‘We all need to band together’: A former mayor, now a county commissioner, speaks out
Stephanie Summerow Dumas' leadership experience in Hamilton County's first-ring suburbs gives her a unique perspective on their challenges.
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A place to call home: How housing impacts health
As the dream of a home of one’s own becomes a stretch for many, the health of families and communities is at risk. Here's what's being done about it.
A township invests in its suburban ‘downtown’ to keep it vital
Springfield Township transformed an abandoned '60s-era community hub into a new gathering place.
Power to the people: Neighborhoods flex their civic muscles to bring about change
Neighborhood groups are working to shift power back to people who have historically been forgotten, marginalized, and ignored over the years.
What happens when a cornerstone restaurant closes in a small town?
No community was more affected by the closure of Frisch's restaurants than the village of Fairfax.
Why does one small town struggle while its neighbors thrive? The answers date back years
While much of the county surrounding it is thriving, the village of Bethel hasn't necessarily benefitted. It's not alone. Many tri-state neighborhoods lack resiliency.
New Montessori school in the works as Xavier’s longstanding program is set to end
A group of parents is organizing the Martha McDermott Montessori School, named after a Cincinnati educator who was instrumental in expanding Montessori education.
The Living New Deal: 90 years later, FDR’s groundbreaking program is part of our everyday lives
"It showed what a caring government, an enlightened government, could do for everybody."
University of Cincinnati team to test new technologies to speed up transit projects
The goal is to improve efficiency and deliver transit projects on time.
Taxing times: Small towns count on special tax levies to maintain essential services
Paying for fire protection and emergency medical services was on the ballot seven times in six different communities.
