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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

Silent stories speaking plainly

A second look at the FotoFocus Biennial 2024  

Middletown: It’s the Economy

Expansion at anchor companies plus a transformational development along I-75 may provide thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for Middletown economic development.

Street Party at Art Academy of Cincinnati during the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial.
Opening the lens

This October, more than 80 regional venues will host FotoFocus events. The Biennial festivities kick off with an Opening Weekend program Thursday-Saturday.  

Partner City Middletown: Forging a brighter future

Middletown leaders lean in with resilient plans for growth to overcome recent challenges.  

Crunchy and Bubs, Cindependent’s cartoon mascots, have made the rounds at various local events to provide a fun dose of event branding.
A state of Cindependence

The Cindependent Film Festival elevates our film community.  

WORMS navigates their way through Burnet Woods, a surprisingly rustic nook amid Clifton’s bustle.
The WORMS Worldview

A trio of city of Cincinnati retirees stays connected via twice weekly rain-or-shine walks paired with a requisite stop at the neighborhood café.  

Wendell Berry’s odes to Appalachia

Benefactor donates volumes of Wendell Berry essays to Kentucky libraries.  

Chaske Haverkos will submit his third BLINK projection-mapping project. His 2022 submission, entitled “Beyond the Visible Spectrum” is an engaging AV experience flowing over Max Sansing’s mural.
BLINK artists open eyes

A trio of local artists are producing captivating festival content.  

Recognizing nonprofits’ impact

Three umbrella organizations that support regional nonprofits wanted to document their economic impact – and, more to the point, emphasize that such organizations are community contributors rather than a resource drain.

Growth industry: Local farmers describe how they got in and stayed in the business

Two local farming families took very different paths into the business.

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