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Development News barn

Handmade, artisanal gifts available at Showcase of Arts in a restored barn

Nearly 40 vendors will have booths at the two-day weekend event.

Development News yard

Yard & Company's growth results in move to newly designed location in OTR

The space was designed by Cincinnati-based design firm Otherwhere, the group responsible for the buildout of Somerset OTR.

Feature Story A rendering of the interior entryway to the new Forest Park library.

A new library will serve as community gathering space and a spark for further development

Forest Park's ambitious redevelopment plans got a jump start from an unlikely source – the library. 

Feature Story This hair-braiding salon stands tall.

Creating a warm business climate is key to Mt. Airy’s growth

Members of economic-development organization, Mt. Airy CURE, discuss challenges, priorities, and opportunities to deliver what the community wants and needs.  

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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.

Innovation News Women in Architecture panelists top l to r: Emily Lubbers, Ashley Pinkard. Bottom l to r: Moderator Sarah Kleiner and panelists Heather Wehby, Neena Jud,

Women in Architecture: An Architecture Matters panel discussion on November 15

Architects with varied backgrounds and experiences will discuss why it's important women are represented in the profession and what's being done to address barriers.

Development News 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.

Feature Story Mt. Airy treehouse walkways list

A forest hides in plain sight

Mt. Airy Forest is as vital as ever.

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Ten questions (and answers) about the plan to sell Cincinnati's railroad

A primer on a complex question on Cincinnati's ballot.

Partner Content 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.

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Nonprofit awarded half-million to train, organize workers for green jobs

The grant from the Department of Labor is meant to expand opportunities for workers in high-demand industries.

Development News The Flow Pass includes a Flow Social Experience at a performance of August Wilson's "How I Learned What I Learned" memoir that charts one man’s journey of self-discovery and what it means to be a Black artist in America.

ArtsWave Flow Pass facilitates deeper appreciation for Black art

Get access to a series of experiences featuring renowned local and nationally acclaimed Black artists.

Development News Gallery owner Lowery Joseph Clark brings unique art to the Midwest at his Northside Joseph Clark Gallery: Arts of Africa.

Unique art gallery welcomes Cincinnati to explore art and antiquities from Sub-Saharan Africa

It started with a humble wish. “I wanted to know more of my history and my family’s history. I started with one face mask, and I just kept learning.” 

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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.  

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In a neighborhood in transition, community leaders reimagine Mt. Airy

The Cincinnati neighborhood has challenges, but residents say it’s time for a new narrative.  

Innovation News Nitro 2019 list

NITRO! Bootcamp returns to ‘supercharge’ minority-owned businesses

The program covers a variety of topics, including accounting, communication, project management, document cloud shortage, inventory, and more.

Development News The New York Times bestselling author, Erik Larson.

Erik Larson headlines Niehoff Lecture

The Niehoff Lecture has compiled a dazzling list of authors including most recently Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood, Bob Woodward, and Aaron Sorkin.

Feature Story The National’s Matt Berninger feeling the music during the band’s Friday night performance.

Reflections on September’s Homecoming Festival 2023

All but one bandmember of The National has been residing in other cities or countries for the last several years—so the Homecoming moniker fits.

Longform Tablet weaving is a centuries old technique of weaving sturdy narrow bands with a multitude of uses.

(Still) Made in Cincinnati: The Weavers Guild—craft, tradition, and community

Some members are beginners, learning basic skills of braiding, weaving, and spinning yarn; others are experts in their craft, with decades of training. Everyone is always learning something new and everyone is welcome.

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Expansive elephant mural depicts feelings of peace, joy, togetherness, and community

Cedric Cox's recently completed Cincinnati Zoo mural has given new life to a stretch of Forest Avenue at Irving Street in Avondale.