Taming The Pike: How one town wants to turn a busy roadway into a village square
Can a high-speed thoroughfare be slowed down to become a community asset?
Woodlawn
With its dense suburban makeup, the village of Woodlawn is filled with young professional families and has a neighborly atmosphere. Low crime and above average schools make Woodlawn an ideal place to raise a family. Woodlawn’s Glenwood Gardens offers 335 acres of diverse habitats and walking trails. A bustling downtown area and easy access to many restaurants and shops have also made Woodlawn a popular place to live. Residents state that traffic can get heavy at times, but that the cozy, overall experience is worth the hassle.
Longtime neighborhood gathering spot bought and reopened by patrons
They didn’t just mourn its closing. They saw an opportunity.
Metro’s sales tax increase can improve streets, sidewalks, bridges in the county’s small towns
Tens of millions have been awarded to projects outside the city of Cincinnati, making the tax a significant source of funding for small towns.
Mill Creek: Far from dead, the urban waterway has potential for recreation throughout its course
A 43-mile trail along two branches of the stream would connect more than a dozen Hamilton County communities.
Amid budgetary challenges, shared services take flight in first ring suburbs
Exchanging ideas and tactics for success has become commonplace, as communities observe and adopt innovative solutions from neighboring areas.
The Bookshelf in Madeira extends love of literacy with Book Angels program
Spreading the joy of reading and getting kids an early start on a path to loving books (not just online material) is a passion of partnership president, Chris Weber.
Public meetings and convening sessions help guide county allocation of federal funds
This money went towards immediate, long-term, and transformational needs.
Princeton City Schools—A patchwork of diversity and partnerships
"When you look at the sheer definition of what equity is, it should very much be meeting kids’ needs where they are. That's really what it's about,” distinguishes Superintendent Tom Burton.
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.
