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Different Cities Do Different Things

Andrew_Yang | Posted 05.06.2013 | Business
Read More: New Orleans, Cincinnati, Startups, Innovation, Baltimore, Entrepreneurship, Cleveland, Business News
Andrew_Yang

The problems that you see startups tackling are dramatically different in different cities. Silicon Valley is unlikely to produce the same set of companies as New York or Cleveland because the region has a different set of strengths and defining institutions.

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Patti Smith's Cincinnati Art Exhibit Will Be a Robert Mapplethorpe Tribute

Steven Rosen | Posted 04.04.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Cincinnati, Art, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, The Coral Sea, Music, Contemporary Arts Center, Fifty News
Steven Rosen

In a phone call from London, the exhibit's curator revealed some details of the museum's planned Patti Smith show, which will be a tribute to Smith's close friend, the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

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Dirty Dishes and Climate Change: Taking a Small First Step Toward a Safer Future

Lou Leonard | Posted 03.20.2013 | Green
Read More: Green, Cincinnati, Earth Hour, Climate Change, World Wildlife Fund, San Francisco, Green News
Lou Leonard

Urge your community to participate and send a small ripple of change out into the world. Then switch off for an hour -- have a candlelit dinner, host a dance party in the dark. Who says change has to be hard?

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Pete Rose, Kiana Kim Get Comfy In New Furniture Ad?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.15.2013 | Sports
Read More: Pete Rose Lifetime Ban, Muenchen's Furniture, Pete Rose Commercial, Pete Rose Gambling, Video, Kiana Kim, Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati, Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Charlie Hustle, Pete Rose Gambling Addict, Pete Rose Commercials, Sports News

Pete Rose certainly doesn't knock it out of the park in a local spot for Muenchen's Furniture, outlets seem to agree. AdWeek calls the new commerci...

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Bubble Watch: Kentucky, Virginia Among Teams With Work To Do

Posted 03.12.2013 | Sports
Read More: Virginia Bubble, Virginia Basketball, March Madness Bubble Watch, Minnesota, Minnesota Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Ncaa, Cincinnati, Temple, Cincinnati Basketball, Ncaa Tournament 2013, College Basketball, Kentucky Basketball, Iowa State, Virginia, March Madness, 2013 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa Tournament Bubble Watch, Temple Basketball, Kentucky, Arizona State, Kentucky Bubble, Ncaa Basketball, Sports News

With the NCAA Tournament's dance card filling up, college basketball teams still on the bubble are running out of time to bolster their claims for a s...

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The Greatest American (Climate) Heroes

Lou Leonard | Posted 05.05.2013 | Green
Read More: World Wildlife Fund, Chicago, Cincinnati, Earth Hour, San Francisco, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Green Issues, Local Government, Green News
Lou Leonard

While you're waiting for the chance to hold our timid Washington leaders accountable, vote for a real climate hero and catch a glimpse of an amazing future just waiting for us to choose it.

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Cincinnati Casino's Opening Gambit

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 04.30.2013 | Travel
Read More: Gambling, Ohio Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio Travel, Destinations, Cincinnati Casino, US Destinations, Casino, Ap, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, Cincinnati Casino Opening, Travel News

CINCINNATI (AP) — Slot machines were clanging and bets were flying for the first time Wednesday as the last of Ohio's four voter-approved casinos be...

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Big Companies and Startups: Dream Team or Arch Enemies?

Venture For America | Posted 04.28.2013 | Impact
Read More: Startups, Cincinnati, Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Impact News
Venture For America

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gif For some, the concept of corporate-startup partnership does not require explanation; a growing number of organizations are disrupting current assumptions and are convinced that institutional support can be tethered to effectively benefit startups.

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How Ravi Shankar Helped Cincinnati's Urban Revival

Steven Rosen | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts
Read More: Cincinnati, Church, Ravi Shankar, Urban Living, Music, Arts News
Steven Rosen

When Ravi Shankar died in December at age 92, Jim Tarbell's thoughts turned to when he brought the great Indian classical musician to Cincinnati's historic -- and endangered -- St. Paul Church in the urban, downtown-adjacent Pendleton District.

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The Need for Talent in 'Fly-over' Cities

Venture For America | Posted 04.10.2013 | Impact
Read More: Startups, Opeds, Venture for America, Cincinnati, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Public-Private Partnerships, Jobraising, Jobraising Challenge, Opportunity-Working, Jobraising Initiative, Impact News
Venture For America

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gif So far in Ohio and other fly-over states, emerging models of public-private partnerships are yielding encouraging returns, and programs such as VFA recognize this progress and contribute to their growth.

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WATCH: Unique Hospital Ceremony Fulfills Mom's Dying Wish

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.11.2013 | Good News
Read More: Linnabary Graduation Video, Graduation, Ohio, Mantle Cell Lymphoma, Colerain High School, Cincinnati, Good News, Jennifer Linnabary, Diploma, Video, Linnabary Graduation, High School Graduation, Colerain Township, Ben Linnabary, Blood Cancer, Benjamin Libbarary, Bedside Ceremony, Good News News

Ben Linnabary fulfilled his mother's dying wish by graduating from high school in a ceremony at her Ohio hospital bedside, as shown in a touching YouT...

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Week 16 NFL Pick: Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh

Paul Bessire | Posted 02.19.2013 | Sports
Read More: NFL Picks, AFC North, Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnnati Bengals, Cincinnati, NFL Week 16 Picks, Steelers, NFL Playoff Odds, Nfl, Pittsburgh, NFL Playoffs, NFL Playoff Predictions, NFL Week 16 Predictions, Sports News
Paul Bessire

With the crucial NFC East battle between Washington and Dallas taking place next week, Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh is the most critical game between two teams with legitimate divisional and Wild Card aspirations this week.

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Week 14 NFL Pick: Dallas at Cincinnati

Paul Bessire | Posted 02.05.2013 | Sports
Read More: NFL Picks, Nfl, Cincinnati Bengals, Dez Bryant, Tony Romo, Bengals, Football Predictions, Cincinnati, Cowboys, Football Picks, A.j. Green, Dallas Cowboys, Week 14 NFL Picks, Fantasy Football, Dallas, Sports News
Paul Bessire

Cincinnati is the better team, is playing at home and, ultimately has more riding on this game. According to 50,000 games played (simulated) by the Predictalator, the Bengals win over the Cowboys 64.2 percent of the time and by an average score of 28-22.

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In Cincinnati, Ohio: Obama Campaign's Work Seems Quite, Quite Done

Ellen Freudenheim | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Read More: Cincinnati, 2012 Presidential Election, Hamilton County, African Americans, Election, Barack Obama, Ohio, Politics News
Ellen Freudenheim

The election is so close it can be counted in hours. In Cincinnati, it feels like the Obama campaign's work is largely done.

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Museum Or Target Range?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.01.2012 | Arts
Read More: Video, Chris Burden Shoot, Firearm Cincinnati Museum, Art News, Crown Exhibit Cincinnati, Bullet Art, Shooting Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, Guns Art, Art in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Chris Burden, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Rifle Shot Cincinnati Museum, Arts News

Preparation for art exhibits typically involves rearranging temporary walls, meticulously centering frames and buying copious amounts of refreshments....

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Dan Froomkin

Pro-Romney Firm's Purchase Of Voting Machine Company Raises Alarms

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, Voting Machine Companies, Diebold, Tagg Romney, Ohio Voting Machines, Hamilton County, Hart InterCivic, Voting Machines, Mitt Romney, Cincinnati, H.I.G. Capital, Verified Voting, Politics News

A private equity company run by fervent supporters of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney bought the third-largest voting machine company in t...

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Tinkerbell Politics in Ohio

Rebecca Wanzo | Posted 11.04.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: John Kasich, Republicans, African Americans, Ohio, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Black Voices News
Rebecca Wanzo

Belief is great, but infrastructure and safety nets are better. Belief can inspire and motivate, but it won't provide food, clothing, shelter, or medical care when you're sick. Belief doesn't DO anything. My six-year-old mother knew that, Governor Kasich. Why don't you?

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Solution-Driven Unionism

Randi Weingarten | Posted 08.17.2012 | Home
Read More: K-12 Education, Reconnecting-Mcdowell, Poverty, American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, Solutions, Cincinnati, Share-My-Lesson, Unionism, AFT President Randi Weingarten, Child Poverty, Teacher Evaluations, Education, Aft, Teachers, Education Reform, Unions, Home News
Randi Weingarten

Education wars -- two words that should never be strung together -- are far too common in the United States. The primary casualties of such conflicts, as well as of mounting education cuts and misguided "reforms," are our students.

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Joy Resmovits

Can Bad Teachers Get Better? Study Says Yes, In Math

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Education News, Teacher Improvement, Tntp, Teacher Evaluation, Teachers Unions, Standardized Tests, Ohio Schools, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Schools, Teacher Professional Development, Teacher, Education Research, Teacher Quality, Education, Harvard University, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teachers, The-Irreplaceables, Home News

The question of what to do with bad teachers has stymied America's education system of late, sparking chaotic protests in state capitals and vitriolic...

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Ohio Schools Chief On Leave Amid Records Tampering Claims

Posted 08.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Ohio State Tests, Student Test Scores, Donna Hubbard, Student Absences, Ohio, Ohio Schools, Cincinnati, Lockland School District, Student Attendance Records, Home News

Lockland School District superintendent Donna Hubbard has been put on paid administrative leave amid allegations of shady enrollment bookkeeping that ...

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Dead End on Shakin' Street

Thomas Frank | Posted 09.18.2012 | Home
Read More: Kansas City, Vibrant Cities, Best Cities, Cincinnati, Artplace, Cities, Vibrancy, Pittsburgh, City Planning, Home News
Thomas Frank

Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't successful -- isn't even a city, really -- unless it can lay claim to being "vibrant."

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America's Shrinking Cities

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 06.29.2012 | Business
Read More: Population, Newport News-Virginia, Toledo, Rockland, Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, Cities, Business News

At a time when cities like Austin and New Orleans have experienced tremendous growth, other cities are struggling to survive. In the last two year...

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WATCH: Nyjer Morgan Gets Heated With Fan

Posted 06.28.2012 | Sports
Read More: Video, Reds, Baseball, Brewers, Nyjer Morgan Shoves Fan, Mlb, Nyjer Morgan Fan, Major League Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Foul Ball, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Brewers, Nyjer Morgan, Sports Highlights, Sports News

Somehow it took T-Plush nearly until the All-Star break to cause a stir. Milwaukee Brewers' lightning rod Nyjer Morgan perpetuated his fiery reputatio...

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Man Calls 911 To Complain About Skyline Chili's Service

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Ballhaus | Posted 07.19.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Weird UK, Called 911 on Chili's, Drunk, Disorderly Conduct, Video, Dumb Crime, Complaints, Christian Luckett, Skyline Chili's, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio, Calling 911, Weird News News

Bad service isn't a crime, but sometimes, being a bad customer is. Christian Luckett, 20, has been charged with one count of disorderly conduct whi...

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A Facebook Screw-Up Results in Tribute to Great Teacher

Don McNay | Posted 08.26.2012 | Home
Read More: Tony Bennett, Edgewood Kentucky, Cincinnati, Jerome T Vogt, Don McNay, Teachers, Oral Roberts, Facebook, Jerry Vogt, Home News
Don McNay

Facebook gave me a unique opportunity: the chance to say 'thank you' to a man who made a difference in my life.

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