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

• We are seeking proposals for management of our parking lots. The first stage of this process is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Completed RFQs can be scanned and emailed to Bruce Demske or mailed to the NBA c/o the North Side Bank and Trust, 4125 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45223. RFQs need to be received (emails) or postmarked by June 1st. The NBA will review the RFQs and determine who will be invited to submit proposals by June 15th.
• It's renewal time! In order to be included on the You Are Here signs and the Northside You Are Here app, your membership must be current! Be sure to print your Northside Business Association Membership Application and bring it to the meeting to renew your membership or join online.
• At out June meeting we'll continue to explore setting up a buying group for refuse and recycling services as the City changes their pickup policies for commercial buildings, talking about the revisions planned for the 2007 Northside Land Use Plan, including potential zoning changes, we'll continue making plans for this year's Rock n' Roll Carnival, and more!. Our membership meetings are open public meetings and we'd love to see you there!
• Our proposal for an Entertainment District designation for Northside has been approved and Northside now has a Community Entertainment district designation!:
  • Thank you to Berding Surveying for their help in getting our district acreage certified.
  • Thank you to Cincinnati City Council Member Laure Quinlivan and her office for guiding us through the proposal process.
  • You can review the borders of the district here.
• Check out the minutes from our May meeting.

Meetings

Monday, August 5th, 6:00 pm. Please note that there is no NBA meeting in July, we'll see you at Hoffner Park for the Northside Rock n' Roll Carnival and Northside Family Fun 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

Northside Business Association
c/o North Side Bank and Trust
4125 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati OH 45223

Board