/long-reads Long(ish) Reads en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:28:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-03/can-board-games-help-environmental-movements-sierra-club Environmental issues can often be tough to understand — and talk about. The local Sierra Club chapter is taking an unusual approach to keep the conversation going. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:28:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-03/can-board-games-help-environmental-movements-sierra-club Isabel Nissley /local-news/2025-01-30/3cdc-20-years-cincinnati-erie-philadelphia 3CDC has gotten massive results — and sometimes, big criticism — with its approach to redevelopment. How have organizations elsewhere approached the work? Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:32:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-30/3cdc-20-years-cincinnati-erie-philadelphia Nick Swartsell /sports/2025-01-27/colleges-pay-student-athletes-whos-getting-paid An agreement signed last year between the NCAA and those Power Five conferences allows schools to give athletes a portion of the revenue their athletic departments generate. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:52:00 GMT /sports/2025-01-27/colleges-pay-student-athletes-whos-getting-paid Zack Carreon /local-news/2024-12-19/beekman-corridor-investment-residents People in the neighborhoods just west of the Mill Creek are excited about big projects improving the area after years of disinvestment. But they also wonder if those changes will make their communities less affordable. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:49:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-19/beekman-corridor-investment-residents Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-10-28/butterfly-park-new-richmond-addiction-recovery The garden on a lot once ravaged by floods will be maintained by those recovering from addiction. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:40:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-28/butterfly-park-new-richmond-addiction-recovery Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-10-21/new-richmond-ohio-power-plant Two coal-fired power plants provided jobs and a sense of pride to the river village 20 miles east of Cincinnati. Market dynamics and the fight against climate change shuttered them — leaving economic and environmental issues that still haven't been addressed fully. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:27:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-21/new-richmond-ohio-power-plant Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-10-16/william-rankins-murals-cincinnati-blink William Rankins Jr. painted dozens of murals in Over-the-Rhine, the West End and other neighborhoods in the 1990s and 2000s. Most of them are gone now, and he's lost his eyesight. A project for BLINK is preserving his legacy. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:13:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-16/william-rankins-murals-cincinnati-blink Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-10-07/new-richmond-schools-health-clinic-job-center Both are a big deal in a district where 40% of students live in families below the poverty line. Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:02:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-07/new-richmond-schools-health-clinic-job-center Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-09-30/new-richmond-abolitionist-town-history The village's story is full of heroic acts, but also a lynching and racial tensions. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:38:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-30/new-richmond-abolitionist-town-history Nick Swartsell /local-news/2024-09-23/new-richmond-riverfront-project The design process is approaching completion on New Richmond's Liberty Landing project. Boosters say it will help New Richmond remake its economy, but it hasn't always been smooth sailing. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:49:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-23/new-richmond-riverfront-project Nick Swartsell