAugust 17, 2011

  

  A Yellow Springs dawg pound is forming. Find out how to join.

• The perks of a village

  By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 12, 2011

  

  Downtown Yellow Springs is full of unique little familiarities, like the record bin outside Toxic Beauty.

• Center seeks input on new vision

  By Megan BachmanAugust 11, 2011

  

  While riding on the bike path one weekend, out-of-town architect Doug Gallow and his gerontologist wife, Ellen, who specialize in designing senior centers, just happened to pass the Yellow Springs Senior Center and stop in.

• Block parties next weekend

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  Neighborhood block parties, sponsored by the Village Human Relations Commission, will take place next weekend, Aug. 19–21, with most taking place from 5–8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Many neighborhoods are already organized for parties, but some are not; interested villagers should contact Joan Chappelle at 767-7056.

• A kind of meals on wheels, but Indian, and local

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 6, 2011

  

  A local offering of food in the spirit of sharing could turn a gift into a community of givers.

• Semler dairy preserved in Jacoby

  By Megan BachmanAugust 5, 2011

  

  The 171-acre Semler farm on Snypp Road is the first land in the Jacoby Creek watershed preserved with Village funds and one of four remaining dairies in Greene County.

• Maybe we didn’t win, but we’re fun

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 27, 2011

  

  Glenwood Springs, Colo., won the “most fun” town honor as part of this summer’s Rand McNally “Best of the Road” contest. As one of six finalist towns for the “most fun” category, Yellow Springs was visited in late June by two traveling judges and fun was had by all.

• Cooling spots available for villagers

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 21, 2011

  

  During this week’s heat wave, villagers can go to the John Bryan Community Center, the Senior Center or the Yellow Springs Library if they have no air conditioning and need to get out of the heat.