Pizza shop seeks artists to help ‘liven’ dining room

The new owners of Ha Ha Pizza in Yellow Springs are calling on local artists to submit an entry of a mural to be painted in the pizza shop.

“Local artists are the heart of Yellow Springs. What better way to liven up the dining room than to have a beautiful mural by someone in the community,” said Karen Mcdonald, who owns the restaurant with her daughter, Megan.

The mother-daughter duo purchased the restaurant at the end of June from B.J. Walters, who had been part of the restaurant for 25 years. When Dayton.com talked to the Mcdonalds in early August, repainting the dining room was already part of the plan.

Mcdonald said they are not looking for anything specific but would like Yellow Springs as well as Haha’s history to be honored in the design.

“Outside of that, we are giving the artist freedom to be creative and express their own style in the piece,” Mcdonald said.

Artists can submit entries through Dec. 3 via the restaurant’s Facebook page (@ hahapizzays) or email at hahapizzays@yahoo.com.

Mcdonald said they enjoy supporting local and used Randsome Phelps of RLP Painting Services to freshen up the dining room.

“We are really excited to get the community involved on this project,” she said. “The

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