Public meetings and convening sessions help guide county allocation of federal funds
This money went towards immediate, long-term, and transformational needs.
Reading
The City of Reading has two mottos: “The Crossroads of Opportunity” and “We Do Our Best” (from the German “Wir Tun Unser Bestes”). Downtown Reading has seized opportunities and done its best in recent decades by forming the country’s most well known Bridal District. A concentration of wedding related businesses lines Benson Street and beyond, attracting altar-bound regional shoppers from far and wide. Reading’s economic bread and butter, however, is supplying aerospace and automotive plants in nearby Evendale and Sharonville. Historically known as a “sundown town,” African Americans were prohibited from residing in Reading for many decades. Census data shows zero Blacks within the Reading population from 1860 to 1960.
The Queen City receives her CROWN
Private and public entities join forces to link communities in health, transportation, environmentalism and commerce.
Working in Neighborhoods wins EPA grant to reduce water pollution
Thanks to a $120,000 federal grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, improvements will be made to the Mill Creek Watershed.
Volunteers, signatures needed for affordable housing trust fund
A proposed charter amendment will allocate funds to support the city’s most vulnerable population.
Ten-year plan: improvements to Cincinnati’s libraries
Over the next decade, all 40 branches will receive renovations and improvements.
Soapdish: Mill Creek meanders from toxic channel to genuine asset in just 20 years
A three-hour canoe trip down Cincinnati's urban waterway yields eye-opening results from Mill Creek Watershed Council cleanup and education efforts.
Science rules: High school paves the way for tech-oriented careers
Cincinnati's all-girls Mount Notre Dame has become a shining example of how STEM courses are becoming a more popular option for high school students.
Funds granted to clean up vacant gas stations and auto repair shops
Three area communities were recently awarded Urban Land Assistance Program grants for the redevelopment of vacant and underutilized gas stations and auto repair shops.
Cincinnati Public Library will open three new locations in 2015
On April 21, the Cincinnati Public Library will break ground on three new branches in Clifton, Reading and St. Bernard. The locations are expected to open spring or summer 2015.
My Soapbox: Kara Clark Williams, Vision 2015
Kara Clark Williams knows about vision. And about the region where she was born, raised and trained to think across state lines. The vice president of Vision 2015, who receives the NKU Outstanding Alumnus Award this week, shares her distinctively regional insights with Soapbox.
