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Meg Lagodzki: In the LandscapeParks and Recreation

Meg Lagodzki: In the Landscape December 2, 2023 – January 6, 2024 Through painting, drawing and collage, Meg Lagodzki (Bloomington, IN) creates her own “iconography of images that tell a story of my relationship to the Midwest landscape." Lagodzki begins her paintings with plein air sketches. Returning to the same familiar outdoor spaces on multiple...

The Yard Debris Center, A Unique Kettering Feature!Parks and Recreation

Attention, Kettering residents! Are you ready to turn your yard debris into something amazing? For this edition of Features Unique to Kettering, we're highlighting the Kettering YDC (Yard Debris Center) – a free and eco-friendly facility that transforms your brush, limbs, and trimmings into nutrient-rich mulch for our beautiful city! Here's how it works: Gather...

City of Kettering Launches Food Composting Drop-off Program

Starting Dec. 1, 2025, the City of Kettering is proud to offer a convenient option for residents to compost food scraps through its partnership with Compost Courier, GoZERO Services. Located at 2801 E. Stroop Road at Indian Riffle Park (behind Tannenberg Kennels), the compost totes sit next to the community recycling dumpster, as well as the...

Awnings & Patio Covers

Quick Reference Guide Awnings with projections of 54” or less Awning supported by an exterior wall and does not project more than 54” from the wall and that does not require additional support. Zoning Permit required. Awnings with projections greater than 54" and Patio Covers...

Residential Construction

Residential construction (Building) projects are defined as projects such as: Interior remodeling, room additions, new homes, decks, porches, a new garage, sheds and stairs. Projects such as driveway extensions, sheds (under 200 sq. ft.), fences, and above-ground pools require a Zoning permit only. Please go to Planning & Development Department under Guides & Reference Documents...

Kate Snow (Cleveland, OH), Density: The Presence and the Silence of ItParks and Recreation

Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio is pleased to announce an exhibition by two Ohio artists, Erin Holscher Almazan and Kate Snow This exhibition of paintings and prints will take place from November 23 to December 30 and will be on view in-person at Rosewood Gallery, as well as in a virtual gallery. Kate Snow, Experience in Itself...

Park Shelter ReservationsParks and Recreation

The City of Kettering has 10 reservable and 9 non-reservable shelters located in parks throughout the city. Please scroll down this page to view details about the shelters. Starting in 2026, the City of Kettering will be introducing fees for reserving park shelters. These changes will help us maintain and improve our shelter facilities while...

Join us at our Comprehensive Plan Interactive Community Workshop

What does Kettering’s future look like? Let’s work on it together. The City of Kettering is continuing work on its Comprehensive Plan—and we want to hear from you! Join us for Future Focus: Kettering, an interactive community workshop where you’ll have the opportunity to: Review early recommendations developed from public input and technical research Explore...

Nancy Cartwright: Pop Goes the EaselParks and Recreation

Pop Goes the Easel: Whimsical Portraits and Lighthearted Animals Inspired by Picasso, Warhol & Animation Aug. 4 - Sept. 13, 2025 Rosewood Arts Center is proud to continue its commitment to celebrating local artists with two compelling exhibitions on view in August and September at the Kettering Health Art Gallery. A special solo exhibition...

Jean Koeller, Kettering Painting SeriesParks and Recreation

Jean Koeller Great Mulberry Tree, 2013 Fraze Park, 2013 Passing, 2013 Oil on canvas Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center North Building, Upper Level Google Maps Jean Koeller is a remarkable Dayton-area painter whose numerous commissions, exhibitions, presence in private and public collections, artist awards and her commercial gallery representation has established her as a significant...

The Future of Kettering Needs Your Voice!

Couldn’t make it to the Future Focus: Kettering workshop—or have more ideas to share? The City of Kettering wants to hear from everyone. We’re updating our Comprehensive Plan, a roadmap that will guide decisions about housing, transportation, parks, development, and more for the next 10–20 years. Now is your chance to help shape that vision....

Glenna Goodacre, Runner, 1998Parks and Recreation

Glenna Goodacre Runner, 1998; installed 2007 Bronze, edition of 18 Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons Google Maps Runner is a bronze are from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Park Place and is from an edition of 16. Nationally recognized, Goodacre is most well-known for her representational bronze sculptures including the Women’s Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. and the Sacagawea...

Kick Off to our 250th Celebration of America/Ohio:

January 23, 2026

Part of Kettering’s America 250-OH celebration Kettering History Talk with John Brannick It Started Here! Join us for the kick off to the country's Semiquincentennial (our year-long USA 250th birthday party). You're probably familiar with Charles F. Kettering's automobile self-starter and Ermal Fraze's pop-top can, but what other famous firsts can Kettering, Ohio claim? From...

Environmental Education Programs for FamiliesParks and Recreation

The Habitat Environmental Center is proud to give families the opportunity to experience nature together. We offer programs year round, so be sure to check out what we’re offering this season. Children (and grown-ups) should head outside EVERY day and breathe in some fresh air. Make it a part of your day to...

AQUATICS SPOTLIGHT: Meet Sam Borchers!Parks and Recreation

From examining eyes to guarding lives, Sam brings a unique perspective to our pool deck! A retired optometrist with service in the U.S. Air Force and VA, Sam joined our KRC lifeguard team two years ago alongside his wife Andrea. Fun fact: Sam and Andrea both held lifeguard certifications back in 1978 when they guarded...

Kettering's Go 4th Event Details

It is almost time for our biggest event of the year. For more information, please see the details about the Go 4th event below. WHERE TO WATCH: The majority of the viewing areas will be in the soccer fields close to Dorothy Lane, the large field next to the pond and outside of the snow fence...

Good Neighbor Award

Kettering Good Neighbor Award We know Kettering is full of people who go the extra mile to help their neighbors and make their community welcoming for all—usually without any recognition. The Good Neighbor Award celebrates these individuals who go above and beyond, doing good deeds and being especially kind or neighborly. Nominate YOUR Good Neighbor!...

Asphalt Patching Program

Asphalt Maintenance Spot Patching The purpose of spot patching is to temporarily repair City streets until the entire street is resurfaced or reconstructed by the Engineering Department. During the warmer months we use “hotmix” asphalt purchased from local asphalt plants. However, asphalt plants close during colder months and we must then use “cold patch” compound....

The Thursday Five - September 1Parks and Recreation

The long weekend is almost here! Get out and explore something new. Here are our five picks for fun around Kettering during the days ahead: The J.F. Kennedy Park Splash Pad Pool season may be over, but the splash pad remains open weekends through September, weather permitting. Kids love the farm-themed splash pad and playground...

Kettering Prepares for Impending Severe Weather

The City of Kettering is monitoring weather forecasts and preparing for anticipated ice and snow as temperatures drop Wednesday evening. Once the rain begins to freeze, street crews will salt the major routes throughout the city. Crews will remain focused on these roadways as precipitation transitions to snow later in the day Thursday. Once the...

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