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The Oakley Community Council provided an update on the Madison Road Streetscape project during its recent meeting. Work is “well under way,” said board member Skip Allen. Gas main improvements have begun, Allen said. He said construction will resume after the holidays around the beginning of January. Board President Dave Schaff said the initial stages of construction have had an adverse impact upon several businesses along Madison Road with construction delays. SEE STORY, A2
Condo plan OK’d
The Mariemont Planning Commission unanimously agreed at last week’s meeting that a condominium proposal fits within the village’s new Residence D zoning district. Developer Rick Greiwe presented the plans for Emery Park and Nolen Park, two multifamily buildings at the intersection of Madisonville Road and West Street. Greiwe recently received a certificate of appropriateness from the village’s Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commission was responsible for ensuring the proposal met setback, height, density, parking and other requirements of Residence D. SEE STORY, A2
Comedy on stage
The Authentic People’s Pleasure Company of the Seven Hills School will present Oscar Wilde’s comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 in the Thomson Theater of the Donovan Arts Center on the Seven Hills campus at 5400 Red Bank Road. SEE STORY, A5
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Art show set in Mariemont
‘Unusual, unique’ gifts for the holidays to be sold
By Lisa Wakeland
lwakeland@communitypress.com
Pottery, paintings, jewelry and other artisan works will fill the gallery at the Woman’s Art Club holiday show Dec. 9-13. Now in its second year, the If you go holiday • What: Holiday show feaSale tures a • When: 6-9 p.m. w i d e Wednesday, Dec. 9 to selection Friday, Dec. 11; 2-6 from close p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 to 20 and Sunday, Dec. 13. artists, • Where: Woman’s Art Club of Cincinnati said show Cultural Center, 6980 c h a i r Cambridge Ave. woman • Call 272-3700 Diana Kilfor details. foil. T h e show is at the Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center, 6980 Cambridge Ave., in Mariemont. “These will be unusual, unique pieces,” Kilfoil said. “(Attendees will) find unique gifts for the holidays and different things they wouldn’t find in the store or in neighborhoods.” She said it’s been challenging to find artists from around the Cincinnati area who want to display and sell their work, and prices range from $25 to $250. Kilfoil said fees for exhibition space will help with the ongoing maintenance and operations of the cultural center. The cultural center, also known as Resthaven Barn, conducted its first show in April 2008 after months of renovations.
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Dody Logeman, left, and Dodie Loewe decorate the Christmas tree outside the Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center in Mariemont where a Holiday Art Sale will be conducted Dec. 9-13. Resthaven Barn was constructed in the early 1920s where the Lindner family operated a small dairy business that evolved into United Dairy Farmers. After the dairy operation out-
grew the barn, the village of Mariemont used the space for a maintenance garage and the Woman’s Art Club bought the historic property a few years ago. A grant from the Ohio Cultural
Facilities Commission helped complete the workshop space, a circular driveway and other exterior improvements.
Oakley ready to celebrate the season By Forrest Sellers fsellers@communitypress.com
Several Oakley residents are ready to spread holiday cheer. Jason Wilcoxon and Justin Dunn, co-pastors at Legend Community Church, have organized a variety of holiday-themed events throughout the month. The events will be on consecutive Saturdays in the Oakley business district. The next event is a Coffee House at the Oakley Community Center, 3882 Paxton Ave., Dec. 12. The Coffee House will feature live music and an open microphone. Anyone who would like to perform should call the Oakley Community Center at 321-9320. Light Up Oakley, in which the business district will be lit with luminaria, will conclude the festivities Dec. 19. The events will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
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What: Christmas in Oakley When: Saturdays from 7 to 9 p.m. throughout the month of December: Coffee House, Dec. 12; Light Up Oakley, Dec. 19. Where: Light Up Oakley will be in the Oakley business district along Madison Road. The Coffee House will be at the Oakley Community Center, 3882 Paxton Ave.
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Legend Community Church co-pastors Jason Wilcoxon, left, and Justin Dunn are organizing a variety of holiday events for the Oakley business district. The events will be on consecutive Saturdays through Dec. 19. Activities are also planned during the day every Saturday in December from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
These activities will include pictures with Santa, children’s crafts and gift wrapping.
“We hope people will come and walk around and shop at some of the stores,” said Dunn, 30. He said business owners are encouraged to decorate their store fronts. Wilcoxon, 31, said they also plan to put up some decorations of their own. “We hope to be very visible,” he said. Volunteers are needed. Call Wilcoxon at 252-5853.
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