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Published 98 minutes agoNew BLINK race gives runners an early look at festival installations
Next week, Cincinnatians can lace up their running shoes for an early look at this year’s BLINK festival as part of a special race. BLINK: Run the Night is a new race created by ArtsWave and Pig Works that will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. It aims to give runners a…
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Published 8 hours agoThis vintage shop in Milford sells both clothes and plants
One vintage shop in Milford looks a little different than your usual store. Vacant Decade, owned by Chase Leonard and Sammi Skurow, sells plants alongside racks of old clothing at 204 Main Street. Inside the store, you’ll find everything from NASCAR jackets to 10-foot-tall trees.…
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Published 1 hour agoOhio gets a failing mark on sex education policy from national group
Ohio received an “F” for its sex education policy, according to a new report from the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. This is the second year in a row Ohio has earned an “F” on the report card from SIECUS, a national organization that advocates…
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Published 1 hour agoCircuit court allows Ohio BMV to require proof of citizenship for voter registration
Ohio officials can continue using a new proof of citizenship requirement for people who register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. In a divided ruling, The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court order on Wednesday. It comes less than two weeks before Ohio’s…
Earl G. Collins, 93, Batesville
Earl G. Collins, 93, of Batesville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on June 4, 1933, in Bath, Knott County, Kentucky, the son of Millard and Clova [...]
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Published September 25Cincinnati’s improv festival returns after seven-year hiatus
After seven years away, the Improv Festival of Cincinnati (known as IF Cincy) returns. Featuring three nights of comedy from performers all around the nation, including troupes from places like Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles and Ann Arbor, the festival takes place from October 15…
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Published September 25Here’s Cincinnati’s official BLINK 2026 map
Just under two weeks out from the festival’s start date, BLINK has released an official map featuring all of this year’s attractions. The official BLINK 2026 map gives visitors their first full look at where to find this year’s projections, murals, light installations and unique…
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Published September 25Vote 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…
Know Your Opponent | Big 12 play begins between Bearcats, Wildcats
The Wildcats hit the road for the first time this season to open Big 12 play at Cincinnati, coming off a 31-20 victory over Tulan e on Sept. 19.
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Published September 24KY-based filmmaker releases New Years-themed slasher ‘New Fears Eve’
After attending HorrorHound — the annual Cincinnati-based convention celebrating all things horror — for nearly 20 years, filmmaker PJ Starks got to show one of his own works to an adoring crowd with the release of “New Fears Eve.” In the film, three best friends all attend a…
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Published September 24Sphinxes, stone trees, Cincinnati icons: Exploring Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove is as much an arboretum, history museum, sculpture garden and park as it is an active cemetery. Its miles of roads wind past lakes, mausoleums, unusual trees and the graves of people whose names are still scattered across Cincinnati: Kroger, Graeter, Fleischmann,…
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Published September 24New Cincinnati documentary sells out Esquire Theatre premiere
One new locally-based documentary has already been so successful leading up to its premiere that the Esquire Theatre is adding a second showtime. “Shelter Me: Cincinnati,” the newest installment of the nationally acclaimed PBS series “Shelter Me,” is set to premiere at the…