News & Updates

ADAMHS Adds COVID-19 Resources to the GetHelpNow Ap

For Immediate Release March 23, 2020 DAYTON, Ohio – Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) has added COVID-19 resources to the GetHelpNow App to provide the community with crisis support, healthcare and testing updates, and more...

8 Tips for Handling COVID-19 Close-downs

Hello Neighbors, Our friends in the Walnut Hills neighborhood pulled together some very useful community information to provide guidance and respite through the coronavirus outbreak. We hope it helps! Meanwhile, thank you, South Parkers, for all you're doing to slow...

Did South Park Once Have a Branch Library?

South Park Resident Larry Sizer has discovered photographs of what appears to be a South Park library branch. Here are interior and exterior views, with an NCR building in the background of the exterior view. Can anyone tell from the photos where these buildings were?...

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First-Ever Yoga on the Boulevard!

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Join us for the first-ever Yoga on the Boulevard event, Friday, Sept. 28 at 6pm at Historic South Park’s most iconic spot, the Olmsted-designed boulevard on Park Drive.

This class is FREE, thanks to the generosity of our friends at Practice Yoga on 5th. Previous yoga experience is helpful but not necessary, so whether you’re an experienced yogi or a just want to give yoga a try, please join us! Please bring your own mat, as only a limited number of loaners will be available.

The event is open to everyone, not just South Parkers, so please feel free to tell your friends— the more, the merrier! If you have a Facebook account, we’d appreciate if you’d RSVP via our Event Invite.

Thanks, and hope to see you Friday!

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Free Shakespeare Company to Perform in South Park

The Free Shakespeare Company will present “The Merchant of Venice” in Blommel Park two nights in South Park: Thursday, July 19 and Thursday, August 9. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. Bring folding chairs or blankets. The show is free, but a free-Will offering will be taken.

Not able to make it on those dates? You can still catch the show nearby:

ArtStreet, University of Dayton, July 20, 21, 22
Newcom Park, Oregon District, August 3, 4, 5

See the Free Shakespeare Facebook page for full schedule.

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It’s PPD Season in South Park Again!

It's summer! In South Park, that means four months of fun at our famous PPD (Porch, Patio, and Deck) parties! Join the Historic South Park neighborhood association for food, drink and mingling. Every South Park resident is welcome! You do not need to be a homeowner or...

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South Park Easter Egg Hunt a Great Success!

The Historic South Park Easter egg hunt on the Park Drive Boulevard drew dozens upon dozens of children and their parents in search of eggs filled with candy and prizes on April 7, 2012. Thanks to the efforts of chairperson Valarie Calhoun and her team, the egg...

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