Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Shauna Murphy will deliver the 2026 State of the Schools address Oct. 27 at the Mayerson Theater, unveiling the district's 2026–2030 Strategic Plan ahead of the Nov. 3 levy vote.
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Local Government
View MoreThe Hyde Park Neighborhood Council meets Tuesday night to vote on new trustees, hear an update on the Erie Avenue road-diet project slated for 2027 construction, and discuss a proposed city ordinance targeting safety on mixed-use trails like Wasson Way.
Local Government
View MoreCincinnati City Council approved an ordinance requiring roughly 200 parking lots and garages to install cameras, fencing and lighting by Jan. 1, 2027, after police data showed 38% of guns stolen from vehicles come from those facilities.
Local Government
View MoreCincinnati City Council is pushing city departments to spend $72.1 million in railroad trust funds on neighborhood projects and wants residents across all 88 neighborhoods to help decide where the money goes, after planners presented input-gathering strategies to the Housing and Growth Committee on Sept. 29.
Local Government
View MoreCPS Treasurer Michael Gustin's new "Money Matters with Mike" town hall series holds its next session Oct. 5, featuring parent advocates, as the district faces a $44.5 million projected deficit and a Nov. 3 levy vote.
Local Government
View MoreOakley's 26% tree canopy puts it on Cincinnati Parks' priority list for the Fall ReLeaf free-tree program, with applications open now and pickup at MadTree Brewing in mid-October.
Local Government
View MoreOhio Attorney General Andy Wilson defended Flock license plate cameras and called for felony penalties for misuse, even as Hamilton County and more than a dozen Greater Cincinnati communities have paused or ended their Flock contracts and Cincinnati Council prepares an Oct. 6 surveillance review.
Education
Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Shauna Murphy will deliver the 2026 State of the Schools address Oct. 27 at the Mayerson Theater, unveiling the district's 2026–2030 Strategic Plan ahead of the Nov. 3 levy vote.
Education
Cincinnati Public Schools hosts its annual College Fair at Withrow University High School in Hyde Park on Oct. 19, offering students in grades 6-12 and their families a chance to meet representatives from more than 70 colleges, universities, HBCUs, technical colleges and trade programs.
Education
Archbishop McNicholas High School will break ground Oct. 20 on the Byrne Family Baseball Complex, a turf facility funded by the largest gift in school history from alumnus Kerry Byrne and his wife, Missy.
Education
CPS Issue 4, a 7-mill property tax costing the average homeowner $698 a year, could prevent a projected $30.6 million deficit by 2029 and possible state takeover of the district that includes Kilgour, Clark Montessori and Withrow.
Education
Cincinnati Country Day School placed second on Niche's 2027 Best Private High Schools in Greater Cincinnati list, trailing only The Seven Hills School and earning an A+ overall grade.
Education
Chamberlain University opened its 25th campus in Cincinnati on Aug. 20, as Covista-commissioned survey data shows the region has six open healthcare jobs for every new graduate.
Public Safety
View MoreHamilton County Public Health Director Dr. Stephen Feagins urges residents to get flu shots before Halloween, citing a two-week lag for the vaccine to take effect and last season's record surge that pushed local hospitals to capacity.
Public Safety
View MoreKirby Rankin, charged in the death of 7-year-old William Evans-Ellis in an Oakley home, was sentenced to 360 days for a separate assault at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield, while the murder trial remains pending.
Public Safety
View MoreCincinnati officials proposed doubling stormwater storage requirements for redeveloped properties and disconnecting downspouts from sewer laterals at a Tuesday, Oct. 13 committee hearing, but Council member Mark Jeffreys called the flood-mitigation plan "incomplete" and demanded budget specifics before the next storm season.
Public Safety
View MoreJames Lockridge, 43, of Evanston, was sentenced to 431 months in federal prison for three armed robberies at Marathon gas stations on Gilbert Avenue and Montgomery Road in February 2024.
Public Safety
View MoreThe Cincinnati Police Department's latest 28-day Oakley neighborhood report logged 48 Part 1 crimes from Sept. 13 to Oct. 10, a 26% jump from 38 in the prior cycle, driven by a surge in thefts and violent incidents including a rape and strangulation on Romaine Drive.
Public Safety
View MoreA Hamilton County grand jury indicted Aiken New Tech High School assistant principal Steven Barton on six new counts of sexual battery and two counts of grooming Oct. 8, bringing the total alleged victims to five as Cincinnati Public Schools called the allegations deeply troubling.
Community
Cincinnati's designated residential trick-or-treat night is Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m., covering Hyde Park, Oakley and Mount Lookout. A separate free business-district event, Trick-or-Treat on the Square, takes place a week earlier on Oct. 24 in Hyde Park Square.
Community
Hyde Park Neighborhood Council announces two fall events: Trick-or-Treat in the Square on Oct. 24 with storytime and treats at local businesses, and the Fountain Lighting at Kilgour Fountain on Nov. 21 featuring caroling, live entertainment and DORA drinks.
Community
The 60th Annual Hyde Park Square Art Show brings more than 200 artists to Erie Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 4, with free admission, live jazz, a youth art competition and cash prizes totaling $1,950.
Community
A City Manager memo shows Cincinnati quality-of-life satisfaction fell from 65% to 48%, with focus-group participants pointing to potholes, litter and unequal neighborhood investment. The city plans 20% more lane resurfacing, expanded code enforcement and better communication tools.
Business
View MoreTasha Wilson, a Chamberlain University double-alumna, rose from Patient Care Assistant at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to Senior Manager of Clinical Services at national home care provider Help at Home over a two-decade Cincinnati nursing career.
Business
View MoreMetro proposes eliminating Route 10 bus service to the Oakley Transit Center during off-peak hours and weekends starting Dec. 6, and two public comment meetings remain before the Oct. 9 deadline.
Business
View MoreBusken Bakery has sold more than 12,000 Dolly Parton-themed cookies and plans to donate over $19,000 to the singer's Imagination Library on Ohio's official Dolly Parton Day, Sept. 25.
Business
View MoreKroger has pulled Red Bull from all Tri-State stores and removed Boar's Head deli meats from some Cincinnati locations amid an apparent supplier dispute, as new CEO Greg Foran pushes for lower vendor prices and expands the chain's private-label brands.
Sports
Seven Hills senior Matia Kastner shot a 6-under-par 138 to win the OHSAA Division III boys golf state championship by four strokes at NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury, while Cincinnati Country Day freshman Griffin Long placed 21st.
Sports
Hughes brings an 8-0 record and its best start since 1924 to Withrow on Friday, where the 5-3 Tigers need a signature win to climb from 13th into the Division II playoff field.
Sports
Withrow remains 13th in OHSAA Division II, Region 8 after Week 8 ratings, trailing 12th-place La Salle by less than a point, while Purcell Marian dropped to 19th in Division V, Region 20 with two games left.
Sports
Withrow shut out Aiken 33-0 on Friday, Oct. 9, improving to 5-3 and strengthening the Tigers' case for an OHSAA Division II playoff berth with two regular-season games remaining.
Editor
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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