Northside • The Urban Village

With a unique blend of classic homes, eclectic and traditional businesses and entertainment venues, and a long tradition of community activism, Northside is the place to be for those who want an urban environment, yet also want to connect with their neighbors just as if they lived in a small town.

Pedestrian Friendly

Drop off a letter at the post office, cash a check at the bank, pick up the latest CD from your favorite artist, get your hair styled, rent a DVD, buy a best-selling novel, browse the hippest fashions, shop for antiques, imported furniture or vintage clothes, get a tattoo, buy organic produce, fresh fruit, eggs and bread, and then relax with a latte over lunch – all within four blocks!  If you live in Northside, that’s just a sample of what our 'downtown' has to offer, all within walking distance of your home.

NEWS

The Northside Farmers Market is Open for the season at Hoffner Park!

Beginning May 16, from 4 to 7:00 PM, the Northside Farmer's Market will be held at Hoffner Park on Hamilton Avenue at Blue Rock.
The Northside Farmers Market has served the community with locally raised meats, produce, baked goods, & other prepared foods for over a decade.

Discover more market events at Northside Farmer's Market.
Or Email Northside Market Manager for information.
Come join us on Facebook, too !

The Northside Second Saturday

NEW, exciting, awesometown, fun times on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Northside! Next Saturday? Saturday, May 12th!

Come see art, shop, imbibe and eat in one of Cincinnati's most creative and diversified neighborhoods on the 2nd Saturday of every month! Northside Second Saturdays will feature new art openings, later retail hours, later restaurant hours, longer happy hours, interactive events and additional food, drink and promotional specials that will vary monthly.
Or Email info for information.
Read more on Facebook.

June 2 is the date and the place to be is "The Hot Club of Northside".

The Northside Community Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation will hold a fundraiser at the American Can Company Building featuring the Faux Frenchmen.
Mark your calendar so you don't miss this great evening of good music, good food, good drinks, and super fun. There will be a silent auction as well as a live auction.
The Northside Community Fund has invested over $45,000 in neighborhood-based projects. You can see what they have sponsored on their Report Card.
To volunteer or make an auction donation, please contact Tim Jeckering @ 542-2500 (1#) or email Tim Jeckering
Tickets are available at Shake It, Melt and North Side Bank and Trust.

Art in the Park

Northside Arts, a division of the Northside Business Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, is an organization of artists, appreciators, and spectators of art who promote arts in our community.
Arts in the Park will be Saturday, June 23 from 11 AM to 7 PM.
The art sale promises to exhibit really awesome artists (local artist), be a really low cost to you (it is free).
Bring your friends and family to the young, hip, wacky, crafty holiday art sale. You will find a unique gift that is affordable and made by local artists!
For more information and to participate:
www.northside.net
www.facebook.com/northsidearts
Call 513 541 8788 or email Sara

Chase School Wishlist

The Education Committee is starting a "Wishlist" on behalf of Chase Elementary. For details, check out the main page for the Education Committee.

Parks and Green Space

An urban village wouldn’t be complete without parks and green space.  Northside has many attractive parks and woods, complete with hiking trails:

• Hoffner Park – at the center of Northside and the site of numerous festivals
• Jergen’s Park – a favorite for families with children.
• Mt. Airy Forest – the largest park in Cincinnati
• Parker's Woods*
• Buttercup Valley*
• Badgeley Run Park*
• Bradford-Felter Tanglewood*

* All kept in their natural state.

Community Activism

• When Northside was threatened with being cut in half by a freeway connector between Hamilton Avenue and I-74, activists rallied and fought for forty years until the project was finally cancelled.
• When the Northside’s streetscape needed refurbishing, activists raised over $4,000,000 dollars to make it happen.
• In 1999, when Kirby Avenue residents informed Northside Community Council that in they had been promised curbs, gutters, new sidewalks, and additional storm water intakes on Kirby Avenue in 1977, the community rallied and the City responded with 4.5 million dollars for the Kirby Avenue Project.
• Citizens on Patrol volunteers walk our streets and keep the neighborhood safe.
• Our Community Problem-Oriented Policing group is working closely with the police to solve problems in our neighborhood.
• With over 200 members, the Northside Community Council is one of the largest and most active in the city.  Its members, committees and affiliates are all dedicated to making Northside the best place to live.

		Great Location Northside is centrally located to all of Greater Cincinnati: By car: - 5 minutes from downtown - 2 minutes from I-75 - 2 minutes from I-74 - 4 minutes from I-71 - 15 minutes from I-275 By bus: - Northside has the second-largest hub in the Metro system.

In short, if you are looking for an urban setting with a small-town feel, where neighbors know and care about one another, then Northside is the neighborhood for you.  But don’t just take our word for it…

Click on the image, above, to find out about some of the locally owned businesses, services and organizatins in the Northside area.

For a complete list of all events in Northside, visit our calendar page.

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