Cincinnati residents asked for feedback on budget
5/16/2012 4:29:34 PM | by Howard Wilkinson
Cincinnati City Hall wants city taxpayers to go online and give them some direction as to how the city budgets its money. The city's annual budget process - dubbed Priorotiy-Driven Budgeting by the ...

FTC and AGs say the shoe doesn't fit, Skechers paying up
5/16/2012 2:30:26 PM | by Ohio Public Radio
A maker of so-called “toning footwear” has agreed to pay back customers in Ohio and more than 40 other states for athletic shoes that may not have been all they were promised to be. According to O...

Party in the Park returns tonight
5/16/2012 11:57:46 AM | by Howard Wilkinson
One of the Cincinnati riverfront's top summer attractions, Party in the Park, returns tonight to Yeatman's Cove. The Naked Karate Girls will entertain at tonight's season kick-off, which runs from 5...

Cincinnati Police Chief is graduation speaker
5/16/2012 11:04:04 AM | by Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig is this year’s University of Phoenix commencement speaker. Craig has a master’s degree from the online university. The ceremony is Saturday at 4pm at Xavier’s C...

Keywords: Cincinnati Police | Chief James Craig | University of Phoenix

Preparations continue for 2012 World Choir Games
5/15/2012 12:59:55 PM | by Jay Hanselman
Final preparations are underway for the 2012 World Choir Games which begin in Cincinnati on July 4th. The event is described as the Olympics of choral music. Local organizers updated a city ...

Keywords: 2012 World Choir Games | Choir games

Oversize loads expected to affect local traffic
5/15/2012 11:51:58 AM | by Mark Heyne
Transportation officials say four oversize loads are expected to have an impact on traffic in southwest Ohio this week and next. Each load, consisting of a cold box 146 to 175 feet long, 18 feet wide...

City Hall atrium project will be fully funded this year
5/14/2012 5:45:00 PM | by Jay Hanselman
A plan to build an atrium at Cincinnati City Hall is apparently on the fast-track. The city manager in a memo to the Mayor and Council Members last week said the entire $4.4 million project would...

Keywords: City Hall atrium | P.G. Sittenfeld

CVG Main Terminal goes into full swing tomorrow
5/14/2012 5:42:14 PM | by Mark Heyne
If you travel in and out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, there's a big change coming Tuesday. All the airlines will now operate out of the Main Terminal where Delta resides. ...

Keywords: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | Main Terminal | Delta

Cincy retirement board wants $67 million from city in 2013
5/14/2012 5:30:57 PM | by Jay Hanselman
Cincinnati’s retirement board is recommending City Council contribute $67 million in 2013 to the city’s pension system. That’s highly unlikely since this year Council contributed just a little le...

Keywords: Cincinnati Retirement System

Hunter-Williams recount results to come Thursday
5/14/2012 3:40:46 PM | by Howard Wilkinson
An 18-month legal battle over a 2010 Hamilton County Juvenile Court race should come Thursday, when the county board of elections meets to certify the results of a recount. For the past two weeks, H...

Cincinnati named bike friendly community
5/14/2012 10:42:37 AM | by Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati is being named a 2012 Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. The award “recognizes the City's commitment to bicycle infrastructure and advocacy.” In a release,...

Keywords: bicycle | bike friendly

Brain Tumor Vaccine offers hope to cancer patients
5/14/2012 4:00:00 AM | by Ann Thompson | Listen
There's new hope for brain tumor patients. The University of Cincinnati and other research centers across the country are recruiting for a clinical trial. It involves using a vaccine to prevent tumors...

Keywords: brain tumor | vaccine

CEO's for Cities Conference in Cincinnati this week
5/14/2012 4:00:00 AM | by Maryanne Zeleznik
A national organization which works to connect urban leaders and local C-E-O's is bringing its national convention to Cincinnati this week. President and C-E-O Lee Fisher says the group chose C...

Keywords: Cincinnati

Howard Wilkinson talks about the US Senate race in Ohio
5/14/2012 3:59:04 AM | by Howard Wilkinson | Listen
The U-S Senate race in Ohio is heating up with both candidates rolling out more ads. WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson joins Maryanne Zeleznik this morning to talk about the race among other t...

Keywords: Howard Wilkinson | Sherrod Brown | Josh Mandel

Violence down in Avondale, Police Chief wants to work with clergy
5/11/2012 10:30:23 PM | by Jay Hanselman
Cincinnati's police chief said the recent increase of foot patrols in Avondale has helped to reduce violence in the neighborhood. James Craig said it was meant to let the community know officers ...

Keywords: Avondale violence | violence | Cincinnati Police Department

Omnicare to pay DOJ 50 million dollars
5/11/2012 2:47:44 PM | by Ann Thompson
Omnicare has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over claims that it illegally dispensed prescriptions to nursing home residents. The settlement requires the pharmaceutical care provi...

Keywords: Omnicare