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Cincinnati hears from women leaders in tech for International Women’s Day

From entrepreneurship to attrition rates to working mothers to extending opportunities for women, this panel event touched on many of the issues that resonate with the women of our city.

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NKY couple taps into family’s entrepreneurial spirit to sell the food they love in their own space

It took five years alone just to get a spot at the Boone County Fair operating a small food truck.

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The region's first Bike & Trail Expo is a chance to shake off the winter blues and start planning

The Expo will include more than 50 diverse cycling and adventure destination exhibitors.

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Cincinnati Public Schools community shares ideas to improve local schools

School Board School and CPS partner again to hear innovative ideas during Policy Pitch Night.  

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Kenton County Library's career services can help meet new Kentucky requirements on jobless benefits

The library has built a nationally recognized career and job services program that assists a couple thousand people a year.

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One of the world’s coolest film festivals returns on July 6, 2023

MovieMaker magazine recognized Over-The-Rhine International Film Festival in 2022 noting “this is a newer festival, but it is mighty."  

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Getting Around the City: A 50-year-old bus system works to reinvent itself

New funding and service improvements at Metro promise the kind of advancements in public transportation that are essential to a city that works for all.

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Racial equity workshops energized NAACP leader for his new role

“It really made me be a little more assertive when it comes to individuals and corporations talking about equity and racial equity.”

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Local beautician brings services and skills to those in need

Listening to clients cued Whitney Peek to identify how she might use her skills to support people as they enter the workforce, school and everyday life.

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Wendell Berry Farming Program’s first applicant and graduate reflects on lessons learned

The Kentucky program is inspired by Wendell Berry, one of the country’s treasured writers, environmental activists, and farmers.

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Amid budgetary challenges, shared services take flight in first ring suburbs

Exchanging ideas and tactics for success has become commonplace, as communities observe and adopt innovative solutions from neighboring areas.

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Education and conversations about racism resonated years later in a new place, a new role

Years after participating in educational trainings on race, a foundation leader discovered its lessons had stayed with him as he began a new role. 

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Dress for Success, always about more than clothes, opens a site in Covington

New location will provide a support network, professional attire, and tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

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Cincinnati veteran trains soldiers in Ukraine on treating battlefield wounds

His work has taken him him to Kyiv, Lviv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk, zones that rarely get a reprieve from rocket attacks.

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'Less is more' as 20th Century Cincinnati returns with sisters at the helm

The event features more than 50 vendors across more than 20,000 square feet of exhibition space.

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Cincinnati Jewish Film Festival returns with documentaries, drama, and comedy

The festival's mission is to educate, engage, entertain, and foster connection and community.

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City of Immigrants: The growth of Cincinnati and other cities depends on immigration

As Congress and the states fail to update, reform, and address immigration laws and regulations, cities are where the future face of America is taking shape in real time.

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College Hill CURC opens call for entrepreneurs to try their hand at OurShop

But don’t hesitate...there’s only one more day to apply!  

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'We can learn new perspectives': Foundation exec changed her grantmaking approach after training

Racial Equity Matters workshops delivered a better understanding of how much of U.S. society has been built on racial foundations.

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City Hall considers action after viewing "Landslides" documentary

Personnel from city offices had the chance to question experts who appeared in the movie and its producers.