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Steve Aust

Steve is a freelance writer and editor, father, and husband who enjoys cooking, exercise, travel, and reading. A native of Fort Thomas who spent his collegiate and early-adulthood years in Georgia, marriage brought him across the river, where he now resides in Oakley.

Steve Aust's Latest Articles

Turning the tide on illegal dumping in Cincinnati

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful’s Don’t Dump the Nati program targets and reduces dumping across the city.

Nation’s oldest, continuously operating stained-glass studio calls Middletown home

Inside a historic downtown building, BeauVerre Riordan Studios continues a rare artistic tradition.

Superintendent Debbie Houser retires in August leaving Middletown City Schools in a good place for her successor

During her tenure, programs increased student proficiency, reduced chronic absenteeism and included a collaborative initiative to introduce students to wider career opportunities.

Where to eat well in Middletown

A guide to four independent restaurants shaping the city’s growing dining scene.

A historian, a retired judge, and the local DAR chapter offer Middletown history lessons just in time for the nation’s 250th celebration

Engagement from the Revolutionary War through World War II reflects the city’s resilience and can-do mentality.

Middletown Community Foundation celebrates fifty years at the forefront facing challenges, incubating positive outcomes

While MCF reflects on role in the community's revitalization, they continue to meet the complex challenges that await all communities in the 21st century.

Reimagined Middletown preps for a vibrant yuletide season

Big ideas and downtown collaboration yield a very merry Middie City.

Middletown, Butler County leaders mull fate of city’s historic buildings

As the city looks for a new path forward, perspectives may vary, but there is shared enthusiasm for an invigorated downtown.

Triple Moon Coffee brews community spirit in the heart of Middie City

Entrepreneur Heather Gibson builds success with a community-first space where creativity, conversation, and caffeine keep customers coming back.

Emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship take center stage at Leadership Council conference

Securing the Future Conference brings together nonprofit boards, staff, and donors from across the region to explore leadership, collaboration and innovation.

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