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Farm Fresh Frenzy

Full of vendors with a variety of items to sell and customers to buy them, the Lebanon Farmers Market was held outside Bicentennial Park in downtown Lebanon for its opening day on May 16.

Ashley Skinner, In-Depth Editor • August 5, 2024

STORY AND PHOTGRAPHY ASHLEY SKINNER The savory aroma of fresh baked sourdough, bright hues of blossomed flowers, sweet taste of apple cider donuts, and the strong musk of a lavender scented candle can...

Updated Playground Brings Community Together

Andie Madding • December 1, 2020

story by Andie Madding | photography by Audrey Allen | infographic by Emily Taylor Although Adena Elementary's playground was completed in 2018, nobody could have predicted just how important it would...

Spreading the Good News

Natalie Mazey • November 18, 2020

story by Natalie Mazey | photography by Ianni Acapulco Asianati has hosted “Asian Food Fest,” an event with vendors from Asian restaurants across the Cincinnati area, in downtown Cincinnati for...

Busing Brought Back to Lakota Freshmen

Alexandra Fernholz • January 18, 2020

story and photography by Alexandra Fernholz | additional photography by Riley Higgins Jan. 18, 2020 marks the ninth year since busing was available to Lakota high schools. However, due to a recent board...

An Evolving Thrill

Brayden Barger • December 23, 2019

story and infographic by Brayden Barger | photography fair use Lining the skyline of Mason, Ohio with 364 acres of steel and wood, Kings Island is the premier source of entertainment for locals and travelers...

Holiday Cheer at Chesterwood Village

Emily Hormann • December 14, 2019

story and photography by Emily Hormann Local nursing home Chesterwood Village was open to the public to spread some holiday cheer to the residents through a family-friendly Christmas celebration. Chesterwood...

Largest Ghost Hunt in the World

Olivia Rigney • October 22, 2019

story by Olivia Rigney | photography by Riley Higgins Hamiltucky Paranormal Investigations started in 2009 as just a Facebook page. They are a company committed to investigating the unknown with their...

Knit the Town Pink

Anna Mullins • April 10, 2019

story and photography by anna mullins A cannon decorated in an array of patterns in Washington Park shot flowers instead of cannonballs, the parking meters were transformed into vibrant flowers, and trees...

Rolling Out the Dough

Thought of during a 2016 brainstorming session as a way to increase excitement about Butler County, the Butler County Donut Trial, a string of nine donut shops was born by creating a "passport" as a fun way to create traffic within their stores.

Sarah Mullins • May 18, 2016

By Sarah Mullins | Photography by Cara Satullo A little girl with blonde pigtails walks into Stan the Donut Man, she hears the little bell jingle as the door opens, she smells the fresh donuts and gazes...

Scope Out Cincinnati

Cara Satullo • May 18, 2016

By Cara Satullo | Photography by Cara Satullo The closest a person can get to outer space in downtown Cincinnati isn’t on the 31st floor of PNC tower, the tallest skyscraper in the city, but rather...