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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.

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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.

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.

Sheriff pauses Flock use as tech ruffles feathers nationwide 

Hamilton County joins a growing list of communities rethinking license plate readers.

The Flock fracas has officially landed in Hamilton County. Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey recently <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="paused" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/sheriff-charmaine-mcguffey-to-discuss-hamilton-countys-use-of-flock-cameras" data-vars-content-id="d34304c7-0f4e-4e8f-9b0d-335be7893156" data-vars-headline="Sheriff pauses Flock use as tech ruffles feathers nationwide " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/sheriff-charmaine-mcguffey-to-discuss-hamilton-countys-use-of-flock-cameras" target="_blank">paused</a> her office&#x27;s use of the company&#x27;s license plate readers over privacy concerns.

Northside restaurant owner's legacy lives on 10 years after her death

Friends remember Cole's kindness and the push for safer streets her death helped inspire.

A decade after Sarah Cole&#x27;s death, her friends still talk about how she made people feel — seen, valued and loved.Why it matters: The Tickle Pickle founder&#x27;s death at 35 also shook Northside and helped galvanize a fight for safer streets that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="continues today" data-vars-click-url="https://www.northsidenest.org/pedestriansafety" data-vars-content-id="958df652-7e22-49f0-9243-52967a4db6cb" data-vars-headline="Northside restaurant owner&#x27;s legacy lives on 10 years after her death" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.northsidenest.org/pedestriansafety" target="_blank">continues today</a>.

Hamilton County second highest in state for distracted driving crashes 

The county recorded 3,772 distracted-driving crashes over five years.

Phones down, folks. We&#x27;ve got a problem. Hamilton County ranks near the top of an unfortunate list: distracted-driving crashes.

Back-to-school season puts pedestrian and cyclist safety in focus

New data shows where and when Cincinnatians face the greatest danger.

As Cincinnati-area students head back to school, new data underscores the risks pedestrians and cyclists face on local roads.