News & Updates
Let’s Celebrate 2024’s Amazing Blommel Park Improvements!
The neighborhood came together to fund raise for a major playground makeover in Blommel Park. Let’s take a moment to thank all those who made it possible. Plus — It’s not quite done! Read on…
Toddler Playground Fundraiser in Full Swing!
If you love to see young families sharing in happy, healthy outdoor play, please donate!
Looking Back: HSPI had a busy 2023
In case you missed it: HSPI had a very challenging 2023. Thanks to many hard-working volunteers, we accomplished a great deal. We’re taking a moment to review before we face whatever 2024 will bring.
Wayne Avenue Traffic Safety Coalition: Community Update
WATSC recently held a media event at Ghostlight Coffee. It was attended by business and education leaders, City of Dayton commissioners and staff, Dayton traffic engineers, and concerned neighbors. We commemorated the loss of Jennifer Johnson, struck and killed by speeding driver at Wayne and Clover.
A Smashing Success: 2023 Shakespeare, Murder Mystery, and on we go!
We’re so grateful for the many hard-working volunteers who bring us these amazing annual events! Shakespeare in South Park was a rousing success with A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Murder Mystery Home Tour hit it out of the park with Trigger Mortis: A Gangster’s Revenge. And into fall/winter we go, with more events for South Park neighbors.
Trigger Mortis: The Gangster’s Revenge
The South Park Murder Mystery is back! On October 7th, take a guided tour through beautiful historic homes and solve a chilling 1930s murder case.
Excellence in Preservation Award 2023 goes to Burgess and Jeanine Gow
Preservation Dayton, Inc. chose Burgess and Jeanine Gow as the recipients of their Excellence in Preservation Award 2023 to recognize and celebrate their historic preservation work in the landmark neighborhood of Historic South Park, Dayton, Ohio.
How to Buy an Abandoned Property
Is there a vacant, blighted house on your block that you want to rescue from abandonment but can’t reach its owner? If it’s tax delinquent, the Montgomery County Depositor Foreclosure program can send it to auction. Learn how it works.