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Scoop: Region's aviation industry is getting another big boost

An investment from GE Aerospace aims to support the entire aviation industry.

Aerospace

There are many more jobs in Greater Cincinnati&#x27;s booming aviation industry than pilots and engineers. A nearly $1 million investment from GE Aerospace and its foundation aims to help people find them.Why it matters: Southwest Ohio has become <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="an aerospace hotbed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/north-of-cincy/2026/09/01/southwest-ohio-aviation-industry-continues-to-soar" data-vars-content-id="b62505e8-3c71-45ad-838c-5419a40088d7" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Region&#x27;s aviation industry is getting another big boost" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/north-of-cincy/2026/09/01/southwest-ohio-aviation-industry-continues-to-soar" target="_self">an aerospace hotbed</a>, with nearly 19,000 industry jobs and companies continuing to invest. The challenge is finding enough skilled workers to keep up.

What to expect when viral vegan chain Slutty Vegan comes to Ohio

Cincinnati is getting the viral vegan chain, so we taste-tested it in Atlanta.

Things to Do

Slutty Vegan, the viral and vulgar plant-based restaurant chain, will soon turn heads with new locations across Ohio.

The Cincinnati that shaped my refugee father's life

Why Cincinnati and Walnut Hills were key to my dad's formation as an American.

History

Not long ago, I wrote Bob Vitz, the Walnut Hills High School contact for the class of 1956, that my dad, Monroe Price, wouldn&#x27;t attend his 70th reunion being held this week. He had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="died" data-vars-click-url="https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/professor-monroe-price-legal-and-communication-scholar-whose-work-spanned-globe-passes-away-87" data-vars-content-id="1506cfe3-15b2-49c4-a14d-e9c490555780" data-vars-headline="The Cincinnati that shaped my refugee father&#x27;s life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/professor-monroe-price-legal-and-communication-scholar-whose-work-spanned-globe-passes-away-87" target="_blank">died</a> in March at the age of 87.Flashback: My father, a refugee from the Nazis, spent his formative years in Cincinnati.<ul><li>It&#x27;s where he learned to be an American and about the networks of power — all while his parents built a middle-class life in a city so distant from his native Vienna, so far away from the many relatives they would never see again.</li></ul>

Reds fans can weigh in on Castellini ownership

After a 75-87 season, Reds fans are weighing ownership, strategy and what needs to change.

Sports

Reds fans, we want to hear from you.State of play: After making the playoffs in 2025, Cincinnati <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="finished 75-87" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox19.com/2026/10/01/reds-end-season-debrief-part-1-phil-castellini-why-reds-are-sticking-with-their-strategy/" data-vars-content-id="84cba1b6-929a-486d-ad74-d52fd2d192fb" data-vars-headline="Reds fans can weigh in on Castellini ownership" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox19.com/2026/10/01/reds-end-season-debrief-part-1-phil-castellini-why-reds-are-sticking-with-their-strategy/" target="_blank">finished 75-87</a> and last in the NL Central this season. <ul><li>It&#x27;s another frustrating chapter for a franchise that hasn&#x27;t won a postseason series since 1995.</li></ul>

City Hall pulls back curtain on CPD surveillance tech

The review comes as cities nationwide wrestle balancing increasingly powerful police technology with privacy and civil liberties.

News

Cincinnati Police <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pulled back the curtain Tuesday" data-vars-click-url="https://archive.org/details/14261006-psql" data-vars-content-id="a6218093-a23f-43c8-8506-de6eb28a05a2" data-vars-headline="City Hall pulls back curtain on CPD surveillance tech" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://archive.org/details/14261006-psql" target="_blank">pulled back the curtain Tuesday</a> on how they watch the city and what happens to the data they collect.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The review" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/28/flock-city-council-surveillance-police-camera" data-vars-content-id="a6218093-a23f-43c8-8506-de6eb28a05a2" data-vars-headline="City Hall pulls back curtain on CPD surveillance tech" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/28/flock-city-council-surveillance-police-camera" target="_self">The review</a> comes as cities nationwide wrestle balancing increasingly powerful police technology with privacy and civil liberties.

You can still fly without a Real ID, but it'll cost you

With ConfirmID, flyers who lack or forget their compliant identification cards can still travel. Here's how it works.

Travel

It&#x27;s been about 18 months since the Transportation Security Administration started <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="requiring Real IDs " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2025/03/04/ohio-real-id-travel-may-deadline" data-vars-content-id="37e8cfeb-ea82-481e-b3e1-db6a3563728d" data-vars-headline="You can still fly without a Real ID, but it&#x27;ll cost you" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2025/03/04/ohio-real-id-travel-may-deadline" target="_self">requiring Real IDs </a>in order to board domestic flights.Why it matters: I recently showed up to the airport without one and thankfully still got to fly, but my wallet paid the price.

Why some Ohio voters are seeing double at the mailbox

Election officials are looking to reduce confusion ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Election

It&#x27;s &quot;Groundhog Day&quot; in some Ohio mailboxes. Voters are getting absentee ballot applications — then sometimes getting them again and again.Why it matters: Elections officials are looking to reduce confusion over the duplicate forms as the Trump administration seeks to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="restrict mail-in voting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/trump-usps-federal-power-state-elections-mail-voting" data-vars-content-id="d304692b-1ab9-4d8c-b64a-92803b3339fe" data-vars-headline="Why some Ohio voters are seeing double at the mailbox" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/trump-usps-federal-power-state-elections-mail-voting" target="_self">restrict mail-in voting</a>.

Flock-less Cincinnati looks to shine light on surveillance

Cincinnati doesn't use Flock cameras, but City Council wants more transparency about other tools used.

Public Safety

Cincinnati doesn&#x27;t use Flock cameras, but <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/08/hamilton-county-flock-cameras-privacy" data-vars-content-id="5e6d67a6-23aa-4b6e-b0b4-18ba18fc5480" data-vars-headline="Flock-less Cincinnati looks to shine light on surveillance" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/08/hamilton-county-flock-cameras-privacy" target="_self">local</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="statewide" data-vars-click-url="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb469" data-vars-content-id="5e6d67a6-23aa-4b6e-b0b4-18ba18fc5480" data-vars-headline="Flock-less Cincinnati looks to shine light on surveillance" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb469" target="_blank">statewide</a> and national scrutiny of the surveillance technology is prompting a conversation at City Hall about what the city does use.Why it matters: Residents see cameras on streets, police officers and drones — and want to know what&#x27;s being recorded, how it&#x27;s being used and where that information goes.

Fast Company ranking spotlights Cincinnati's innovation "cheat code"

UC's 1819 Innovation Hub is getting outside praise.

Education

University of Cincinnati&#x27;s 1819 Innovation Hub ranks No. 23 on Fast Company&#x27;s 2026 list of the country&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Best Workplaces for Innovators" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fastcompany.com/best-workplaces-for-innovators/list" data-vars-content-id="870a1bf3-fd48-46e4-8529-0e53bc556edd" data-vars-headline="Fast Company ranking spotlights Cincinnati&#x27;s innovation &quot;cheat code&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/best-workplaces-for-innovators/list" target="_blank">Best Workplaces for Innovators</a>.Why it matters: It&#x27;s another national accolade Cincinnati can tout as it competes for businesses and talent.<ul><li>The recognition comes after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="CNBC named Ohio" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/ohio-no-1-americas-top-states-for-business-rankings.html" data-vars-content-id="870a1bf3-fd48-46e4-8529-0e53bc556edd" data-vars-headline="Fast Company ranking spotlights Cincinnati&#x27;s innovation &quot;cheat code&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/ohio-no-1-americas-top-states-for-business-rankings.html" target="_blank">CNBC named Ohio</a> the nation&#x27;s top state for business this summer, adding to the Queen City&#x27;s pitch that companies don&#x27;t have to head to the coasts to find talent, research, capital and customers.</li></ul>

A century of Elder runs in the family

Five Panthers tell a century-long story of one family and a Price Hill institution.

As Elder and St. Xavier renew their storied football rivalry Friday night, Dennis Daly Jr. has more than a century&#x27;s worth of reasons to root for the Panthers.Why it matters: The family&#x27;s Elder lineage stretches back to 1924, nearly the entire history of the Price Hill institution that opened in 1922.

Cincinnati BRT plans raise "rapid" concerns

Metro's BRT routes aim to bring rapid transit to two major streets, but new plans have advocates questioning how fast they'll be.

Transit

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cincinnati is spending big" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/02/12/metro-updates-bus-rapid-transit-funding-routes-ev.html" data-vars-content-id="038fbcce-46e7-42f0-aed0-c9cd4e43a50c" data-vars-headline="Cincinnati BRT plans raise &quot;rapid&quot; concerns" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/02/12/metro-updates-bus-rapid-transit-funding-routes-ev.html" target="_blank">Cincinnati is spending big</a> on its first bus rapid transit line, but some transit advocates worry it won&#x27;t be &quot;rapid&quot; enough for the investment.Why it matters: BRT is a signature piece of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="transit overhaul" data-vars-click-url="https://metrobrtproject.com/" data-vars-content-id="038fbcce-46e7-42f0-aed0-c9cd4e43a50c" data-vars-headline="Cincinnati BRT plans raise &quot;rapid&quot; concerns" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://metrobrtproject.com/" target="_blank">transit overhaul</a> Hamilton County voters agreed to fund with a 0.8% sales tax in 2020.<ul><li>It&#x27;s supposed to be substantially faster and more reliable than a regular bus.</li></ul>

Our Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week best bets and bites

Sure, Restaurant Week misses some buzzy spots, but it's also a chance to discover (or rediscover) a local favorite.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.greatercincinnatirestaurantweek.com/" data-vars-content-id="d988b455-c3d0-41f8-9979-1c4c29b95709" data-vars-headline="Our Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week best bets and bites" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.greatercincinnatirestaurantweek.com/" target="_blank">Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week</a> is back with around 60 restaurants from Northern Kentucky to Butler County offering prix-fixe meals through Sunday.Why it matters: Sure, many of the region&#x27;s buzziest restaurants aren&#x27;t taking part, and there are a handful of regional chains on the list.<ul><li>But Restaurant Week is also a chance to discover a local spot you&#x27;ve overlooked or revisit an old favorite.</li></ul>

The Phoenix to rise again amid downtown growth 

The historic events venue closed in 2023, but new Central Business District energy is giving the venue new life.

Development

The Phoenix, an 1893 landmark building at Eighth and Race streets, will be reborn next year as another downtown event venue.Why it matters: Cincinnati is developing its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="first comprehensive downtown plan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/08/28/downtown-comprehensive-plan-development-banks-metro" data-vars-content-id="98056278-4bed-4b98-892f-4ef86d687621" data-vars-headline="The Phoenix to rise again amid downtown growth " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/08/28/downtown-comprehensive-plan-development-banks-metro" target="_self">first comprehensive downtown plan</a> in nearly 40 years and the Phoenix&#x27;s return is part of a larger question about what downtown&#x27;s next chapter looks like.

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