Stories

Feature Story The Brickery Cafe & Play owner Dan Johnson

First-of-its-kind business in the U.S. opened in Newport in late 2023: The Brickery Cafe & Play

He loved the idea but thought it must already exist. Turns out, there wasn't a Lego cafe within thousands of miles.

Innovation News Jessica Shely, GDP Creative Agency, teaches founders how to use Wix to build their websites.

Minority and women founders use bootcamp lessons to excel

Nitro! Bootcamp 2023 has been instrumental in unlocking a reservoir of ideas, technology and tools.  

Innovation News hackathon

Cincinnati hacks solutions to evictions and homelessness

Innovators work on ways to find early help for families at risk of losing their homes.

Development News expo

Bike &Trail Expo is back for its second year

About 70 vendors will be exhibiting their wares, 15% more than last year.

Feature Story hardware

Sharonville controls its downtown's destiny

Property control makes it unlikely that a gas station, dollar store, fast-food franchise or the like will move in to the city's emerging downtown.   

Feature Story books

For the love of books, shop owners, publishers, and authors will gather in Cincinnati

The tight-knit community of independent booksellers will gather to discuss preserving their 'sanctuaries of civility and culture.'

Partner Content 1986 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, Nikki Giovanni (poet)

Landscapes by artist Robert S. Duncanson left astonishing mark and important legacy for Cincinnati

The Taft Museum of Art and the Duncanson Society launch year-round outreach program.  

Development News ArtWorks' Civic Studio artist in residence Asha White (second from left) with the Studio's team of artists catalogued Greater Cincinnati's 218 existing monuments and their subject matter as part of the New Monuments Initiative.

Artworks' monumental task

The New Monuments Initiative strives for more inclusive Cincinnati memorials.  

Development News Kelly Schneider Morgan, a 3rd generation owner of Bellevue's Schneider's Sweet Shop, holds up a tray of the shop’s best-selling opera creams. Schneider’s has operated since 1939 and still uses some of the original equipment to make chocolate.

Knowing beans about love

Aromas of chocolates and coffee exude Valentine’s Day.  

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Mt. Airy CUREator: Constance Brinson, Constance Constant Care

An experienced day-care facility owner provides formative lessons for little ones.  

Feature Story Van Leunen Drive neighbors l to r: Jerome Gabis and Lisa Gerton

Third places prevail

Beyond work and school, these Mt. Airy places enliven the community  

Development News uber

Uber Freight expands its operations in Newport

The new office will house about 100 employees and has room for growth.

Development News Ryan Conlon

Mt. Airy CUREator: Ryan Conlon, Honeysuckle Removal

Ryan Conlon didn’t envision shifting careers to specialize in removing invasive plants.

Development News Andrew Greer list

Mark your calendar for this year's Mercantile Library signature events

The line-up includes a conservative columnist, a beloved music duo, scholars and novelists.  

Feature Story bobcat3

Call it a comeback: Bobcats are making their way back to the state

Once completely gone from Ohio, bobcats continue to make an impressive comeback, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the state.   

Development News safran

More than $383 million in expansions, industry relocations committed in 2023 in NKY

Most of the new investment will come from existing Northern Kentucky companies that are planning to expand.

Feature Story union

Region's logistics hub will be a focus of union organizing in the year ahead

More union activity is expected at big logistics and transportation companies and elsewhere as workers exert a newfound assertiveness.

Feature Story The Civic Club still enjoys a small cadre of devoted members, but membership has dropped off in the 21st Century, exacerbated by COVID-19.

Just being of service

Two longstanding community organizations that serve Mt. Airy’s more than 9,200 residents are its Town Council and Civic Club.

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Mt. Airy CUREator: Adam Jones, The Nati Disc Golf

The Mt. Airy course has been ranked among the top five courses in Ohio and the top 50 in the world. Players from Europe and Asia come in and play the Forest’s course. It’s beautiful, it’s easily accessible, and it’s great exercise.

Development News Sharon Suder list

Family-owned art store in Over-the-Rhine turns 100

Suders is an informal gathering space and important resource for the Cincinnati art community.