Downtown

Downtown Cincinnati is the place to live, work, and play populated by restaurants, cafes, bars, arts and culture venues around every corner, plus a long-awaited and busy Kroger's that anchors recently-renovated Court Street Plaza. The downtown urban core is alive with programming, including music during the summer and ice skating in the winter, and features the largest living room 'television' in the region overlooking The Genius of Water at Fountain Square. Downtown has experienced dramatic expansion and population growth with residential developments, including condos and apartments in all price ranges, many of which boast scenic views of the hillsides and the river and offer unparalleled access to nightlife and recreation.

An oversized puppet named Little Amal walks across America

Find out how you can join the planned festivities during her Cincinnati visit.  

(Still) Made in Cincinnati: Meet Damon Gray, maker of fine violins, violas and cellos

Damon Gray didn’t inherit a family business, but he did inherit music from his family.

Melaine “Lani” Lomax is Cincinnati Recreation Commission's resident pickleball specialist.
Bend your knees and communicate: Great pickleball (and life) advice

Pickleball’s burgeoning popularity in the Queen City has happened organically as people found new ways to keep fit and make friends.

L to R: Civic Art Studio Artists Emilee Taylor, Zero Pruitt, Eve Miller, Madison Lentz, Aspen Stein (behind), Lexi Spurlock, Claire Wagner and Civic-Artist-in-Residence Asha White at ArtWorks' ArtAmplifed event in June.
ArtWorks reimagines the future of public art with New Monuments Initiative

Share your thoughts and ideas on monuments in your community to help inform the creation of new ones. Take the five-minute public survey now.

The Vizazi Awards celebrate the region's rich legacy and promising future of Black LGBTQ+ individuals and families.
LGBTQ+ communities and allies came together and celebrated the freedom to be themselves

Three separate Pride organizations hosted June festivities: NKY Pride, Cincinnati Black Pride, and Cincinnati Pride.  

City of Solidarity: Urban places can be models of social harmony in a divided world

With a diversity of cultures, places, and experiences – cities show how we can thrive in a complicated world.

(Still) Made in Cincinnati: Behind the scenes with local artisans keeping traditional trades alive

While traditional trades like carpentry, blacksmithing, upholstery, and tailoring seem like dying trades, they’re not dead yet. It might be hard to find them but, yes, there are still plenty of things being made in Cincinnati.

It's unknown whether this clock design bedecked an office, store or private residence, but it reinforces Sforzina's mastery of Art Deco aesthetics.
Museum Center document collection provides intimate look at iconic building

Heirs of Edgard Sforzina, the French-born architect and interior designer who devised Union Terminal’s boardroom and president’s office, enable his document collection to be preserved at the CMC. 

From top left to right: Maria Walker, AIA, Alto Design Group; Bryant Phares II, Assoc. AIA, SHP; Bridget Harris, Assoc. AIA BTH Construction Delivery; Ivan Cheung, AIA with GBBN
Architecture Matters: Diversity in Design

In 2021, 83% of architects identified as White and nearly 80% as male. What’s being done to address it? And why should anyone care outside of the profession?

Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival includes special events as well as independent movies

All tickets are on sale now for the July 6-8 festival presented by Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (LADD).

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