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The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive for all families and also for the organizations looking to help add to families. The local foster care system continues to place children in homes either temporarily or permanently. Local foster care agencies have had to make adjustments to their operations to help keep foster families and CASAs, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, safe during the pandemic.

A researcher at the University of Cincinnati is studying whether electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can be helpful in treating certain psychiatric conditions, like depression. Francisco Romo-Nava, MD calls his research "neuroscience of the body in psychiatric disorders."

Cincinnati has long loved books, and some of the world's greatest authors have made sure to stop here during their tours.

The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is a relatively new attraction, a tour through a tumultuous period in American history.

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is long overdue for a facelift, but it took some of the 154-year-old span's historic sandstone to crumble and fall before a schedule was hammered out to make it happen.

Cincinnati punches above its weight when it comes to cities working on making their built environments more ecologically friendly and sustainable, local experts say.

Which plants and landscape strategies should you be focusing on in this year's growing season? The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is offering two programs to tackle these issues.

Samuel Wright Smith was just a boy when he got a camera and started exploring some of the empty local landmarks.

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Florence Mall is seeking to set the record straight. It recently confirmed that the store is still open after rumors of closure began circulating on social media. The mall lost its Sears, an anchor store, back in 2018. Eastgate Mall's owner CBL Properties has declared voluntary bankruptcy. The move came in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has impacted mall foot traffic nationwide.

Incoming Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Kari Bloom won an upset victory over incumbent Judge John Williams in last year's election. Previously an attorney for the Hamilton County Public Defender's juvenile division, Bloom ran on pledges to reform the county's juvenile system.

It has been a tough year for Cincinnati when it comes to trust in local government. Three separate corruption scandals have rocked City Hall, leaving political watchers to call for big changes to the way the peoples' business is done on Plum Street.

Almost every Cincinnati neighborhood has a community council, a group of volunteers chosen by residents to complete projects, engage with outside interests and interface with city government on issues that impact their communities.

As climate change makes weather more extreme, hot and unstable in other parts of the United States, will residents in those places consider relatively stable Midwestern cities like Cincinnati as their new homes? At least a few people have already made that decision , and some city officials expect more to do so in the coming years.

Small creative spaces in the Queen City are usually great spots for community building, cramming artists and art lovers into small gallery spaces for conversation and connection. But what happens when you can't pack those spaces due to a global pandemic?