Camp Washington

Growing a forest usually takes a lot of time — and space. In the 1970s, Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki introduced a new way to plant trees using pockets of degraded land. These "mini forests" have taken root around the world. One of the newest is planted here in Cincinnati.

All the funding for the park itself is secured, but there’s still work to do.

Construction on Cincinnati's first skate park could begin by this fall.

Projects funded by the grants support the Green Cincinnati Plan’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

The Port has secured city and county funds for the potential $2.5 million purchase of the historic building

The high, metallic sounds echo for miles through Cincinnati's hills. They're an audible signature of Camp Washington's industrial character.

Advocates say Camp Washington's quirky character and central location make it the perfect spot for the city's first full-sized skate park. Local officials have been receptive to the idea.

Camp Washington juxtaposes air quality issues and the need for green space with a resurgent Mill Creek and even bald eagle sightings.

Nick Swartsell's Round the Corner series and Crosley at the Crossroads podcast go on the ground in Camp Washington.

Depending on the day, Welcome is a gallery, a corner store, a neighborhood meeting space, the site of cooking or ceramics workshops, or a space to buy goods handmade by people who have come to the United States from other countries.