News & Updates
New 2019 Recycling Rules for South Park!
Recycling Update: You may be doing it wrong! The old rule -- when in doubt, recycle it – no longer applies. The only recyclable items in the City of Dayton and Montgomery County are limited to: Plastic bottles and jugs Aluminum, tin and steel cans Glass bottles and...
Auditions for Shakespeare in South Park 2019!!
Shakespeare in South Park announces auditions for Tartuffe, a 1664 comedy by Moliere, translated from the French. It's not quite Shakespeare, but it's very, very funny and you will love it. Auditions: Tuesday, July 9 and Wednesday, July 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Hope...

City discovers that South Park is a healthy neighborhood
Well, the good folks at City Hall have finally determined what we've known all along, South Park is a "healthy neighborhood" and it was on the front page of the Dayton Daily News Local section today. We know that protecting the integrity of real estate is important...
NCAA’s First Four brings the POTUS and PM of UK to the neighborhood!
Okay, so U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron were not actually in Historic South Park, but close enough that we can't resist coopting a little of the glamour of having world leaders within walking distance!! They took in the first game of...
So Much Fun Stuff within Ten Minutes of Historic South Park!
In Historic South Park, we don't always wrestle with decisions around urban renewal. Decisions about which fun event to attend are tougher and more frequent! Thanks to South Park's handy location, it seems the majority of events are within ten minutes bike or drive,...
Happy 22nd Anniversary to The Next Wave!
Happy 22nd Anniversary to The Next Wave, a South Park business that’s been on the corner of Bonner and Adams since March 1, 1990. It’s a milestone for the creative agency, as well as a testament to the vision, tenacity and hard work of its owner/founder, David...
Your S.P.U.G. Report and Cleanup Day, March 24, 1-4PM
Hello to all our returning and new participants in the South Park Urban Garden (S.P.U.G.) project! 2011 was a great success – we went from an initial seven to THIRTY garden beds, added a huge tank to make watering much easier and the fine folks at the Dayton &...
Writer of Famous 1865 Letter Lived in South Park!
An honest God-fearing man wanted to be paid for his labor. Did you see the story in the Dayton Daily News about escaped slaves Jordan and Amanda Anderson and their 1865 letter to their former "master"? Neighborhood historians Betsy & Galen Wilson tell us the...