News & Updates
One Saturday. A few hands. A big improvement! | Photo Gallery Now available
Thanks to the efforts of a few of our neighbors and a grant from East End Community Services, two of the flower beds on Park Drive are looking refreshed. Just two more to go! A big shout out to the volunteers who took a few hours from their busy schedules and did...
“South Park Soaring” Dayton Daily News, October 5, 2014
"South Park Soaring" is the sub-headline in a story about property values in Montgomery County after Auditor Karl Keith's reassessment. "Fully three-fourths of the homes in the county lost value since 2011, for a total loss of more than $1 billion in the last three...
Food Truck Shindig and Street Party – ThankYou
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thanks to everyone who attended or had a hand in making our first-ever Food Truck Shindig and Street Party such a roaring success! The following partners and sponsors helped to make this event possible. Media Partner WYSO Public Radio...
Happy Earth Day: It pays to recycle!
If you live in the City of Dayton, there’s an ever better reason to recycle! Recycling saves the environment, but it also saves money. In March, Dayton recycled 430 tons of materials, saving $16,000 in landfill disposal fees, which would equate to $192,000 over the course of a year. When we reach 500 tons per month, it will be FREE to get rid of recycling. By achieving our goal of recycling 1,000 tons a month, we’d save about $340,000 a year. Help us save money, reduce solid waste, and protect the environment. Recycle!
History blends with Technology on Spring Home Tour, Sat. April 30, 2011
Use your smartphone to hunt up a little history and enter our raffle for a chance to win an Apple iPad2 Click Here to Get Tickets This spring, the public not only has a chance to enjoy South Park's unique architecture and history, but is invited to use digital...
Building a better South Park: The historic neighborhood’s unprecedented progress
[This essay appeared in the Dayton City Paper February 23, 2011]Everybody loves it when the good guys win. The story of the renewal of South Park, Dayton’s largest historic neighborhood, is inspiring in its transformation and instructive in its struggle against urban...
Join Kelley Deal as South Park Tavern’s Artist in Residence Every Tuesday in April
South Park neighbor and recording artist Kelley Deal, best known as a member of The Breeders, will be hosting an artist residency at South Park Tavern, with special guests and performances every Tuesday in April! Doors open at 8PM, admission is $5. Appropriate for all ages.As a super-loyal South Parker, Kelley says she wanted to use the residency to really honor the creative spirit of the neighborhood, so in addition to musical performances, she’ll also be hosting Q&As with HSPI’s own Amy Lee, community gardening guru Kasey Henneman, and nationally recognized graphic artist Chris Glass. Also, YOUR chance to write a song with Kelley Deal: the South Park Songwriting Experiment April 19!
Check out the full schedule and promotional video below:
April 5
Amy Lee, Q&A with HSPI President
Scott Torres
Smug Brothers
April 12
Kasey Henneman, Community Gardening Q&A
Joel Walter
Andy Gabbard
April 19
South Park Song Writing Experiment
Motel Beds
April 26
Chris Glass, Q &A
Nick Eddy
Jasper the Colossal
We Reached Our $5K Matching Goal for CDBG!
Last year, Historic South Park was awarded a Capital Improvements grant in the amount of $300,000 to fix walkways and add historic lighting on the Park Drive Boulevard. As part of the grant, we were asked to contribute $5,000 in matching funds, so, in December, we...