Welcome to Cincinnati Good News
Uplifting Our Community, One Story at a Time.
For a quarter of a century, you may have spotted us sitting on a wire rack near the grocery store exit or tucked between community flyers at your local coffee shop. We started as a humble, grassroots mission: a group of neighbors wanting to highlight the light in our city when the world felt a little too heavy.
Our Story: From Home Printers to Your Screen
Cincinnati Good News wasn’t born in a high-rise newsroom. We were born in home offices and around kitchen tables. For 25 years, our publication has been a true labor of love:
- Grassroots & Volunteer-Led: Written, edited, and managed by local residents who care about their neighborhoods.
- Homegrown Production: For decades, our “presses” were actually home printers, with volunteers hand-stacking pages to be distributed for free across the Queen City.
- Community Funded: We’ve stayed alive through the kindness of our neighbors and the belief that positive news should be accessible to everyone.
As we transition to our new digital home, our mission remains the same: to provide a dedicated space for the stories that make you proud to call Cincinnati home.
Why Cincinnati?
Cincinnati is more than just a skyline on the Ohio River. It’s a city of 117 neighborhoods, each with its own heartbeat. From the historic brick streets of Over-the-Rhine to the rolling hills of Price Hill, our city is built on a foundation of grit, creativity, and “Midwestern Nice.”
We believe Cincinnati is special because of its people—the small business owners, the neighborhood volunteers, and the quiet acts of kindness that usually go unnoticed by the big headlines.
Why We Need “Good News”
In a world of “breaking news” that often focuses on what’s going wrong, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s going right. We believe that:
- Perspective Matters: Highlighting local triumphs gives us the energy to tackle our challenges.
- Connection is Key: Knowing your neighbor’s success story makes the city feel smaller and more like a family.
- Inspiration is Contagious: When we see someone doing good in Blue Ash or Covington, it inspires us to do the same in our own backyard.
“We don’t ignore the difficult news; we just choose to give the hopeful news a louder voice.”
Join the Movement
We are still that same grassroots organization at heart. Whether you’ve been reading us since 2001 or you just found us today, we’re glad you’re here.
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