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Kennedy Heights is one of 52 recognized neighborhoods within the City of Cincinnati. It is located in the northeast corner of Cincinnati, Ohio. Kennedy Heights straddles Montgomery Road between Pleasant Ridge and Silverton. The Kennedy Heights Community Council is the official body designated by the City of Cincinnati to represent and serve the neighborhood's 2,800 households.
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Kennedy Heights Selected for the 2012 Neighborhood Enhancement Program!

Some wonderful news came for the residents of Kennedy Heights as the City of Cincinnati announced that they selected our neighborhood for the spring The Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP).

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Watch the NEP News Conference (courtesy of CitiCable)
Kennedy Heights Community Council President Natalie Boyer speaks at the NEP announcement news conference.

The NEP is a 90-day collaborative effort between City departments, neighborhood residents and community organizations. Two neighborhoods are selected by The City per year and Kennedy Heights has been selected for the spring 2012 session which will take place from March through May 2012.

The NEP focuses on developing neighborhood assets. Integrated service delivery includes:

  • Concentrating building code enforcement
  • Identifying and "cooling down" crime hot spots
  • Cleaning up streets, sidewalks, and vacant lots
  • Beautifying landscapes, streetscapes and public right of way
  • Engaging property owners and residents to create and sustain a more livable neighborhood

Through focused, integrated and concentrated City service delivery and community redevelopment efforts, partners will seek to improve the quality of life in Kennedy Heights. The targeted areas are identified through an analysis of building code violations, vacant buildings, disorder and drug calls, drug arrests, as well as incidence of graffiti, junk autos, litter and weeds.

The boundaries for the NEP program in Kennedy Heights include the area between Montgomery to Woodford and Rodgers Park to McHugh, however this initiative will also include other parts of Kennedy Heights. While the city driven services will be limited to the NEP area, neighborhood leaders are brainstorming ways to enhance all of Kennedy Heights with addition donations and resourced that have become available.

A "wish list" is being develepod for programs, events, fix-it's, and other community driven projects. Input from all KH neighbors is welcome. Please e-mail any ideas or suggestions to Natalie@KennedyHeights.org to be included in the list. The suggestion list will be approved at the Kennedy Heights Community Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 17.

A Spring to Remember

The NEP and related projects come on the heels of the recent announcement that the Kennedy Heights Cultural Center will begin to take shape this spring as well.

The long negelcted property at the corner of Kennedy and Montgomery will see a rebirth as a hub for the neighborhood. Partners in rennovating the former Kroger/Furniture Fair building include the Kennedy Heights Arts Center who will be outfitting portions of the center for studio and gallery space, the Kennedy Heights Montesorri School, who will be coming home to the neighborhood for the first time in 3 years, and the Cincinnati Art Museum, who will be using their portion of the space for both storage of their massive collection and and community outreach, ensuring the public will be able to visit and view some of their works. Eventually the corner property will include public meeting space for community events, and down the road even more occupants and businesses.

Also on the horizon for the first part of 2012 is the expected opening of the new Woodford Paidea Academy.

Invites You To

Open Our 2011-12

Playhouse Season

Where arts+community meet ~ Kennedy Heights/Pleasant Ridge

Mark your 2012 calendar for SAT, January 21, 7 - 8:30 PM. That's when Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park returns to District A with a performance of WAR at Nativity School's Performing Arts Center, 5936 Ridge Road.

    This play about four young men who are trying to figure out what the world expects of them creates a unique opportunity for our local audience to explore some of the causes and effects of the violence that touches us all. The ‘talk-back’ with the actors still ‘in character’ will draw out diverse voices and viewpoints across our own neighborhoods. So join the conversation and enjoy the show!

    For more information, phone 513-557-3850. Visit www.district-a.org

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3rd Sun Jazz Jam @KHAC
3rd Tues. KHCC Meets (3-15)
Thursdays Kennedy Sr's Meet
Fridays Metallic Club Meets
Saturdays Green Corner Market
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K.Heights Arts Center News

Beyond Emancipation

Date/Time: January 14 (6-8) -February 23: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-6pm; Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday 11am-4pm

Description: Presented in partnership with Juneteenth Cincinnati, Beyond Emancipation is an exploration of African-American culture through contemporary art connecting past and recent history. The show includes paintings, photographs and three-dimensional work from Jimi Jones, Robert Harris, Michael Todd, Kelly & Kyle Phelps, Melvin Grier, Jymi Bolden, Terrance Hammonds, Thom Shaw and artists from the Clovernook Center, as well as historical photographs lent from Cincinnati families.

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