News across Greater Cincinnati

Musical Time Travel: The Sixties Show
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. The 1960s was an era of fondly remembered tumult with an iconic musical soundtrack. Whether you lived then or…

Meet CityBeat’s Culture Maker of the Week: Deej Ragusa
The votes are in: CityBeat’s Culture Maker of the Week is Deej Ragusa. Deej was nominated by Holly Brians Ragusa because “Deej is a talented local and soulful singer-songwriter who pours herself into her music. She’s intentional about working with and amplifying human talent and…

Vote for the CityBeat Culture Maker of the Week
Meet three Cincinnatians making the city more creative, connected and unmistakably itself, and then help choose the Culture Maker of the Week winner. Cincinnati culture doesn’t just happen. It’s built every day by artists, musicians, chefs, organizers, performers, business…

CSO Opening Weekend celebrates music legend Wynton Marsalis
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. Wynton Marsalis is a phenomenon in the music world. A world-renowned trumpeter across genres, Marsalis is an…

What’s new and notable at this year’s BLINK
This story originally appeared in our Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2026 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. It’s bigger than Taste. It’s bigger than Opening Day. It’s bigger than Oktoberfest, and it’s not even close.…
RSRF Awards $133K in New Grants
(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $133,000 in new grants in the third quarter of 2026. The grants include: ● City of Aurora, $10,000 for a new [...]
BMPL Hub Offering First Maker-In-Residence Opportunity
(Batesville, IN) – Batesville Memorial Public Library (BMPL) is seeking a creative professional from Southeastern Indiana to become the first Maker-in-Residence at its Arts & Innovation Hub. The 12-week residency will give a local artist, [...]

Before BLINK lights up 30 blocks, new art week takes over vacant OTR storefronts
Thursday morning, various city officials, artists and more gathered to celebrate the impending arrival of the inaugural Cincinnati Art Week and this year’s BLINK Festival. Cincinnati Art Week begins this Saturday in Over-the-Rhine, and BLINK returns October 8. For those unaware,…

CityBeat’s Local Band Highlight: Green Fuzz
Green Fuzz’s first album, “Kicking and Screaming,” feels like a trip back to the old-school basement days of punk music. Lo-fi rippers abound in a promising freshman effort. Well … maybe it’s a bit more complicated than that. Punk rock is one of my personal favorite music genres.…

Give Blood. Save Lives. Florence Community Blood Drive October 8
The City of Florence is partnering with Hoxworth Blood Center to host a Community Blood Drive on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Florence Government Center, 8100 Ewing Blvd. Community members are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and help make a difference for patients…
Sports Daily Digest October 3, 2026
In Week 7 high school football heard last night on the Sports Voice, Batesville rolled over Greensburg 56-15, and Class 4A #1 East Central hammered Connersville 70-27… Elsewhere around the area, it was Franklin County [...]
10.2.2026 High School Football Scores and Coach Interviews
Area Scores Batesville 56, Greensburg 15 East Central 70, Connersville 27 Franklin County 57, South Dearborn 7 Milan 55, Providence 0 North Decatur 64, Union County 0 South Decatur 25, Switzerland County 21 Lawrenceburg 78, [...]