Remembering Cindee Walsh : I Had A Friend

By: Mark Menkhaus

Nearly twenty-five years ago, I attended a Mt Airy Town Council meeting to learn about my new neighborhood. The council meeting was indeed informative and captured my interest, so I began attending the monthly meetings regularly. Before long, it was obvious that one woman, Cindee Walsh, seemed to be involved in every event and activity mentioned. At one of those first meetings, she made a request for volunteers for an upcoming neighborhood clean-up. I thought that would be something simple I could support, so I signed up. Little did I know how my life was about to change! It seems Cindee never met a volunteer she could forget. She was involved in everything Mt Airy and I was far from the first (or last) person she roped in. Read More

Third Places Prevail

By: Steve Aust | Soapbox Cincinnati

The residents of Van Leunen Drive, which connects North Bend Rd. and Little Flower Avenue, have maintained an informal, yet vibrant, neighborhood group since the mid ’90s. When Gerton and her husband moved in, they were greeted by homemade bread and hand-drawn cards from Van Leunen Drive’s children. She knew she’d found a home. Read More

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