A Cincinnati sponsored website aids renters as they look for new housing. City Wise Software has partnered with the city to find, show and rate listings that people might not otherwise come across on traditional platforms. The company promoted the resource at a Washington Park housing fair on June 27. The goal of apartments.cincinnati-oh.gov, according to City Wise COO Jeremy Schmidt, is to “build a […]
Brick by Brick discovered dozens of solutions in Season 2, that are working to solve a variety of problems. None of the issues are easy and the ideas to solve them aren’t quick, but it appears they are slowly making a difference. Take for example attention to detail Cincinnati engineers used to create the perfect speed hump. After many iterations, the city has data showing the traffic calming devices are slowing drivers down. Meals […]
Cincinnati Parks will soon begin the largest reforestation effort in a city park in nearly 100 years following a $1.8 million dollar donation by an anonymous Amberley Village resident. What’s involved is the removal of invasive honeysuckle and the planting of trees in the 281-acre French Park, owned by the city, but located in Amberley Village. The Cincinnati Parks Foundation hopes this model can work in other city parks where the tree […]
New government figures find that even before the Iran war, one in three households faced some form of energy insecurity. Not only did people have trouble paying their heating and cooling bills but a separate study found the problem affected their mental health. Advocates are trying to bring energy insecurity to light and help those in need. The definition The U.S. Energy Information Administration defines energy insecurity as the inability to […]
A recent survey finds only half of Hamilton County residents consider themselves thriving. And for a variety of reasons, an increasing number are suffering. Community leaders want to turn this around and during a recent summit envisioned neighborhoods with more housing, investment and a greater sense of belonging. The problems During the 2026 Neighborhood Summit, held April 25 at UC, organizer Invest in Neighborhoods, asked people to envision the future. One reason Executive Director Elizabeth […]
UPDATE: Cradle Cincinnati, Hamilton County Public Health and the Cincinnati Health Department announced at a news conference May 12, “After hitting an all-time low, the infant mortality rate for Black infants has more than doubled over the past two years. Data shows the rate went from 9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 to 21 in 2025. The majority are caused by pre-term birth […]
For the individual, research shows that the arts can boost memory, decrease depression and foster creativity. For a community, it can improve the quality of life and benefit the economy. Despite finances drying up both nationally and locally, cities and counties are figuring out how to ramp up the arts because they see the benefits are increasingly worth it. Arts for All The sold-out Montgomery County “Arts for All” inaugural arts forum on April 13, “brought together a diverse group of attendees to explore how […]
The Ohio Supreme Court is set to decide the fate of a handful of solar farm projects. This, as the state already leads the nation in the number of projects rejected while facing a need for affordable electricity. Cincinnati is seeing success with its solar farm, originally the largest among municipalities, but plenty of others are putting on the brakes, not wanting to give up fertile farmland. What is a solar farm and how much electricity does it […]
Dayton and Montgomery County, like so many other places in the U.S., continue to face a shortage of low-income housing. For nearly fifty years the private nonprofit development corporation County Corp, has been creating generational wealth by adding new housing and working to revitalize neighborhoods. How is the organization doing it and can it be replicated? What do the latest housing numbers show? The need for affordable housing is increasing. The 2026 Gap Report finds 73-percent of Ohio’s 422,000 extremely low-income renters spend over half their income on rent. That’s up […]
For people with criminal records, research shows stable housing reduces their likelihood of committing another crime. However, hundreds of state and federal laws create barriers for people who want to obtain affordable stable housing. Ohio and a handful of other states want to change that and are offering a kind of guarantee to landlords. Overcoming barriers Many of the estimated 93,000 people released from Ohio prisons and county and […]
