September 2021 Meeting Minutes

NOTES FOR THE HSPI September 28, 2021 Meeting Attendees: 5 execs – Mark Keller, president; Rachel Booth 1st VP; Tracy Kraft 2nd VP; Holly Diflora Treasurer’ Heath MacAlpine, Membership Secretary. Sparce attendance by members. Call to order: 7:00 pm, Hope Lutheran...

A Street Card for those in Homelessness

To live in Dayton is to witness a lot of homelessness, panhandling, drug use and mental illness. It’s natural to want to do something to try to help people who appear to be in a distressing state. Giving to food banks, soup kitchens and charities definitely...

HSPI House Plaques

The historic-looking silver house plaques you see on many South Park buildings date back to the early 1990s. That’s the year they were designed and introduced to the neighborhood. Cast in aluminum, they are lettered with either the building’s street...

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde In 1890s England, two carefree young gentlemen, Jack and Algernon, lead harmless double lives using the same false name, Ernest Worthing. All is well until they fall in love with Gwendolen and Cecily, which leads to...

Our 2nd PPD of 2021 is August 7

Porch, Patio + Deck Party for the neighborhood Saturday, August 7, 6-9 pm 326 Park Drive Another party, another chance to meet, eat and mingle! Although PPDs are usually carry-ins, in deference to public health concerns, we’ll have the food catered. Rumor has...