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Thomas More launches Dyslexia Institute, first of several education initiatives

The university plans to introduce new programs and scholarships in its School of Education over the next four to five years.

Artist Elizabeth Ross shows seven-year-old Ft. Thomas resident Blaine Bozsan the basics of printmaking.
Nature-inspired art: Past and present

Learning printmaking at the Harlan Hubbard Studio.

Good design doesn’t have to mimic, copy, or even match.
Architecture Matters: Women in Architecture

Having a design team that resembles the community at large helps ensure all voices are part of the conversation.

Covington embraced principles of historic preservation to safeguard culture and community identity

People learn to “skill up” on needed skills to restore older homes and buildings at [CAHT].

NOMA group initially forming CAMP.
Local NOMA chapter sees a welcome resurgence of young, minority architects

Fostering young leaders to carry the chapter with guidance of seasoned professionals is the relaunch focus.

Friends and family remember the late David Housley at the opening ceremony of the Old Timers event .
Old Timers Reunion celebrates region’s African American accomplishments

Rural-Urban Solidarity Project premiered four films about rural Kentuckians' racial justice response to the killing of Breonna Taylor.

NKU graduate wins regional collegiate playwriting competition

The play deals with childhood friends who reconnect and discover new insights about themselves and their lives.

FotoFocus 2022 Daytime Symposium at NURFC
This fall, The Convening melds similar programs from New York City and Cincinnati

FotoFocus partners with NYC’s Creative Time to light way for The American Manifest Exhibition in 2024.

(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.

Enriching learning opportunities play critical role supporting Covington students during summer

Camp Covington supported students who lost the most during months of remote learning while reversing the summer slide in reading and math.

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