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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>

College basketball is taking over Mason's tennis center

Afternoon starts with Cincinnati, OSU, Xavier and Dayton are meant to avoid moisture and rising dew points.

Sports

Break out the hoodies. It&#x27;s college basketball season in Mason.Why it matters: Turning the Lindner Family Tennis Center <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="into a basketball venue" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/north-of-cincy/2026/07/30/lindner-tennis-center-basketball-tournament-tourism" data-vars-content-id="02132a0a-0c49-4d98-a287-e48b122beb72" data-vars-headline="College basketball is taking over Mason&#x27;s tennis center" 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/2026/07/30/lindner-tennis-center-basketball-tournament-tourism" target="_self">into a basketball venue</a> on Wednesday is a one-day test for Mason and Warren County as officials explore what else the renovated complex can host beyond tennis.

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>

What's behind Deerfield's string of water main breaks

It seems like a lot, but local officials working to fix the problem say it isn't unusual.

Deerfield Township has sprung a leak. And another. And another.Why it matters: Seven recent water main breaks may sound like a lot, but county officials working to replace the aging infrastructure say this isn&#x27;t a major departure from what they normally see.

Cincinnati's streetcar fight simmers after 10 years

Cincinnati's streetcar has run past numerous obstacles en route to serving 1 million riders per year.

Ten years after Cincinnati&#x27;s streetcar began carrying passengers, one of the city&#x27;s fiercest political fights has become something once unthinkable — normal.Why it matters: The debate now is less about whether Cincinnati should have one than what it should become.

10 years and 7.5 million trips later, Cincinnati's streetcar rolls on

The Connector is drawing more riders as it marks a decade on Cincinnati streets.

Love it or hate it, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cincinnati&#x27;s streetcar" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/09/cincinnati-connector-streetcar-history-project" data-vars-content-id="7f5ef4f2-87ee-46d7-96b0-dba1fc7b9e4d" data-vars-headline="10 years and 7.5 million trips later, Cincinnati&#x27;s streetcar rolls on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cincinnati/2026/09/09/cincinnati-connector-streetcar-history-project" target="_self">Cincinnati&#x27;s streetcar</a> has put in the miles. The Connector has logged over 7.5 million trips in its first decade — short of early ambitions, but picking up steam.Why it matters: The once-controversial streetcar has evolved from a fare-charging transit experiment into a free fixture of downtown and Over-the-Rhine.

Poll: Was building Cincinnati's streetcar worth it? 

The Connector is 10 years old. Tell us whether Cincinnati's investment was worth it.

The streetcar has gone from controversial experiment to part of Cincinnati&#x27;s daily landscape. The big question: Was building the streetcar worth it?

The Brent Spence saga spans a new legal speed bump

Critics say the $4 billion-plus project needed a more extensive environmental review.

After decades of debate and years of planning, the $4.05 billion <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brent Spence Bridge Corridor" data-vars-click-url="https://brentspencebridgecorridor.com/" data-vars-content-id="016c1556-47ee-4968-a8bf-5430ff19875d" data-vars-headline="The Brent Spence saga spans a new legal speed bump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://brentspencebridgecorridor.com/" target="_blank">Brent Spence Bridge Corridor</a> is finally being built — but the fight over it rolls on.

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.

Public Safety

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>.

Waymo is coming to Cincinnati for mapping only. For now.

The robotaxi service plans to spend two months scanning Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky roads.

Waymo is coming to Cincinnati, but don&#x27;t expect to hail one of its driverless taxis anytime soon.Why it matters: The company&#x27;s arrival is the first step toward potentially bringing its autonomous ride-hailing service to Cincinnati. There&#x27;s no guarantee that happens, though.

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.

Metro offers new routes as back-to-school bus trips return

Thousands of Cincinnati Public Schools students are back on Metro buses this week.

School is back, and regular Cincinnati Metro riders are about to get thousands of new seatmates.Why it matters: Sharing a bus with the back-to-school crowd may be familiar to some after decades of CPS partnering with Metro.<ul><li>But the system carrying those students has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="gotten more robust" data-vars-click-url="https://www.go-metro.com/reinventing-metro/" data-vars-content-id="269b207e-0dfa-4f53-8a52-6796033f78fa" data-vars-headline="Metro offers new routes as back-to-school bus trips return" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.go-metro.com/reinventing-metro/" target="_blank">gotten more robust</a>, with new routes and more frequent service.</li></ul>

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Cincinnati BRT plans raise "rapid" concerns

What's behind Deerfield's string of water main breaks

Cincinnati's streetcar fight simmers after 10 years

10 years and 7.5 million trips later, Cincinnati's streetcar rolls on

Poll: Was building Cincinnati's streetcar worth it?