Mill Creek: Far from dead, the urban waterway has potential for recreation throughout its course
A 43-mile trail along two branches of the stream would connect more than a dozen Hamilton County communities.
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More than $200,000 in grants awarded to local startups
Nonprofit Main Street Ventures provides funding to entrepreneurs and startups in eight counties throughout the region.
Long lives, well lived: What neighborhoods can do to increase life expectancy
Life expectancy is often compared from nation to nation or state to state, but there’s a wide disparity among neighboring communities just within Hamilton County.
A new Port Authority program aims to attract manufacturing jobs of the future
The $170 million venture would buy and clean up old industrial sites, resell them to manufacturers, and help grow advanced manufacturing jobs.
Common ground: Creating shared civic space sparks redevelopment in neighborhoods
As older communities look for ways to attract new residents, retain folks who already live there, and lure new businesses, common spaces connect people to place.
Midsummer economic checkup: Inflation’s down, jobs are up
So far this year, the economy has performed better than economists expected it would, an NKU analysis finds.
The links between music and wellness will be explored at a September event
The conference will present research on benefits of music on diverse populations such as older adults, caregivers, corporate employees, developmentally disabled, at-risk youth, and those experiencing mental health issues and substance addictions.
There’s new funding for affordable housing. Will it reach the first-ring suburbs?
The affordable housing shortage is often thought of as a big-city problem, but first-ring suburbs also need investment to improve aging housing stock and encourage ownership.
City of Solidarity: Urban places can be models of social harmony in a divided world
With a diversity of cultures, places, and experiences – cities show how we can thrive in a complicated world.
Lincoln Heights: Moving beyond the past to a hopeful future
A history of disinvestment and institutional racism has meant challenges for Lincoln Heights since it was founded. But a window of opportunity is open that can move the community forward.
