4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (729+ words) The e-cigarettes’ flavors ranged from “strawmelon” to “blueberry raspberry-gami” and virtually none of them were legal when they were sold in tobacco stores around the state. But as lawyers for tobacco retailers argued to the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (702+ words) Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde used a baseball metaphor to describe the scenario facing Democrats this November. Addressing attendees at the state party’s annual fundraising dinner in Columbus Saturday night, she said the upcoming election is like a Cleveland…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (722+ words) An expanded federal grant program kicked off this summer, aiming to help low-income Americans pay for some job training courses. But a month after Workforce Pell’s official launch, Ohio hasn’t yet approved any programs for residents to enroll in. A…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (762+ words) Republican nominee for governor Vivek Ramaswamy in March said that consolidating Ohio’s public universities would make higher education better and more affordable. The strong consensus of economists surveyed on the topic this month said such a move would reduce the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) As some Republican leaders are pushing allegations that Medicaid recipients and their families are defrauding Medicaid, a new poll indicates that most Americans believe they’re far from the main culprit. Most respondents also said they thought the overall Medicaid-fraud push…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (343+ words) Meet three Cincinnatians making the city more creative, connected and unmistakably itself, and then help choose the first ever Culture Maker of the Week winner. Cincinnati culture doesn’t just happen. It’s built every day by artists, musicians, chefs, organizers, performers,…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (242+ words) This story originally appeared in our July 8-21 print edition. Check out the edition online here and find where you can get a print edition near you here. The best part about a trip to Creekside Cigars is the care that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (432+ words) Next time you’re driving through Covington and pass the Anchor Grill on Pike Street, make sure to take notice of a conspicuously out-of-place building lathered in bright blue paint. Step inside, and you’ll find the sort of literary paradise you’d…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1052+ words) The live music scene in the Cincinnati area has been reeling over the past week following turmoil at one of the region’s oldest venues, the Madison Theater in Covington. The operators of the theater announced unexpectedly last week that the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (439+ words) According to analysis of national census data, black-owned businesses in Ohio continue to increase payroll, and drive jobs and income in the state. The Health Policy Institute of Ohio analyzed the most recent U.S. Census data to find that the more…...