Movers & Makers Magazine

Grammy-winning musician?John Legend?recently visited patients at Cincinnati Children's before performing a private benefit concert at Music Hall to support scientific research. Legend’s visit was part of the hospital’s annual Kaleidoscope fundraiser. While on the hospital’s Avondale campus, Legend attended a dedication ceremony for the newly named John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Family Lounge in the hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The lounge, named in recognition of a donation from Legend, provides a space for families to rest and connect while their children receive care. Learn more at about the donation and how you can help support Cincinnati Children's at the link in our comments.

Libraries, such as Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, are more than just buildings with books. They are places of knowledge, community, and opportunity. Annette Januzzi Wick reflects on a lifetime of library visits—from childhood trips in Ohio to raising her son with the same love of reading. But with federal funding cuts threatening access, what does that mean for the future of libraries, especially for underserved communities? ?? Read her powerful take on why libraries matter now more than ever.

Major League Baseball (MLB) Opening Day is one of the biggest days of the year in Cincinnati. While the focus is the start of Cincinnati Reds season, it’s also a showcase for many of Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofits and arts organizations. Dozens will be part of this year’s Corporation for Findlay Market parade. If you’re downtown today and see one of these organizations, make sure to snap a pic, say hello and then find other ways to show your support for them throughout the year. Play ball! (Photos by Casey Weldon)

Thrilled to unveil the cover for the April edition of Movers & Makers Magazine. It features Paul Kroner of downtown Cincinnati's StudioKroner. Paul and his environmentally charged exhibition, "All Else Pales," are our cover story this month. That ties into our overall theme of sustainability. We also take you inside the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub and introduce you to some of the notables working to help improve the local environment and our region in the process. As always, Polly Campbell provides "The Last Word." The magazine is available online now. There's a link in the comment section. You'll start to see print editions in the next few days. Thanks for reading.

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Northern Kentucky residents will have a new way to recycle electronic waste year-round, starting with a special drop-off event April 5 at BlairTech’s Tech Castle retail location in Latonia. The event partners are BlairTech, the City of Covington, Kentucky, and KEEP COVINGTON BEAUTIFUL INC, a program of the CENTER FOR GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS OF COVINGTON, INC.

The?Joe Burrow Foundation?and?La Soupe, Inc.?are expanding their partnership to combat food insecurity in Ohio, adding regular food deliveries to Adams County. Expansion is made possible by funding from Northwestern Mutual?and its managing partner, Shawn Kelley who is an Adams County resident. Read more about the impact of the expanded collaboration below.

SEW VALLEY will launch its Zero Waste Program with an open house showcasing its new fabric shredding and sheet pressing initiative to reduce textile waste.

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has long prioritized sustainable water use. This weekend, on World Water Day, the zoo marks more than 20 years of progress in its water conservation efforts, benefitting local communities and those across the globe. Mark Fisher and other members of the zoo’s crew share more below.

Findlay Market officials, city leaders, and family and friends of “Good Ol’” Jim Scott will gather at the corner of Race and Liberty streets in Over-the-Rhine for the official unveiling of “Jim Scott Way.” The site is the kickoff spot for the annual Corporation for Findlay Market Opening Day Parade, for which Scott served as the longtime spokesperson.