Western Hills encompasses the neighborhoods furthest west of Cincinnati, including Bridgetown, Cheviot and Monfort Heights. Bridgetown's tight-knit community, mostly residential, takes on a family-first attitude. It's home to Oak Hills High School, once the largest high school in Ohio, and several private Catholic schools. Summertime brings parish festivals almost every weekend and the annual third of July firework celebration at local Kuliga Park, giving the neighborhood a festive vibe. The quaint city of Cheviot offers family-owned restaurants, shops and bars for local entertainment.
Here are 15 big ideas for Greater Cincinnati in 2015 that, if achieved, will accelerate the region's forward momentum. They're certainly doable given the winds of change moving Cincinnati in the right direction.
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Today it seems that construction is everywhere. Developments are popping up overnight, and long-time residents and recent transplants are breathing life back into the city, while new projects are being announced daily. Here's a guide to good things coming to Cincinnati.
The customer service positions are available to students and offer up to $6,000 per year in tuition assistance.
Cleophis Carson, 16, was Michael Farrell Jr.’s inspiration for founding Against the Grain Scholars, he says
Housing Opportunities Made Equal will host a forum next month to generate discussions about best practices for community building.
Chris Felix, who grew up in Price Hill and who has lived in Cincinnati his whole life, has a passion not only for art, but also for his city and those who inhabit it.
After outgrowing its downtown facility, The United Coalition for Animals (UCAN) recently opened a fully equipped spay and neuter clinic in Camp Washington. The 12,600-square-foot clinic, with more operating rooms and recovery areas, will serve the community’s high demand for affordable spay and neuter services.
For the past three years, on their own time and with no outside money, Dr. Lynda Crane and a fellow Mount St. Joseph psychologist, Tracy McDonough, have built the Schizophrenia Oral History Project. Other oral history collections have focused on diseases like AIDS or leprosy, but this is the first to focus on schizophrenia, they say.
After a 15-year career with P&G, Cherylanne Skolnicki became a certified health coach and started teaching people how to eat better. In January 2011, she started Nourish Yourself, a service that will cook dinner for you.
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