A source says the floodgate's warning arms were intentionally restrained after years without preventive maintenance.
Photographs obtained by The Cincinnati Exchange show the crossing arms physically chained in the raised position.
Whether that chain prevented the flood wall from deploying remains under investigation. The Duck Creek floodgate is a key component of…
Friday night's Oakley flooding hit hard enough that the neighborhood, along with Hyde Park, disappeared underwater.
Forty water rescues. I-71 underwater in both directions.
A Metro bus with water past the seats. Oakley flooding was also reported during these storms. Madisonville and Pleasant Ridge took on water too. Flash floodwaters killed one person in Fairfax,…
Green Farm Juicery has served Hyde Park for years.
It's been through a global pandemic, a rotating cast of diet trends, and the everyday routines of its regulars.
Now, redevelopment is reshaping part of Hyde Park Square. The locally owned juice bar is telling customers it isn't going anywhere — even though its storefront is.
We…
For the second time in as many meetings, Kenton County leaders declined to vote this week on automated license plate cameras
The same technology now fueling Ohio license plate reader debates just across the river.
Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann made the announcement before public comment even began Tuesday. The fiscal court would not act…
Covington Businesses React to the Brent Spence Bridge Closures
Stand outside Rosie's Tavern on West Seventh Street during the dinner rush, and the traffic feels different.
Customers still arrive. Owner Dianne Gamble says getting into Covington has become noticeably harder since the Brent Spence Bridge closures began a month ago.
I feel we're an island of…
The old Sims Furniture building at 727 Madison Avenue now holds 34 private offices.
It also includes venture-capital firms, startup teams, and a coffee shop.
Covington and Kenton County spent years assembling the money and partnerships to turn the 51,000-square-foot property into SparkHaus. Now the Covington Business Council Foundation is helping Blue North recruit the…
Amazon's largest air hub in the world carries Cincinnati's name, employs local workers, and strengthens nearly every economic pitch Greater Cincinnati makes.
It sits in Kentucky.
CNBC announced the Ohio business ranking on July 9, placing Ohio first among all 50 states in its 2026 America's Top States for Business study — the first time…
A stretch of downtown around Government Square was taped off again overnight after a juvenile was shot.
By Tuesday morning, another shooting had sent officers to the West End.
Before Cincinnati reached the middle of July, residents had already watched another week of gun violence unfold across multiple neighborhoods. The recent Cincinnati shootings in 2026…
Cincinnati's fireworks rule sits on a city 311 page under a plain warning:
Most consumer fireworks are prohibited inside city limits.
Outside, the Fourth of July tells a different story. Bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, and backyard fireworks echo through neighborhoods from Price Hill to Oakley every year. The result is one of Cincinnati's most…
Stand on Third Street and look toward The Banks.
Between downtown and the river sits an eight-lane trench carrying Interstate 71 traffic through the center of Cincinnati.
For decades, planners imagined covering part of that gap with parks, plazas, and new public space. This week, that vision moved closer to reality. The U.S. Department of…


