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he Cincinnati metropolitan region is Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Art Institute of nestled in southwestern Ohio, although Cincinnati, and ITT Technical Institute. Students several communities in nearby northern of all ages can find just the right program, from TKentucky and southeastern Indiana add to the certifications through professional degrees. medley of residential options. This tri-state area and the counties that it encompasses are Healthcare facilities are no less abundant or nationally recognized as being one of the nation’s prestigious, encompassing teaching hospitals, finest places to live, work, play, and raise a family. research institutes and centers of excellence, Newcomers to this diverse region will discover a regional medical centers, and support services pleasing blend of urban neighborhoods, vibrant of every type. Progressive healthcare systems suburbs, master-planned and golf communities, ensure well-managed hospitals that excel in and friendly small towns. In spite of the high innovation. Cincinnati anchors an entire network quality of life, Greater Cincinnati is recognized of major hospitals and medical centers, home to for a comparatively low cost of living. One of Bethesda North Hospital, The Christ Hospital, the many surprises that await new residents is the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, power of the housing dollar, particularly when Good Samaritan Hospital, Jewish Hospital, compared to other major metropolitan centers. Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy, Shriner’s Hospital Cincinnati, and the University Hospital. Services Residents of Greater Cincinnati are serious Lifestyle about quality education, evidenced by highly The progressive, three-state region known as respected public and private schools as well as Greater Cincinnati offers world-class assets in highly respected institutions of higher education. arts and culture, amusements, tourism, sports, Research centers combine with a network of and recreation. This area continues to attract public universities, private institutes, independent newcomers to a large, bustling metropolis while colleges, and strategically located community maintaining a friendly, small town atmosphere, college campuses to ensure opportunities close creating a unique balancing act of delightful to home. State-supported universities in Ohio, contrasts. The regional cultural community Kentucky, and Indiana combine with a number is well developed, supporting the performing In spite of the high quality of life, of private colleges that include Asbury College, and visual arts in everything from magnificent Greater Cincinnati offers a Bellarmine University, the College of Mount St. venues to cozy community theaters. comparatively low cost of living. Joseph, Georgetown College, Hanover College, Berea College, Hebrew Union College, Spalding The spectacular Cincinnati Museum Center University, Xavier University, Thomas More at Union Terminal is one of the highlights of College, and Wilmington College. Cincinnati the city, combining one elegant historically is especially rich in specialized schools like the important building with four amazing places
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to explore and enjoy. OmniMAX Theater, the Cincinnati History Museum, the Cinergy 4 35 Children’s Museum, and the Museum of Natural 127 History & Science provide an exceptional medley 68 of thrilling attractions in one convenient location.
Another stellar attraction is the Cincinnati Zoo W ARREN and Botanic Garden, celebrated as one of the BUTLER 27 75 42 71
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In than 500 animal and 3,000 plant species. The zoo 74 HAMILTO N is internationally known for its research projects 46 28 and the protection and propagation of endangered 50 DEARBORN animals and plants. Cincinnati 50 CLERMONT 62 68 ntucky Northern Kentucky is home to Northern Kentucky Ke 50 University and Newport on the Levee, adding to KEN TO N 52 125 the region’s cultural attractions and entertainment BR OW N OHIO BOONE CAMPBELL centers. Newport on the Levee is home to the 25 acclaimed Newport Aquarium, where visitors can 42 27 explore 70 exhibits and 14 galleries that include 125 56 52 75 five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling more than 42 71 25 GALLATIN PENDLET ON 200 feet in length. In addition to the aquarium, 41
Greater Cincinnati showcases more than 100 10 127 GRANT 22 museums and galleries, one of the nation’s top 227 five zoos, and one of the largest public parks 25 systems of any American city. Dearborn and 27 Ohio counties in Indiana are known for their 62 racing attractions, a regional downhill ski area, and historic architectural treasures. The housing choices are as varied as the terrain, showcasing as modern construction and handsome suburban districts and neighborhoods where lovely homes grand old homes shaded by ancient trees as well neighborhoods. Cincinnati is rich in historic are graced by meticulous landscaping. Across the river in Kentucky, the revitalized MainStrasse Village offers an enchanting blend of residential neighborhoods, fine shopping, great restaurants, and lively entertainment.
Greater Cincinnati is indeed a shopper’s paradise, brimming over with antique districts in quaint communities, riverfront attractions, flea markets, farmers markets, neighborhood retail plazas, and stunning regional malls that cover more than one million square feet. Sports enthusiasts can hike, bike, camp, water ski, canoe and kayak, boat, fish, hunt on acres of preserved recreational land. Closer to home, developed recreation programs and local parks ensure quality activity for leisure hours. Golf courses, tennis courts, yacht clubs and other private sports clubs, fitness centers, and other attractions are scattered throughout the region. From its breathtaking natural beauty to the high quality of life, Greater Cincinnati invites you to fully explore its many facets and faces.
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Greater Cincinnati Regional Profile and outstanding art and history museums. The Mercy Health Partners Encompassing three states and a number of mix of rural communities with vibrant urban Healthcare counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, centers served by efficient transportation facilities www.mercy.health-partners.org and Southeast Indiana, Greater Cincinnati is ensures an atmosphere that excels in convenience brimming over with delightful surprises. Nearly and livability. Cincinnati Public Schools a dozen Fortune 500 companies, more than Education 300 foreign-owned firms, one of the world’s Climate www.cps-k12.org finest international airports, and spectacular Greater Cincinnati has a primarily temperate riverfront revitalization are just a few of the climate with four distinct seasons where the TriHealth, Inc. many highlights within this dynamic region. average temperatures range from 30 degrees Healthcare In addition, newcomers will find major-league in January to 75 degrees in July. The average www.trihealth.com sports attractions, a rich cultural community, a temperature is 54 degrees. Summers tend to be famous zoo, award-winning amusement centers, hot and humid with cool evenings. The average Cincinnati City Government annual snowfall is 32 inches and annual average Government rainfall is 41 inches. Spring and summer are the www.cincinnati-oh.org wettest seasons, although rainfall is relatively consistent around the calendar year. Several days Ohio at a Glance Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Population of snow are common in January and February. Healthcare 11,464,042 The following Internet resources will be helpful www.cincinnatichildrens.org in monitoring climate and temperature changes Total Area throughout the year: Economic Development 44,828 square miles Greater Cincinnati is clearly positioned for solid Land Area The National Weather Service economic growth, driven by a diverse economy, 40,953 square miles http://weather.noaa.gov high worker productivity, outstanding air service, and extraordinary quality of life. This three- Water Area The Weather Channel state region has developed into a major center 3,875 square miles www.weather.com for research and development, manufacturing,
Great Lakes Area wholesaling, retailing, insurance, finance, and 3,499 square miles Top Ten Employers health services. The following resources will be University of Cincinnati helpful in researching further information Capital City Higher Education Columbus www.uc.edu Butler County OH Economic Development 513-785-6335 Statehood March 1, 1803 Procter & Gamble www.butlercounty.biz Manufacturing State Bird www.pg.com Cincinnati USA Partnership Cardinal 513-579-3100 Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati www.cincinnatichamber.com State Flower Scarlet Carnation Healthcare www.health-alliance.com Clermont County Economic Development State Nickname 513-732-7915 Buckeye State The Kroger Company www.clermontcountyohio.biz Retail Grocery State Song www.kroger.com Beautiful Ohio Dearborn County Economic Development Initiative State Tree General Electric 812-537-0814 Ohio Buckeye Manufacturing 513-564-8083 www.ge.com www.dearborncountyedi.com
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Hamilton County Development Corporation 513-631-8292 www.hcdc.com Kentucky at a Glance Indiana at a Glance Indiana Economic Development Corporation Population Population 4,173,405 6,271,973 317-232-8800 www.in.gov/iedc Capital City Capital City Frankfort Indianapolis Kentucky Cabinet for Statehood Statehood Economic Development June 1, 1972 December 11, 1816 502-564-7140 www.thinkkentucky.com State Bird State Bird Cardinal Cardinal
Northern Kentucky Tri-County State Flower State Flower Economic Development Goldenrod Peony 859-344-0040 State Motto State Motto www.northernkentuckyusa.com United we stand, divided we fall. Crossroads of America
State Nickname State Nickname Ohio Department of Development Bluegrass State Hoosier State 800-848-1300 www.odod.state.oh.us State Song State Song My Old Kentucky Home On the banks of the Wabash
Ohio Kentucky Indiana State Tree State Tree Regional Council of Governments Yellow poplar Yellow poplar 513-621-6300 www.oki.org
Cost of Living Comparison
Metro Area Comp Grocery Housing Utilities Transport Health
New York NY 201.2 144.6 373.6 135.1 108.6 127.8
Los Angeles CA 158.2 135.8 271.7 102.9 115.0 116.6
Stamford CT 148.5 121.8 229.5 124.8 110.2 117.8
Boston MA 133.6 112.6 163.2 126.0 111.5 130.4
Providence RI 122.5 119.0 139.3 116.7 103.2 110.9
Philadelphia PA 124.0 123.7 144.7 115.2 110.0 115.9
Baltimore MD 120.0 108.1 154.7 115.9 109.5 105.7
Fort Lauderdale FL 7.8 100.4 154.7 96.5 107.5 116.3
Portland OR 116.7 114.7 127.4 115.6 102.6 106.4
Seattle WA 116.3 110.0 136.8 93.6 108.7 117.1
Chicago IL 111.9 109.4 133.5 107.2 105.2 107.5
Salt Lake City UT 102.9 101.9 100.8 94.8 98.2 87.5
Cincinnati OH 94.0 91.7 85.3 109.2 89.8 95.2
Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2006 Urban Area Comparison based on 100.0 as national average
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Utility Choice • Natural Gas Providers The following list includes the major companies Duke Energy that serve the region. Some communities even Ohio 513-421-9500 provide municipal utilities. For details about Toll free 800-544-6900 specific providers that serve your community, Indiana 800-521-2232 contact your municipal or county clerk if you Kentucky 800-544-6900 live in an unincorporated community. www.duke-energy.com
• Electricity Providers • Residential Telephone Duke Energy AT&T Ohio 513-421-9500 General 800-205-6268 Toll free 800-544-6900 Billing 800-222-0300 Indiana 800-521-2232 www.att.com Kentucky 800-544-6900 www.duke-energy.com Cincinnati Bell General 513-565-6090 Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Service 513-565-2210 Oxford, OH 513-867-4400 www.cincinnatibell.com Toll free 800-255-2732 www.butlerrural.coop Verizon 800-483-4000 City of Lebanon Division of Electric www.verizon.com Lebanon, OH 513-932-3060 www.ci.lebanon.oh.us • Cable Television Adelphia Ohio Valley Electric Corporation 888-683-1000 Clermont County www.adelphia.net Piketon, OH 740-289-7200 www.ovec.com Insight Florence/Covington KY Owen Electric Cooperative 866-49-CABLE Owenton, KY 502-484-3471 www.insightcom.com Boon County, KY 859-283-5800 Grant County, KY 859-824-3020 Time Warner Cable Pendelton County, KY 859-472-2600 800-677-9767 www.owenelectric.com www.timewarnercable.com
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• Water, Sewer & Waste Removal Suppliers of water service, sewage, and solid waste removal often vary within the boundaries of states, counties, and municipalities. For details about specific providers that serve your community, contact your municipal clerk or the county clerk for an unincorporated area.
Online Utility Information With the national deregulation of utilities and surge of third-party suppliers, consumers have an unprecedented number of choices in utility providers. The following Internet guides may be helpful in researching and comparing various service providers.
Energy Guide www.energyguide.com Kentucky Public Service Commission FHWA Office of Safety Offers a provider directory and sound advice on www.psc.state.ky.us Federal Highway Administration lowering utility bills Statewide organization that regulates utilities to 202-366-2288 ensure safe, reliable, reasonably priced services http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov Energy Price Shopping www.energyshop.com Ohio County Maps Health & Human Services Comparative costs for gas and electric suppliers showing Utility Providers 877-696-6775 www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/cntyind.html www.hhs.gov Long-Distance Rates www.phoneratefinder.com Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Social Security Administration Unbiased overview of the national long-distance www.puco.ohio.gov 800-772-1213 telephone market Statewide organization that regulates utilities to www.ssa.gov ensure safe, reliable, reasonably priced services Indiana Utility U.S. Department of Education Federal Government Resources Regulatory Commission 800-USA-LEARN Administration on Aging www.in.gov/iurc www.ed.gov This state organization regulates utilities to ensure 202-619-0724 www.aoa.gov safe, reliable, reasonably priced services Newspapers • National News Business Week Magazine 800-635-1200 www.businessweek.com
New York Times 800-NYTIMES www.nytimes.com
USA Today 800-USA-0001 www.usatoday.com
Wall Street Journal 800-JOURNAL www.wsj.com
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• State & Regional News Crain’s Cleveland Business Libraries & Library Systems Cleveland Brown County, OH 888-909-9111 Brown County Public Library www.crainscleveland.com Mary P. Shelton Library Georgetown 937-378-3197 www.browncountypubliclibrary.org Mt. Orab Library Mt. Orab 937-444-1414 www.browncountypubliclibrary.org Fayetteville-Perry Library Fayettville 513-875-2665 www.browncountypubliclibrary.org The Cincinnati Post Sardinia Library Sardinia 937-446-1565 www.browncountypubliclibrary.org Cincinnati Butler County, OH 513-352-2000 Fairfield Lane Library Fairfield 513-858-3238 www.lanepl.org/fairfield.html Hamilton Lane Library Hamilton 513-894-7156 www.lanepl.org/hamilton.htm www.cincypost.com Oxford Lane Library Oxford 513-523-7531 www.lanepl.org/oxford.html Clermont County, OH The Kentucky Post Clermont County Public Library Amelia Branch Amelia 513-752-5580 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Covington, KY Bethel Branch Bethel 513-734-2619 www.clermont.lib.oh.us 859-292-2600 Doris Wood Branch Batavia 513-732-2128 www.clermont.lib.oh.us www.kypost.com Felicity Branch Felicity 513-876-4134 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Goshen Branch Goshen 513-722-1221 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Milford-Miami Township Branch Milford 513-248-0700 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Kentucky State Journal New Richmond Branch New Richmond 513-553-0570 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Frankfort Owensville Branch Owensville 513-732-6084 www.clermont.lib.oh.us 502-227-4556 Union Township Branch Cincinnati 513-528-1744 www.clermont.lib.oh.us Williamsburg Branch Williamsburg 513-724-1070 www.clermont.lib.oh.us www.state-journal.com Hamilton County, OH Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County The News Democrat 800 Vine Street Cincinnati 513-369-6900 www.cincinnatilibrary.org 41 Branch Locations Online Directory www.cincinnatilibrary.org/info Georgetown Warren County, OH 937-378-6161 Franklin Public Library Franklin 937-746-BOOK www.franklin.lib.oh.us www.newsdemocrat.com Lebanon Public Library Lebanon 513-932-2665 Mary L. Cook Public Library Waynesville 513-897-4826 www.mlcook.lib.oh.us Mason Public Library Mason 513-398-2711 www.masonpl.lib.oh.us Ohio Magazine Salem Township Public Library Morrow 513-899-2588 www.salem-township.lib.oh.us 800-210-7293 Springboro Public Library Springboro 937-748-3200 www.franklin.lib.oh.us 216-771-7355 Boone County, KY Boone County Public Library www.ohiomagazine.com Florence Branch Florence 859-371-6222 www.bcpl.org Lents Branch Hebron 859-586-8163 www.bcpl.org Scheben Branch Union 859-384-5550 www.bcpl.org Walton Branch Walton 859-485-6777 www.bcpl.org Campbell County, KY Campbell County Public Library Newport Branch Newport 859-572-5035 www.cc-pl.org Cold Spring Branch Cold Spring 859-781-6166 www.cc-pl.org/csbranch.htm Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch Ft. Thomas 859-572-5033 www.cc-pl.org/ftbranch.htm Gallatin County, KY Gallatin County Public Library Warsaw 859-567-2786 www.gallatincountylibrary.org Grant County, KY Grant County Public Library Williamstown 859-824-2080 www.grantcountypubliclibrary.org Kenton County, KY Kenton County Public Library Mary Ann Mongan Library Covington 859-962-4074 www.kenton.lib.ky.us Erlanger Branch Erlanger 859-962-4000 www.kenton.lib.ky.us Independence Branch Independence 859-962-4030 www.kenton.lib.ky.us Pendleton County, KY Pendleton County Public Library Falmouth 859-654-8535 Dearborn County, IN Aurora Public Library Aurora 812-926-0646 www.eapld.org Dillsboro Public Library Dillsboro 812-432-5200 www.eapld.org Lawrenceburg Public Library Lawrenceburg 812-537-2775 www.lpld.lib.in.us North Dearborn Branch Library West Harrison 812-637-0777 www.lpld.lib.in.us Ohio County, IN Ohio County Public Library Rising Sun 812-438-2257 www.ohioco.lib.in.us
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Ohio Tax Structure • Real Property Tax • State Income Tax Real property in all counties is appraised every six Ohio’s individual income tax law is based closely years. Taxable value is 35 percent of true market Political Organizations on federal income tax regulations. Credits and value and rates vary. For details, contact your • Ohio exemptions apply to taxable income. Taxpayers county auditor or the treasurer/tax collector: Ohio Democratic Party add and subtract adjustments and apply Ohio’s 614-221-6563 graduated tax rates to the remaining amount. For County Auditors & Treasurers 877-OHIO-DEM more information, contact: Brown County Auditor www.ohiodems.org Georgetown 937-378-6398
Ohio Republican Party Ohio Department of Taxation Toll free 888-244-6420 614-228-2481 Information 614-466-0093 www.browncountyauditor.org www.ohiogop.org Forms Request 800-282-1782 Refund Hotline 800-282-1784 Brown County Treasurer National Democratic Committee Taxpayer Services 800-282-1780 Georgetown 937-378-6705 202-863-8000 www.tax.ohio.gov Toll free 800-229-6177 www.democrats.org www.county.brown.oh.us Republican National Committee Regional Taxpayer Service Center 202-863-8500 Cincinnati 800-282-1780 Butler County Auditor www.gop.org www.tax.ohio.gov Hamilton 513-887-3154 www.butlercountyauditor.org Ohio League of Women Voters 614-469-1505 • Municipal Income Tax, School District Tax 877-598-6446 Rates vary with the city or town in Ohio, but the Butler County Treasurer www.lwvohio.org current municipal tax rate in Cincinnati is 2.1 Hamilton 513-887-3181 percent. Forms and information are provided by www.butlercountytreasurer.org • Kentucky the municipalities. The Department of Taxation Kentucky Democratic Party provides an Internet directory for contacting Clermont County Auditor 502-695-4828 www.kydemocrat.com cities and villages that impose a municipal tax. Batavia 513-732-7150 Public school districts are also allowed to impose www.clermontauditor.org Republican Party of Kentucky a tax. Specific school district names and rates are 502-875-5130 available on the Ohio Department of Taxation Clermont County Treasurer www.rpk.org website. For more information, contact the Ohio Batavia 513-732-7254
League of Women Department of Taxation: www.clermonttreasurer.org Voters of Kentucky 502-875-6481 Ohio Department of Taxation Hamilton County Auditor www.lwvky.org 614-466-0093 Cincinnati 513-946-4000 www.tax.ohio.gov www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org • Indiana Indiana Republican Party 317-635-7561 • Sales & Use Tax Hamilton County Treasurer www.indgop.org Ohio imposes a 6.0 percent sales and use tax Cincinnati 513-946-4820 rate. Use tax applies to goods that are purchased www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/treasurer Indiana Democratic Party outside of Ohio (such as Internet transactions 317-231-7100 and catalog sales) that were not taxed but were Warren County Auditor www.indems.org used in Ohio. For more information or answers Lebanon 513-695-1235 League of Women to specific questions, contact: www.co.warren.oh.us/auditor Voters of Indiana 317-241-VOTE Ohio Sales & Use Tax Division Warren County Treasurer www.lwvin.org 614-466-4810 Lebanon 513-695-1300 www.tax.ohio.gov www.co.warren.oh.us/treasurer
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Kentucky Tax Structure of county-level taxes vary and not all counties Voter Registration • State Income Tax participate. Indiana also imposes a number of • Voting in Ohio Kentucky imposes a tax on personal income using miscellaneous or special taxes. For information Newcomers are urged to register to vote in Ohio the adjusted gross income report on the federal on taxes in Indiana, contact: and must do so 30 days prior to the election. In income tax return minus allowable credits and order to register, you must be at least 18 years of deductions. For complete information, contact: Indiana Department of Revenue age on or before the day of the general election, 317-233-4018 be a U.S. citizen, and be a resident of Ohio for Kentucky Department of Revenue www.in.gov/dor at least 30 days prior to the election. Those who Individual Income Tax are 18 years old on or before November 2 may 502-564-4581 • Frequently Called Numbers vote in the primary election for candidates but http://revenue.ky.gov/individual Aircraft Taxes not on issues. Options for registration are many, 317-232-1497 including any county board of elections, public • Sales & Use Tax Individual Income Tax schools and libraries, motor vehicle offices, or Kentucky imposes a state sales/use tax at a rate 317-232-2240 by mail. (Mailed forms must be postmarked 30 of 6 percent on retail goods and certain services Inheritance Tax days prior to the election.) For more information excluding specified exemptions. For details or 317-232-2154 or answers to specific questions, contact the state answers to questions, contact: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax elections services or the appropriate county Board 317-232-5267 of Elections: Kentucky Department of Revenue 502-564-4581 • Tax Forms & Publications Ohio Election Services http://revenue.ky.gov By Fax Machine Secretary of State 317-233-2329 614-466-2585 • Real Property Tax By Phone www.sos.state.oh.us Property tax is levied on fair cash value of all real, 317-615-2581 tangible, or intangible property unless exempt. Election Ohio All locally taxed property is subject to county and • Sales and Use Tax www.electioncentral.com school district taxes as well as city taxes or taxes The state imposes a 6 percent tax on purchases of for local jurisdictions. For more information, tangible personal property, public utility service, County Boards of Elections contact your local and county government offices and some renter transactions that are collected at Brown County Elections or the state tax office: the retail level. Food and beverage taxes range Georgetown 937-378-3008 from 3 to 6 percent and vary with the needs of the Toll free 866-368-3598 Kentucky Department of Revenue county. For information on sales taxes, contact www.county.brown.oh.us 502-564-4581 your county government or the state office: http://revenue.ky.gov Butler County Board of Elections Indiana Department of Revenue Hamilton 513-887-3700 Indiana Tax Structure 317-233-4015 Middletown Area 513-424-0469 • State Income Tax www.in.gov/dor www.butlercountyelections.org Indiana imposes a tax rate of 3.4 percent on the federal adjusted gross income. The state allows • Property Tax Information Clermont Board of Elections numerous “add-backs” or credits. For complete Property taxes are the primary source of revenue Batavia 513-732-7275 information, contact: for local governments in Indiana. The taxpayer www.clermontelections.org owes the tax rate multiplied by the assessed value Indiana Department of Revenue of the property. The state government collects a Hamilton County Board of Elections Individual Income Tax very small part of the property tax, at a rate of Cincinnati 513-632-7000 317-233-4018 one cent per $100 assessed value. The property www.votehamiltoncounty.com www.in.gov/dor tax is administered on the state level by the State Board of Tax Commissioners or the Department Warren County Board of Elections • County Income Taxes, Miscellaneous Taxes of Local Government Finance, and on the local Lebanon 513-695-1358 In addition to Indiana state income tax, some level by the county and township assessors. For Cincinnati 513-925-1358 counties impose a County Option Tax or County answers to specific questions on property taxes, Middletown/Franklin 513-261-1358 Income Tax. The county may also impose an contact the appropriate local and county assessors SE Warren County 937-783-4993 Economic Development Tax. The rates on all or tax collectors. www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec
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• Voting in Kentucky Indiana Secretary of State • Kentucky Regulations Newcomers who are U.S. citizens and have Elections Division All dogs and cats four months of age and older been Kentucky residents for at least 28 days are Information 317-232-3939 must be vaccinated annually against rabies with eligible for voter registration. Other requirements www.in.gov/sos/elections a licensed and approved vaccine administered by include being at least 18 years of age by the a licensed, accredited veterinarian. Dogs must date of the next general election, having full Dearborn County Elections be licensed in your county of residence. Local civil rights, and not claiming the right to vote Lawrenceburg 812-537-1040 municipalities develop their own animal control outside of Kentucky. County clerks serve as the www.dearborncounty.org ordinances including leash laws. For complete registrars, although Kentucky allows a mail-in details, consult your municipal or county animal voter registration form. For more information or Ohio County Elections control officer listed in the blue government pages answers to your questions, contact: Rising Sun 812-438-2610 of the phone book. The following organization can provide a wealth of information: Kentucky State Board of Elections Pet Licensing Information 502-573-7100 • Ohio Regulations Kentucky Humane Society http://elect.ky.gov Ohio maintains laws that require dog licensing 502-366-3355 including annual rabies vaccinations as well as www.kyhumane.org Boone County Clerk leash and nuisance ordinances. Dogs must be Burlington 859-334-2130 licensed if they are at least three months old by • Indiana Regulations www.boonecountyclerk.com January 31. First-time licenses and renewals All dogs and cats three months of age and older must be finalized between December 1 and must be vaccinated against rabies each year by a Campbell County Clerk January 31 to avoid paying late penalties. New licensed, accredited veterinarian. The state dog Newport 859-292-3845 residents have 30 days in which to comply with license is sold through township trustees. Local www.campbellcountyky.org licensing regulations. Licenses can be purchased jurisdictions develop their own animal control through your county auditor’s office (listed under ordinances. For complete details, consult your Gallatin County Clerk Ohio Real Property Tax section). The following local or county animal control officer listed in Warsaw 859-567-5411 organization can offer additional information the blue government pages of the phone book. www.gallatincountyky.com about vaccinations, pet care, pet safety, and the The following organization can provide a wealth need for licensing regulations: of information: Grant County Clerk Williamstown 859-824-3321 League for Animal Welfare Humane Society of the United States www.grantcounty.ky.gov 512-735-2299 630-357-7015 www.lfaw.org www.hsus.org Kenton County Clerk Covington 859-392-1652 www.kentoncounty.org
Pendleton County Clerk Falmouth 859-654-3380 www.pendletoncountyky.org
• Voting in Indiana Indiana requires that you apply to register to vote at least 30 days before an upcoming election. You are qualified to vote in Indiana if you are a U.S. citizen, you are at least 18 years old on or before election day, you have full civil rights, and you have been a resident in your precinct for at least 30 days before the election in which you will be voting. For answers to specific questions about registration or voting in Indiana, contact the Elections Division of the Secretary of State or the elections office in your county:
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nvesting in our most precious asset—our Child Care Ohio Public School System children—has always been a high priority Locating quality child care is a critical concerns The following documents and information will be throughout Greater Cincinnati. Public and for working parents and guardians, whether the required to register a child in Ohio public schools: Iprivate educational resources combine to offer child is an infant or a school-age youngster. The A certified stamped-seal birth certificate and a wealth of options in award-winning schools following state and regional resources should social security card for the child, custody papers and nationally acclaimed institutions of higher be of help in researching and locating the right if applicable, proof of residency, and Ohio health education. Students of all ages will find it easy facility for your child and your situation. history forms. Residency proof can take the form and affordable to pursue a degree or certification of a recent utility bill, lease agreement, mortgage as well as an affordable start on a four-year • Ohio Resources statement, or other legal documentation received degree at a wide selection of community college Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral within the last 60 days. campuses. From vocation and career training Statewide Resource 877-547-6978 institutes to leading universities, the tri-state area www.occrra.org Kindergarten attendance and pre-screening are that makes up Greater Cincinnati is brimming required in Ohio. Children must be at least five over with quality educational opportunities. 4C Cincinnati years of age on or before September 30th of the 1924 Dana Avenue enrollment year in order to register. You will Cincinnati 513-221-0033 need a physician-signed immunization record www.4c-cinci.org indicating doses and dates. Other important Frequently Requested Numbers Serving Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren documents include transcripts from the previous
Ohio Department of Education Counties school attended or contact information to request Center for Curriculum & Assessment records, and contact information for your child- 614-466-0223 COAD Child Care Resource Network care provider. For further details, consult your local school board or the following state office: Center for School Finance & Accountability Portsmouth 740-354-6527 614-728-2776 Toll free 800-577-2276 www.coadinc.org Ohio Department of Education Center for School Reform & Options Serving Brown County 25 South Front Street 614-466-5834 Columbus 877-644-6338 Center for Students, Families & Communities • Kentucky Resources www.ode.state.oh.us 614-995-4695 4C Cincinnati Kentucky Public School System Child Nutrition Services Kentucky Office 614-466-2945 20 North Grand Avenue Children must be at least five years of age by Fort Thomas 859-781-3511 October 1 of the enrollment year in order to Exceptional Children register for kindergarten in Kentucky. Parents 614-466-2650 www.4c-cinci.org must provide an official copy of the student’s Office of Assessment Kentucky Child Care Resource & Referral birth certificate and the child’s social security 614-466-0223 Partnership for Early Childhood Services card. In order to comply with Kentucky health Additional Resources Lexington 800-956-8950 laws and regulations, all new registrants must Office of Career, Adult, & Technical Education www.kentuckypartnership.org/ccrr bring a physician-signed immunization certificate 614-466-3430 and proof of a physical exam. All school physical www.ode.state.oh.us/ctae • Indiana Resources exams must be complete and have been signed Office of Early Learning & School Readiness Indiana Association for by a physician no more than one year prior to 614-466-0224 Child Care Resource & Referral the students’ first-time enrollment. First-time www.ode.state.oh.us/ece 800-299-1627 enrollees must also have an eye exam. No grace Office of Data Services www.iaccrr.org period is allowed for compliance on health issues. www.ode.state.oh.us/data Bring proof of residency and custody papers if SIEOC Child Care Resource & Referral applicable and register at the school your child State, District, & Local Report Cards www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcard Aurora, IN 812-926-1585 will be attending. For complete information Toll free 800-755-8558 on public education in Kentucky, contact the www.childcarefinder.in.gov appropriate resources and offices:
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Kentucky Department of Education Higher Education 500 Mero Street • Ohio Public Universities Frankfort 502-564-4770 Ohio Board of Regents Private Education Toll free 800-533-5372 Information 614-466-6000 Parents can choose from a wide selection of www.education.ky.gov Financial Aid 888-833-1133 options for alternative educational environments in the region’s independent and parochial private www.regents.state.oh.us schools. For more information, the following Frequently Requested Numbers resources will be helpful: Assessment 502-564-4394 Bowling Green State University National Association of Private, Career/Technical 502-564-3472 Bowling Green 419-372-2531 Catholic & Independent Schools Kentucky Educational Excellence www.bgsu.edu 916-451-4963 Scholarships 800-928-8926 www.napcis.org Nutrition/Health 502-564-5625 Central State University Ohio Department of Education School Report Cards 520-564-3421 Wilberforce 937-376-6011 Nonpublic School Information Technology 502-564-3421 www.centralstate.edu 614-466-2953 Testing 502-564-4394 www.ode.state.oh.us
Cleveland State University Ohio Department of Education Directory Indiana Public School System Cleveland 216-687-2000 Public and Non-Public Schools Children must be at lest five years of age by www.csuohio.edu www.ode.state.oh.us/data/oeddistbuild.asp July 1 of the enrollment year in order to register Kentucky Department of Education for kindergarten. First graders must be at least Medical University of Ohio Private School Information six years of age by the same cut-off date. Some Toledo 419-383-4000 502-564-3791 school districts will allow early registration on a www.meduohio.edu www.education.ky.gov case-by-case basis. Legal birth certificates and Indiana Non-Public Education Association official immunization records are required for Miami University Indianapolis all new students. You must also bring proof of Oxford 513-529-1809 317-236-7329 www.inpea.org residency and a current address in the form of www.miami.muohio.edu utility bills, rent receipt, or mortgage papers. Ohio Roman Catholic Schools Other required information or documents include Miami University Hamilton Archdiocese of Cincinnati 513-421-3131 student’s social security number, guardianship Hamilton 513-785-3000 800-686-2724 papers if applicable, and complete records from www.ham.muohio.edu www.catholiccincinnati.org the previous school or a registrar contact. Dental or health exams may be required according to Miami University Middletown Kentucky Roman Catholic Schools Diocese of Covington district guidelines. New students have 30 days Middletown 513-727-3200 859-392-1500 in which to comply with all health regulations. Toll free 800-426-6463 www.covingtondiocese.org For complete information on public education in www.mid.muohio.edu Indiana Roman Catholic Schools Indiana or answers to specific questions, contact Archdiocese of Indianapolis your local school district or the most appropriate Northeastern Ohio Universities 317-236-1400 resource below: College of Medicine 800-382-9836 www.archindy.org Rootstown 800-686-2511
Indiana Department of Education www.neoucom.edu Home Schooling Resources 151 West Ohio Street Alternative Education Resources Indianapolis 317-232-6610 Ohio State University 800-769-4171 www.doe.in.gov Columbus 614-292-OHIO www.educationrevolution.org www.osu.edu American Homeschool Association Frequently Requested Numbers www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org Standards 317-232-9163 Kent State University National Home Education Network Assessment 317-232-9050 Kent 330-672-3000 512-345-4895 Career/Technical 317-232-9172 www.kent.edu www.nhen.org Charter Schools 317-234-2137 National Home Education Research Institute Technology 317-232-9182 Ohio University 503-364-1490 Exceptional Learners 317-232-0570 Athens 740-593-1000 www.nheri.org Gifted & Talented 317-232-5191 www.ohio.edu
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Public School Districts Ohio Public School Districts Brown County Brown County Educational Service Center 325 W. State Street Georgetown 937-378-6118 www.browncountyesc.org Eastern Brown Schools US Highway 60 Sardinia 937-378-3891 www.eb.k12.oh.us Fayetteville-Perry Local Schools 501 S. Apple Street Fayetteville 513-875-2423 www.fb.k12.oh.us Georgetown Exempted Village Schools 1043 Mt. Orab Pike Georgetown 937-378-3730 www.gtownschools.org Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Schools 120 Main Street Ripley 937-392-4396 www.ripley.k12.oh.us Southern Hills Joint Vocational School District 9193 Hamer Road Georgetown 937-378-6131 www.shcc.k12.oh.us Western Brown Schools 211 S. High Street Mt. Orab 937-444-2044 www.wb.k12.oh.us Butler County Butler County Educational Service Center 1910 Fairgrove Avenue Hamilton 513-887-3710 www.bcesc.org Fairfield City Schools 211 Donald Drive Fairfield 513-829-6300 www.fairfieldcityschools.com Hamilton City Schools 533 Dayton Street Hamilton 513-887-5000 www.hamiltoncityschools.com Lakota Local Schools 5572 Princeton Road Liberty Township 513-874-5505 www.lakotaonline.com Madison Local Schools 1324 Middletown Eaton Road Middletown 513-420-4750 www.madison-local.k12.oh.us Middletown City Schools 1515 Girard Avenue Middletown 513-423-0781 www.middletowncityschools.com Monroe Local Schools 231 Macready Drive Monroe 513-360-0500 www.monroelocalschools.com New Miami Local Schools 600 Seven Mile Avenue Hamilton 513-863-0833 www.new-miami.k12.oh.us Ross Local Schools 3371 Hamilton Cleves Road Hamilton 513-863-1253 www.rosd.k12.oh.us Talawanda City Schools 131 W. Chestnut Street Oxford 513-523-4716 www.talawanda.net Clermont County Clermont County Educational Service Center 2400 Clermont Center Drive Batavia 513-735-8300 www.clermontcountyschools.org Batavia Local Schools 800 Bauer Batavia 513-732-2343 www.bataviaschools.org Bethel-Tate Local Schools 112 North Union Street Bethel 513-734-2238 www.betheltate.org Clermont Northeastern Schools 2792 U.S. Highway 50 Batavia 513-625-5478 www.cneschools.org Felicity Franklin Schools 415 W Washington Street Felicity 513-876-2113 www.felicityfranklinschools.org Goshen Local Schools 6694 Goshen Road Goshen 513-722-2222 www.goshenlocalschools.org Miller Exempted Village Schools 745 Center Street Milford 513-831-1314 www.milfordschools.org New Richmond Exempted Village School District 212 Market Street New Richmond 513-553-2616 www.nrschools.org West Clermont Local School District 4350 Aicholtz Road Cincinnati 513-943-5000 www.westcler.k12.oh.us Williamsburg Local Schools 549-A Main Street Williamsburg 513-724-3077 www.williamsburg.k12.oh.us Hamilton County Hamilton County Educational Service Center 11083 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati 513-674-4200 www.hcesc.org Cincinnati Public Schools 2651 Burnet Avenue Corryville 513-363-0123 www.cpsboe.k12.oh.us Deer Park Community City Schools 8688 Donna Lane Cincinnati 513-891-0222 www.deerparkcityschools.org Finneytown Local School District 8916 Fontainebleau Terrace Cincinnati 513-728-3700 www.finneytown.org Forest Hills Local School District 7550 Forest Road Cincinnati 513-231-3600 www.foresthills.edu Indian Hill Exempted Village School District 6855 Drake Road Cincinnati 513-272-4500 www.ih.k12.oh.us Lockland City Schools 210 North Cooper Avenue Cincinnati 513-563-5000 www.locklandschools.org Loveland City Schools 757 South Lebanon Road Loveland 513-683-5600 www.lovelandschools.org Madeira City Schools 7465 Loannes Drive Cincinnati 513-985-6070 www.madeiracityschools.com Mariemont City Schools 6743 Chestnut Street Cincinnati 513-272-7500 www.mariemontschools.org Mount Healthy City School District 7615 Harrison Avenue Cincinnati 513-729-0077 www.mthcs.org North College Hill City Schools 1498 W. Galbraith Road Cincinnati 513-931-8181 www.nhccityschools.org Northwest Local Schools 3240 Banning Road Cincinnati 513-923-1000 www.nwlsd.org Norwood City Schools 2132 Williams Avenue Norwood 513-924-2500 www.norwoodschools.org Oak Hills Local Schools 6325 Rapid Run Road Cincinnati 513-574-3200 www.oakhills.k12.oh.us Princeton City School District 25 West Sharon Avenue Cincinnati 513-771-8560 www.princeton.k12.oh.us Reading Community City Schools 1301 Bonnel Avenue Cincinnati 513-554-1800 http://reading.hccanet.org St. Bernard-Elmwood City Schools 105 Washington Avenue St. Bernard 513-482-7121 http://stbernard.hccanet.org Southwest Local Schools 230 South Elm Street Harrison 513-367-4139 www.southwestschools.org Sycamore Community City Schools 4881 Cooper Road Cincinnati 513-686-1700 www.sycamoreschools.org Three Rivers Local Schools 92 Cleves Avenue Cleves 513-941-6400 www.threeriversschools.org Winton Woods City Schools 1215 West Kemper Road Cincinnati 513-619-2300 www.wintonwoods.org Wyoming City Schools 400 Springfield Pike Wyoming 513-772-2343 www.wyomingcityschools.org Warren County Warren County Educational Service Center 320 East Silver Street Lebanon 513-695-2900 http://www.warren.k12.oh.us Carlisle Local Schools 724 Fairview Drive Carlisle 937-746-0710 www.carlisle-local.k12.oh.us Franklin City Schools 150 East Sixth Street Franklin 937-746-1699 www.franklin-city.k12.oh.us Kings Local Schools 1797 King Avenue Kings Mills 513-398-8050 www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us Lakota Local Schools 5572 Princeton Road Liberty Township 513-874-5505 www.lakotaonline.com Lebanon City Schools 700 Holbrook Avenue Lebanon 513-934-5770 www.lebanon.k12.oh.us Little Miami Local Schools 5819 Morrow-Rossburg Road Morrow 513-899-2264 www.littlemiamischools.com Loveland City Schools 757 South Lebanon Road Loveland 513-683-5600 www.lovelandschools.org Middletown City Schools 1515 Girard Avenue Middletown 513-423-0781 www.middletowncityschools.com Springboro Community City Schools 1685 South Main Street Springboro 937-748-6560 www.springboro.k12.oh.us Wayne Local Schools 659 Dayton Road Waynesville 513-897-2761 www.wayne-local.k12.oh.us
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Kentucky School Districts Boone County Boone County Schools 8330 US Highway 42 Florence 859-283-1003 www.boone.k12.ky.us Walton-Verona Independent Schools 16 School Road Walton 859-485-4181 www.w-v.k12.ky.us Campbell County Bellevue Independent School District 219 Center Street Bellevue 859-261-2108 www.bellevue.k12.ky.us Campbell County Schools 101 Orchard Lane Alexandria 859-635-2173 www.campbellcountyschools.org Dayton Independent School District 200 Clay Street Dayton 859-491-6565 www.dayton.k12.ky.us Newport Independent Schools 301 East 8th Street Newport 859-292-3001 www.newportwildcats.org Silver Grove Independent Schools 101 West Third Street Silver Grove 859-441-3873 www.s-g.k12.ky.us Southgate Independent School District Six William F. Blatt Street Southgate 859-441-0743 www.southgate.k12.ky.us Gallatin County Gallatin County Schools 604 E. Main Street Warsaw 859-567-1820 www.gallatin.k12.ky.us Grant County Grant County Schools 820 Arnie Risen Boulevard Williamstown 859-824-3323 www.grant.k12.ky.us Williamstown Independent School District 300 Helton Street Williamstown 859-824-7144 www.wtown.k12.ky.us Kenton County Beechwood Independent School District 50 Beechwood Road Fort Mitchell 859-331-3250 www.beechwood.k12.ky.us Covington Independent Schools 25 East Seventh Street Covington 859-392-1000 www.covington.k12.ky.us Erlanger Elsmere School District 500 Graves Avenue Erlanger 859-727-2009 www.erlanger.k12.ky.us Ft. Thomas Independent School District 28 N. Fort Thomas Avenue Fort Thomas 859-781-3333 www.ft-thomas.k12.ky.us Kenton County Schools 1055 Eaton Drive Ft. Wright 859-344-8888 www.kenton.k12.ky.us Ludlow Independent School District 525 Elm Street Ludlow 859-261-8210 www.ludlow.k12.ky.us Pendleton County Pendleton County Schools 2525 Highway 27 North Falmouth 859-654-6911 www.pendleton.k12.ky.us
Indiana School Districts Dearborn County Lawrenceburg Community Schools 300 Tiger Boulevard Lawrenceburg 812-537-7200 www.lburg.k12.in.us South Dearborn School Corporation 6109 Squire Place Aurora 812-926-2090 www.venus.net/~sdearad1 Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation 26022 Lawrenceville Road Sunman 812-623-2291 www.sunmandearborn.k12.in.us Ohio County Rising Sun-Ohio County Community School Corporation 110 Henrietta Street Rising Sun 812-438-2655 www.risingsunschools.com
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Shawnee State University University of Kentucky Purdue University-Calumet Portsmouth 740-351-4SSU Lexington 859-257-9000 Hammond 219-989-2400 www.shawnee.edu www.uky.edu Toll free 800-HI-PURDUE www.calumet.purdue.edu The University of Akron University of Louisville Akron 800-655-4884 Louisville 502-852-5555 University of Southern Indiana www.uakron.edu www.louisville.edu Evansville 812-464-8600 www.usi.edu The University of Cincinnati Western Kentucky University Cincinnati 513-556-6000 Bowling Green 270-745-0111 Regional Private Colleges www.uc.edu www.wkyu.edu Antonelli College Cincinnati, OH 513-241-4338 The University of Toledo • Indiana State Universities www.antonellic.com Toledo 419-530-INFO Indiana Commission on Higher Education www.utoledo.edu General Information Art Academy of Cincinnati Indianapolis 317-464-4400 Cincinnati, OH 513-562-6262 Youngstown State University www.che.state.in.us Toll free 800-323-5692 Youngstown 877-GO-TO-YSU www.artacademy.edu www.ysu.edu College Cooperative Southeast Consortium of Colleges Art Academy of Cincinnati Wright State University Greensburg 812-663-0712 River City Works Campus Dayton 937-775-3333 Toll free 888-744-7777 Cincinnati, OH 513-421-5202 www.wright.edu http://ccs.indstate.edu www.artacademy.edu
• Kentucky State Universities College Cooperative Southeast Art Institute of Cincinnati Kentucky Council on Lawrenceburg Cincinnati, OH 513-751-1206 Post Secondary Education Ivy Tech State College www.theartinstituteofcincinnati.com General Information Lawrenceburg 812-537-4010 Frankfort 502-573-1555 Toll free 800-715-1058 Asbury College www.cpe.ky.gov http://ccs.indstate.edu/LBLC.htm Wilmore, KY 859-858-3511 Toll free 800-888-1818 Eastern Kentucky University Indiana State University www.asbury.edu Richmond 859-622-1000 Terre Haute 800-GO-TO-ISU www.cku.edu www.indstate.edu Athenaeum of Ohio Kentucky State University Indiana University Bloomington Cincinnati, OH 513-231-2223 Frankfort 502-597-6000 Bloomington 812-855-4848 www.mtsm.org www.kysu.edu www.iub.edu Bellarmine University Morehead State University Indiana University-Purdue University Louisville, KY 502-452-8131 Morehead 606-783-2221 at Indianapolis Toll free 800-274-4723 www.morehead-st.edu Indianapolis 317-274-5555 www.bellarmine.edu www.iupui.edu Murray State University Berea College Murray 270-762-3011 Indiana University-Purdue University Berea, KY Toll free 800-272-4MSU at Columbus 859-985-3000 www.murraystate.edu Columbus 812-348-7311 www.berea.edu www.columbus.iupui.edu Northern Kentucky University Brown Mackie College Cincinnati Highland Heights 859-572-5220 Indiana University Southeast Cincinnati, OH 513-771-2424 Toll free 800-637-9948 New Albany 812-941-2333 Toll free 800-888-1445 www.nku.edu www.ius.edu www.bmcaec.com
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Brown Mackie College Midway College Northern Kentucky Midway, KY 859-846-4421 Public Two-Year institutions Ft. Mitchell, KY 859-341-5627 www.midway.edu Ohio Colleges Toll free 800-888-1445 Cincinnati State Technical www.bmcaec.com Saint Catharine College & Community College Cincinnati 513-861-7700 Saint Catherine, KY 859-336-5082 www.cinstate.cc.oh.us Centre College www.sccky.edu Sinclair Community College Danville, KY 800-423-6236 Dayton 800-315-3000 www.centre.edu Spalding University www.sinclair.edu Louisville, KY 502-585-9911 Southern State Community College Chatfield College Toll free 800-896-8941 http://soucc.southern.cc.oh.us St. Martin Campus www.spalding.edu St. Martin, OH 513-875-3344 Central Campus Hillsboro 800-628-7722 www.chatfield.edu Spencerian College Lexington Lexington, KY 859-223-9608 Fayette Campus Cincinnati Christian University Toll free 800-456-3253 Washington 800-628-7722 Cincinnati, OH 800-949-4CCU http://lexington.spencerian.edu North Campus www.ccuniversity.edu Wilmington 800-628-7722
Sullivan University Lexington South Campus College of Mount St. Joseph Lexington, KY 859-276-4357 Sardinia 800-628-7722 Cincinnati, OH 513-244-4200 Toll free 800-467-6281 UC Clermont College Toll free 800-654-9314 www.sullivan.edu/lexington University of Cincinnati www.msj.edu Batavia Thomas More College 800-628-7722 www.clc.uc.edu Georgetown College Crestview Hills, KY 859-341-5800 Georgetown, KY 502-863-8000 www.thomasmore.edu Kentucky Colleges Gateway Community & Technical College www.georgetowncollege.edu www.gateway.kctcs.edu Transylvania University Hanover College Lexington, KY 859-233-8300 Covington Campus Covington 859-442-1130 Hanover, IN 812-866-7000 www.transy.edu www.hanover.edu Edgewood Campus University of Dayton Edgewood 859-442-4150 Hebrew Union College Dayton, OH 937-229-1000 Highland Heights Campus Cincinnati, OH 513-487-3256 www.udayton.edu Highland Heights 859-442-4108 Toll free 800-488-8720 Boone Campus Graduate Studies 513-221-1875 University of Dayton School of Law Florence 859-442-1170 www.huc.edu Dayton, OH 937-229-3211 Maysville Community & Technical College http://law.udayton.edu Cynthiana 859-234-8626 ITT Technical Institute www.maysville.kctcs.edu Newburgh, IN 812-858-1600 Union Institute & University Indiana Colleges Toll free 800-832-4488 Cincinnati, OH 513-861-6400 Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana www.itt-tech.edu Toll free 800-486-3116 Terre Haute 812-299-1121 www.tui.edu www.ivytech.edu ITT Technical Institute Ivy Tech Indiana Center for Aviation Technology Norwood, OH 513-531-8300 Wilmington College Terre Haute 812-877-3616 www.ivytech.edu Toll free 800-314-8324 Wilmington, OH 937-382-6661 www.itt-tech.edu www.wilmington.edu Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg 812-537-4010 www.ivytech.edu/southeast ITT Technical Institute Xavier University Lexington, KY 859-246-3300 Cincinnati, OH 513-745-3000 Ivy Tech Evansville Toll free 800-ITT-TECH Toll free 800-344-4698 Evansville 812-426-2865 www.ivytech.edu/evansville www.itt-tech.edu www.xavier.edu
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ne of the trump cards for the Greater Regional Airport • Regional Transit Systems Cincinnati region is the peerless Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority reputation of its international airport, International Airport Information 513-632-7575 Orated in a survey of airline passengers as the Covington, KY 859-767-3151 Bus Info 513-621-4455 nation’s best. With a tradition of passenger- Shuttles 800-990-8841 School Info 513-632-7528 pleasing travel, the airport has been ranked Taxis 859-767-3260 Paratransit 513-531-6888 among the world’s finest airports every year Lost/Found 859-767-4885 www.sorta.com since 1994. The entire region is well served by a Parking 859-767-3105 network of major interstate highways, freeways, www.cvgairport.com Middletown Transit System federal and state highways, and opportunities for Middletown 513-425-7766 mass transit. State-of-the-art bridges connect this Highway Travel Paratransit 513-425-7726 dynamic tri-state region where rolling rivers often Interstates 71, 74, and 75 link the region to the rest www.ci.middletown.oh.us serve as natural boundaries. of the nation, while major highways like Routes 8, 18, and 21 ensure quick and easy links to key Middletown Senior Transit destinations throughout the region. Middletown 513-422-6233 www.middletownohioseniors.org Commercial Airlines Ohio Department of Transportation Air France 614-466-7170 Clermont County 800-237-2747 www.dot.state.oh.us Transportation Connection www.airfrance.us Rides by advanced request Ohio Turnpike Commission Batavia 513-724-7433 American Airlines 440-234-208 800-433-7300 www.co.clermont.oh.us/ctc/ctc.htm www.aa.com www.ohioturnpike.org Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Comair/Delta Connection Cincinnati Area Travel Information Ft. Wright 859-331-TANK 800-221-1212 Dial 511 Locally www.tankbus.org www.comair.com 513-333-3333
Continental/Continental Express www.artimis.org Ohio Motor Vehicle Information 800-525-0280 • Driver License, Vehicle Registration www.continental.com Indiana Travel Information New residents have maximum of 30 days to apply TrafficWise for an Ohio driver license. Bring your valid out- Delta Airlines Dial 511 Locally of-state license to the nearest Ohio driver license 800-221-1212 www.delta.com www.in.gov/dot/div/trafficwise exam station to take the vision examination and a written exam. The road test is usually waived, but Northwest Airlines Kentucky Travel Information the driver education requirement must be met for 800-225-2525 Dial 511 Locally residents under the age of 18. An Ohio title and www.nwa.com 866-737-3767 license plate must be obtained as soon as possible.
United Airlines http://511.ky.gov Visit the clerk of courts auto title office in your 800-241-6522 county to obtain a new title and proceed to the www.united.com Mass Transit Options nearest deputy registrar license agency for new • Intra-Interstate Travel plates and a driver license. Have your vehicle USA 3000 Amtrak Passenger Rail inspected at a license agency including most new 877-USA-3000 car dealerships. Next, visit your county’s auto title www.usa3000airlines.com 800-USA-RAIL www.amtrak.com office to transfer the title to Ohio. Take this title USAirways to the license agency where the deputy registrar 800-428-4322 Greyhound Bus Lines will collect the proper registration fees, register www.usair.com 800-752-4841 your vehicle, and issue new license plates. For www.greyhound.com more information, contact:
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Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles before it can be registered. You will also need a General 614-752-7500 certificate of origin, an odometer statement, and www.bmv.ohio.gov information about your automobile insurance company. For more information, contact: Frequently Requested Numbers Driver Licenses 614-752-7600 Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Auto License 614-752-7800 Call Center 317-233-6000 Insurance 614-752-4559 Driver License 317-233-6000 Renewals 866-868-0006 Vehicle Services 317-233-6000 Title Info 800-589-TAGS www.in.gov/bmv
• Ohio Safety Regulations • Indiana Safety Regulations Safety belts are mandatory for drivers and front Front-seat passengers and drivers must wear seat seat passengers. The child restraint law requires belts at all times. Up to the age of four years, that any child who is either or both four years of children must be properly secured in a child Kentucky Transportation Cabinet age and weighs less than 40 pounds is required to passenger restraint system in all seating positions Division of Driver Licensing be property secured in a child safety restraint that within a moving vehicle. Children between the Information 502-564-6800 meets federal motor vehicle standards. ages of four and 12 must be property secured http://transportation.ky.gov/drlic by a child passenger restraint system or a seat Indiana Motor Vehicle belt in all vehicle seating positions. The safest • Vehicle Registration & Titling Information position for children in a vehicle is to be properly In Kentucky, the county clerk registers and titles • Driver License, Vehicle Registration restrained in a rear seat whenever possible. vehicles. Bring the original out-of-state title, New residents have to apply for an Indiana driver original registration, proof of insurance, proof license as well as register and title all vehicles. Kentucky Motor Vehicle of sales usage tax paid to the previous state, and Required documentation includes your social Information a photo ID or driver license. If your car has no security number, proof of identify, and proof • Driver License liens, you will need a certified inspection from of Indiana residence. A legal birth certificate Newcomers have 30 days to obtain a Kentucky the county sheriff’s office. The county clerk will serves as the primary identification document driver license. Vision, written, and skills tests furnish a letter to request the title for those with and provides proof of age when required. To are required. The latter two may be waived for liens. For more information, contact the state register and title your vehicles(s), bring the title those who already hold a valid driver license office or your county clerk: document from your previous state of residence from another state. The website for the Kentucky along with a VIN verification statement by a law Transportation Cabinet provides a list of offices Kentucky Department of Vehicle Regulation enforcement officer or qualified representative. for driver licensing complete with operating hours Information 502-564-5301 Bring all documents to a license branch in your and locations by county. For more information or Titling Info 503-564-2737 county. The vehicle has to be titled in your name answers to questions, contact: http://transportation.ky.gov
Kentucky County Clerk Offices http://elect.ky.gov/countyclerks.htm
Watercraft Registration Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft Information 877-4BOATER www.dnr.state.oh.us/watercraft
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Vehicle Services 317-233-6000 www.in.gov/bmv
Kentucky County Clerk Offices http://elect.ky.gov/countyclerks.htm
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hose who live and work in the Greater Regional Hospitals Clinton Memorial Hospital Cincinnati region enjoy quick and easy • City of Cincinnati 610 West Main Street access to advanced healthcare services Bethesda North Hospital Wilmington 937-382-9380 Tand facilities that include nationally acclaimed 10500 Montgomery Road www.cmhregional.com hospitals and medical centers. When medical care Cincinnati 513-745-1111 is needed, a vast network of skilled professionals www.trihealth.com Fort Hamilton Hospital and renowned facilities provide leading-edge 630 Eaton Avenue services. Exemplary healthcare systems, regional The Christ Hospital Hamilton 513-867-2000 medical centers, long-term care, specialty centers, 2139 Auburn Avenue www.health-alliance.com and home-health providers are just a few of the Cincinnati 513-585-2000 www.christhospitalcincinnati.com outstanding resources. Proactive and progressive Mercy Hospital Anderson health and wellness programs are abundant in 7500 State Road Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Anderson Township 513-624-4500 this region, from fitness facilities to community Medical Center www.ehealthconnection.com education, support groups, immunization clinics, 3333 Burnet Avenue and public health screenings. Cincinnati 513-636-4200 Mercy Hospital Clermont Toll free 800-344-2462 3000 Hospital Drive www.cincinnatichildrens.org Batavia 513-732-8200 www.ehealthconnection.com Internet Exploration Good Samaritan Hospital Disability Resources 375 Dixmyth Avenue Mercy Hospital Fairfield www.disabilityresources.org Cincinnati 513-872-1400 3000 Mack Road Healthy Kids Challenge www.trihealth.com Fairfield 513-870-7000 www.healthykidschallenge.com www.ehealthconnection.com Jewish Hospital Health Initiatives for Youth www.hify.org 4777 East Galbraith Mercy Hospital Western Hills Cincinnati 513-686-3000 3131 Queen City Avenue Health Finder www.health-alliance.com Cincinnati 513-389-5000 www.healthfinder.gov www.ehealthconnection.com National Safe Kids Campaign Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy www.safekids.org 2446 Kipling Avenue Middletown Regional Hospital Cincinnati 513-853-5000 105 McKnight Drive Ohio Dental Association www.ehealthconnection.com Middletown 513-424-2111 www.oda.org www.middletownhospital.org Ohio Health Choice Shriner’s Hospital Cincinnati www.ohiohealthchoice.com 3229 Burnet Avenue • Suburban Kentucky Cincinnati 513-872-6000 St. Elizabeth Medical Center Ohio Osteopathic Association www.ooanet.org www.shrinershq.org 401 E. 20th Street Covington 859-292-4000 Ohio State Chiropractic Association The University Hospital www.stelizabeth.com www.oscachiro.org 234 Goodman Street Ohio Veterinary Medical Association Cincinnati 513-584-1000 St. Elizabeth Medical Center www.ohiovma.org www.health-alliance.com One Medical Village Drive Edgewood 859-301-2000 University of Cincinnati • Suburban Ohio Academic Health Center www.stelizabeth.com http://medcenter.uc.edu Brown County Regional HealthCARE Brown County General Hospital St. Elizabeth Medical Center 425 Home Street 238 Barnes Road Georgetown 937-378-7500 Williamstown 859-824-8240 www.browncountygeneralhospital.org www.stelizabeth.com
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Harrison Memorial Hospital • Kentucky Facilities 1210 KY Highway 36 E Ft. Thomas VA Campus Cynthiana 859-234-2300 1000 S. Fort Thomas Avenue Physician Referrals www.harrisonmemhosp.com Ft. Thomas 859-572-6202 Brown County Regional HealthCARE www.va.gov 937-378-7510 Highland District Hospital www.browncountygeneralhospital.org 1275 North High Street Lexington VA Medical Center Hillsboro 937-393-6100 1101 Veterans Drive Cincinnati Children’s Hospital www.hdh.org Lexington 859-233-4511 513-636-4724 www.va.gov www.cincinnatichildrens.org St. Luke Hospital East Clinton Memorial Hospital 85 North Grand Avenue Bellevue CBOC Ft. Thomas 859-572-3100 937-383-3627 Community Based Outpatient Clinic 800-800-6612 www.health-alliance.com 103 Landmark Drive www.cmhregional.com Bellevue 859-392-3840 St. Luke Hospital West www.va.gov Fort Hamilton Hospital 7380 Turfway Road Parent Facility: Cincinnati VA Medical Center 888-749-DRDR Florence 859-212-5200 www.health-alliance.com www.health-alliance.com Florence Clinic Highland District Hospital 7711 Ewing • Suburban Indiana 866-393-6100 Florence 859-282-4480 Dearborn County Hospital www.hdh.org 600 Wilson Creek Road www.va.gov Lawrenceburg 812-537-1010 Parent Facility: Cincinnati VA Medical Center Jewish Hospital 888-749-DRDR www.dch.org • Indiana Facilities www.health-alliance.com Veterans Healthcare Dearborn County CBOC Mercy Health Partners Community Based Outpatient Clinic • Ohio Facilities Online Directory Only VA Healthcare System of Ohio 355 Eads Parkway www.ehealthconnection.com 11500 Northlake Drive Lawrenceburg 812-539-2313 Cincinnati 513-247-4621 www.va.gov Middletown Regional Hospital www.visn10.med.va.gov Parent Facility: Cincinnati VA Medical Center 866-608-FIND www.middletownhospital.org Cincinnati VA Medical Center Lawrenceburg CBOC St. Elizabeth Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Community Based Outpatient Clinic 859-292-4444 Cincinnati 513-861-3100 710 W. Eads Parkway www.stelizabeth.com www.visn10.med.va.gov Lawrenceburg 812-539-2313 www.va.gov St. Luke Hospitals Dayton VA Medical Center Parent Facility: Cincinnati VA Medical Center 888-749-DRDR 4100 W. Third Street www.health-alliance.com Dayton 937-266-6511 www.visn10.med.va.gov Shriner’s Hospital Cincinnati 800-237-5055 Clermont County Community Based www.shrinershq.org Outpatient Clinic 4355 Ferguson Drive UC Physicians University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati 859-392-3853 513-475-8263 www.visn10.med.va.gov 513-475-8000 www.ucphysicians.com Middletown Community Based Outpatient Clinic The University Hospital 675 S. University Boulevard 888-749-DRDR Middletown 513-423-8387 www.health-alliance.com www.visn10.med.va.gov
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Specialized Facilities The Heart Center Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center The University Hospital 3333 Burnet Avenue 234 Goodman Street Cincinnati 513-636-4432 Cincinnati 513-584-3200 www.cincinnatichildrens.org www.health-alliance.com The Heart Hospital at Mercy Fairfield CMH Home Care Services Mercy Hospital Fairfield Clinton Memorial Hospital 3000 Mack Road Locations Vary Fairfield 513-870-7000 Wilmington 937-382-6611 www.ehealthconnection.com
Crossroads Hospice Hospice of Cincinnati 9912 Carver Drive 4310 Cooper Road Blue Ash 513-793-5070 Cincinnati 513-891-7700 www.crossroadshospice.com www.hospiceofcincinnati.org
The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati Hoxworth Blood Center 3333 Burnet Avenue UC Academic Health Center Cincinnati 513-636-9608 3130 Highland Ave 888-FETAL59 Cincinnati 513-558-1200 www.fetalcarecenter.org 800-265-1515 www.hoxworth.org HealthSouth Diagnostic Center of Montgomery Joint Replacement Center Mercy Franciscan Medi-Center at Harrison 10615 Montgomery Road The University Hospital 10450 New Haven Road Cincinnati 513-936-8082 234 Goodman Street Harrison 513-367-2222 www.healthsouth.com Cincinnati 513-584-1000 www.ehealthconnection.com www.health-alliance.com HealthSouth Hand & Rehabilitation The Neuroscience Institute Center of Dayton Mercy Center for Health and Wellness University Hospital 5335 Far Hills Avenue 3050 Mack Road 234 Goodman Street Dayton 937-435-4004 Fairfield 513-870-7878 Cincinnati 888-797-4TNI www.healthsouth.com www.ehealthconnection.com www.leadingtheadvance.com
Pediatric Liver Care Center Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati 513-636-4955 www.cincinnatichildrens.org
StarShine Hospice Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue Cincinnati 513-636-4663 www.cincinnatichildrens.org
VistaCare Hospice 25 Whitney Drive Milford 513-831-5800 866-840-3024 www.vistacare.com
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rom one of the nation’s finest theme parks Coney Island to a nationally renowned zoo, interactive 6201 Kellogg Avenue museums, and a host of outdoor activities, Cincinnati, OH 513-232-8230 Ffamilies can look forward to a virtually endless www.coneyislandpark.com variety of memorable experiences. Many of the local attractions are as whimsical and entertaining GameWorks as the kids themselves. Newcomers will soon find Newport on the Levee that families and Greater Cincinnati go together One Levee Way like ice cream and giggles. Newport, KY 859-581-7529 www.gameworks.com Amusements BB Riverboats Great American Ball Park 101 Riverboat Row 100 Main Street Newport, KY 859-261-8500 Cincinnati, OH 513-765-7000 www.bbriverboats.com www.reds.com
The Beach Waterpark Green Acres Canoe & Kayak Rental 2590 Water Park Drive 10465 Suspension Bridge Road Mason, OH 513-398-SWIM Harrison, OH 513-353-4770 www.thebeachwaterpark.com www.greenacrescanoe.com
Celebration Riverboats Halloween Campout 848 Elm Street East Fork State Park Ludlow, KY 513-931-6752 Bethel, OH 513-734-4323 Toll free 877-651-6752 www.ohiodnr.com/parks www.celebrationriverboats.com Kings Mills General Store Cincinnati Railway & Christmas Shop 198 S. Broadway 5687 Columbia Road
Parents in the Greater Cincinnati area Lebanon, OH 513-933-8022 Kings Mills, OH 800-327-5639 can always have an exciting and enthusiastic www.cincinnatirailway.com www.kingschristmas.com answer to the question, “What are we going to do today?” Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum Lazer Kraze 100 Main Street 3187 Western Row Cincinnati, OH 513-765-7576 Maineville, OH 513-339-1030 www.reds.com www.lazerkraze.com
23 Greater Cincinnati {Family Adventures}
Loveland Castle Boonshoft Museum of Discovery 12025 Shore Drive 2600 DeWeese Parkway Loveland, OH 513-683-4686 Dayton, OH 937-275-7431 Internet Exploration www.lovelandcastle.com www.boonshoftmuseum.org Active Parenting Publishers www.activeparenting.com MainStrasse Village Caldwell Nature Center 406 West 6th Street 430 W. North Bend Road Covington, KY 859-491-0458 Cincinnati, OH 513-761-4313 Backyard Ice Skating Rink Kit www.nkyvillage.com www.cinci-parks.org www.instanticerink.com
Newport on the Levee Cincinnati Museum of Natural National Parenting Center One Levee Way History and Science www.tnpc.com Newport, KY 866-LEVEEKY 1301 Western Avenue www.newportonthelevee.com Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Garfield Island Toll free 800-733-2077 www.garfieldisland.com Ohio Renaissance Festival www.cincymuseum.org Renaissance Park Healthy Kids Challenge 317 Brimstone Road Cincinnati Nature Center www.healthykidschallenge.com Wilmington, OH 513-897-7000 4949 Tealtown Road www.renfestival.com Milford, OH 513-831-1711 www.cincynature.org Kid’s Domain Queen City Riverboats www.kidsdomain.com 303 O’Fallon Street Cincinnati Zoo and Dayton, OH 859-292-8687 Botanical Garden Kids Gardening www.queencityriverboats.com 3400 Vine Street www.kidsgardening.com Cincinnati, OH 513-281-4700 Paramount’s Kings Island Toll free 800-94-HIPPO Kids Voting Ohio 6300 Kings Island Drive www.cincyzoo.org www.kidsvotingohio.org Mason, OH 513-754-5700 Toll free 800-288-0808 Cinergy Children’s Museum Ohio Kids History Center www.paramountparks.com Cincinnati Museum Center www.ohiokids.org 1301 Western Avenue Purple People Bridge Climb Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000
Ohio Kids! One Levee Way Toll free 800-733-2077 Newport, KY 859-261-OVER www.cincymuseum.org www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/oks www.purplepeoplebridgeclimb.com Crooked Run Nature Preserve Ohio Teens! Tri-State Warbird Museum US 52 and State Route 222 www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/fal 4021 Borman Drive Chilo, OH 513-732-9733 Batavia, OH 513-735-4500 Toll free 800-796-4282 Time For Kids www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks www.timeforkids.com Science & Nature FOTOKids! Yahooligans Web Guide Avon Woods Nature Center Cincinnati Observatory Center www.yahooligans.com 4235 Paddock Road 3489 Observatory Place Cincinnati, OH 513-861-3435 Cincinnati, OH 513-321-5186 Youth Involvement Guide www.cinci-parks.org www.cincinnatiobservatory.org www.dosomething.org Boone County Arboretum at Central Park First Farm Inn 9190 Camp Ernst Road 2510 Stevens Road Union, KY 859-384-4999 Petersburg, KY 859-586-0199 www.bcarboretum.org www.firstfarminn.com
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Highfield Discovery Garden Science Camps Glenwood Gardens Edge of Appalachia Preserve System 10405 Springfield Pike Cincinnati Museum Center Woodlawn, OH 513-771-TREE Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Monkey Around at www.discoverygarden.org Toll free 800-733-2077 Cincinnati’s Famous Zoo www.cincymuseum.org The world famous Cincinnati Zoo & “Just for Kids” Fishing Day Botanical Garden was rated as the number Stonelick State Park Trailside Nature Center one attraction in Cincinnati and one of the 2895 Lake Drive Brookline Drive in Burnet Woods top five zoos in the nation by Zagat Survey. Pleasant Plain, OH 513-734-4323 Cincinnati, OH 513-751-3679 Parents will be thrilled to know that the www.ohiodnr.com/parks www.cinci-parks.org zoo has also been recognized by Child Magazine as one of the ten best zoos for Kelley Nature Preserve Wolff Planetarium kids. More than 1.2 million visitors flock to 297 Center Street 3075 Cliff Top Drive the award-winning exhibits and habitats at Milford, OH 513-732-2977 Cincinnati, OH 513-751-3679 www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks www.cinci-parks.org the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. More than 500 animal and 3,000 plant Krohn Conservatory Cultural Discoveries species are available for viewing, and the 1501 Eden Park Drive Ameliese Von Gettingen School of Ballet zoo sponsors a wealth of special programs Cincinnati, OH 513-421-5707 3744 Glenmore Avenue and activities throughout the year. The www.cinci-parks.org Cincinnati, OH 513-481-0092 zoo is internationally recognized for the www.balletclassic.com successful protection and propagation of La Comedia Dinner Theatre endangered animals and plants, engaging 765 West Central Avenue ArtReach Theatre Company in worldwide research and conservation Springboro, OH 937-746-4554 Taft Museum of Art projects worldwide. Don’t miss the number www.lacomedia.com 316 Pike Street one attraction in Greater Cincinatti! For Cincinnati, OH 513-241-0343 more information on hours and further LaBoiteaux Nature Center www.taftmuseum.org details on the many attractions waiting at 5400 Lanius Lane Cincinnati, OH 513-542-2909 Blue Ash Youth Symphony Orchestra the zoo and botanical garden, contact: www.cinci-parks.org Performance Venues Vary Blue Ash, OH 888-893-9378 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad www.bamso.org 3400 Vine Street 198 S. Broadway Cincinnati, OH 513-281-4700 Lebanon, OH 513-933-8022 Toll free 800-94-HIPPO www.lebanonrr.com www.cincyzoo.org
Newport Aquarium One Aquarium Way Newport, KY 859-261-7444 www.newportaquarium.com
Parky’s Farm 10037 Daly Road Cincinnati, OH 513-521-7275 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org
Robert D. Linder Family OMNIMAX Theater 1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 www.cincymuseum.org
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Children’s Summer Camp Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra Bi-Okoto African Drum & Dance Theatre Performance Venues Vary 2511 Essex Place Cincinnati, OH 513-744-3333 Cincinnati, OH 513-221-6112 www.cincinnatisymphony.org www.bi-okoto.com Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Covedale Center for the Performing Arts The Taft Theatre 4990 Glenway Avenue 317 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-241-6550 Cincinnati, OH 513-569-8080 www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Madcap Puppets www.thechildrenstheatre.com Performance Venues Vary Enjoy the Arts & START Cincinnati, OH 513-921-5965 Children’s Theatre of Mason Programs/Venues Vary Toll free 866-921-5965 308 West Main Street Cincinnati, OH 513-621-4700 www.madcappuppets.com Mason, OH 513-398-0116 www.etastart.com www.childrenstheatreofmason.com Middletown Youth Symphony Families Create! Performance Venues Vary Chilo: Living and Working Taft Museum of Art Middletown, OH 513-422-0651 with the Ohio River 316 Pike Street www.middletownsymphony.com Ohio River Scenic Byway Cincinnati, OH 513-241-0343 US Highway 52, OH 513-876-9013 www.taftmuseum.org Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks Linton Music Hall Family & Kids Programming 1241 Elm Street Cincinnati Fire Museum Fitton Center for the Creative Arts Cincinnati, OH 513-381-6868 315 W. Court Street 101 South Monument Avenue www.lintonmusic.org Cincinnati, OH 513-621-5553 Hamilton, OH 513-863-8873 www.cincyfiremuseum.com www.fittoncenter.org Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road Cincinnati Museum Center Lollypop Family Concerts Hamilton, OH 513-887-9514 at Union Terminal Cincinnati Music Hall www.pyramidhill.org 1301 Western Avenue 1241 Elm Street Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Cincinnati, OH 513-381-3300 Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series www.cincymuseum.org www.cincinnatisymphony.org Rosenthal Plaza Cincinnati, OH 513-421-3888 www.cincyplay.com
Riverbend Music Center 6250 Kellogg Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-232-5882 www.riverbend-music.com
Showboat Majestic 435 E. Mehring Way Cincinnati, OH 513-241-6550 www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com
The UnMuseum Sara M. & Patricia A. Vance Education Center Contemporary Arts Center 44 East Sixth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-345-8400 www.contemporaryartscenter.org
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ailed as one of the five leading arts Cincinnati Memorial Hall destinations in the nation, Cincinnati 1225 Elm Street anchors a region filled with elegant Cincinnati, OH 513-744-3344 Hvenues, first-class performing arts organizations, www.cincinnatiarts.org acclaimed art museums, and fine galleries. Whether your passion is Bach or ballet, the annual Cincinnati Music Hall calendar is filled with exciting series and special & Springer Auditorium events. Even in the smaller cities and towns that 1241 Elm Street surround Cincinnati, lively community theater, Cincinnati, OH 513-744-3344 entertaining dinner theater, and local arts centers www.cincinnatiarts.org/venues/musichall encourage the development of emerging talent and the expression of creativity. Corbett Auditorium University of Cincinnati CCM Major Regional Venues College Conservatory of Music Aronoff Center for the Arts 2624 Clifton Avenue 650 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH 513-556-4183 Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 www.ccm.uc.edu www.cincinnatiarts.org Covedale Center for the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati Performing Arts 1515 Linn Street 4990 Glenway Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-381-0645 Cincinnati, OH 513-241-6550 www.artsconsortiumcincy.org www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com
African American Museum Fifth Third Bank Theater Arts Consortium of Cincinnati Aronoff Center for the Arts 1515 Linn Street 650 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH 513-381-0645 Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 www.artsconsortiumcincy.org Elegant halls and theaters combine with www.cincinnatiarts.org intimate venues to showcase the region’s exceptional lineup of talent The Carnegie Visual + Fitton Center for the and host national and international stars. Performing Arts Center Creative Arts 1028 Scott Boulevard 101 South Monument Avenue Covington, KY 859-491-2030 Hamilton, OH 513-863-8873 www.thecarnegie.com www.fittoncenter.org
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Greaves Concert Hall Showboat Majestic Cincinnati Black Theatre Company Northern Kentucky University 435 E. Mehring Way Cincinnati, OH 513-241-6060 Highland Heights, KY 859-572-6399 Cincinnati, OH 513-241-6550 www.cincyblacktheatre.com www.nku.edu/~music www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com Cincinnati Music Theatre Jarson-Kaplan Theater Taft Theatre Aronoff Center Aronoff Center for the Arts 317 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-621-ARTS 650 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH 513-721-8883 www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 www.taftevents.com www.cincinnatiarts.org Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival Thompson Shelterhouse Cincinnati, OH 513-381-BARD Madison Theater & Robert S. Marx Theatre www.cincyshakes.com 730 Madison Avenue Playhouse in the Park Covington, KY 859-491-2444 962 Mt. Adams Circle Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati www.madisontheateronline.com Cincinnati, OH 513-421-3888 Cincinnati, OH 513-421-3555 Toll free 800-582-3208 www.cincyetc.com Monmouth Theatre www.cincyplay.com 636 Monmouth Street Falcon Theatre Newport, KY 859-655-9140 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH 513-479-6783 www.monmouththeatre.com 100 Broadway www.falcontheater.net Cincinnati, OH 513-421-4111 Oscar F. Boyd Cultural Arts Center Human Race Theatre Company www.usbankarena.com Hugh G. Heiland Theatre Dayton, OH 937-461-3823
Wilmington, OH 937-382-6661 Theatre www.humanracetheatre.org 800-341-9318 The Beechmont Players www.wilmington.edu Know Theatre Tribe Cincinnati, OH 513-682-9090 Cincinnati, OH 513-300-KNOW www.beechmontplayers.com Procter & Gamble Hall www.knowtheatre.com Aronoff Center for the Arts Bi-Okoto African Drum 650 Walnut Street Lebanon Theatre Company & Dance Theatre Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 Lebanon, OH 513-228-0932 Cincinnati, OH 513-221-6112 www.cincinnatiarts.org www.ltco.ws www.bi-okoto.com
Riverbend Music Center Mad Anthony Theatre Company Broadway in Cincinnati 6250 Kellogg Avenue Fitton Center for the Creative Arts Aronoff Center Cincinnati, OH 513-232-5882 Hamilton, OH 513-863-8873 Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 www.riverbend-music.com www.fittoncenter.org www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
Mariemont Players Brookville Community Theatre Walton Creek Theater Brookville, OH 937-833-6790 Cincinnati, OH 513-684-1236 www.brookvillecommunitytheatre.com www.mariemontplayers.com
Celebrity Theatre NKU Theatre Fairfield Community Arts Center Northern Kentucky University-Corbett Theater Fairfield, OH 513-867-5348 Highland Heights, KY 859-572-5464 www.celebritytheatre.org www.nku.edu/~theatre
Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Otto M. Budig Theatre Taft Theatre The Carnegie Cincinnati, OH 513-569-8080 Covington, KY 859-957-1940 www.taftevents.com www.thecarnegie.com
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Ovation Theatre Company CSO Chamber Players Cincinnati, OH 513-621-ARTS Memorial Hall www.cincinnatiovation.com Cincinnati, OH 513-621-1919 www.cincinnatisymphony.org Playhouse in the Park Cincinnati, OH 513-421-3888 Dance Programs www.cincyplay.com Fairfield Community Arts Center Fairfield, OH 513-867-5348 Playhouse South www.fairfield-city.org/parks Historic Baum Opera House Miamisburg, OH 888-262-3792 Encore Linton! www.playhousesouth.org Congregation Ohav Shalom Music & Dance Montgomery, OH 513-381-6868 The Rising Phoenix Ballet Tech Ohio Performing Arts www.lintonmusic.org Theatre Company Association Temple Arts Center Maineville, OH 513-683-6860 Hamilton Fairfield Chorale Middletown, OH 513-705-4131 www.ballettechohiopaa.org Hamilton, OH 513-895-5151 www.therisingphoenix.com www.hfso.org Blue Ash/Montgomery The Rivertown Players Symphony Orchestra Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Lawrenceburg, IN 513-564-8736 Blue Ash, OH 513-232-0949 Hamilton, OH 513-895-5151 www.bamso.org 24-Hour Hotline 812-532-3078 www.hfso.org www.rivertownplayers.org Cincinnati Ballet Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati, OH 513-621-5282 Showbiz Players Covington, KY 859-431-6216 www.cincinnatiballet.com Xavier University www.kyso.org Gallagher Student Center Theatre Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra Cincinnati, OH 513-385-9441 Linton Chamber Music Cincinnati, OH 513-723-1182 www.showbizplayers.com Linton Music Hall www.cincychamberorch.com Cincinnati, OH 513-381-6868 Sunset Players www.lintonmusic.org Cincinnati Music Theatre Dunham Recreation Center Cincinnati, OH 513-621-ARTS Cincinnati, OH 513-588-4988 Middletown Symphony www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org www.sunsetplayers.org Orchestra Middletown, OH 513-424-2426 Cincinnati Opera Tri-County Players www.middletownsymphony.com Corbett Opera Center at Music Hall Cincinnati State University Cincinnati, OH 513-241-2742 Reading Road Middletown Youth Symphony www.cincinnatiopera.org Evandale, OH 513-471-2030 Middletown, OH 513-422-0651 www.tricountyplayers.org Cincinnati Pops Orchestra www.middletownsymphony.com Cincinnati, OH 513-621-1919 The Village Players of Ft. Thomas www.cincinnatisymphony.org Monmouth Theatre Eight North Ft. Thomas Avenue Newport, KY 859-655-9140 Fort Thomas, KY 859-781-3583 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra www.monmouththeatre.com www.the-village-players.com Cincinnati, OH 513-621-1919 www.cincinnatisymphony.org Northern Kentucky University Wyoming Players Musical & Vocal Ensembles Wyoming Civic Center Contemporary Dance Theatre Greaves Concert Hall One Worthington Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-591-1222 Northern Kentucky University Wyoming, OH 513-588-4910 Ticket Sales 513-621-2787 Highland Heights, KY 859-572-6399 www.wyomingplayers.org www.cdt-dance.org www.nku.edu/~music
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The Rivertown Chorus DAAP Galleries Lawrenceburg, IN 513-564-8736 University of Cincinnati - Fine Arts Collection 24-Hour Hotline 812-532-3078 Cincinnati, OH 513-556-2839 www.rivertownplayers.org www.daap.uc.edu/gallery
Starling Chamber Orchestra Fairfield Community Arts Center Cincinnati, OH 513-421-4404 Fairfield, OH 513-867-5348 www.starling.org www.fairfield-city.org/parks
University of Cincinnati CCM Fitton Center for the Creative Arts College Conservatory of Music Hamilton, OH 513-863-8873 CMM Village, Corey Boulevard www.fittoncenter.org Cincinnati, OH 513-556-4183 www.ccm.uc.edu The Galleries The Carnegie Visual + Performing Arts Center Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati Covington, KY 859-491-2030 Cincinnati, OH 513-559-0000 Behringer-Crawford Museum www.thecarnegie.com www.vaecincinnati.org Covington, KY 859-491-4003 www.bcmuseum.org Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Visual Arts Drawing Center Alice F. & Harris K. Weston Art Gallery The Carnegie Galleries East Walnut Hills Aronoff Center for the Arts Carnegie Visual + Performing Arts Center Cincinnati, OH 513-861-3638 Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 Covington, KY 859-491-2030 www.manifestgallery.org www.cincinnatiarts.org www.thecarnegie.com Pendleton Art Center ArtWorks Cincinnati Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH 513-559-3958 Cincinnati, OH 513-333-0388 Cincinnati, OH 513-639-2984 www.pendletonartcenter.com www.artworkscincinnati.org www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum Artisan Center at Maple Creek Contemporary Arts Center Hamilton, OH 513-887-9514 Moscow, OH 513-876-0081 Cincinnati, OH 513-345-8400 www.pyramidhill.org www.maplecreekart.com www.contemporaryartscenter.org Reed & Edwards Galleries Baker-Hunt Art & Cultural Center Covington Arts District Aronoff Center for the Arts Covington, KY 859-431-0020 Covington, OH 859-292-2166 Cincinnati, OH 513-721-3344 www.bakerhunt.com www.covingtonarts.com www.cincinnatiarts.org
Taft Museum of Art Cincinnati, OH 513-241-0343 www.taftmuseum.org
William L. Mallory Sr. Gallery Arts Consortium of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 513-381-0645 www.artsconsortiumcincy.org
Women’s Art Gallery YWCA Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 513-241-7090 www.ywcacincinnati.org
30 Greater Cincinnati s p o r t s & r e c r e a t i o n
vid sports fans who live in communities US Bank Arena throughout Greater Cincinnati can look 100 Broadway forward to seasonal excitement with Cincinnati, OH 513-421-4111 Aprofessional and collegiate sports action as well www.usbankarena.com as scenic terrain for outdoor adventures. • Professional Sports Spectator Sports Cincinnati Bengals • Major Venues NFL Football Champion Window Field Games: Paul Brown Stadium 7950 Freedom Way Cincinnati, OH 513-621-3550 Florence, KY 859-594-4487 www.bengals.com www.florencefreedom.com Cincinnati Dockers Cintas Center Arena MAAFL Australian Rules Football Xavier University Games: Point Pleasant Park Cincinnati, OH 513-745-3900 Fairfield, OH 513-867-5348 www.cintascenter.com www.cincinnatidockers.com
Great American Ball Park Cincinnati Excite 100 Main Street AISL Indoor Soccer Cincinnati, OH 513-765-7000 Games: Tri-County Sportsplex www.reds.com 530 Northland Boulevard Cincinnati, OH 513-648-9248 Lindner Family Tennis Center www.cincinnati-excite.com 5460 Courseview Drive Mason, OH 513-651-0303 Cincinnati Kings www.cincytennis.com USL Soccer Games: XY University Soccer Field Paul Brown Stadium Xavier University One Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH 513-721-KING Throughout Greater Cincinnati, fitness centers and state-of-the-art Cincinnati, OH 513-455-4800 www.cincinnatikings.com sports venues cater to the needs of www.bengals.com residents of all ages. Cincinnati Ladyhawks Tri-County Sportsplex USL Women’s Soccer 530 Northland Boulevard Games: Lakota West High School Cincinnati 513-874-6451 Cincinnati, OH 513-722-KICK www.cincinnati-excite.com www.ladyhawks.com
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Cincinnati Marshals NIFL Indoor Football Games: US Bank Arena GOLFING The following list offers a sample of the golf courses that are available in the Greater Cincinnati region. Cincinnati, OH 513-381-TURF For a more complete listing of public and private courses, consult the Internet directories. Toll free 877-381-8873 www.cincinnatimarshals.com Ohio Courses Aston Oaks Golf Club Cincinnati, OH 513-467-0070 www.astonoaks.com Avon Field Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-281-0322 www.cincygolf.org Cincinnati Reds Beech Creek Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-522-8700 www.beechcreekgolf.com Blue Ash Golf Course Blue Ash, OH 513-686-1280 www.blueash.com/recreation Major League Baseball California Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-231-6513 www.cincygolf.org Games: Great American Ballpark Cedar Trace Golf Club Batavia, OH 513-625-4400 www.cedartracegolf.com Circling Hills Golf Course Harrison, OH 513-367-5858 www.circlinghills.com Cincinnati, OH 513-381-REDS Clearcreek Par 3 at TPC Franklin, OH 937-743-5588 www.tpcgolf.com Toll free 877-647-REDS Crooked Tree Golf Course Mason, OH 513-398-3933 www.crookedtree.com www.reds.com Deer Track Golf Course Goshen, OH 513-625-2500 www.deertrackgolfcourse.com Dunham Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-251-1157 www.cincygolf.org Friendly Meadows Golf Course Hamersville, OH 937-379-1050 www.friendlymeadowsgolf.com The Cyclones Glenview Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-771-1747 www.cincygolf.org Golden Tee at Tri-County Springdale, OH 513-771-6001 www.goldenteetri-county.com ECHL Hockey The Golf Center at Kings Island Mason, OH 513-398-7700 www.thegolfcenter.com Games: US Bank Arena The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills Batavia, OH 513-735-4653 www.stonelickhills.com Cincinnati, OH 513-421-PUCK The Golf Club at Yankee Trace Centerville, OH 937-438-GOLF www.yankeetrace.org Green Crest Golf Club Liberty Twp, OH 513-777-2090 www.greencrestgolf.com www.cycloneshockey.com Harmon Golf Club Lebanon, OH 513-934-3433 www.harmongolfclub.com Hartwell Recreation Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-821-9855 www.hartwellrec.com Heatherwoode Golf Club Springboro, OH 937-748-3222 www.heatherwoode.org Florence Freedom Hickory Woods Golf Course Loveland, OH 513-575-3900 www.hickorywoods.com Frontier League Baseball Hillview Golf Course Cleves, OH 513-574-6670 www.hillviewgolfcourse.com Hueston Woods Golf Course Oxford, OH 513-523-8081 www.home.earthlink.net/~hwgolf Games: Champion Window Field Indian Ridge Golf Course Oxford, OH 513-524-GOLF www.theindianridgegolfclub.com Freedom Way Lakewood Golf Course Georgetown, OH 937-378-4200 www.thelakewoodgolfcourse.com Florence, KY 859-594-4487 Legendary Run Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-753-1919 www.legendaryrungolf.com Little Miami Golf Center Cincinnati, OH 513-561-5650 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org www.florencefreedom.com Meadow Links & Golf Academy Cincinnati, OH 513-825-3701 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org Miami Whitewater Forest Golf Club Harrison, OH 513-367-4627 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org The Mill Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-825-3770 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org • Collegiate Sports The Mound Golf Course Miamisburg, OH 937-866-2211 www.moundgolf.com Miami University Neumann Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-574-1320 www.cincygolf.org The Redhawks Pebble Creek Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-385-4442 www.pebblecreekgc.com Pipestone Golf Club Miamisburg, OH 937-866-GOLF www.pipestonegolf.com 513-529-HAWK Reeves Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-321-2740 www.cincygolf.org 866-MUHAWKS Shaker Run Golf Club Lebanon, OH 513-727-0007 www.shakerrungolfclub.com Sharon Woods Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-769-4325 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org www.muredhawks.com Shawnee Lookout Golf Course North Bend, OH 513-941-0120 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org The South Trace at Fairfield Greens Fairfield, OH 513-858-7750 www.fairfieldgc.com Miami University Hamilton Stonelick Hills Golf Course Batavia, OH 513-735-GOLF www.stonelickhills.com The Vineyard Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-474-3007 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org The Harriers Woodland Golf Course Cincinnati, OH 513-451-4408 www.cincygolf.org 513-785-3112 www.muhharriers.com Kentucky and Indiana Courses AJ Jolly Golf Course Alexandria, KY 859-635-2106 www.ajjolly.com Boone Links Golf Course Florence, KY 859-371-7550 www.boonelinksgolfcourse.com Northern Kentucky University Brook Hill Golf Club Brookville, IN 765-647-4522 www.brookhillgc.com Buck Point Golf Club Liberty, IN 765-458-6800 www.buckpointgolf.com NKU Norse Devou Park Golf Course Covington, KY 859-431-8030 www.landrumgolf.com 859-572-5631 Fox Run Golf Course Independence, KY 859-371-3200 www.kentoncounty.org/golfcourse.html Grand Oak Golf Club West Harrison, IN 812-637-3943 www.grandoakgolfclub.net www.nku.edu/~athletics Greensburg Country Club Greensburg, IN 812-663-2229 www.greensburgcountryclub.com Hickory Sticks Golf Club California, KY 859-635-GOLF www.hickorysticks.com Ohio State University Hoosier Links Golf Course Milan, IN 812-654-2440 www.cincigolf.com/hoosierlinks.htm Lassing Pointe Golf Course Union, KY 859-384-2266 www.boonelinksgolfcourse.com The Buckeyes Liberty Country Club Liberty, IN 765-458-5664 www.libertycountryclub.com 800-GO-BUCKS The Links at Grand Victoria Casino Rising Sun, IN 800-GRAND-11 www.grandvictoria.com North Branch Golf Course Greensburg, IN 812-663-6062 www.northbranchgolf.com www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com Pioneer Golf Course Independence, KY 859-371-3200 www.kentoncounty.org/golfcourse.html Twin Oaks Golf & Plantation Club Covington, KY 859-581-2410 www.golfattwinoaks.com Ohio University The Willows Golf Course Independence, KY 859-371-3200 www.kentoncounty.org/golfcourse.html World of Sports Florence, KY 859-371-8255 www.landrumgolf.com The Bobcats 740-593-1000 www.ohiobobcats.com
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Purdue University Florence Speedway Queen City Racquet & Fitness Purdue Boilermakers Union, KY 859-493-0034 Cincinnati, OH 513-771-2835 800-497-7678 Track Contact 859-485-7591 www.queencityfitness.com www.purduesports.com www.florencespeedway.com Richard Petty Driving Experience University of Cincinnati Kentucky Speedway Sparta, KY 859-647-4309 UC Bearcats Sparta, KY 859-647-4309 www.kentuckyspeedway.com 877-CATSTIX www.kentuckyspeedway.com www.ucbearcats.com Skatetown USA Lawrenceburg Speedway West Chester, OH 513-874-9855 The University of Notre Dame Dearborn County Fairgrounds www.skatetownusa.us Fighting Irish Lawrenceburg, IN 859-581-8579 574-631-7356 www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com Super Bowl Bellewood www.und.com Newport, KY 859-781-1211 Lindner Family Tennis Center www.superbowlnky.com University of Southern Indiana Mason, OH 513-651-0303 Screaming Eagles www.cincytennis.com Super Bowl Erlanger 812-465-7165 Erlanger, KY 859-727-2000 www.usi.edu/sports The Mason Mini-Marathon www.superbowlnky.com Batavia, OH 513-752-9720 Xavier University www.masonmarathon.com Tri-County Sportsplex The Musketeers Cincinnati, OH 513-874-6451 513-745-3411 Mercy Heart Mini-Marathon www.cincinnati-excite.com www.goxavier.com Cincinnati, OH 513-281-4048 www.heartmini.org Tri-State Dragway Sporting Attractions Hamilton, OH 513-863-0562 The Beach Waterpark Northland Ice Skating www.tristatedragway.com Mason, OH 513-398-SWIM Cincinnati, OH 513-563-0001 www.thebeachwaterpark.com http://e-siteworks.com/northlandicerin Western & Southern Financial Group Master’s & Women’s Open Green Acres Canoe & Kayak Rental Ollie’s Skatepark Lindner Family Tennis Center Harrison, OH 513-353-4770 Florence, KY 859-525-9505 Mason, OH 513-651-0303 www.greenacrescanoe.com www.skateollies.com www.cincytennis.com/en
Purple People Bridge Climb Perfect North Slopes World of Sports Newport, KY 859-261-OVER Lawrenceburg, IN 812-537-3754 Florence, KY 859-371-8255 www.purplepeoplebridgeclimb.com www.perfectnorth.com www.landrumgolf.com
First Farm Inn Horseback Riding Petersburg, KY 859-586-0199 www.firstfarminn.com
Castle Skateland Loveland, OH 513-683-6666 www.castleskateland.com
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon Cincinnati, OH 513-721-PIGS www.flyingpigmarathon.com
Competition Go-Kart Racing Lawrenceburg, IN 812-539-4949 www.competitionracing.net
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incinnati is proud of its architectural Regional Museums Cincinnati Art Museum legacy, the many exceptional museums Alverta Green Museum 953 Eden Park Drive and historic sites, and the area’s active & Mason Historical Society Cincinnati, OH 513-639-2984 Crole in the Underground Railroad of the Civil 207 W. Church Street www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org War era. The Cincinnati Museum Center at Mason, OH 513-398-6750 Union Terminal offers an entire complex of www.historicalmason.homestead.com Cincinnati Fire Museum world-class museums that anchor a medley of 315 West Court Street historic attractions. Historic sites are remarkably American Classical Music Cincinnati, OH 513-621-5553 well preserved throughout the metropolitan Hall of Fame www.cincyfiremuseum.com region, where the past is celebrated and honored Four West 4th Street around every corner. Many of the annual events Cincinnati, OH 513-621-3263 Cincinnati History Museum in this region are rooted in cultural and historic www.americanclassicalmusic.org 1301 Western Avenue celebrations that have grown into cherished and Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 anticipated traditions. American Saddlebred Museum Toll free 800-733-2077 Kentucky Horse Park www.cincymuseum.org 4093 Iron Works Pike Lexington, KY 859-259-2746 Cincinnati Museum Center Internet Exploration www.asbmuseum.org at Union Terminal Indiana Genealogy 1301 Western Avenue www.ingenweb.org American Sign Museum Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 2515 Essex Avenue Toll free 800-733-2077 www.cincymuseum.org Indiana Historical Society Cincinnati, OH 513-421-2050 Toll free 800-925-1110 www.indianahistory.org www.signmuseum.com Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science Kentucky Genealogy Behringer-Crawford Museum 1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 www.kygenweb.net 1600 Montague Road Toll free 800-733-2077 Covington, KY www.cincymuseum.org 859-491-4003 Kentucky History www.bcmuseum.org http://history.ky.gov Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum 100 Main Street Betts House Research Center Cincinnati, OH 513-765-7576 Ohio Genealogical Society 416 Clark Street www.reds.com www.ogs.org Cincinnati, OH 513-651-0734 www.bettshouse.org Cinergy Children’s Museum Cincinnati Museum Center Ohio Historical Markers Boonshoft Museum of Discovery 1301 Western Avenue www.remarkableohio.org 2600 DeWeese Parkway Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Dayton, OH 937-275-7431 Toll free 800-733-2077 Ohio History Central www.boonshoftmuseum.org www.cincymuseum.org
www.ohiohistorycentral.org The Center for Holocaust Ford Resource Center & Humanity Education Heritage Village Museum Ohio Museums Association Hebrew Union College Sharon Woods Park www.ohiomuseums.org 3101 Clifton Avenue 11450 Lebanon Pike Cincinnati, OH 513-487-3055 Sharonville, OH 513-563-9484 www.holocaustandhumanity.org www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org
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German Heritage Museum Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park West Fork Park & Museum 4790 West Fork Road 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road Cincinnati, OH 513-598-5732 Hamilton, OH 513-887-9514 State/Federal Historic Sites www.gacl.org/museum.html www.pyramidhill.org Davis Nature Preserve Peebles, OH 614-265-6453 www.ohiohistory.org Heritage Village Museum Skirball Museum Cincinnati Sharon Woods Park Hebrew Union College Fort Ancient State Memorial 11450 Lebanon Pike 3101 Clifton Avenue Oregonia, OH 513-932-4421 Sharonville, OH 513-563-9484 Cincinnati, OH 513-221-1875 www.ohiohistory.org www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org www.huc.edu/museums Glendower State Memorial Lebanon, OH 513-932-1817 Hillforest Victorian House Museum Taft Museum of Art www.ohiohistory.org 215 Fifth Street 316 Pike Street Aurora, IN 812-926-0087 Cincinnati, OH 513-241-0343 Grant Birthplace www.hillforest.org www.taftmuseum.org New Richmond, OH 513-553-4911 www.ohiohistory.org John Hauck House Museum Tri-State Warbird Museum Sharon Woods Park 4021 Borman Drive Grant Boyhood Home Georgetown, OH 937-378-4222 11450 Lebanon Pike Batavia, OH 513-735-4500 www.ohiohistory.org Sharonville, OH 513-563-9484 www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org Grant Schoolhouse Union Terminal Georgetown, OH 937-378-4222 Kentucky Horse Park 1301 Western Avenue www.ohiohistory.org 4089 Iron Works Parkway Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Harriet Beecher Stowe House Lexington, KY 859-233-4303 Toll free 800-733-2077 Cincinnati, OH 513-751-0651 Toll free 800-678-8813 www.cincymuseum.org Alternative Contact 513-324-2218 www.kyhorsepark.com www.ohiohistory.org Warren County Historical The Museum at the Friends Home Society Museum Harrison Tomb Waynesville Area Heritage & Cultural Center 105 S. Broadway Cliff Road 115 Fourth Street Lebanon, OH 513-932-1817 North Bend, OH 614-297-2630 www.ohiohistory.org Waynesville, OH 513-897-1607 www.wchsmuseum.com www.friendshomemuseum.org Hillforest National Historic Landmark Historic Sites Aurora, IN 812-926-0087 Museum of Natural History & Science Betts House & Betts-Longworth www.hillforest.org 1301 Western Avenue Historic District Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 416 Clark Street Miamisburg Mound www.cincymuseum.org Cincinnati, OH 513-651-0734 Mount Avenue Miamisburg, OH 937-866-4532 www.bettshouse.org www.ohiohistory.org National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz Street Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village Rankin House Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 937-255-3286 3999 Pioneer Village Road Ripley Heritage www.wpafb.af.mil/museum Waynesville, OH 513-897-1120 Ripley, OH 937-392-1627 www.caesarscreekvillage.org 800-752-2705 www.ohiohistory.org National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Carnegie Hall William Howard Taft National Historic Site 50 East Freedom Way 14687 Main Street Cincinnati, OH 513-684-3262 Cincinnati, OH 513-333-7500 Moores Hill, IN 812-537-0814 www.nps.gov/wiho Toll free 877-648-4838 Toll free 800-322-8198 www.freedomcenter.org www.visitsoutheastindiana.com
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Chilo: Living and Working Great American Ball Park with the Ohio River 100 Main Street Ohio River Scenic Byway Cincinnati, OH 513-765-7000 US Highway 52, OH 513-876-9013 www.reds.com www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks Historic Aurora & Aurora City Building Cincinnati Railway 231 Main Street 198 S. Broadway Aurora, IN 812-926-1100 Lebanon, OH 513-933-8022 www.aurora.in.us www.cincinnatirailway.com Historic Baum Opera House Dinsmore Homestead 15 South First Street 5656 Burlington Pike Miamisburg, OH 888-262-3792 Belleview, KY 859-586-6117 www.playhousesouth.org www.dinsmorefarm.org Historic Waynesville Village First Frontier Waynesville, OH 513-897-8855 & Blue Jacket Drama www.waynesvilleohio.com Ohio’s Great Outdoor Play Xenia, OH 937-376-4358 Loveland Castle Ticket Sales 877-465-2583 12025 Shore Drive www.bluejacketdrama.com Loveland, OH 513-683-4686 www.lovelandcastle.com Guilford Covered Bridge Guilford Covered Bridge Park MainStrasse Village Guilford, IN 406 West 6th Street Miamisburg Mound Online Reference Covington, KY 859-491-0458 101 North First Street www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge www.nkyvillage.com Miamisburg, OH 937-866-4532 www.ohiohistory.org
Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption 1140 Madison Avenue Covington, KY 859-431-2060 www.covcathedral.com
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum 4521 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-681-PLAN www.springgrove.org
Springboro Historic District South Main Street Springboro, OH 937-748-0074 www.springboroohio.org
Sun Watch Indian Village & Archaeological Park 2301 W. River Road Dayton, OH 937-268-8199 www.sunwatch.org
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hoppers will discover a paradise of retail Florence Mall opportunities in Greater Cincinnati, from 2028 Florence Mall sprawling factory outlet complexes like Florence, KY 859-371-1231 SCincinnati Mills to the eclectic shops tucked away www.florencemall.com in charming historic districts like MainStrasse Village across the river in Northern Kentucky. Frontgate Catalog Outlet One-of-a-kind shops, antique dealers, galleries 8939 Union Centre Boulevard and studios, and open-air markets are just a few West Chester, OH 513-603-1444 of the delights that are scattered throughout the www.frontgate.com region. For a step back in time, visit the general store in a small but friendly towns. Kenwood Towne Centre 7875 Montgomery Road Major Malls & Centers Cincinnati, OH 513-745-9100 Anderson Towne Center www.kenwoodtownecentre.com 7500 Beechmont Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-232-3438 Newport on the Levee One Levee Way Cincinnati Mills Newport, KY 866-538-3359 600 Cincinnati Mills Drive www.newportonthelevee.com Cincinnati, OH 513-671-2929 www.cincinnatimills.com Northgate Mall 9501 Colerain Avenue The Dayton Mall Cincinnati, OH 513-385-5600 2700 Miamisburg-Centerville Road www.mynorthgatemall.com Dayton, OH 937-433-0957 www.daytonmall.net Prime Outlets Jeffersonville 8000 Factory Shops Boulevard Deerfield Towne Center Jeffersonville, OH 740-948-9090 Irwin Simpson Road Toll free 800-746-7644
Greater Cincinnati is a retail paradise, Mason, OH 513-770-0273 www.primeoutlets.com pleasing bargain hunters, serious www.shopdeerfieldtownecenter.com shoppers, and those who love to browse or Rookwood Commons window shop hour after hour. Eastgate Mall & Pavilion 4601 Eastgate Boulevard 2699 Edmondson Road Cincinnati, OH 513-752-2290 Cincinnati, OH 513-241-5800 www.shopeastgate-mall.com www.shoprookwood.com
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Districts & Markets Main Street Aurora Boone County Farmers Market 231 Main Street 6028 Camp Ernst Road Aurora, IN 812-926-1100 Internet Exploration Burlington, KY 859-586-6101 www.aurora.in.us/shopping.htm http://ces.ca.uky.edu/boone Amazon MainStrasse Village www.amazon.com Caesar Creek Flea Market West Sixth Street Route 73 & I-71 Exit 45 Covington, KY 859-743-1003 Amish Heartland Wilmington, OH 937-382-1669 www.nkyvillage.com www.amish-heartland.com www.caesarcreek.com National City Second Street Public Market eBay Auctions The Cannery Five Rivers Metroparks www.ebay.com East 3rd & Wayne Avenue 600 East Second Street Dayton, OH 937-222-3060 Dayton, OH 937-275-PARKS Farmers Markets Directory www.cannerydayton.com www.2ndstreetpublicmarket.com www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets Downtown Cincinnati Richwood Flea Market Fashion Mall Mall/Shop Locations Vary Route 25 Cincinnati, OH 513-421-4440 www.fashionmall.com Richwood, KY 859-371-5800 www.gototown.com www.richwoodfleamarket.com
Fruit Stands Directory Findlay Market Saks Fifth Avenue www.fruitstands.com Race & Green Streets Cincinnati Downtown District Cincinnati, OH 513-665-4839 101 West Fifth Street Ohio Farmers Markets www.findlaymarket.org Cincinnati, OH 513-421-6800 www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/ www.saksfifthavenue.com states/ohio.htm Historic O’Bryonville District & Ten Thousand Villages Shoppes at Carew Tower Ohio Kids Discount Card 2011 Madison Road Cincinnati Downtown District Family Discount Shopping Cincinnati, OH 513-871-5840 28 West Fourth Street www.ohiokidscard.org www.obryonville.com Cincinnati, OH 513-241-7700 www.towerplace.com Jungle Jim’s International Market Ohio Wine Trails 5440 Dixie Highway Tailgate Farmers Markets www.myohiowine.com Fairfield, OH 513-674-6000 Nativity Church www.junglejims.com Cincinnati, OH 859-491-6140 Order Flowers Online Northminster Presbyterian Church www.1800flowers.com Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery Cincinnati, OH 859-491-6140 904 Hamburg Street St. Judes Church Ripley, OH 937-392-6077 Cincinnati, OH 859-491-6140 www.kinkeadridge.com Saint Theresa’s Church Newport, KY 859-491-6140 Lebanon Downtown District Tower Place Mall Mulberry Street TJ Maxx 28 West Fourth Street Lebanon, OH 513-932-1100 18 West Fourth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-241-7700 www.lebanonchamber.org Cincinnati, OH 513-621-0065 www.towerplace.com www.tjmaxx.com Macy’s at Fountain Place Tri-County Mall Cincinnati Downtown District Valley Vineyards 11700 Princeton Pike 505 Vine Street 2276 East US & 3 Springdale, OH 513-671-0120 Cincinnati, OH 513-361-4200 Morrow, OH 513-899-2485 www.tricountymall.com www.macys.com www.valley-vineyards.com
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Waynesville Downtown District Greg’s Antiques Shoppes at the Old Mill Main Street 1400 Main Street 320 E. Sugartree Street Waynesville, OH 513-897-8855 Cincinnati, OH 513-241-5487 Wilmington, OH 937-655-8181 www.waynesvilleohio.com www.gregsantiques.com A Store to Explore Unique Destinations Irwin M. Krohn Observatory Gift Shop Cincinnati Museum Center The CAC Store Eden Park 1301 Western Avenue Contemporary Art Center 950 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 800-733-2077 44 East Sixth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-421-5707 www.cincymuseum.org Cincinnati, OH 513-345-8400 www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks www.contemporaryartscenter.org Tri-State Antique Market Kentucky Haus Craft Gallery Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds Chateau Pomije Winery 411 East 10th Street Lawrenceburg, IN 513-738-7256 25043 Jacob Road Newport, KY www.queencityshows.com/tristate Guilford, IN 812-623-8004 859-261-4287 /tristate.html Toll free 800-791-9463 www.kentuckyhaus.com www.cpwinery.com Wooden Nickel Antiques Lebanon Antique District 1410 Central Parkway Children’s Gift Shop Broadway & Mulberry Streets Cincinnati, OH 513-241-2985 Cinergy Children’s Museum Lebanon, OH 513-932-1100 Lebanon, OH 513-934-1296 Cincinnati Museum Center www.lebanonantiques.com www.woodennickelantiques.net 1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 800-733-2077 www.cincymuseum.org
Churchill’s Tea Room & Gift Shop 28 West Fourth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-421-1455 Toll free 866-511-1455 www.britishgiftsandthings.com
Cincinnati Art Museum Shop 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 513-639-2958 www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Cincinnati Zoo Gift Shops 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 513-281-4700 Toll free 800-94-HIPPO www.cincyzoo.org
Collector’s Gallery Cincinnati Museum Center 1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 800-733-2077 www.cincymuseum.org
The Earth Collectible Toy Mall 6095 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 513-731-8697 www.theearthtoymall.com
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he tri-state region encompassed within East Fork State Park Greater Cincinnati is dotted with open 3294 Elklick Road space and panoramic parks that provide Bethel 513-734-4323 Thiking and biking trails, campsites, shimmering Camping 866-644-6727 lakes, and wooded beauty. Several of the state www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks parks provide resort amenities and a vacation paradise setting. Deep green valleys, rolling hills, Great Seal State Park and wondrous rock outcroppings and formations 635 Rocky Road create a scenic backdrop for every imaginable Chillicothe 740-663-2125 outdoor adventure. Camping 866-644-6727 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Ohio State Parks Adams Lake State Park Hueston Woods State Park 14633 State Route 41 6301 Park Office Road West Union 740-858-6652 College Corner 513-523-6347 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Golf Course 513-523-8081 Campground 513-523-1060 Caesar Creek State Park www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks 8570 East State Route 73 Waynesville 513-897-3055 Jackson Lake State Park Camping 866-644-6727 35 Tommy Been Road www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Oak Hill 740-682-6197 Camping 866-644-6727 Cowan Lake State Park www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks 1750 Osborn Road Wilmington 937-382-1096 Lake White State Park Camping 866-644-6727 2767 State Route 551 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Waverly 740-947-4059 Camping 866-644-6727 Within the region’s cities and towns, Deer Creek State Park www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks local park and recreation departments offer sports 20635 Waterloo Road facilities and programs that ensure a healthy, active lifestyle. Mt. Sterling 740-869-3124 Little Miami State Park & Campground 740-869-3508 National Scenic River Golf Course 740-869-3088 8570 East State Route 73 Lake Conditions 740-869-2243 Waynesville 513-897-3055 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks
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Paint Creek State Park Kincaid Lake State Park 14265 U.S. Route 50 565 Kincaid Park Road Bainbridge 937-365-1401 Falmouth, KY 859-654-3531 Camping 866-644-6727 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks/kn www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks O’Bannon Woods State Park Pike Lake State Park 7240 Old Forest Road SW 1847 Pike Lake Road Corydon, IN 812-738-8232 Bainbridge 740- 493-2212 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks Camping 866-644-6727 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Patoka Lake State Reservoir Charlestown State Park 3084 North Dillard Road Rocky Fork State Park Charlestown, IN 812-256-5600 Birdseye, IN 812- 685-2464 9800 North Shore Drive http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks Hillsboro 937-393-4284 Camping 866-644-6727 Clifty Falls State Park Spring Mill State Park www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks 1501 Green Road 3333 State Road Madison, IN 812-273-8885 Mitchell, IN 812-849-4129 Scioto Trail State Park http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks 144 Lake Road Chillicothe 740-663-2125 Falls of the Ohio State Park Versailles State Park Camping 866-644-6727 201 W. Riverside Drive Versailles, IN 812-689-6424 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks Clarksville, IN 812-280-9970 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks www.fallsoftheohio.org Shawnee State Park Nature Centers & Preserves 4404 State Route 125 Hardy Lake State Reservoir Avon Woods Nature Center Portsmouth 740-858-6652 4171 E. Harrod Road 4235 Paddock Road Golf Course 740-858-6681 Scottsburg, IN 812-794-3800 Cincinnati, OH 513-861-3435 Campground 740-858-4561 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks
Stonelick State Park 2895 Lake Drive Pleasant Plain 513-734-4323 Camping 866-644-6727 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks
Sycamore State Park 4675 N. Diamond Mill Road Trotwood 513-523-6347 www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks
Indiana & Kentucky State Parks Big Bone Lick State Park 3380 Beaver Road Union, KY 859-384-3522 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks
Brown County State Park 1405 State Road 46 West Nashville, IN 812-988-6406 http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks
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Boone County Arboretum at Central Park Kelley Nature Preserve 9190 Camp Ernst Road 297 Center Street Union, KY 859-384-4999 Milford, OH 513-732-2977 Parks & Recreation Contacts National Park Service www.bcarboretum.org www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks Northeast Region 215-597-7013 Bracken Woods & Brodbeck Preserve Krohn Conservatory www.nps.gov 2472 Westwood N. Boulevard 1501 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 513-352-4080 Cincinnati, OH 513-421-5707 Ohio Department of Natural Resources State Parks & Resorts www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks 866-OHIOPARKS State Forests Caldwell Nature Center LaBoiteaux Nature Center 877-247-8733 430 W. North Bend Road 5400 Lanius Lane State Preserves Cincinnati, OH 513-761-4313 Cincinnati, OH 513-542-2909 614-265-6463 Scenic Rivers www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks 614-265-6814 www.dnr.state.oh.us California Woods Nature Center Miami Whitewater Forest 5400 Kellogg Avenue 9001 Mount Hope Road Indiana State Parks Cincinnati, OH 513-231-8678 Harrison, OH 513-367-4774 317-232-4200 Forestry Division www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks www.hamiltoncountyparks.org 317-232-4105 Lodge Reservations Cincinnati Nature Center Mount Airy Forest & Arboretum 877-LODGES1 4949 Tealtown Road 5100 Arboretum Road www.in.gov/dnr/parklake Milford, OH 513-831-1711 Cincinnati, OH 513-352-4080 Kentucky State Parks www.cincynature.org www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks 800-255-PARK http://parks.ky.gov Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary 3400 Vine Street Colerain Twp, OH 513-521-PARK City of Cincinnati Parks Cincinnati, OH 513-281-4700 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org Cincinnati, OH 513-352-4080 www.cincyzoo.org www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks Newport Aquarium Crooked Run Nature Preserve One Aquarium Way Clermont County Park District US 52 and State Route 222 Newport, KY 859-261-7444 Batavia, OH Chilo, OH 513-732-9733 www.newportaquarium.com 513-732-2977 www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks Toll free 800-796-4282 www.co.clermont.oh.us/parks Red Wolf Sanctuary & Raptor Hamilton County Park District Rehabilitation Center Cincinnati, OH Edge of Appalachia Preserve System Dillsboro, IN 812-667-5303 513-521-PARK www.hamiltoncountyparks.org Cincinnati Museum Center www.redwolf.org Cincinnati, OH 513-287-7000 Metro Parks of Butler County Toll free 800-733-2077 Trailside Nature Center Hamilton, OH www.cincymuseum.org Brookline Drive in Burnet Woods 513-867-5835 Cincinnati, OH 513-751-3679 877-PARKFUN www.butlercountymetroparks.org Hauck Botanic Garden www.cinci-parks.org 2625 Reading Road Warren County Park District Cincinnati, OH 513-352-4080 Withrow Nature Preserve Lebanon, OH www.cincinnati-oh.gov/parks Anderson Twp, OH 513-521-PARK 513-695-1109 www.hamiltoncountyparks.org Cincinnati 513-925-1109 Highfield Discovery Garden Franklin/Middletown Glenwood Gardens Wolff Planetarium 513-261-1109 10405 Springfield Pike 3075 Cliff Top Drive www.co.warren.oh.us/parks Woodlawn, OH 513-771-TREE Cincinnati, OH 513-751-3679 www.discoverygarden.org www.cinci-parks.org
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early topping the list of America’s Services undergraduate, graduate, and even professional Most Livable Large Cities, Cincinnati Newcomers to Cincinnati will be impressed studies. Parents can choose from a number of is brimming over with surprises— by the caliber of educational and healthcare private school options that integrate religious Nfrom sweeping revitalization to the nation’s services and facilities, from acclaimed teaching values or simply offer innovative or challenging largest investment in riverfront development. hospitals and research centers to highly respected academic environments. Students of all ages Newcomers to Cincinnati will discover a world of colleges and universities. Efficient healthcare can access institutions of higher education from positive transformation, solid Midwestern values, organizations like Health Alliance manage a career institutes to major universities and highly reverence for the past, and the charm of quaint strong network of hospitals and medical centers. respected private colleges. and historic neighborhoods. The city’s harmony Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, of contrasts creates a unique vitality for the entire Christ Hospital, The University Hospital, Good The two-year institution of Cincinnati State region, combining Fortune 500 companies with Samaritan Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, Technical and Community College provides a world-class cultural attractions, professional and the Shriner’s Hospital for children are all wealth of affordable options for degree-seeking sports action, and popular entertainment centers. located in Cincinnati. Emergency and walk-in students and continuing education. Specialized The most unique aspect of Cincinnati’s balancing medical centers, family practice clinics, long- training is available at institutes like the Art act is the blend of cosmopolitan sophistication term care, home health care, skilled nursing, and Academy of Cincinnati, the Art Institute of with the friendly spirit of a small town. Cincinnati specialty care units combine with a dedication to Cincinnati, the College of Art Advertising, the residents and planners share a pride in their city, promote healthy living and wellness. Southwestern College of Business, or the Institute a metropolis that climbs over wooded suburbs for Broadcast Education. As a highly respected and gentle hills to command spectacular views First-rate educational opportunities are available Ohio public research university, the University of the Ohio River. on every academic level from preschool through of Cincinnati is also distinguished as the city’s
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largest employer. Private institutions of higher class development projects along 40 acres of the world, an enviable cultural and arts scene, education include Antonelli College, Chatfield reclaimed riverfront have sparked the incredible wonderful museums and galleries, and scores College, College of Mount St. Joseph, Hebrew “renaissance on the river” to showcase lush parks, of other quality-of-life advantages have brought Union College, Union Institute & University, and fine homes, and sports stadiums. Many associate Cincinnati to a new pinnacle of recognition and Xavier University. the city with the famous Cincinnati Zoo and achievement. Add to the mix the area’s natural Botanical Garden, a treasure of conservation and beauty, historic charm, and strong traditions for a Lifestyle education and one of the nation’s top five zoos. winning formula that is energized by imagination Charles Dickens once called Cincinnati “one of yet firmly grounded in reality. The neighborhoods the most interesting cities in America,” while Today, Fortune Magazine praises Cincinnati as that are profiled in this guide represent a small Winston Churchill declared it our nation’s most one of the “Top 10 Places to Live and Work” sample of more than 50 distinctive residential beautiful inland city. The architectural grandeur in the nation. The city is assuming new leading areas within the city. that inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to roles as a high technology leader and incubator dub Cincinnati as the “Queen City of the West” for creative initiatives and resources. Offering an Bond Hill has been the cornerstone for sweeping renewal enviable quality of life, the city provides more Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 projects. Within the past decade, more than than 5,000 acres of parkland and green space that www.cincinnati-oh.gov $3 billion investment dollars have poured into ensure countless opportunities for relaxation and Chamber of Commerce urban core revitalization. A number of world- recreation. The fastest-growing major airport in 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com
To the south of the east-west Norwood Lateral or Route 562, the Bond Hill area provides easy access to the major thoroughfares of Interstates 71 and 75. The housing selection offers a pleasing mix of architectural styles that include classic Tudors in a wooded setting along with affordable one and two-family homes. Historic Victorian and Queen Anne homes add charm to this long- established area with its mature greenery. The Bond Hill Community Center provides a wealth of services and facilities for socialization and recreation. Downtown is just 10 minutes from home and the airport is 25 minutes away.
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Gaslight street lamps and elegant mansions are only two of the distinctive features that reflect Clifton’s colorful and rich history. This area represents one of the city’s first suburbs, the site chosen by wealthy industrialists who wanted to escape the downtown bustle. Today, this stately neighborhood features leading educational and healthcare institutions including the University of Cincinnati and Hebrew Union College. Lush parks, small shops, and fine restaurants add to the quality of life. The Esquire Theater on Ludlow is a popular landmark. Downtown Cincinnati is a 10-minute drive.
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College Hill Parkway provides a five-minute trip downtown Cincinnati City Hall for a convenient lifestyle in a distinctive area in 513-591-6000 close proximity to the best of Cincinnati. www.cincinnati-oh.gov Chamber of Commerce Covedale 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 www.cincinnati-oh.gov Taking its name from the two colleges that were Chamber of Commerce once located in the area, College Hill began as a 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com prestigious residential community in the 1850s. Stately homes filled with unique character and Family-oriented Covedale hugs the border of convenient downtown living. Many singles and charm line tree-shaded streets. Beautiful Tudors, Delhi and Green townships just 15 minutes from young professional couples are making the move attractive ranches, and a high-rise condominium downtown. Tudors and older brick homes line toward the “center of the action.” The expanding are all part of the housing selection in College attractive residential streets, and properties have housing selection ranges from high-rise riverfront Hill. “The Avenue” is the area’s lively business maintained a strong value for decades. Highlights condominiums that command spectacular views district, featuring wonderful shops. Accessibility include quality schools, a golf course, an active to beautifully renovated apartments in historic to pubic transit, distinctive homes, and a spirit of community center, and the Covedale Center for buildings. Lovely contemporary townhouses, revitalization continue to attract newcomers. Performing Arts. This former movie house has luxurious new apartments, and warehouse-style lofts provide a kaleidoscope of lifestyle choices. Colubmai-Tusculum emerged in full glory as a cultural treasure and Cincinnati City Hall showcase for the arts. Home to Cincinnati Young The lifestyle in “city center” tends to be active, 513-591-6000 People’s Theatre, the center is also the winter since this district claims such a rich heritage of www.cincinnati-oh.gov home of Showboat Majestic. architectural grandeur and major developments. Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 Residents and visitors alike enjoy such premier www.cincinnatichamber.com Downtown District sites and venues as historic churches, celebrated Cincinnati City Hall landmarks, the Taft Museum of Art, the Lois 513-591-6000 The oldest community in Greater Cincinnati www.cincinnati-oh.gov & Richard Rosenthal Center for the Arts, and offers gracious, elegant Victorians and the natural Chamber of Commerce the recently introduced National Underground beauty of a hillside setting. Colubmai-Tusculum 513-579-3100 Railroad Freedom Center. www.cincinnatichamber.com is popular with those who appreciate renovation and architectural preservation. Newer homes in East End The lively central hub of Cincinnati is home to a variety of styles blend with Victorian “painted Cincinnati City Hall professional sports teams and venues, hundreds 513-591-6000 ladies.” A new town center complex complements of shops and restaurants, and opportunities for www.cincinnati-oh.gov interesting shops and cozy restaurants. Columbia Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com
The historic East End neighborhood situated just 10 minutes from downtown has experienced significant new construction. Beautiful older homes and charming historic properties blend with vibrant waterfront condominiums and luxury townhouses—many of which command breathtaking river views. The East End is a true hands-on community that serves as a model for cooperative planning and draws enthusiastic participation in matters of zoning, services, and the school system. The community center features first-rate recreational facilities and programs, and lush parks grace the area with green space. Several neighborhood plazas are close to home but major malls are only minutes away. The airport is a 30-minute drive from the East End.
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The Evendale area blends wonderful residential Another area at the dawning of revival, Kennedy Known as Mount Ida until 1843, this beautiful neighborhoods with sections of brisk business Heights is justly proud of its cornerstone Kennedy hillside neighborhood of Cincinnati began as and commerce. The daytime population of this Heights Arts Center. This wonderful cultural a vineyard. The area was renamed to honor area climbs by nearly 11,000 as employees arrive resource was established through the vision, former United States president John Quincy at their jobs in Evendale. General Electric is an planning, and hard work of local residents and Adams, who actually spoke at the dedication of especially powerful presence in this section of the civic leaders who wanted to enhance the life of a new observatory. In recent years, this area has city, and a pleasing variety of middle to upper- those in the surrounding area through the arts. emerged as an artsy, trendy neighborhood that is class housing has sprung up to accommodate the Performance studios combine with indoor and brimming over with its own sense of style and needs of mangers and executives. Exceptional outdoor gallery spaces and a variety of classes charm. Unique clusters of specialty shops, art school districts, a beautiful community swimming and workshops to meet a variety of needs. The and antique stores, nightspots, and restaurants pool, a 20-minute drive to downtown attractions, housing options include neat brick-style homes harmonize with the grandeur of century-old and close proximity to major shopping malls from New England Cape Cods to English Tudors restored homes. The buildings in this area are make Evendale a desirable community. This area and a variety of newer construction that appeals to distinctive in style, with a tendency toward “high is home to St. Rita School for the Deaf and draws a wide cross-section of home buyers. In addition and narrow” construction that conforms to the enthusiastic crowds to the annual St. Rita Fest. to lush local parks, this area offers quick access hillside contours and preserves the panoramic to spectator sports venues, major shopping malls, riverfront views. Residents enjoy easy access to Hyde Park and superior freeway connections. Downtown is beautiful Eden Park, home to the Cincinnati Art Cincinnati City Hall a 20-minute drive from home and the airport is Museum, Krohn Conservatory, and Playhouse 513-591-6000 www.cincinnati-oh.gov 30 minutes away. With so many advantages and in the Park. The airport is just 20 minutes away Chamber of Commerce so many involved residents, Kennedy Heights is and downtown is conveniently within walking 513-579-3100 well-positioned for further revitalization. distance from Mt. Adams. www.cincinnatichamber.com
Linwood Mount Airy Celebrating its 100th birthday in 2003, historic Cincinnati City Hall Cincinnati City Hall Hyde Park still attracts young professionals to a 513-591-6000 513-591-6000 prestigious neighborhood and a short 10-minute www.cincinnati-oh.gov www.cincinnati-oh.gov Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce commute to downtown. Stately manors, luxurious 513-579-3100 513-579-3100 condominiums, and handsome townhouses are www.cincinnatichamber.com www.cincinnatichamber.com among the housing options in leafy and serene Hyde Park. Trendy and charming, the recently The small but friendly neighborhood of Linwood The neighborhood known as Mt. Airy had its renovated Hyde Park Square serves as a focal is situated east of the downtown district. The suburban housing boom at the end of World War point for the area with its boutiques, galleries, housing mix in Linwood blends a wide variety II, when new homes began to crawl over the and restaurants. Rookwood Pavilion and the of single-family homes in different settings blend of farmland with country homes. Perched new Rookwood Commons are nearby. Other with duplexes and affordable, older homes. on the highest point of land in Hamilton County highlights include Hyde Park Golf & Country Linwood is home to Lunken Airport, a general just minutes from downtown, Mt. Airy draws Club, other private clubs, and nearby parks. The aviation facility that serves private, corporate, newcomers to a surprisingly rich selection of Hyde Park Art Show is a very popular annual and air cargo commercial airplanes. Developed housing. Modest bungalows on attractive, well- event that draws hundreds of national artists. recreational amenities include tennis courts, lush manicured lots contrast with executive homes or parks, golf courses, picnic areas, playgrounds, handsome new construction. The small business “Exceptional school districts, a beautiful and many miles of paved trails for exercise and district features a collection of locally owned community swimming pool, a 20-minute drive enjoyment. Nearby Lunken also features the shops, although expansive retail development is to downtown attractions, and close proximity historic Memorial Pioneer Cemetery, the burial close by. The crowning recreational amenity is site of some of the city’s earliest pioneers. Local the nearly 1,500-acre preserve of Mt. Airy Forest, to major shopping malls make Evendale a restaurants are popular and abundant shopping is offering hiking paths, picnic shelters, game areas, desirable community.” nearby. Downtown is a 15-minute drive. and an arboretum.
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Mount Auburn landmark. This historic area was first settled in the appeal of the cityscape and create a lively Cincinnati City Hall 1790 and provides a wide variety of residential hometown setting. The University of Cincinnati 513-591-6000 choices. Many of the affordable homes in this area and Cincinnati State Technical and Community www.cincinnati-oh.gov represent a blend of well-kept older and newer College are close by. Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 properties that are primarily Cape Cods, ranches, www.cincinnatichamber.com and two-story traditionals. Popular pastimes Oakley for local residents include horseback riding, Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 Just five minutes from downtown and 25 minutes picnicking, hiking, biking, tennis, and golfing. www.cincinnati-oh.gov from the airport, the exclusive neighborhood of The 125-acre Stanbery Park received a facelift of Chamber of Commerce Mt. Auburn showcases a number of impressive new walkways, playgrounds, benches, and bike 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com estates and magnificent homes. Once a hilltop racks. Downtown Cincinnati and the airport are retreat for the affluent, Mt. Auburn features the only a few minutes away from home. home of William Howard Taft, the 27th United Incorporated in 1898, Oakley was annexed to the States president. Spectacular mansions that have North Avondale city of Cincinnati in 1913. This well-balanced been meticulously restored to their former glory Cincinnati City Hall community nevertheless retains a sense of proud 513-591-6000 often command breathtaking views. Properties identity. Oakley has managed to remain one of www.cincinnati-oh.gov the city’s desirable residential havens because of that are ideal for renovation are drawing bargain Chamber of Commerce hunters who realize the inherent value of this 513-579-3100 its unassuming charm, solid character, wonderful wonderful close-in neighborhood with its lofty www.cincinnatichamber.com shopping, and centralized location. Newcomers elevation. Many of the solidly built smaller brick will find a good selection of affordable older brick and frame homes are ideal for restoration. The magnificence of grand homes, lovely and frame houses. Closer to downtown where winding streets, and the charm of gaslight Oakley hugs more affluent neighborhoods, many Mount Lookout lamps give North Avondale an almost European young professionals are buying and renovating Cincinnati City Hall flavor. First settled by Cincinnati’s most wealthy well-crafted older homes filled with character 513-591-6000 industrialists and entrepreneurs, North Avondale and charm. Oakley Square is the focal point of www.cincinnati-oh.gov is a showcase of lovely homes that were primarily commerce with its collection of specialty shops, Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 constructed between 1900 and 1940. The civic restaurants, and old-fashioned eateries. Residents www.cincinnatichamber.com association is strong and proactive, underlining enjoy easy access to Greater Cincinnati through a close-knit spirit. North Avondale Community a convergence of major highways that make Offering a pleasing variety of upscale, single- Center is a hub of social and recreational activity, Oakley a major transportation hub. family homes, Mt. Lookout is well known for combining sports facilities with programs for attractive housing and solid real estate values. youth and adults. Golfing, swimming, and Over-the-Rhine Beautiful condominiums create the opportunity exploring nature are popular leisure pursuits in Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 for a low-maintenance lifestyle, attracting many this area that also close to downtown, shopping, www.cincinnati-oh.gov singles and professionals. Families are equally at and cultural programming. Chamber of Commerce home in Mt. Lookout, where the community spirit 513-579-3100 is warm. An active civic club sponsors the holiday Northside www.cincinnatichamber.com luminaria lighting, and community gatherings or Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 Just a five-minute walk from downtown, OTR block parties are popular diversions. Mt. Lookout www.cincinnati-oh.gov or Over-the-Rhine is attractive to young families Square features an eclectic collection of shops Chamber of Commerce for its blend of affordable housing and old-world and eateries, although the Cincinnati Observatory 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com charm. This established neighborhood was Center is the crown jewel of attractions. named for the original German immigrants who
Mount Washington The shady and serene streets of Northside are crossed the Miami-Erie Canal on the route from Cincinnati City Hall lined with a pleasing mix of older brick and frame downtown. This area features one of the nation’s 513-591-6000 homes, cozy bungalows, elegant Victorians, and largest and most impressive collections of ornate www.cincinnati-oh.gov newer construction. The selection of affordable Italianate buildings, creating a backdrop of grand Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 older homes has served to draw a significant architecture. Main Street is now a trendy corridor www.cincinnatichamber.com number of young middle-class families to the of shops, art galleries, restaurants and cafes, neighborhood. Clubs and organizations tend to coffee houses, and brewpubs. The Pendleton Proud of the recent addition of its $5.5 million be very active in this community, which is only section is a haven for bohemian artists and design recreation center, Mt. Washington features the 10 minutes from downtown. Chic boutiques, studios. The historic Music Hall and Findlay Water Tower as its traditional neighborhood specialty shops, and trendy restaurants enhance Market are both located in OTR.
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Pleasant Ridge Price Hill Walnut Hills, East Walnut Hills Cincinnati City Hall Cincinnati City Hall Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 513-591-6000 513-591-6000 www.cincinnati-oh.gov www.cincinnati-oh.gov www.cincinnati-oh.gov Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 513-579-3100 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com www.cincinnatichamber.com www.cincinnatichamber.com
From its agricultural roots, Pleasant Ridge grew Originally named Bold Face Hill for Chief Bold The historic section of Cincinnati that wraps into a retreat for wealthy industrialists and their Face, the Price Hill area offers panoramic hilltop around the neighborhoods of Walnut Hills and country mansions. This area remains primarily views and affordable Victorian and brick or frame East Walnut Hills features elegantly restored residential with an impressive selection of well- houses. The stunning vistas that are commanded turn-of-the-century mansions and older homes maintained Cape Cods, Tudors, and traditional by the neighborhood’s natural terrain have long that are ideal for renovation. With deep roots two-story colonials shaded by a canopy of trees. drawn visitors who also enjoy the fine and casual that date back to the 18th century, the community Many of these attractive lanes are still aglow with restaurants and shops. Several beautiful churches grew up around the First Presbyterian Church gas lamp lights on starry evenings. Neighborhood and educational institutions like the Cincinnati and attracted wealthy residents to premier home clubs and lively block parties are commonplace Bible College are at home in this area that enjoys sites. Harriet Beecher Stowe once lived in Walnut in this warm and close atmosphere, and the a quick 15-minute trip to downtown. Access to Hills, and the Lane Seminary in this area played local business association seeks to improve and public transportation is excellent and the airport an important role in the anti-slavery movement. stimulate local commerce. Community events is 30 minutes from home. One of the exceptional Like many long-established areas in any large draw enthusiast crowds to shared activities like residential developments in Price Hill is the metropolis, Walnut Hills and East Walnut Hills tree lightings or holiday luminarias. luxurious high rise known as Queen’s Tower. have been through many decades of change. Both of these communities are currently undergoing revitalization, and much of it is spurred by proud residents and community leaders. Several notable renovation projects, along with new townhouses and condominiums, are indications of new life for a neighborhood steeped in historic treasures and grand architecture.
Westwood Cincinnati City Hall 513-591-6000 www.cincinnati-oh.gov Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com
The long-established neighborhood of Westwood has provided a comfortable home for generations of families who truly enjoy living and socializing together. Elegant mansions that were constructed by wealthy industrialists intermingle with Tudor and traditional-style brick and frame homes for a pleasing mix of architecture along peaceful, neat streets that are shaded by mature greenery. Recreational amenities include easy access to Mt. Airy Forest and nearby golf courses, although the community center serves as the central hub of local activity. Colorful events and celebrations in this area include the Lady of Lourdes Festival. Residents are only 15 minutes from downtown via Interstates 74 or 75 or by public transportation. The airport is a 30-minute drive.
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amilton County surrounds the bustling Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, of Cincinnati, distinguished as the city’s largest metropolis of Cincinnati with sprawling Christ Hospital, The University Hospital, Good employer, is recognized as one of the state’s most townships, well-developed suburbs, Samaritan Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, and highly respected research universities. Specialized Hand welcoming small towns. This bustling urban the Shriner’s Hospital for children. Other vital training is available in a number of institutes and suburban region offers a kaleidoscope of links in the healthcare network include the major and schools of higher education including the living environments and some of the nation’s hospitals of Mercy Hospital Anderson, Mercy Art Academy of Cincinnati, the Art Institute most celebrated amusement centers along with a Hospital Mt. Airy, Mercy Hospital Western Hills, of Cincinnati, the College of Art Advertising, famous zoo. From Cincinnati’s grand architecture and Jewish Hospital. Throughout the county, the Southwestern College of Business, and the and tree-lined historic neighborhoods to vibrant walk-in medical centers, family practice clinics, Institute for Broadcast Education. A collection new golf-course communities and magnificent long-term care, home care, skilled nursing, of private colleges are close to home in Hamilton custom manors in elegant enclaves, Hamilton and specialty care units complement wellness County and the surrounding region, attracting County is a home for all reasons. programs and community outreach. students to unique programs and dedicated academic environments. Services The commitment to quality education is evident Regardless of where they choose to settle in throughout the region, encompassing public Lifestyle Hamilton County, new residents will derive a and private schools on every academic level. Newcomers to Hamilton County will discover world of benefit from the presence and influence Cincinnati State Technical and Community enough diversity in the region’s communities of the region’s largest city, Cincinnati. Many of College provides affordable options for college- to support every imaginable lifestyle. Beyond the region’s leading healthcare and educational track students as well as those seeking specialized the bright neon lights and the historic charm institutions are located in the city, including training or continuing education. The University of Cincinnati neighborhoods, the county offers
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rolling rural townships brimming over with new the charm of winding lanes and wooded areas. Sports Center with its collection of baseball and development and rapidly growing cities. Upscale The housing selection ranges from traditional soccer fields. Private pilots will also enjoy having housing developments from custom homes set to contemporary, with many homes set on large a commuter airport close to home. Those who back on deep, wooded lots to handsome new landscaped lots. French Park is a popular local enjoy a city that blends activity and convenience subdivisions are springing up on yesterday’s attraction where residents often enjoy hiking, with quiet residential neighborhoods will find the open fields. Many of the county’s townships are picnicking, and nature study. The commercial perfect home in Blue Ash, which also offers a welcoming an influx of commuters to regional development is limited. quick trip to Greater Cincinnati attractions. employment centers, drawn by the area’s family- oriented atmosphere, rural serenity, excellent Anderson Township Bridgetown, Green Township school systems, and suburban conveniences Municipal Offices Municipal Offices 513-474-5560 513-574-4848 close to home. www.andersontownship.org www.greentwp.org Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce More than 5,000 acres of parkland and green space 513-579-3100 513-579-3100 www.cincinnatichamber.com www.cincinnatichamber.com provide countless opportunities for relaxation and recreation, including swimming, tennis, Proud of its enviable reputation as one of the The second largest of Ohio’s townships, Green biking, golfing, camping, boating, fishing, and most livable neighborhoods in Greater Cincinnati, is characterized as a rapidly growing community nature study. Communities in Hamilton County Anderson Township is only 15 minutes from the nestled along the northwestern edge of Greater tend to offer easy access to the cultural jewels downtown district. Showcase neighborhoods Cincinnati. The Bridgetown section of Green and expanded attractions in Cincinnati, where of beautiful homes, high-performing schools, Township was named for a city in New Jersey venues for the performing and visual arts keep the preserved green space, many lush parks, and by early settlers. This area is a popular choice calendar filled with exciting dates and events. At expansive recreation programs and facilities for families who are drawn to the wide variety of the same time, Hamilton County’s charming and ensure an unrivaled quality of life. The township well-constructed, affordable homes and the quick lively suburban and rural communities often draw provides more than 16 miles of riverfront natural an easy access to expressways for commuters. visitors from the “big city” to spectacular annual beauty, bounded on three sides by the Ohio Green Township is also close to a number of celebrations and unique local attractions. River and the Little Miami Scenic River. New lush parks and retail shops for a convenient homes and vibrant new commercial development suburban-rural lifestyle. The Covetail area of The housing selection throughout Hamilton like Anderson Towne Center are evidence that the township sprang up on the Delhi and Green County is diverse, attractive, and surprisingly growth will continue. The historic Coney Island Township border, although a large portion of affordable. Newcomers will find beautifully entertainment center and River Downs are stellar that community was annexed to Cincinnati in renovated historic properties including elegant attractions just minutes from the heart of the 1930. The crown jewel of local amenities is the Victorians in long-established areas or booming community, although the list of amenities close Nathanael Greene Lodge at Veterans’ Park with new construction in developing townships and to home is virtually endless. its warm stone fireplace and soaring ceilings. outlying areas. Bringing together the best of suburbia and the pleasures of country living, Blue Ash Cheviot the communities that dot Hamilton County are Municipal Offices Municipal Offices an ideal complement to the bustling Cincinnati 513-745-8500 513-661-2700 metropolitan scene. www.blueash.com www.cheviot.org Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce 513-579-3100 513-579-3100 Amberley Village www.cincinnatichamber.com www.cincinnatichamber.com Municipal Offices 513-531-8675 www.amberleyvillage.org Twice listed in 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your “Big city spirit and small town charm” is the Chamber of Commerce Family, the award-winning community of Blue calling card of Chevoit, which attracts many 513-579-3100 Ash welcomes more than 75,000 people each day young families to a cozy hometown setting in www.cincinnatichamber.com who are employed by local companies. Blue Ash close proximity to schools and shopping. The Situated within the Greater Cincinnati area, is home to less than 15,000 residents but supports housing selection in Chevoit is diverse but Amberley Village provides a warm and friendly a bustling economy that encompasses more than dominated by Cape Cods, ranches, and colonials. hometown atmosphere near major interstate 2,000 businesses. This area boasts a top-rated The German heritage that influenced the area’s highways, vibrant shopping centers, colleges golf course, local performing arts groups, the settlement is still evident, particularly in annual and hospitals, cultural attractions, and countless Blue Ash Nature Park, and a replica of the old celebrations and festivals. Oktoberfest and the amusements. At the same, this village just 12 Cincinnati Red ballpark. Families and sports Harvest Home Festival, the latter more than 140 minutes from downtown Cincinnati features enthusiasts will appreciate the 37-acre Blue Ash years old, draw throngs of visitors to Cheviot
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