Local kids to learn basketball skills from NBA star Tayshaun Prince
Local kids will learn the basics of basketball from NBA (and former UK) star Tayshaun Prince at his annual basketball camp hosted by Kicks for Kids Aug. 3-5 at Thomas More College.
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Students build social skills at unique music/art camp
A social skills summer camp collaboration between Melodic Connections and Visionaries and Voices is designed to give kids with different types of special learning needs a structured environment to create music, create art and prevents the "summer slide."
Five community leaders receive Dick Weiland Community Relations Award
The Jewish Community Relations Council recently honored five honorees of the inaugural Dick Weiland Community Relations Award: Bret Caller, Anne Heldman, Damon Lynch Jr., Francie Hiltz and the Rumpke family.
Macy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival returns, celebrates 10 years
Thousands of kids and adults will gather at the Cincinnati Zoo July 22 to enjoy the Macy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival, now in its 10th year supporting Learning Through Art's efforts to promote childhood literacy.
The Carnegie announces six diverse shows for its 2015-16 gallery season
The Carnegie's 2015-16 gallery season offers shows ranging from an examination of the history and communities of Covington to experimental cinema to the use of abstract art, plus The Art of Food, of course.
UC, Hughes High School team for summer bridge STEM program
The University of Cincinnati is empowering and educating students at Hughes High School through a bridge program focused on college and career readiness in the STEM field.
Watch the Cincinnati Art Museum restore outdoor bronze statue
The Cincinnati Art Museum is in the process of restoring and re-installing The Vine, a bronze statue that used to live in its Alice Bimel Courtyard and was damaged by wind, rain and other elements.
Great Parks help attract, retain and connect young professionals
Whether you enjoy the challenge of a strenuous hike or prefer to sit quietly and watch the fireflies next to a campfire, there are countless activities at Cincinnati's local parks to help young professionals disconnect from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
OTR couple transforms home into music venue
At first glance, 213 Orchard St. is simply a beautiful, two-story brick home nestled in historic Over-The-Rhine. But throughout the year, music lovers Liz and John McEwan transform the first-floor library of their home into the 213 Listening Room — a private venue for concerts, film screenings and poetry readings.
NKCAC establishes new Head Start location
The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission recently received a $75,000 grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF). The grant, which came from GCF’s Northern Kentucky Fund, will be used to remodel a former medical building at Scott Boulevard and Tenth Street in Covington into the new Eastside Child Development Center.
