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Chalk one up for Cincinnati Magazine

Masthead Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The March 2012 issue of Cincinnati magazine is hot. This innovative cover from the little C market can show those big city A market magazines how it’s done.

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Site helps neighbors share rarely used goods

SpringWise.com Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Now in beta, Ohio-based Share Some Sugar aims to enable neighbors to “share what you have and borrow what you need". Toward that end, owners and borrowers both begin by signing up with the site and creating a profile, including the neighborhood in which they live.

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Cincinnati School District welcomes Teach for America

State Impact Tuesday, March 13, 2012

After months of talks, the Cincinnati school district and charter schools in Northeastern and Southwestern Ohio have agreed to hire Teach for America teachers for the coming school year.

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Smart Growth America interviews Mayor Mallory

Smart Growth America Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is on a mission to support economic development in his city, and he’s using smart growth and downtown development strategies to accomplish that goal.

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CincyTech's Venerable on Spreading the Seed+ Strategy from Coast to Coast

PEHUB Tuesday, March 13, 2012

While the coastal icons of super-angeldom are well-known, this kind of investing is occurring broadly across the country from smaller players and groups.

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College co-op pioneer still leading the charge after 100 years

Forbes Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Herman Schneider, a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC), pioneered cooperative education over 100 years ago. Today, Schneider would be happy to know that UC is still leading the charge, with co-op opportunities having grown to many fields of study, and in cooperation with companies around the globe. Two of UC’s experts tell us all about college co-op, and what students should be looking for in a co-op program.

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Newport Aquarium tops list of best aquariums

10Best.com Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Newport Aquarium tops this list of best aquariums in the country.

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Two local chefs get 'Best New Chef' nominations

Food & Wine Magazine Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Two local chefs grab nominations for Food & Wine's best new chef. Jose Salazar at The Palace and Daniel Wright of Senate make the prestigious list.

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Cincinnati Edition talks with Frank Russell for GOOD

WVXU.Org Tuesday, March 06, 2012

A podcast featuring UC planning professor Frank Russell, who is in search of designers for a GOOD challenge.

Listen to the broadcast here.

Columbus Underground's roadtrip to OTR

Colombus Underground Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Columbus Underground took a roadtrip to Over-the-Rhine last week. Check out their findings.

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Dear Hollywood: Don't forget Cincinnati Magazine's Zanesville massacre story

Poynter Institute Tuesday, February 28, 2012

On the excellent chance that someone in Hollywood feels either GQ's or Esquire's magazine story belongs on the big screen, I humbly suggest one more set of rights to snap up: Those to Jonah Ogles' Cincinnati Magazine piece on the Zanesville animal massacre.

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Ohio accelerators get $760,000 in latest round of Ohio Third Frontier grants

Med City News Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus accelerators that invest in healthcare startups are recipients of some of the $760,000 in new grant funds approved by the Ohio Third Frontier Commission this week.

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Cincinnati: beer, bourbon, ballet, Monet

Kentucky.com Tuesday, February 28, 2012

I sometimes forget what a rich cultural resource we Lexingtonians have in Cincinnati, just 80 miles north of us. I am reminded of it every time I head there for a premier event, such as the recent performance by Shen Yun, the New York-based company famous for its classical Chinese ethnic and folk dancing.

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Cincinnati ready to pass city worker partner benefits

Gay People's Chronicle Tuesday, February 21, 2012

When Chris Seelbach ran for Cincinnati council last year, a platform plank was to make the city more inclusive, more fair, and increase benefits to everyone. Voters responded by overwhelmingly electing Seelbach, making him the first openly gay Cincinnati official.

Seelbach’s first legislative initiative would establish health and pension benefits for unmarried partners of city employees, same-sex and opposite sex.

The measure passed its first reading 8-1 on January 11, Seelbach’s second council meeting. It also has the support of Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory.

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US Airways to have Cincinnati-Washington flights

BusinessWeek Tuesday, February 21, 2012

US Airways is launching a nonstop service between the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Reagan National Airport outside Washington. The airline on Monday said the service would begin in May.

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