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The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company annually performs FREE Shakespeare plays in the park. This year they will be performing William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”. The performances are on different days, July 12th through September 1st. Most performances are at 7pm, and each performance is held at a different park throughout the Greater Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 21, 2024

Cincinnati Recreation Commission Spray Parks are in operation from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day. The Cincinnati Recreation Commission has 9 spray parks throughout Hamilton County. Each are open from 10 AM through 9 PM, seven days a week. All are available at no charge and do not require memberships. Groups Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 20, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture has a Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program which provides fresh, nutritious, unprepared locally grown fruits, vegetables, fresh cut herbs and honey through farmers’ markets and roadside stands.  The Farmers’ Market Senior Coupon Application is available online and very simple to complete. No documents are Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 18, 2024

The National Weather Service has issued a warning about high temperatures for our region. Hamilton County is under an excessive heat watch from Monday, June 17th at noon through Friday, June 21st at 8 PM. The threat is a prolonged period of dangerously hot conditions with heat index values near or Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 16, 2024

Fentanyl test strips are a low-cost method of helping prevent drug overdoses and reducing harm. Fentanyl test strips are small strips of paper that can detect the presence of fentanyl in different kinds of drugs, like cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, as well as other substances. The test strips can be Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 13, 2024

In Fredrick Douglass’s most famous speech on the hypocrisy of American slavery, he pointed out the paradox of Independence Day: America declared every man had a right to liberty while at the same time enslaving millions of people. More than nine years after this speech, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Read More Shared by United Resource Connection June 12, 2024