The Cincinnati Enquirer

A decade ago, Matt Butler was selling bath fixtures, plumbing supplies and other home decor products.  Since turning Signature Hardware over to a new owner in August 2016, he’s been selling safety.  More specifically, through Devou Good Foundation, Butler and supporters are selling the notion that car-centric Greater Cincinnati can and should reduce the harm caused by cars. From The Cincinnati Enquirer's Quality of Life reporter Patricia Gallagher Newberry: https://lnkd.in/gz5CmTZf

In a news release, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legacy parent company of Kings Island, announced it closed on a merger Monday with Six Flags. The combined company will be operated under the name Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. #cincinnati #entertainment #amusementparks

A five-star rating signifies the school scored "significantly high" on most of the magazine's metrics while two- or three-star ratings mean the school tends to "have some combination of lower graduation rates, higher prices or mediocre alumni salaries," the report stated. The majority of colleges analyzed land in the 3.5 or four-star pool. #cincinnati #colleges #universities #schoolrankings

Hamilton County administrators are expected to roll out a plan Tuesday to sell five county buildings − including the historic 146-year-old Alms & Doepke building on Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine − and buy Bon Secours Mercy Health offices. The county would then move 500 to 600 employees to the Bond Hill site that has been home to Mercy Health offices since 2016. Story by Sharon Coolidge. #cincinnati #jobnews

The fact that revenues increased and were not diluted by the increase in the number of spaces indicates "there are more parkers in (Downtown) garages than there were pre-pandemic,'' said Joe Rudemiller, a 3CDC spokesman. "We look at the numbers, and we feel like it tells a pretty compelling story,'' Rudemiller added. #cincinnati #pandemic #downtown

Do you have any questions about what's going on in your child's school district? Is there anything of particular concern to you about your child's education? Are there changes at any local university that you want to better understand? Our education reporter, Madeline Mitchell, is who you want to talk to. Take a look at her schedule and stop in for a chat this summer. #cincinnati #northernkentucky #NKY #education #publicschools #privateschools #universities #charterschools #educationreform #highschooleducation #elementaryeducation #specialeducation

Riverbend 2.0 would make Cincinnati a top-tier city for live music  Opinion by Brendon Cull, president and CEO of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. #cincinnati #northernkentucky #NKY #musicindustry #tourism #chamberofcommerce

"It's not the conventional way of doing things," Covington's economic development director Tom West, AICP told The Enquirer. "Hopefully, folks will look at this and say, 'Wow, there is another way for communities to get some control over the future,' while also giving the private sector even more freedom to really create authentic neighborhoods and authentic business districts." #northernkentucky #cincinnati #nky #urbandevelopment #cityplanning

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