In this edition of WYSO Weekend:
- On Friday the University of Dayton announced a major gift that will allow them to build on the schools sustainability education. The $12.5 million dollar gift from the George and Amanda Hanley Foundation is the largest gift the University of Dayton has ever received.
- Under Construction with WYSO Econ reporter Lewis Wallace.
- Three years ago, in September 2011, thousands of protestors gathered in Zucotti Park near Wall Street in New York City for the beginning of what came to be known as Occupy Wall Street. As videos of mass arrests went viral, the situation escalated and spawned similar protests across the country. Community Voices producer, the late Kyle Pitzer, revisited Occupy Dayton. (Community Voices producer Kyle Pitzer died unexpectedly this summer, just a week after he finished this story about Occupy Dayton. He had just received his masters degree in public history at Wright State University. He was 24 years old.)
- Residents and business owners near East Third Street just outside downtown Dayton have been working on a series of events to help bolster the community in that neighborhood. The Third on Third outdoor eclectic market is happening today and is joined by a new event highlighting the Front Street Artists studio. Organizers Peter Benkendorf and Mike Elsass spoke with WYSO's Juliet Fromholt earlier this week.
- It’s one of the pleasures of a clear summer sky in the Miami Valley… a hawk, a vulture, or falcon riding the thermal currents of air. And that is how we think of these birds, gracefully tipping their wings to lift up or down. At times though, these raptors can be injured and some are taken to a refuge here in Yellow Springs. Community Voices producer Renee Wilde went for a visit.
- Family reunions are a common summer tradition for many Americans. But what happens when a family tradition, spanning generations, starts to fade? WYSO Community Voices producer, Ashley Appleman, tells us the story of the 49th and final Over Family Reunion.
