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New apartments, businesses at Avondale Town Center offer model for Cincinnati's economic growth

Tina Brown wasn’t sure she’d ever see a day when residential and business vibrancy returned to Avondale. “To see all this stuff come back is just so wonderful,” said Brown, a community health worker through the nonprofit The Community Builders. “It’s like a dream come true.”

Black-owned pharmacy provides critical health care in Cincinnati

A newly opened Black-owned pharmacy in Avondale seeks to build trust in the Black community when it comes to health care. A WCPO I-Team report shows data from the Cincinnati Health Department shows Avondale is in the top five neighborhoods for the most life years lost. When it comes to diabetes deaths, Avondale leads the …

Researchers look for help in determining impact of Black-owned businesses

Calling all black business owners, a research project is focusing on the impact of Black-owned businesses and it's looking for more participants. Eric Kearney, the president of the Greater Cincinnati of Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce and Brad Evans, the co- executive director of the UC Economics Center have details.