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Cincinnati lists Oct. 31 trick-or-treat hours for Hyde Park, Oakley

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.

October 8, 2026 · 1 min read

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Metro adds two new bus routes to Oakley starting Aug. 16

Metro will launch two new bus routes terminating at the Oakley Transit Center on Sunday, August 16, expanding connections to Avondale, St. Bernard, and Northside while reshuffling several existing lines.

July 29, 2026 · 2 min read

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Payton's Lemonade Stand hits record 110 locations Saturday, including Hyde Park Square

The ninth annual Payton's Lemonade Stand fundraiser brings a record 110 locations to the Tri-State on Saturday, July 25, including a stand at Hyde Park Square, with free lemonade and donations benefiting children facing medical and economic hardships.

July 24, 2026 · 2 min read

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Cincinnati Animal CARE vet tech builds kitten a wheelchair from Hot Wheels and rulers

Cincinnati Animal CARE's Mallory Smith built a custom wheelchair from cardboard, rulers, Hot Wheels, and tape for Gelato, a foster kitten too small for standard shelter wheelchairs, and the story went viral with 67,000 Facebook views.

July 23, 2026 · 1 min read

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Free Shakespeare comes to Ault Park for the first time this August

The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company will perform a free production of "Much Ado About Nothing" at Ault Park's Cascade Fountain on Friday, August 14, marking the first Shakespeare performance at the Mount Lookout park.

July 22, 2026 · 2 min read

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Cincinnati expands free Rec @ Nite program to four teen centers this summer

The Cincinnati Recreation Commission's Rec @ Nite program offers free Saturday night activities and dinner for teens ages 12 to 17 at four recreation centers through August, backed by $650,000 in city funding and expected to serve thousands more young people than last year.

July 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Stone terraced steps of a pavilion overlooking a wide, tree-lined green lawn under blue sky.

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Ault Park named one of Cincinnati's best stargazing spots

Cincinnati CityBeat named Ault Park in Mount Lookout one of the city's three best spots for moon-viewing and stargazing in a Moon Day feature published Monday, July 20. The nearby Cincinnati Observatory continues summer programming despite an ongoing renovation.

July 21, 2026 · 2 min read

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Wasson Way schedules three trail volunteer sessions in August and September

Wasson Way is recruiting volunteers for three weeding and gardening sessions along the Oakley-Hyde Park trail corridor, with dates on Friday, August 7, Saturday, August 22, and Thursday, September 3.

July 21, 2026 · 1 min read

Person pushing murky brown floodwater across a commercial floor with overturned furniture visible.

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Poeme owner collects cleaning supplies for flood-hit Hyde Park businesses

Kristen Folzenlogen is accepting donated paper towels, wipes, and other cleaning supplies at her Michigan Avenue stationery shop to help neighboring Hyde Park businesses recover from the July 17 flash flood that damaged Patty's Popcorn, Neko Sushi, and others.

July 20, 2026 · 2 min read