Village Life Section :: Page 218

• Kid flicks, red carpet at Little Art

  By Susan GartnerFebruary 26, 2009

  

  Lora Boarman, Laura Carlson, Elaine Chappelle, Chasilee Crawford and Stacey Wirrig have a refreshing — and infectious — approach to the typical departmental meeting. For starters, their weekly meetings take place at the Emporium or Yellow Springs Arts Council Art Space.

• Fall of the sprawl

  By YS News StaffFebruary 19, 2009

  

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• 365 group seeks courage on race

  By Lauren Heaton

  Over the past decade, Yellow Springs schools have consistently scored in the top tiers of public school standards established by the Ohio Board of Education. Yellow Springs may deliver an excellent education, but is it equitable — especially across racial lines?

• Arts, community bring family to YS

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  A longtime resident of Indianapolis, artist Sarah Strong was looking for a different sort of place to raise her children. Specifically, she wanted a safe town with a strong sense of community and an appreciation for the arts. After searching for two years, Strong believes she found a home in Yellow Springs.

• Barr project goes super green

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 12, 2009

  The look of the senior apartment building that Friends Health Care Association proposes to build on the Barr property hasn’t changed much since Village Council approved the preliminary plans early last summer.

• Villagers speak on drug dogs

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 5, 2009

  About 50 parents, high school students and community members came out into the cold on Thursday, Jan. 29, to attend a Yellow Springs Board of Education public meeting on the proposed use of drug-sniffing dogs at Yellow Springs High School.

• Family finds harmony in village

  By Susan Gartner

  Ask any musician. One of the hardest challenges they face is finding a suitable job that pays a livable wage. David and Caryn Diamond were well aware of this fact when they first met as undergrads in the trumpet studio at the University of Kentucky School of Music.

• Mighty crowds of joy

  By YS News StaffJanuary 22, 2009

  

• Traveling tales in the ‘Box’

  By Susan Gartner

  

  Children aren’t the only ones who appreciate a well-told story. Bedtime stories, love stories, scary stories told around a campfire, folk and fish and fairy tales have, since human life began, entertained and educated young and old alike.

• Plucky harpists learn some string theory at Antioch School

  By Susan GartnerJanuary 15, 2009

  

  The children sat on a rug in a semicircle around the visiting harpist in the art/science room at The Antioch School, each hugging her or his own child-sized harp, their faces pressed close to the strings.