On Thursday, July 20, five mothers sat down and candidly discussed their experiences being working moms – in particular, being working moms in the creative field – as part of AIGA Cincinnati’s Momologue’s, a panel part of the WomanUp initiative.
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Women of Cincy caught up with Josie Huang at Cavu Coffee in West Chester on a warm summer evening. We grabbed a comfy couch, sipped on some fruit smoothies, and talked about this inspiring woman's journey from West Coast businesswoman to Queen City yoga teacher, student, and mom.
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On a rainy Friday evening, Women of Cincy met up with Emerald Sparks, a financial strategist, at Brick Coffee Company in Norwood. While it was raining cats and dogs outside, we got the chance to learn about her passion for money, travel, education, and much more.
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We're feeling ourselves so much we didn't want you to miss our past stories! Welcome to week two of Women of Cincy throwbacks! Since Women of Cincy began in January, we've grown leaps and bounds. We've spent the last two weeks re-releasing some of our earliest stories, just in case you missed them the first time around. Enjoy!
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Since Women of Cincy began in January, we've highlighted 14 amazing Cincinnati women and expanded our team to include almost 20 writers, photographers, and volunteers. Over the next two weeks, we'll be revisiting some of our very first Women of Cincy.
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I’m totally in awe the moment I set foot inside the Play Library. The stress I had over a traffic jam just moments before melts away as I gape at the miles of quirky black-and-white drawings on the walls, a perfect backdrop for hundreds of toys, costumes, games, and activities in every color imaginable.
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Last Saturday, the winners of Nicole Lee's Warrior Moms project were pampered and empowered during their makeovers and photo shoot. It was a day shared by beautiful, strong women who lifted each other up. They can also throw a really fun party with music, food, and laughter.
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Hundreds of people gathered downtown Saturday to celebrate Cincinnati Pride, that time of year where the city comes together to celebrate and support LGBTQ rights. The day started with an amazing parade filled with fierce queens, people decked out in pride attire, and local supporting companies and organizations, all with one solid message: Love is Love.
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Tracy Brumfield has stumbled and fallen, but her life is on the rise.
Having landed a People’s Liberty Haile Fellowship, the 50-year-old former heroin addict is creating a monthly newspaper for Cincinnati’s incarcerated population. Called RISE, the newspaper is intended to be a resource and inspiration to people wanting to pick themselves up out of addiction and incarceration.
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It's a typical afternoon at Union Hall: Creatives are bent over laptops in this corner and that. We're sitting in the kitchen on the second floor and occasionally someone will traipse down one of the mismatched staircases, wondering if the rain has let up. Miranda Millard pushes aside a stack of notebooks and we start chatting. It doesn't take long for her big laugh to fill the room, and we know we're in for a fun one.
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On a sunny spring afternoon, Women of Cincy caught up with Kiana Trabue, self-proclaimed passionate and intelligent visionary, in Washington Park. We walked down the block, and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Executive Director of Community Health gave us a tour of the newly renovated Central Parkway YMCA branch before we settled into the building’s chapel to discuss health, diversity, faith, and making a difference in the community.
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Kelly Dolan, co-founder of Ingage Partners and Thrive Cincinnati, is a no-nonsense entrepreneur who has set out to redefine terms like "career" and "the bottom line." She invited us out to the Thrive office on Riverside Drive to chat. The space, which used to house an iron-works factory, calls to life a metallic motif in the spirit that iron sharpens iron.
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