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by Mike McGraw Like the true railfan that he is, Maple Heights City Councilman Richard Trojanski keeps chugging along to serve his community. A lifelong resident…
by Alana Jochum, Executive Director of Equality Ohio We, like so many, are in shock at the terrorist attacks of the past twenty-four hours that sought…
Right smack in the geographic center of the Cincinnati-Dayton Metroplex sits Springboro, Ohio. Known mostly for their Oktoberfest and 3-day Christmas festival, Springboro is not widely…
What. A. Year. Our collective emotions have run the gamut in 2020: everything from bewilderment to anger to fear to–dare we say?–a slight bit of hope.…
December 26, 2020 Mayor Andrew J. Ginther City Hall 2nd Floor 90 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Mayor Ginther: Enough. The time…
by Chelsea Huizing It’s 5:39am. I’m standing in my kitchen, hearing the water in my kettle struggle to boil so I can pour myself a cup…
Rarely does an organization’s name say exactly who they are. Black, Out & Proud, though? It’s pretty clear. Formed in 2017 with the express mission of…
Waking up today felt a bit harder. Getting out of bed even more so. There were three things that keep whirling in my head today as…
Written by Megan Powell, Senior Library Services Assistant, Madisonville Branch Library This piece originally appeared in the blog of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and appears…
Famed radio producer Hallie Flanagan once said that “the power of radio is not that it speaks to millions, but that it speaks intimately and privately…
Often in LGBTQ+ stories, the Midwest is depicted as a place to flee rather than somewhere queer life exists constantly, in all its beautiful complexity, regardless…
The Ohio Legislature advanced a bill this month to ban transgender athletes from competing in competition. Dubbed the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” HB 527 would require…
Dr. Olivia Nathan has some facts she wants you to know: Rates of new HIV diagnoses in Black women are 14x higher than the rates of…
After seeing fantastic turnout at events focused on asexual (ace) and aromantic (aro) identities, Dorian Rhea Debussy (they/them) knew there was work to be done. With…
On December 6, the Oberlin City Council held a first reading on an ordinance (No. 20-64 AC CMS) to “Prohibit Discrimination Within the City of Oberlin…
Equitas Health is taking big steps towards a more comprehensive and inclusive model of care, and this next evolution starts with nurse practitioner Mimi Rivard. After…