Northside Business Association (NBA)

The Northside Business Association was founded as the Northside Business Club and has been serving Northside since 1907. We're the official voice with the City of Cincinnati for the Northside Business District. The Northside Business Association works hard to create and maintain a resurgent atmosphere in the Northside Business District that has helped spawn redevelopment and to be a resource for all Northside Businesses and works to continually improve our neighborhood.

The NBA's list of accomplishments is long and includes: The streetscape project on Hamilton Avenue; the Northside Business District parking lots; Hamilton Avenue sidewalk cleaning; the 4th of July festival; lighting Hoffner Park for the holidays; the Hamilton Avenue planters; creation of the Northside Citizens on Patrol; Northside Business District WiFi; the Northside Website; the Northside Brochure; the South Block welcome sign; numerous cleanups; Northside night at the WCET Action Auction; and the Northside Art Sale. We've also participated in: the Northside Land Use Plan; blocking a proposed Walgreens on Hamilton Avenue; Bits & Pieces; The Northsider; the ArtWorks Mural on Hamilton Avenue; getting McPerry's torn down; the Northside Farmers Market; Northside Radio Ads; Northside CityBeat Ads.

Resources

• The Bylaws of the Northside Business Association
• Northside Business Association Membership Application

News

• There is a lot going on these days, check out the minutes from our April meeting for details.
• At January's meeting we voted pursue a 'formula business' ordinance for the Northside Historic Business District (NBD). This ordinance would make chain stores a conditional use in the NBD with the goal of helping our NBA retain its unique character, more information please click here to read a letter sent to all property owners within the NBD. We're in the process of determining whether or not this should be a City wide ordinance encompassing all business districts in City designated historic districts.
• The Dept. of Community Development is pleased to announce the 2010 funding application process for the 2011 Neighborhood Business District Improvement Program (NBDIP). As always, this funding round is a collaboration between the City and Cincinnati Neighborhood Business Districts United (CNBDU). Please read the PDF version of this year's informational packet as well as a letter from the Department Director for additional information.
• At June's meeting we'll be deciding if we wish to apply for minor or major NBDIP grants and continuing to plan for the 4th of July Festival (aka the Rock n' Roll carnival). If you have an idea for an NBDIP grant (see the above packet but basically these grants are available for projects that benefit the Northside neighborhood business district) bring it to the meeting!

NBDIP Grant Proposals

• For the NBDIP major grant we will be submitting a proposal for the purchase and redevelopment of the property at 3929 Spring Grove, thanks to all the members who submitted their support for all the projects and the people involved in creating those propsals. We were lucky enough to have three excellent choices and hopefully they will all spur development.
• For the NBDIP minor grant we will be submitting a proposal to resurface the lower parking lot (in the 4000 block of Hamilton Avenue).

Meetings

August 2nd, 6:00 pm. There is no meeting in July, we'll see you at the 4th of July parade and festival

The NBA meets the first Monday of the month at Happen, Inc, 4201 Hamilton Avenue.  Enter the building through the door on Chase at Hamilton.

Contact

NBA President: Bruce Demske
Phone: 541-4745

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