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What causes Camp Washington's strange train sounds?

Sometimes called "whale calls," the high, metallic sounds echo for miles through Cincinnati's hills.

WYSO Weekend: September 18, 2022

There’s plenty of arts, culture, and education in today’s WYSO Weekend.

'We're restoring African-American heritage crops' Edgemont coalition supporting local food system

Black Farming Conference slated

“Roots, Food and Storytelling” is the theme for the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice’s third annual Black Farming Conference planned for Friday, Sept. 9, and Saturday, Sept. 10.

Celebrating Paul Laurence Dunbar: Daytonians reflect on a 150 year legacy

Two women who have a strong connection to the house where Paul Laurence Dunbar lived in West Dayton reflect on the poet's 150 year legacy.

Dayton City Commission approves grant funds for the Greater Edgemont Community Coalition

The Dayton City Commission approved an $85,000 investment to the Greater Edgemont Community Coalition on Wednesday. The funds will go toward the purchase of farming equipment, a greenhouse and other improvements at the Edgemont Solar Garden in West Dayton.

Dayton Police Department Visits Neighborhoods For National Night Out

Earlier this month was National Night Out an annual community-building campaign that promotes positive relationships between neighbors and their local police.

Central State University Teaching New Farmers How To Start Up

A row of collard greens at the Edgemont Solar Garden incubator farm in Dayton. Central State University was recently awarded a new grant to teach local farmers how to start and operate their own farming businesses. The Beginning Farmer Program was created, in part, to help new farmers overcome some of the most common obstacles when starting a farming business. The USDA grant will fund incubator farms and farmer’s markets in underserved communities in the Dayton area, according to the university. Two incubator farms are already in operation, one in the Edgemont neighborhood in Dayton and one in Trotwood. The program has about 50 participants.

Omope Carter Daboiku

Omope Carter Daboiku West Dayton Stories Community Producer Known affectionately as Mama O, Omope Carter Daboiku is a 2012 migrant to the Miami Valley. Originally from Ironton, in southern Ohio, she identifies as an Appalachian of mixed ancestry. Trained as a cultural geographer, Mama O has 30 years of experience as an international performance artist, educator, and published writer. The founder of the local Dunbar Literary Circle, her storytelling is included in Dayton Metro Library’s new Dial-a-Story service, and she’s working with arts education ally, Muse Machine, to produce writing and theater resources for virtual learning. Since COVID-19, her work on Dayton’s west-side has shifted from academic tutoring to restoring agriculture as an African American heritage craft, supporting access to healthy food, and inspiring cross-town civic engagement through science education and the arts.