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With a combination of niche shops and restaurants as well as strong community roots and a solid housing stock, Pleasant Ridge has come into its own over the past few years as more and more people realize the benefits this diverse gem of a neighborhood can provide. A burgeoning arts district is taking hold with collaboration from neighboring communities and recent business and education development projects.
Development News
Go Golf Manor: Community organizers bring First Fridays to the village
Amy Briana Counts
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Innovation News
“A Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance”: acknowledging the legacy of the Black cultural revival
Liz McEwan
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Feature Story
Making peace in Pleasant Ridge: One pastor’s journey to save a progressive church
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Feature Story
What happens here: Conversations. Connections. Community.
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Feature Story
Artists become innovators during the pandemic
Connie Springer
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Development News
Volunteers, signatures needed for affordable housing trust fund
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Exclusive: The Coffee Exchange of Pleasant Ridge plans to open a drive-thru in an abandoned pony keg
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Feature Story
Joy Mobile brings Party in the Park to the streets for socially distanced fun
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Feature Story
The right side of history: How white allies can support people of color
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Innovation News
High school seniors grieve multiple losses as graduation approaches
Elle DuMont
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Innovation News
Bartering in the time of coronavirus: what neighbors are trading
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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Ten-year plan: improvements to Cincinnati’s libraries
David Holthaus
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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Helping communities grow by investing in small businesses
Hillary Copsey
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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Saturday morning mindfulness offers a chance for secular meditation
Jennifer Mooney
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
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The latest in Pleasant Ridge development: Hello Sunshine Yoga
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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New Leaf Kitchen nurtures children in food insecure communities
Jennifer Mooney
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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40 years in the (print) making: Tiger Lily Press perseveres thanks to loyal volunteers and members
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
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Cincinnati’s best kept secret: Paddock Hills
David Holthaus
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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Community Happens Here: Ruth Anne Wolfe’s innovative new space
Jessica Esemplare
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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Innovative education programs are the focus of GCF’s upcoming grants
Erin Pierce
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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New establishments are filling in holes in the Pleasant Ridge business district
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While seasoned staples have kept the Pleasant Ridge business district afloat, the strip of Montgomery at Ridge Road with its vacant buildings has remained somewhat sleepy.
Photo: Nine Giant Brewing recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in Pleasant Ridge.
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The Overlook Lodge named one of the best bars in the country
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Playboy recently named The Overlook Lodge one of the 50 best bars in the United States.
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Hollie J. Nesbitt will teach aerial yoga at Hello Sunshine.
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Installing a free neighborhood food pantry.
Joe Simon
Nine Giant Brewing officially opens on June 25
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