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 (please note that these are not yet updated with the amendments referenced below)
• Northside Business Association Membership Application

News

• There is a lot going on these days, check out the minutes from our January meeting for details.
• At November's meeting we passed several amendments to the bylaws. Click here to read them.
• 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. This has been approved by Community Council as well and we will be charting our course forward at February's meeting.
• We've voted to change the tax status of our organization from a 501(c)4 to a 501(c)3 which could be a better fit for what we do now.
• At February's meeting we will be deciding how to allocate $2,000 in grant money from the City of Cincinnati's Neighborhood Business District Support Fund (NBDSF). This money is for projects that benefit the business district. If you have a project that needs funding, please bring it to the meeting.

Meetings

March 1st, 6:00 pm.

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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