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Xavier receives grant to encourage talented STEM majors to teach

The Cincinnati Herald Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Xavier receives grant to encourage talented STEM majors to teach.

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Cincinnati Public Schools highlighted in Education Nation

NBC News Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Cincinnati Public Schools made a national mark when the local Community Learning Centers were highlighted as part of a national series of solutions that work in education systems.

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Leading the change at Oyler School

APM's MarketPlace Tuesday, September 18, 2012

An inner-city Cincinnati Public School reopens as a national model for community building. American Public Media takes note.

Listen to the first part of the series here.

Cincinnati goes exposed

SCIONexposed.com Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Scion's 8th Exposed event took place below the streets of Cincinnati in a half-mile long underground tunnel.

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Cheesy Goodness

Pop Culture Cuisine Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Local favorite Tom + Chee gets a shout-out from foodie travelers at Pop Culture Cuisine.

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A Cincinnati park shifts the paradigm

Next American City Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Over-The-Rhine’s tipping point wasn’t in the form of an eco-friendly general store or gourmet popsicle shop (it now has both), but rather the renovation of the neighborhood’s cultural heart, Washington Park.

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Hundreds apply for jobs at Cincinnati's new casino

Businessweek.com Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Nearly 1,200 people have applied to be table dealers or supervisors at a casino under construction in downtown Cincinnati.

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Winning A 5 Minute Pitch: How Candace Klein Won $1.7M in 25 Competitions (And Why She and SoMoLend A

Forbes.com Tuesday, August 21, 2012

“Tell me something unique or quirky about you. Something nobody knows.” Candace Klein, the founder of Bad Girl Ventures andSoMoLend, an online lending platform, was still in high energy last night after presenting her live pitch strategies to several hundred entrepreneurs in Salt Lake. The small dinner group was the denouement of an intense evening. She’d flown in earlier in the day to give her presentation at the University of Utah for Grow America and the local Entrepreneur Circle Meetup. Response was so overwhelming, Grow America EVP Richard Swart had moved the event to a bigger facility. Twice.

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Chef Jose Salazar interviewed by Honest Cooking

Honest Cooking Tuesday, July 31, 2012

From Cincinnati's own Ilene Ross: Recently we were visiting one of our favorite chefs, Jose Salazar, at The Palace at The Cincinnatian Hotel to shoot him (with a camera of course) for our story on herbs. We were about to wrap, when Chef Salazar received a phone call and asked us if we could hang out for a bit; his morel purveyor was on his way in with a stellar haul.

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Chicken, egg redevelopment process coming along in Cincy

Wake & Wander Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Proof of Cincinnati’s resurgence is evident in its recent hosting of the World Choir Games, a competition that is considered the “Olympics of choral music.”

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Cincinnati helps stranded Indonesian choir

Washington Post Tuesday, July 17, 2012

After arriving late to the World Choir Games, an Indonesian choir was stranded and had little moeny. With the help of a volunteer translator, Cincinnati citizens generously helped the choir.

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The Olympics of choral music come to Cincinnati

NPR Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Officially called the World Choir Games, this Herculean singing competition features hundreds of choirs from around the world. This year is the first time it will be held in the U.S. — in Cincinnati.

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Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Over-the-Rhine

Metro Jacksonville Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Like Over-the-Rhine, several urban neighborhoods in the vicinity of downtown Jacksonville have struggled through decades of economic distress and decline. However, what's slowly taking place in Over-the-Rhine indicates that when a city invests in itself and quality-of-life, privately financed market rate development tends to follow.

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Singing the praises of Cincinnati

Chicago Tribune Tuesday, June 26, 2012

From July 4-14, the World Choir Games, also known as "The Olympics of Choir Music," will take place in Ohio's Queen City (derived from its 19th century status as "Queen of the West"). Some 367 choirs from nearly 50 countries will compete in categories that include jazz, pop, folk, barbershop, gospel and show choirs, as popularized by the hit TV show "Glee."

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The Art of Sound: Four Centuries of Musical Instruments" on view at the Cincinnati Art Museum

ArtDaily.org Tuesday, June 26, 2012

As the world sets its eyes and ears on Cincinnati, Ohio for the World Choir Games, the Cincinnati Art Museum gives you another reason to celebrate world music. The Art of Sound: Four Centuries of Musical Instruments showcases musical instruments from across the globe selected from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection.

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