A 38-Year Run Ends Quietly, Without the Fight Everyone Expected
On April 21, 2026, Gates Rodenfels posted a brief Facebook message: "After 38 years of selling Skyline Chili, we are now officially CLOSED.
Thank you, SW Florida, for all the years of some really great memories." The Fort Myers location at 5100-323 S. Cleveland Ave.…
What a concerned citizen on OTR saw today
Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a photo taken in Walnut Hills started making the rounds.
It shows a white Range Rover with POAH branding on it — a clean, high-end SUV tied to a nonprofit currently under heavy scrutiny from tenants and the city. On its own, it’s…
In Cincinnati, asking someone which side of town they’re from isn’t just small talk; it’s a loaded question with generations of history behind it.
The Cincinnati East Side vs West Side discussion has always been at the heart of local identity.
For decades, East vs West Cincinnati has been…
UC's Decade-Long Climb: From Regional School to Enrollment Outlier
Most major public universities have watched enrollment flatten or decline since 2018.
The University of Cincinnati's enrollment growth has defied the demographic cliff that demographers warned would devastate higher education.
Fall 2025 brought 53,682 students to campus—a record—with projections now exceeding 54,000. This isn't uniform growth. Traditional…
Curtain Rises on Opening Night: How Phantom Theater Became the Season's Biggest Gamble
On Saturday, April 18, Kings Island opens its 2026 season with Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare—a deliberate resurrection, not a simple nostalgia revival.
The ride keeps beloved characters, Maestro and No Legs Larry. Moreover, the return of the Kings Island Phantom Theater expands…
The Numbers Are Obscene (And We've Stopped Noticing)
Ninety cents of every health care dollar in America flows to people already sick.
This isn't a policy failure or a temporary market distortion. It's the business model. Heart disease and stroke kill more than 843,000 Americans annually and will cost the system roughly $2 trillion by…
Cincinnati's budget is becoming a services fight
Cincinnati’s budget is forcing a decision that city leaders have not clearly said out loud.
With a $29.5 million gap and resistance to both police cuts and new taxes, something else in the city budget is going to shrink. In fact, the budget itself is becoming the core…
Cincinnati police announced that 18-year-old Jalen Cook has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Thomas “T.J.” Bell in Over-the-Rhine.
The arrest makes Cook the third suspect taken into custody in the case, joining Davon Marcum and a 17-year-old previously charged in Bell’s death.
Police said Bell was shot on Sept. 16,…
Cincinnati has a mayor. It has a city council. It has a city manager.
But if you are trying to understand how decisions actually get made, those titles only get you part of the way there.
Because in practice, Cincinnati is not run by a single office. A system shapes it.
Who Runs Cincinnati on Paper…
A worker at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was injured Friday morning after being scratched by a red panda during routine care, according to zoo officials.
The incident, which initially circulated online as an “animal attack,” resulted in minor injuries and did not disrupt zoo operations.
What Happened at the Cincinnati Zoo…


