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New career paths prepare workers for next-generation jobs

The job-training programs in the Middletown region are focused on merging future opportunities with community and employer demands.

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Development beyond the basin

As market demand changes, so do communities.

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GE Aerospace Foundation, United Way invest in advanced manufacturing workforce

The Future of Manufacturing Fund makes its first grants to local organizations addressing training gaps in the workforce.

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Bold plan for renovation of historic Terrace Plaza gets a jump start

The cleanup funding is expected to attract new investors and financing that can help return the massive downtown structure back to life.

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It’s a scary time for birds

Plus, 12 ways to help keep our local birds a bit safer during the fall and winter.

Development News Gerardo Ramos Vivas, founder of O’Bryonville’s Viva Coffee Roasters. The shop uses filtered water, which he said is essential for a quality brew.  Viva, which opened its shop last fall, has grown to roasting roughly four tons of beans so far in 2024.

Celebrating good coffee and good water: Coffee Festival experts share their secrets

The Cincinnati Coffee Festival this weekend will include live music, lectures, and demonstrations designed to unlock the magic of coffee at home.

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Ten favorite photos of a lifelong Cincinnati photojournalist

Melvin Grier's eye for people resulted in thousands of photographs throughout his career. We asked him to select some favorites and share the stories behind the images.

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How one small town is taking charge of land use in its tiny community

It can be thankless work, but updating zoning allows communities to control land use  and how their towns evolve. 

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Middletown: It’s the Economy

Expansion at anchor companies plus a transformational development along I-75 may provide thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for Middletown economic development.

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Silent stories speaking plainly

A second look at the FotoFocus Biennial 2024  

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Low-interest loan program provides a path to affordable home repairs

The Hamilton County program helps homeowners tackle repairs that improve living conditions and build long-term value in their homes.

Feature Story A pile of flooded, ruined furniture in front of Dave Scheiber's Snell Isle area home.

Helene floodwaters and a flood of family and friends

For Snell Isle resident and longtime area journalist and freelance writer Dave Schreiber and his family, what matters most after Helene is not what they lost, but how much they still have.

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The art of getting out the vote

“It’s an important moment in American politics, and it’s a moment to bring a get-out-the-vote message to the streets,” said Shepard Fairey.

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Partner City Middletown: Forging a brighter future

Middletown leaders lean in with resilient plans for growth to overcome recent challenges.  

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Negro Motorist Green Book exhibition connects past with ongoing struggles for freedom and safety

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service exhibit's personal stories bring realities of travel for African Americans during the Jim Crow era to life.

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Coming Clean: 5 questions with hospitality entrepreneur James Fisher

With UK roots and a spell in Berlin, Germany, Fisher found his way to Cincinnati via The Brandery in 2011. Find out why he stayed and how he's settled in.

Development News Born in Nairobi and based in Berlin, Joseph Kamaru performs under the KMRU name as an experimental sound artist.

A shoutout for the Talk Low Music Festival

Founder Ryan Hall curated Talk Low to showcase both seasoned and emerging performers who work across experimental, expectation-defying, and genre-bending sonic worlds.

Development News Street Party at Art Academy of Cincinnati during the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial.

Opening the lens

This October, more than 80 regional venues will host FotoFocus events. The Biennial festivities kick off with an Opening Weekend program Thursday-Saturday.  

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NKU program empowers students to take leadership in addressing challenges [VIDEO]

Students share information and create connections as a way to form lasting bonds among peers.  

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Youth mental health is the focus of a new community-wide coalition

The group has released a 10-year plan to change practices, policies, and attitudes in schools, the mental health system, and the community at large.