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Local beautician brings services and skills to those in need

Listening to clients cued Whitney Peek to identify how she might use her skills to support people as they enter the workforce, school and everyday life.

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Wendell Berry Farming Program’s first applicant and graduate reflects on lessons learned

The Kentucky program is inspired by Wendell Berry, one of the country’s treasured writers, environmental activists, and farmers.

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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.

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Education and conversations about racism resonated years later in a new place, a new role

Years after participating in educational trainings on race, a foundation leader discovered its lessons had stayed with him as he began a new role. 

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Dress for Success, always about more than clothes, opens a site in Covington

New location will provide a support network, professional attire, and tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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Cincinnati veteran trains soldiers in Ukraine on treating battlefield wounds

His work has taken him him to Kyiv, Lviv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk, zones that rarely get a reprieve from rocket attacks.

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'Less is more' as 20th Century Cincinnati returns with sisters at the helm

The event features more than 50 vendors across more than 20,000 square feet of exhibition space.

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Cincinnati Jewish Film Festival returns with documentaries, drama, and comedy

The festival's mission is to educate, engage, entertain, and foster connection and community.

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City of Immigrants: The growth of Cincinnati and other cities depends on immigration

As Congress and the states fail to update, reform, and address immigration laws and regulations, cities are where the future face of America is taking shape in real time.

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College Hill CURC opens call for entrepreneurs to try their hand at OurShop

But don’t hesitate...there’s only one more day to apply!  

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'We can learn new perspectives': Foundation exec changed her grantmaking approach after training

Racial Equity Matters workshops delivered a better understanding of how much of U.S. society has been built on racial foundations.

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City Hall considers action after viewing "Landslides" documentary

Personnel from city offices had the chance to question experts who appeared in the movie and its producers.

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Winterfilm keeps the creative juices flowing for the local filmmaking community

Started as a way to keep local filmmakers engaged during the winter months, Winterfilm is now in its tenth year as showcase for local short movies. 

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'Eye-opening' workshops generate a personal and professional impact for foundation leader

A history buff learned about the legacy of racism in the U.S. and made some changes.  

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A new bar in town -- the cereal bar at Saturday Morning Vibes. PJs recommended

There's games, throwback music, nostalgia, all kinds of cereal, and the energy of entrepreneurship.

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Group touting locally grown food selected for nationwide project

Schools, hospitals, area chefs, farmers' markets, and SNAP recipients could all benefit from the project.

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Fraud or for real? The Taft and UC team up to bring forgeries into the public eye

The Taft's exhibit is an opportunity to examine the world of art forgeries and the discipline of art authentication. 

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Issue Media Group set to launch new publication ‘The Helm’’ serving Greater Sandusky Region

Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online news platform – The Helm Sandusky. This publication will tell the stories of investment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and individuals that are shaping the Greater Sandusky Ohio region.

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Holiday gift giving guide: Over-the-Rhine

A walking tour of the three Over-the-Rhine shopping districts to get the lay of the land and help plan your own shopping trip.

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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.