A news conference was held in Walnut Hills on Wednesday April 14th to announce that Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is proposing the return to two-way traffic on East McMillan Street and William Howard Taft Road between Interstate 71 and Victory Parkway. Such a move would enhance the Walnut Hills business district and assist in making our neighborhood a destination rather than a thoroughfare.
Since then there has been some movement on the issue. For the latest update, please read this article from the Building Cincinnati Website.

Give Back Cincinnati is hosting a Walnut Hills Community Immersion event on Saturday April 10th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Give Back Cincinnati has organized this event as a way to intimately get to know our community. During the event, participants will engage in a walking tour to learn about the community’s history, arts, culture, small businesses, revitalization efforts and volunteer opportunities. Plus, we will enjoy a complimentary lunch and the company of the community’s most passionate and knowledgeable residents!

The Julie Hanser Memorial Garden, located on 2625 Stanton Avenue, has the mission of “promoting healthy behaviors within the community by allowing seniors to exercise, eat healthily and socialize by raising and maintaining a vegetable garden.”  Much of the garden’s harvest is also distributed among Walnut Hills seniors who are unable to leave their homes.  Mercy Neighborhood Ministries (originally as Healing Connections Associates) has been fulfilling this mission since 2006.
As garden organizers, Connie Busemeyer and Sue Plummer, gear up for a bountiful 2010 growing season, they are seeking the following …

The Walnut Hills Area Council was founded in 1965 as a voice to represent the interests of the community. The council meets at 6:30 on the second Thursday of every month at the Frederick Douglass Elementary School at 2627 Park Avenue. During the meetings, residents are briefed on community events as well as future community developments.
Our next meeting will take place Thursday April 8th. All are invited to attend.

The Cincinnati Police Department formed a Process Improvement Team to review the department’s Differential Response Program. Using 2008 data, policy changes were enacted to reduce unnecessary dispatches thus freeing officers’ time for more proactive police work within the community. The comprehensive list of changes can be found in this pdf document. Click here to download.

Kenny Boyle, Steve Carr and Kathryne Gardette, newly elected Board members joined re-elected and continuing Board members: Kathy Atkinson, Roy Green, Barbara Furr, Roy Green, Toni Miller, Toilynn O’Neal, Fred Orth and Clarence Taylor recently for a morning of reflection and preparation for the coming year.
Each Board member will be serving in a leadership role on the Executive Committee or on one of the  standing committees as outlined in the Council’s recently revised by-laws.  Those positions are filled as follows:
President: Kathy Atkinson
VicePresident: Clarence Taylor
Secretary: Toni Miller
Treasurer: Roy Green
Assistant Treasurer: Steve …

The Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Inc. is a 501(C)(3) non- profit organization. The major focus of the organization is to enhance and support both community and historical activities related to the preservation of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, located in the Walnut Hills community of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has recognized the Stowe House as a freedom center/partner for its commitment to educating communities about freedoms.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is managed by the Friends of Stowe and administered by the Ohio Historical Society (OHS), …

Interested in discovering more about Walnut Hills, its history and architecture?  Architreks Guided Tours, sponsored by the Cincinnati Preservation Association, will be available from spring to fall in 2010. For more information, check them out on the web: Architreks Walking Tours.

The Cincinnati Public School Board finally approved the sale of the Windsor Elementary School, located at the corner of Windsor and St James, to the John J. Schiff III Foundation. The foundation won the original bid for the building at auction, but was forced to make another offer when their bid was rejected by the school board. The acquisition clears the way for Neusole Glassworks (currently located on East McMIllan) to relocate its art glass studio, art work spaces and expand to make room for new community art outreach programs. …