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Get out and explore!Parks and Recreation

After a long day of sitting at school, it’s vital that kids get outside and get moving. Don’t settle for screens as the afternoon activity of choice – there’s a lot of evidence that this does more harm than good. According to a recent study, The Nature of Americans, computers and TV are the things...

Rosewood Art Birthday PartiesParks and Recreation

National Parks & Recreation Month Friday Feature: Art All AroundParks and Recreation

It’s National Parks and Recreation Month, but in Kettering, we’re not just Parks and Recreation. That’s right, we’re the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts! Although originally founded as the City of Kettering Department of Parks and Recreation, the name was later updated to reflect the city’s unique arts offerings. This week, we’re taking...

National Parks & Recreation Month Friday Feature: Parks ProudParks and Recreation

We take great pride in Kettering’s 21 beautiful parks. Full of fishing ponds, walking trails, playgrounds, dedicated sports areas and much more, parks are one of the core elements that go into creating a community of choice. What is it that makes parks so important? Environment: Parks offer proven benefits to cities’ groundwater quality, air...

Play is the Way, Part IIParks and Recreation

Last month, we brought you the many reasons why outdoor play is essential for kids. But does the need to engage in free play outside magically stop at age 18? Absolutely not! A number of recent studies point to the value of outdoor play for adults, but those same studies suggest that neighborhood parks are...

23rd Annual 'The View' Juried Landscape ExhibitionParks and Recreation

23rd Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition May 30 - July 7 Reception, Thursday, June 1, 6 - 8pm The View is Rosewood Gallery's annual, juried group landscape exhibition. All media are considered, and the artwork exhibited deals with outdoor themes, land imagery, the environment or world issues. Admission is free. Check out a recent review by Pamela Dillon of...

6 Ways to Stay Safe at Adventure Reef Water Park this SummerParks and Recreation

We hope you’ll make time for at least one visit to Adventure Reef this summer. Whether you haven’t yet been or are eagerly planning a return trip, it’s always a good idea to brush up on water park safety. Here’s a quick guide. Wear sunscreen Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF 30 and...

Dixon, Hamilton, Motion, 2015Parks and Recreation

Hamilton Dixon Motion, 2015 Steel Location: Kettering Government Center South             Hamilton Dixon has created forged steel sculptures throughout the Dayton area, and his artwork is collected in numerous private and public commissions. “The most fluid design is sometimes the most complex thing to make—that’s what fun to me—to make a...

Davis, Willis 'Bing', Ancestral Spirit Dance #259, 1999Parks and Recreation

Willis 'Bing' Davis Ancestral Spirit Dance #259, 1999 Oil pastel on rag board Location: Kettering Government Center South One of Dayton’s most celebrated artists, Willis ‘Bing’ Davis knew that he wanted to be an artist as an elementary school student. Influenced by his community, Davis has striven to celebrate humanity and creativity through his own...

Rogero, Mary, RTA Bus Stops, 2007Parks and Recreation

Mary Rogero RTA Bus Stops, 2007 Location: Throughout Kettering Dayton-based artist and architect, Mary Rogero served as a principal architect with Rogero Buckman Architects during the time in which the RTA Bus Stops were created. Rogero's background in both fine art sculpture and architectural design made her natural fit to design a series of bus...

2017 Community Survey - Executive SummaryParks and Recreation

The View at Rosewood GalleryParks and Recreation

Play Is The WayParks and Recreation

Why play outdoors? It’s not a newsflash that kids LOVE to play, especially outdoors. What’s interesting is that free play isn’t all fun and games. Not engaging in enough free play with peers can have serious emotional and social repercussions for kids. Overall, kids who spend lots of time outside at play tend to grow...

Stony Hollow Landfill Public Meeting at City of Moraine - June 19, 2017

The City of Moraine is hosting a public meeting regarding the Stony Hollow Landfill on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 6 pm at the City of Moraine Municipal Building located at 4200 Dryden Road, Moraine, OH 45439.  For questions or more information you may contact Mike Hammes, Moraine City Planner at 937-535-1037.

Government Center Art Collection GuideParks and Recreation

Emily Moores, CathedralParks and Recreation

April 17 – May 19, 2017  Reception Thursday, April 20, 6-8pm Cincinnati-based paper artist Emily Moores presented a site-specific installation called Cathedral. Regarding her work, Moores says, “I cut, fold, and roll to transform paper into dense textures or towering structures. By hand cutting each shape, the repetition within the forms is not identical. The slight variation adds a...

Darren Haper, Almost ThereParks and Recreation

April 17 – May 19 , 2017 Painter Darren Haper, who lives and works in Dayton, exhibited a dynamic series of paintings in an exhibition titled Almost There. “I am interested in that time of life when innocence, freedom of ideas, and inspirations came naturally—a time before one knew what composition, line, texture, or color theory meant,” Haper says....

Wilmington Pike Streetscape Bid Tab

Wilmington Pike Streetscape Bid Results

Ridgeway Bridge

City of Kettering Ridgeway Road Bridge Replacement Project Update - August 2021 Construction of the new bridge will soon be complete, and we plan to open it to traffic by the week of August 16, weather permitting. Work continues on painting and sealing the concrete surfaces of the bridge. The public art was installed, the...

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