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National Park & Recreation Month Spotlight: We Are Kettering ProjectParks and Recreation

Today for National Park & Recreation Month, we’re highlighting the ‘We Are Kettering’ Project, a community-wide effort to provide Kettering’s kids with protective factors and increase their resilience to face life and behavioral challenges. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a tool schools use to improve student behavior and make school a safe place....

Rosewood Arts Center Public ArtworkParks and Recreation

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 21, 2023 BUDGET: $45,000 The City of Kettering’s CitySites Public Art Program invites artists to create a permanent outdoor artwork at Rosewood Arts Center. Created to complement or enhance the public spaces around Rosewood’s front entrance, the artwork may include new or modified hardscapes, plantings, sculptures and/or relevant...

Choose Your Own Art on the Commons Adventure!Parks and Recreation

You’re alone in your living room in front of a computer. You see something online about an arts festival at Lincoln Park Civic Commons on Sunday, August 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s time to make a decision. A: Of course I want to go! That sounds amazing! B: Art is totally not...

Call for Artists: A Rosewood HolidayParks and Recreation

The City of Kettering’s Rosewood Arts Centre is now accepting applications for A Rosewood Holiday, taking place Saturday, December 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual event provides an opportunity for local and Rosewood-affiliated artists and students to exhibit and sell their work while supporting Rosewood’s ongoing arts education and community programs. Interested...

Fitness Patron Spotlight: Jim CunninghamParks and Recreation

Happy Friday! Today's featured fitness patron is Jim Cunningham, who has been working out at the KFWC for almost 10 years! After suffering a stroke last year, he has been returning to his workout routine and continuing to work toward his goal of becoming a Black Belt in Taekwondo. Thanks for choosing to work out...

The Thursday Five - August 25Parks and Recreation

The weekend is almost here! Get out and explore something new. Here are our five picks for fun around Kettering during the days ahead: Stop by Rosewood Gallery The gallery space is brand new, and so is Rosewood's main entrance. Currently on view is the top-notch HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition, featuring 3-D artwork from across...

2023 Charter Mandated Postcard

This spring, all registered voter households in the city of Kettering will receive a postcard in the mail that lists salary and benefit information for a very small number of City of Kettering employees. An amendment to the City Charter requires that in odd numbered years, the city must create a document that provides salary...

Share the Love event returns to our fitness centersParks and Recreation

Calling all pass members! Our popular Share the Love event returns next week - bring a buddy along to our fitness centers from Feb. 13 - 19, and your buddy works out for free. Buddies must be age 18+ with a signed fitness waiver. One free guest per pass member. One of the best ways...

Workshop Minutes 8-26-25

CITY OF KETTERING CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES August 26, 2025 The Council of the City of Kettering, Ohio, met in a workshop session on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in the Deeds Conference Room, Kettering Government Center 3600 Shroyer Road. The meeting came to order at 6:00 p.m. Council members present included Mayor Lehner, Vice Mayor...

Fire Hydrants

2025 Annual Hydrant Maintenance Program Our annual hydrant maintenance program is complete for 2025. We appreciate our residents' cooperation and patience while we were completing these necessary annual inspections to ensure our hydrants are maintained and available for use should they be needed in an emergency. If you would like to receive notifications when we...

National Parks & Recreation Month Staff Feature: Mary Beth O'DellParks and Recreation

As the Director of Kettering’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, Mary Beth O’Dell is committed to ensuring that the community has access to the highest quality parks and recreation experiences possible. Under her leadership, our department has been recognized with a host of honors, including several re-accreditations through CAPRA and the 2014 National...

Corporate Fitness Program

It Pays to Play! Your membership provides access to the two best fitness centers in Dayton, the Kettering Fitness & Wellness Center (3351 Shroyer Road) and the Kettering Recreation Complex (2900 Glengarry Drive). Both facilities offer a great variety of weight and cardio equipment, individual fitness programs, and indoor running/walking tracks. The Kettering Recreation Complex...

Suburbanscapes: Art Beyond the MetropolisParks and Recreation

Surburbanscapes: Art Beyond the Metropolis was a new program initiative to commemorate the 30thanniversary of Rosewood Arts Centre and the 60th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Kettering. We celebrated our city’s legacy in a yearlong program series that included interactive artistic events, workshops and activities that dug deeper into our legacy as a suburb...

Gentile Nature ParkParks and Recreation

Explore Gentile Nature Park Experience Kettering's newest and most innovative recreational destination at 915 Peach Orchard Road, where Gentile Park's impressive 19 acres showcase cutting-edge design and unique amenities. This $2.48 million nature-themed park honors World War II flying ace Major Dominic Gentile while creating an unparalleled recreational experience featuring amenities found nowhere else in...

Current ProjectsParks and Recreation

Fraze Studies Fraze Operational & Organization Study 2024 Fraze Master Plan Study 2016 - Volume I Fraze Master Plan Study 2016 - Volume II Gentile Nature Park Comes to Life Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts celebrated the grand opening of Gentile Nature Park with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Gentile...

Citizen & Living Tree ProgramsParks and Recreation

Citizen Tree Program To encourage the planting of quality street trees throughout Kettering, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department will make available a limited number of trees to Kettering residents. These trees are offered on a first-come, first-served, shared-cost basis. The trees are available to Kettering residents, businesses, churches and others, but will be...

Tips for an amazing time at Go 4th!Parks and Recreation

Want to have your best Fourth of July ever? Check out our top tips for enjoying Kettering’s spectacular Go 4th celebration and join us on July 4 from 6 – 10 p.m. at Delco Park. Tip #1 Get comfortable for an evening of patriotic fun. Bring chairs, blankets, snacks, refreshments and your camera. Please leave...

Kettering Arts Council Spotlight: Thom MeyerParks and Recreation

Thom Meyer was born in Rochester, New York. He attended college at the University of South Florida, received his Masters from Wright State University, and earned post-grad hours at Miami University. Thom retired after 35 years of teaching Art Photography at Fairmont High School, where he was also the Muse Machine advisor and Art Department...

National Park & Recreation Month Spotlight: Tracy McElfreshParks and Recreation

Today, we continue our month-long series of spotlights in celebration of National Park & Recreation Month and 2022’s theme, We Rise Up For Parks & Recreation. Kettering Arts Council member Tracy McElfresh is a beloved and very active member of the Kettering community! Not only has she served on the KAC for several years, but...

Kettering Fitness Spotlight: Jessica Bernal, Mom on a Mission!Parks and Recreation

This week, we turn the spotlight on Jessica Bernal, a fantastic member who proves that dedication to health and fitness can thrive even amidst the busy schedule of a homeschooling mom! A Year of Commitment Jessica joined the Kettering Fitness and Wellness Center in June 2023. Since then, she's become a familiar face, inspiring others...

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