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.

Development News Relationships news story

Making relationships work


Development News In Avondale, the former site of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and Gabriel’s Place, a public gathering space with a farmer’s market and community meals, will be revitalized with 20 residential units and a community center.

Saving a sense of (Gabriel’s) place


Feature Story Sarah Nathan Middletown Community Foundation

Middletown’s homes away from home


Feature Story MWO airport list

Middletown: It’s the Economy


Feature Story More than meets the eye list

Silent stories speaking plainly


Development News Street Party at Art Academy of Cincinnati during the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial.

Opening the lens


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

The WORMS Worldview


Development News 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


Feature Story 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