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Cincinnati Named as Finalist for Sundance Film Festival
The Queen City may have another win under our belt. The Sundance Institute announced six finalists for the host location of the Sundance Film Festival. The finalists were chosen from an extensive “Request for Proposal” process. Cities include: Cincinnati, Ohio Atlanta, Georgia Boulder, Colorado Louisville, Kentucky Santa Fe, New Mexico Park City/Salt Lake City, Utah. […] The post Cincinnati Named as Finalist for Sundance Film Festival appeared first on 101.1 The Wiz.
Summermusik marks Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s 50th by looking ahead
While a heat dome settled over the Ohio Valley in June, Eckart Preu was in Spokane, Washington. He’d just closed out his seasons with California’s Long Beach Symphony and the Portland Symphony in Maine – he’s music director of both. “I just have a few weeks...
New vaccine trials include human metapneumovirus
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local researchers are looking for volunteers to help study two new vaccines. The vaccines are designed to protect against serious respiratory illnesses. The team at Velocity Clinical Research is already thinking ahead to help the public fight two viruses that usually strike during the winter and are dangerous to the very young and the very old.
Xavier, Dayton will play in charity exhibition game at UD Arena in October
The Xavier Musketeers will play in a charity exhibition game against the University of Dayton at UD Arena on Sunday, Oct. 20, the school announced Monday. The matchup will cap the second year of community engagement events championing adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention. All net proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Jay's Light, the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and other charities within the Dayton and Cincinnati area. CareSource sponsors the event.
Cincinnati beer claims No. 1 IPA in the World
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati’s MadTree Brewing Company has claimed the title of No. 1 IPA worldwide. The announcement comes after the Tasting Alliance World Beer Competition, in which MadTree presented its Holly Days beer, a spruce tip IPA. Thousands of beers were entered into the competition, but Holly Days...
Photos: Inaugural Lebanon Pride Event Was a Major Success
On July 20, the city of Lebanon, Ohio held their inaugural Pride festival which took place from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. at Bicentennial Park. The event featured food and drink vendors, community mural painting and activities for children, as well as dance and drag performances. Despite anticipated resistance, event organizers and participants alike were pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming turnout and support the festival received, with fewer than 10 religious protestors at the event and thousands of attendees in total.
Luke Kandra's call to former Elder teammate Joe Royer helps make him a Cincinnati Bearcat
A phone call from a friend in December helped the Cincinnati Bearcats football team land who head coach Scott Satterfield sees as "one of the top tight ends in the Big 12, if not the country." Joe Royer, formerly of Ohio State and Elder High School, barely had his name submitted in...
300 cyclists to make way from Cleveland to Cincinnati in support of American Cancer Society
This week, the American Cancer Society’s annual Pan Ohio Hope Ride will see more than 300 cyclists trek from Cleveland to Cincinnati. The trip runs July 25-28. The first day will take riders 88 miles, from Cleveland to Wooster. The next day will see cyclists taking the 95-mile trek from there to Columbus. Day three will see the riders finish their 84-mile trek here in Dayton. Finally, the ride will close out with an 82-mile ride to Cincinnati.
Reds reveal trade deadline blueprint by sneaking former Yankees prospect onto roster
The MLB trade deadline is just over a week away, and the Cincinnati Reds are rumored to be sellers (sort of). According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Reds are indicating to teams that they are willing to move players on expiring contracts. But Reds fans don't need an MLB insider to know what's going on here, just take a look at one of the club's most recent transactions.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources open new trail at Findley State Park
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources opened a new trail at Findley State Park on Saturday. The Dorothy and Corbett Walker Memorial Trail is named for Dorothy and Corbett Walker, who called their nearly 125-acre farm “Walnut Valley” and settled in the area more than 75 years ago after Corbett Walker’s service in World War II, according to an ODNR news release.
Consequences continue as bill at center of Ohio utility corruption scandal marks fifth anniversary
Five years after Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 6 into law, Ohio citizens and ratepayers are still paying the price. Ohio lawmakers still haven’t taken steps to repeal the rest of the nuclear and coal bailout bill, which is the focus of what prosecutors say was a roughly $60 million bribery scheme by utility FirstEnergy and its affiliates. Cases continue to wind through the courts, and two men implicated in the scandal have apparently taken their own lives.
2 hospitalized following crash in Downtown Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Two people were hospitalized following a crash Monday. It happened around 3:40 a.m. at 9th Street and Elm Street in Downtown Cincinnati. The vehicle struck Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Authorities said two people were taken to the hospital.
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
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