The Green New Deal Will Affect Cincinnati By Alula Nuguse Throughout the last couple of years, the push for environmental change on the national level has been evident with...
Women Fighting for Mental Health By Taylor Killens Mental health issues are often overlooked and considered as an illness that will pass in time, but “Effortlessly...
Peaslee Neighborhood Center and its Allies Promote an Equitable Development Rubric By Bill Woods How can community organizing make a difference in neighborhoods facing an immediate crisis like COVID-19 or dealing with...
Passing A City Budget In Very Abnormal Times By Bill Woods The City of Cincinnati is in the midst of passing a new budget in this far from normal year. Not only is COVID-19 still...
The Protest Movement-Putting It In Historical Context By Bill Woods Just as the country was beginning to emerge from phase one of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the murder of George Floyd by the...
A Reflection on White Privilege on a Trail in Burnet Woods By Amanda Lynn Barker A patient is admitted to the ICU with COVID-19. They have access to high- end private insurance, and so they...
Broken Links in the Chain By Amanda Lynn Barker Let’s talk about food. In late April, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which is the...
Single Mom Combats COVID-19 Pandemic with Social Distancing T-Shirt Campaign By Brian Garry Telling someone to stand back feels awkward, but in today’s atmosphere, it’s necessary, and encouraged due to the COVID-19...
An Update on How People Experiencing Homelessness Have Fared During the Pandemic By Bill Woods How have people experiencing homelessness fared during the COVID-19 Pandemic? After a hiatus the Community Issues Forum...
A Fifty Year Remembrance of Kent State - An Ohio Tragedy That Shook The Nation By Bill Woods May 4th is remembered by many older Ohioans as a day in1970 when a tragedy at Kent State University shook the nation and...
Cincinnati History in Perspective, Part 3 By Dr. Mark Mussman People look back at Over- the-Rhine in the year 2000, and call it things like an economic wasteland, a drug infested...
Reflection on Friendship with the Incarcerated By Sam Schloemer I once had a neighbor who was irritated that I would visit and take cookies to the men incarcerated at Lebanon...
Residents at The Pinecrest Struggle Against a Pandemic of Incompetence By Pinecrest Residents’ United On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 11am, spokespeople from Pinecrest Residents’ United will gather in front of...
Canaries in Quarantine: A Case for Art During Coronavirus By Alexandra McIntosh You’ve probably heard the one about canaries in the coal mines—how old-timey miners took birdcages into the dark...
Earth Day 2020 Is Obscured By COVID-19 By Bill Woods Today is Earth Day. As this article gets written in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic on April 22nd, the country...
Cincinnati History in Perspective, Part 2 By Dr. Mark Mussman The Minority of housing in Cincinnati was built before 1970. This means that while some housing has modern amenities,...
Access to Housing is Good Health By Amanda Lynn Barker As the social fallout from the pandemic continues to accelerate across Cincinnati, social service providers and...
Coronavirus Reflections By Bill Woods Scary! Weird! Strange! Lonely! Tragic! Otherworldly! Unsettling! These are just a few words that neighbors have used to...
Produce Perks Midwest Increases Unlimited $1:$1 SNAP Match to Support Vulnerable Families During Cov By Press Release In response to the growing realities and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Produce Perks Midwest has increased its...
Keep the Streets Empty By Amanda Lynn Barker During this historical moment, we are all subject to the uncertainty of a crisis situation. Drones fly through...
