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A little bit of SoHo on the Fifth Block
While high-profile downtown Hamilton projects like Artspace try to revitalize the urban landscape, Seldon and Nancy Brown are busily creating their own art space on the other side of the river.For eight years, Seldon has operated the Little Woodshop on Main in a storefront that over-looks the busy intersection of ...
Ross Twp. family organizes dinner for Huntington’s Disease awareness
Kaitlin Sunderhaus woke up to a big, friendly surprise Friday morning: The long driveway to the family’s Ross Twp. home was lined with more than 50 colorful paper-plate flowers.They were a gift from the Fairfield Church of Christ, the Sunderhaus family’s home church, as part of their “Petal Patrol” ministry. ...
County employees bond over fundraising efforts
The camaraderie in the Butler County Auditor’s Office has been off the charts lately as its employees rally around cancer-stricken co-workers.According to Chief Deputy Auditor Dawn Mills, the 48 employees raised nearly $5,000 going into a Relay For Life event at Lakota East High School Friday night, and were confident ...
Little Brothers wait in line for mentors
Franklin High School freshman Austin Hall likes sports and French.He makes As and Bs in his honors classes, and likes French best because he’s learning not just about the language but also the people who speak it.But having been raised by a single mother and a father who lives out ...
Library engages adults in summer reading challenge
For the first time since the Lane Libraries started its Summer Reading Challenge a few years ago, adult readers are being offered an incentive to carve out more quality time with a good book.“We had already split up the children’s programs so that young readers are competing with people their ...
2 ‘suspicious’ fires under investigation
Two fires that occurred overnight Wednesday are being investigated as suspicious, according to Hamilton fire officials.The first call came at 9:18 p.m. Wednesday evening to a fire in a two-story vacant house at 925 S. 12th St.Four engines, one tower truck, two medic units and the shift commander responded, according ...
Sign-ups Sunday for Safety Town
In preparation for the 41st year of Safety Town, friends and family of the late Officer Bob Gentry will be spending Sunday afternoon sprucing up the place.A crew of volunteers will re-paint the tower in Officer Bob Gentry Park — formerly known as Powerhouse Park — and will give the ...
Presbyterian Church hosts “fair trade” shop
A former office in the Presbyterian Church has been converted to a fair trade shop where the public can buy gift items and help the Third World poor.Gerry Hammond, chairman of the Front Street church’s outreach committee, said she started the Hearts of Hope Fair Trade Shop back in October ...
New homes boost Hamilton neighborhood
Two of seven new Habitat for Humanity homes planned on the site of the former Madison Elementary School were recently completed, marking the start of change in the Hamilton East Side neighborhood.Each home in Morris Way, located on 10th Street, has been built utilizing green building practices and equipped with ...
Pioneer salute celebrates a milestone
Next weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the annual Salute to Our Pioneers at Indian Creek Church and Pioneer Burial grounds in Reily Twp.According to newspaper reports from 1963, more that 500 people gathered for the dedication of the newly-restored church, the culmination of a five-year effort.“A group of Butler ...
Veterans dedicate bricks for VOA Memorial
Two local veterans groups gathered under cloudy skies Saturday morning, May 11, to dedicate the first batch of personalized bricks installed at the Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Voice of America Shopping Center. “This is going to be part of an on-going process,” said Michael Marquardt, a member of the ...
MUH Downtown to add Saturday morning programs
The Sharon Woods Heritage Village Museum brought a sampler from its upcoming Civil War Weekend to Miami Hamilton Downtown Saturday morning.“We’re trying to do more outreach,” said Executive Director Bill Dichtl. “People say we’re the best-kept secret in Cincinnati, and that’s not a good thing for a museum.”The museum is ...
Ex-mayor talks about life as son of immigrants
It was former Hamilton Mayor Adolfo Olivas’ turn on the hot seat Wednesday night as the subject of Miami Hamilton Downtown’s “What’s Your Story?” series.The first question posed by host Shaun Higgins was about his name. When Olivas was mayor, he was known as “Adolf,” but in recent years has ...
Hamilton woman opens gourmet bakery in Fairfield
Kathleen Hammon started baking to help relieve stress, but now she’s hoping to earn a living from her goodies. “Nine years ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer,” she said. “Then a year later, both my husband and my son were diagnosed with cancer, and I would stay up at ...
Conservancy work took 5 years to get started
One of the enduring memes that came from the Great Flood of 1913 was the phrase, “remember the promise you made in the attic.”“A lot of people rode out the flood and took the vow to never let this happen again,” said local historian Jim Blount in a talk with ...
Flood recovery was a regional effort
The waters of the Great Flood of 1913 had not yet peaked before the relief effort started.Local historian Jim Blount delivered “Hamilton In Crisis: Who Came to the City’s Rescue After the 1913 Flood” on Tuesday afternoon to a full house in the Butler County Historical Society’s Emma Ritchie Auditorium.Blount’s ...
2 companies to lease space in new Champion Mill Business Park
The former paper mill along North B Street will soon get new life as Champion Mill Business Park, bringing jobs and a paper manufacturing facility to Hamilton.Zumbiel Packaging and NewPage will be leasing space in one of the buildings west of North B Street to create packaging materials, according to ...
New sculpture installed at Pyramid Hill
A towering 22-foot tall sculpture by Chakaia Booker arrived at Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park this week for a year’s stay.The sculpture, titled “Shhh,” is made of cut up steel belted radial tires and stainless steel.Chakaia Booker, a New York City Artist sometimes referred to as a “radial radical” is known ...
Veterans group receives local history lesson from airport family
The Veterans Discussion Group at Partners in Prime received a lesson in local history this week as members of the Hogan family dropped by with a collection of photos dating back to the 1930s of what is now known as the Butler County Regional Airport Hogan Field.Tom Hogan told the ...
Pyramid Hill to revamp entrance with monumental sculpture
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park will re-vamp its entrance this summer, making it easier to access the park and give passers-by a sneak peek at what’s inside.After purchasing 70 acres of land south of the existing 265 park acres earlier this year, founder Harry T. Wilks found the opportunity to make ...
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