Stories

Amtrak expansion here would depend on Ohio taking action

David HolthausTuesday, February 23, 2021

The goal is to pursue passenger rail expansion on five routes, using 100% federal funds.

Local by design: Meet the Hamilton County entrepreneur behind a line of custom T-shirts

Lauren CaggianoTuesday, February 23, 2021

The woman-owned business is rooted in the idea of celebrating local communities, one design at a time.

Sam Gilliam (b. 1933), United States, Tequila,1979, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, Gift of Ronnie and John Shore, 2018.

Reconstruction of trailblazing American painting exhibition to debut at Cincinnati Art Museum

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 23, 2021

Source: ArtFix Daily

American Painting: The Eighties Revisited will be on view from March 12–July 11.

The Queen City attracts attention for climate action

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 23, 2021

Source: Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Our city is paving the way for equitable, sustainable planning.

Giraffes like pedicures

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 23, 2021

Source: People

The staff at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden were able to teach them how to stand still for hoof trims after spending weeks working on several small behaviors.

Dr. Julia Carter founded Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory 40 years ago.

Independent lab in the heart of Newport has been fighting cancer for 40 years

David HolthausThursday, February 18, 2021

Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory has been probing the root causes of the most deadly forms of the disease, as well as educating the next generation.

Park benches, solar lampposts, a trash can for pizza boxes: Small neighborhood projects win funding

David HolthausThursday, February 18, 2021

The grants were part of a round of funding totaling nearly $27,000 made to seven neighborhood groups as part of Covington’s Neighborhood Grant Program.

They work to bring neighborhoods back, a step at a time

David HolthausTuesday, February 9, 2021

A small group of urbanists has been mapping, repairing, and cleaning alleys and the steps that traverse the city's hilly neighborhoods since 2012.

Natural sugar scrubs are the perfect treatment for winter skin.

Boujee Bar Skincare: Meet the woman-owned company taking soap to the next level

Lauren CaggianoTuesday, February 9, 2021

How a Cincinnati-based entrepreneur is marrying clean beauty with self-care.

Racial Equity Matters: GCF’s workshops offer eye-opening lessons

David HolthausTuesday, February 9, 2021

Sunny Reelhorn Parr participated in a Groundwater training that changed the way she approached her career and her personal conversations with neighbors.

Everything But The House launches HGTV show

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 9, 2021

Source: HGTV

People across the country turn to the Cincinnati-based business to declutter and sell items in their family’s homes.

A Black Cincinnatian’s artwork hangs in the White House

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 9, 2021

Source: Borneo Bulletin

More than 150 years after Robert S. Duncanson painted Landscape with Rainbow, the Bidens selected it as a symbol of hope.

The Terrace Plaza Hotel is one of the most endangered places in America

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 9, 2021

Source: Architectural Digest

Paul Muller of the Cincinnati Preservation Association is hoping the city will adopt a preservation-based redevelopment strategy to save the historic building.

Northside’s Bonomini Bakery has some of the best donuts in the country

Soapbox StaffTuesday, February 9, 2021

Source: Food & Wine

Food & Wine ranked fried dough around the U.S. and one Cincinnati spot made the list.

NKY thrives

New owners bring new developments at Manhattan Harbour

Nancy DalyMonday, February 8, 2021

The Manhattan Harbour concept dates to the mid-2000s.

Social media influence a huge draw for local businesses

Natalie DriscollThursday, February 4, 2021

Lines of customers at Ironworks Waffle Cafe in COhatch The Market went through the building and out the door in January after a viral TikTok featured the restaurant.

From PTA to ParentCamp: Florence mom goes national

Nancy DalyThursday, February 4, 2021

The ParentCamp idea: Engaged parents lead to engaged students, which lead to engaged communities.

Innovation News

Testing startup earns $20M loan to invest in expansion

David HolthausThursday, February 4, 2021

In 2020, Gravity Diagnostics went from testing 20 COVID-19 samples a day to more than 20,000.

Special Report

Diving into the Groundwater: Exploring the depths of racism

David HolthausTuesday, February 2, 2021

Groundwater, a racial equity workshop offered by Greater Cincinnati Foundation, challenges assumptions about race, history, and society, and presents difficult truths about the institutions that form the core of our communities.