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Nights of Lights gets new location after Coney Island closure
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - While 2023 saw the end of the Nights of Lights at Coney Island, the display will have a new home for 2024. According to the Nights of Lights Facebook page, the holiday event will move to the Clermont County Fairgrounds in Owensville. The property was...
Music legend Roger Troutman honored by his hometown of Hamilton
Because of Roger Troutman’s influence in American music, Hamilton renamed his boyhood street in his honor. “In the book of history about Hamilton, Ohio, there’s a chapter obviously on music legends, and definitely Roger Troutman has a prominent place in that chapter in Hamilton history about music legends,” said Mayor Pat Moeller ahead of recognizing Troutman and reading his long list of accomplishments.
World Market Returns to Cincinnati
A high-profile shopping complex in suburban Cincinnati has landed two noteworthy new tenants: a World Market (Alameda, Calif.) and a small-format Macy’s (New York). Both will open soon in Rookwood Commons & Pavilion, in Norwood, Ohio, and both will be in existing spaces vacated by former tenants. (The Macy’s will be in a space formerly used by Bed Bath & Beyond, while the former tenant of the space being taken over by World Market could not be immediately identified.)
'This is not my house': Tenants furious, displaced from their homes over a faulty elevator
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - People trapped in their apartments due to a broken elevator are re-housed -- but not rejoicing over their temporary homes. Local 12 has been following the plight of dozens of elderly and disabled people who were constantly stuck inside or outside of their high-rise apartments for days.
Greater Cincinnati bike park opens after 4 years of development
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A bike park that's been in development for four years will open on Friday. A grand opening ceremony for the Nagel Bike Park will take place at Nagel Middle School. It will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Even if you aren't a bike lover, everyone is invited to attend the event.
Cincinnati suburb makes Fortune's list of the 50 best places to live for families
If you're looking for the best place to raise a family, then this Cincinnati suburb is the perfect choice. Fortune Well, the health-focused subsidiary of Fortune Magazine, released its 2024 list of the 50 best places to live for families in the U.S., and Mason took the No. 5 spot. Mason was the only...
Cincinnati Music Festival: Event expects to bring in more than $100 million in revenue
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati's largest tourism event, Cincinnati Music Festival, returns to downtown Cincinnati July 25-27. The festival began Thursday, July 25 in Fountain Square, with the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. The national radio show was in the downtown area from 5-9 a.m. on Thursday. It'll be live again Friday,...
Ohio City Named One Of America’s Easiest Going Cities
There are many different kinds of people that exist within the United State of America which they all have their pros, cons, and mannerisms. There is city, urban, country, rural, and so many more kinds of people within America's borders, who all contribute to society in different ways. One of the main things that separates these groups of people is the type of environment they prefer to live or enjoy their time in.
Democratic nominee selected in 'smoke-fillled' room, Vance claims at hometown rally
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance promised in his acceptance speech last week at the Republican National Convention that he would never forget his southwest Ohio roots. Making good on that promise Monday, the U.S. senator held his first solo rally in his own Middletown High School between Dayton and Cincinnati. The Butler County rally took place one day after the 2024 presidential election was turned on its head with President Biden's announcement that he was dropping his re-election bid and throwing his support to his vice president, Kamala Harris. “I don't like Joe Biden, and I don't like his politics,” Mr. Vance told his hometown crowd. “I'm not a Democratic primary voter. I never have been. ... What is going on in this country is absolutely disgraceful.”
In PA, residents can only order 8 cans of beer from an out-of-state brewer yearly - so Urban Artifact is suing
CINCINNATI — Urban Artifact has filed a lawsuit against agencies in Pennsylvania over "discriminatory laws" that severely restrict the amount of beer the brewer can sell to Pennsylvania residents. According to the lawsuit, there are no restrictions in place on in-state brewers operating withing Pennsylvania; however, out of state...
Cincinnati Music Festival 2024: See which roads will be closed Downtown this weekend
The Cincinnati Music Festival will take over Downtown streets this weekend. The annual festival will take place July 25-27 and features performances from New Edition, Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Fantasia, and more on Friday and Saturday. A celebration of hip-hop concert will also take place at Andrew J. Brady Music Center on Thursday. ...
Black Music Walk of Fame celebrates one year
CINCINNATI — It’s been one year since the Black Music Walk of Fame opened up in Cincinnati. The idea came to Hamilton County Commission president Alicia Reece, and it was several years in the making. What You Need To Know. The Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame is...
Cincinnati Health Department announces new medical director
The Cincinnati Health Department's new medical director is no stranger to the job. Dr. Yury Gonzales will oversee the city's seven community health centers as well as its other medical initiatives. He has been with the health department since 1996 and was previously medical director from 2015 to 2020, when he was also the city's chief medical officer.
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