Village Life Section :: Page 223

• Planning Commission news—Senior apartments approved

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 12, 2009

  After lengthy consideration over what most of the Village Planning Commission members said was a “disappointing” response from the developers to their concerns about the project, planners at their meeting Monday, March 9, approved final plans for the Friends Care Community senior apartments.

• Youth group finds voice in old village tradition of discourse

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  It’s 3 p.m. on a Sunday, and many Yellow Springs youth are shooting hoops at the gym, playing SingStar at a friend’s, procrastinating on homework assignments or lounging at home, soaking up the week’s last hours of freedom from responsibility.

• Hey! Let’s put on a show!

  By YS News StaffMarch 5, 2009

  

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• Merchants wait out downturn

  By Lauren Heaton

  In a village that has seen five retail shops close in the last six months, it is no small feat to keep a business thriving, especially during a recession. A sampling of business owners interviewed last week agreed for the most part that trade has been slow this whole past year, and some have been hit by 10 to 25 percent losses over the past few months.

• 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.