News & Updates
“Northern Lights” to add Festive Twinkle to South Park Green
Written by: Eric Heinrich, December 2013 South Park residents are at it again: Christmas lights from individual collections adorn the trees at the South Park Green. The lighting display is intended to illuminate one northern boarder of the neighborhood through at...
Street Closure for Movie Making in South Park
November 5, 2013 (Dayton, Ohio) FilmDayton announced today street closures and anticipated traffic delays for Thursday, November 7, 2013. This street closure is in facilitated and approved by the City of Dayton Police Department. On Thursday, November 7 from 8PM –...
UPDATE: Sculpture on the Boulevard
Work has begun! After months of planning and hard work, installation has begun to bring Sculpture to the Boulevard. Over the next few weeks you're likely to see steady progress as the sculpture takes its place atop the soon to be finished foundation. Original Post -...
Free Landlord Tenant Training: Nov. 17, 2010
Block by block, there are so many wonderful, involved neighbors living in Historic South Park it's amazing. That's why we love it. But there are still rental properties whose absent owners rent to individuals without doing a background check or keeping an eye on their...
Romance & Tragedy take over South Park Green
It's a busy week in Historic South Park! The air is filled with the sounds of hammers and saws. Paint brushes are flying and electrical cords are being run....but this is not the typical home renovation activities in South Park. No this is the flurry of activity...
South Park Boasts Another Dayton Original
Historic South Park counts itself lucky to have so many wonderful volunteers among its residents. And to find itself in a City where the level of service is high--even the local schools nuture a culture of community involvement. And those neighbors who step forward to...
South Park Developer to Speak at 2010 Regional Neighborhood Network Conference
Native South Park girl-makes-good Theresa Gasper has had quite an impact on the neighborhood that five generations of her family have called home. Where some people might make their fortune, leave and never look back, Theresa has done quite the opposite. She found a...
Tot Lot Makeover Continues! Sweaty Volunteers Yank Fence Posts!
It was a scene filled with shovels, pick-axes, a spud bar, jacks, chains, a Bobcat and hot sun. I think we all sweated off a few pounds working on the Tot Lot this morning! As you know, the kid-sized park on James and Adams was sorely in need of renovation. The privacy fence especially was weathered and vandalized. Trees and stumps needed removing. The wrought-iron sign and the swing sets needed paint. South Park decided to show it some love. Here’s the first article we wrote about it on May 12th. Plans had been in the works weeks before that.
With the determined leadership from Amy Kennedy and 100 volunteer hours in tear-out labor we are making great progress. South Park has since qualified for a $2,000 Mini-Grant from the City of Dayton based on the physical improvements we are contributing and the devotion of our volunteers. Our next step is putting up the new fence–and perhaps a few more nice touches after that, we’ll see.
Please make it the destination of your next neighborhood walk. Mary Jo invites you to harvest some herbs from under the sign. And the little vegetable bed is very happy this year thanks to all the rain. Enjoy!