In today’s Dayton Daily news, the front page story talks about the tanking property values in Montgomery County- and then gushes over South Park- a “gainer” among the rest of the failing county. To begin with, you have to realize that when your property is already way undervalued due to the failures of our local Read More
Do your neighbors get together and throw together a play? And not just any play- Shakespeare? Didn’t think so. Not only that- do they invite the world to see it for FREE? Yep- you can do that tonight, tomorrow and Sunday nights- Show: The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Director: Susan Robert Producers: Galen Read More
I moved to a South Park in 1986 that was very different from the South Park I live in today. Then, about 70% of the neighborhood was rentals- much of it owned by people who lived outside of the neighborhood. Now that number is reversed- about 70% of the neighborhood is owned by residents. Thursday Read More
There is a local election for Congress, where 9 citizens are challenging the incumbent. These 9 people have been attending events, speaking, campaigning for almost 2 months. We’ve not seen a TV camera yet. The incumbent, Mike Turner, pops into town to sign something, to announce something- he always gets a TV camera or a Read More
As far as neighborhood meetings go, Historic South Park usually brings 35-45 people out monthly to participate in the ultimate form of “local government.” Last night, we had well over 65 come to Hope Lutheran Church to hear our neighborhood police officers (paid for by Miami Valley Hospital) and members of the County Prosecutor’s office Read More
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