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.

A pile of flooded, ruined furniture in front of Dave Scheiber's Snell Isle area home.
Helene floodwaters and a flood of family and friends

For Snell Isle resident and longtime area journalist and freelance writer Dave Schreiber and his family, what matters most after Helene is not what they lost, but how much they still have.

The art of getting out the vote

“It’s an important moment in American politics, and it’s a moment to bring a get-out-the-vote message to the streets,” said Shepard Fairey.

Born in Nairobi and based in Berlin, Joseph Kamaru performs under the KMRU name as an experimental sound artist.
A shoutout for the Talk Low Music Festival

Founder Ryan Hall curated Talk Low to showcase both seasoned and emerging performers who work across experimental, expectation-defying, and genre-bending sonic worlds.

James Fisher, founder of Lost Hospitality.
Coming Clean: 5 questions with hospitality entrepreneur James Fisher

With UK roots and a spell in Berlin, Germany, Fisher found his way to Cincinnati via The Brandery in 2011. Find out why he stayed and how he's settled in.

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.  

Easter morning. Southside, Chicago, Illinois, 1941.
Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition connects past with ongoing struggles for freedom and safety

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service exhibit's personal stories bring realities of travel for African Americans during the Jim Crow era to life.

Partner City Middletown: Forging a brighter future

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

Video NKU program empowers students to take leadership in addressing challenges [VIDEO]

Students share information and create connections as a way to form lasting bonds among peers.  

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