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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has scaled back new grants by at least $2.3 billion since Trump took office, according to new STAT analysis, with studies on infectious diseases, heart and lung ailments and basic research into fundamental biological systems taking the biggest hits.

Trump Backs Off Student Visa Cancellations as UC Researcher Warns: Science Is in Trouble

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April 16, 2025

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Kristin Schlotman, Film Cincinnati CEO

Film Cincinnati CEO to Serve on Panel at Cannes Film Festival

By Katherine Barrier

Best Bar to Listen to Live Music No. 2: Southgate House Revival 111 E. Sixth St., Newport The Southgate House Revival is a unique venue — a beautiful repurpose of an old building reserved for the arts. Everyone from local professionals to music students has performed inside the walls of this old church.

These are the Best Bars to See Live Music in Cincinnati, According to CityBeat Readers

By Brooke Burkhardt

Sen. Gary Byrne, R-Byrneville, defends a compromise provision shifting teaching scholarships named after Black former lawmakers to five teacher-strapped counties on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Anti-DEI Bill Cracking Down on ‘Unlawful Discrimination’ En Route to Indiana Governor’s Desk

By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Things To Do

Today

Image: Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball

@ UC Baseball Stadium -- Fri., April 25, 6 p.m., Sat., April 26, 3 p.m. and Sun., April 27, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati Bearcats Baseball vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball

Tomorrow

Image: Hadestown: Teen Edition

@ Mason High School -- Fri., April 25, 7-9 p.m., Sat., April 26, 7-9 p.m. and Sun., April 27, 2-4 p.m.

Hadestown: Teen Edition

Events

Los Honchos

@ The Southgate House Revival - The Lounge

Sat., April 26, 9 & 10 p.m.

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News & Opinion

According to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, “‘President Trump has been very outspoken about his desire for Americans to be able to access clean air and clean water. We want air, land, water to be cleaner, safer, healthier.” And yet, at the same time, Zeldin has announced a sweeping plan to allow far more heavy metals and toxins into the air from power plants.

Who Wants to Make Ohio Polluted Again?

By Carol Kauffman and Rich Shank

The Banks

The Banks to Implement New Age Policy for Friday and Saturday Nights

By Katherine Barrier

Butler County Jail

ICE: Man Arrested in Hamilton on Murder Warrant from El Salvador

By Madeline Fening

The Central State University campus

Ohio’s Only Public HBCU Worries New Higher Ed Law Will Have Chilling Effect

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

Arts & Culture

Cincinnati Museum Center's tyrannosaur Daspletosaurus

Cincinnati Museum's Dinosaur Skeleton is Helping Researchers Solve a 75-Million-Year-Old Puzzle

By Katherine Barrier

Pendleton Art Center, 1310 Pendleton St., Pendleton

Pendleton Art Center's Final Fridays to Expand Across Over-the-Rhine

By Katherine Barrier

Siheks Sindålu and Fuetsa were bred at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Birds Cincinnati Zoo Helped Re-establish in Wild Lay First Eggs in New Home

By Katherine Barrier

Food & Drink

J&J Restaurant

Longtime West Side Restaurant Says its Being Forced to Relocate

By Katherine Barrier

Guy Fieri with his Santo Spirits tequila.

Guy Fieri to Visit Jungle Jim's This May

By Katherine Barrier

Rooted Juicery will open a store at 1218 Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine this spring.

Rooted Juicery to Open Second Location in Over-the-Rhine

By Katherine Barrier

Marigold | 60 W. Fifth St., Downtown

Crown Restaurant Group’s Newest Concept, Marigold, Blooms in Downtown Cincinnati

By Sami Stewart

Music

The Comet | 4579 Hamilton Ave., Northside

Cincinnati's Weirdest Music Festival, Burritofest, is Back for its Fourth Year

By Katherine Barrier

Teddy Swims will perform at the ICON Festival Stage this July.

Your Guide to Cincinnati Concerts and Shows in 2025

Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes

Sound Advice: Indie Rock Band Bright Eyes to Bring Ever-Evolving Sound to Newport

By Derek Kalback

Cincinnati in Pictures

Best Innovative Menu No. 2: The Governor 231 Main St., Milford Must-Try Innovative Dish: Try the Governor Tso Fried Chicken Sando. It comes with a five-spice-seasoned chicken breast, apricot slaw, lemon mayo and sesame cucumber on a griddled brioche bun.

These Cincinnati Restaurants Have the Most Innovative Menus, According to Readers

By CityBeat Staff

No. 1 Best Place to Take a Visitor: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden For 150 years, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has been an essential part of the fabric of Cincinnati. From beloved hippos Fiona and Fritz to creepy crawlers in the World of the Insect House, the animals in the Cincinnati Zoo are cared for through the zoo’s extensive conservation efforts. The Botanical Garden has over 100,000 tulips, daffodils, flowering trees and more.

These Are Cincinnati’s Best Places to Take a Visitor According to CityBeat Readers

By Jillian Kohls

No. 5 Best Weekend Getaway: Louisville Louisville's a vibrant city full of life. You can check out Louisville’s bar scene where you can try Angel’s Envy bourbon or head out to take a tour of the Old Louisville Garden. You also can cruise on an authentic steamboat on the Ohio River, visit the famous Churchill Downs where the Kentucky Derby is held and so much more

Our Readers Say These are the Best Weekend Getaways from Cincinnati

By Jillian Kohls

Asian Food Fest When: April 26 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and April 27 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Court Street Plaza, Downtown What: Cincinnati’s Asian Food Fest will feature over 60 restaurants and food trucks like BobaCha, Chino’s Street Food, Chukee’s Ice Cream and many more. Participants can try boba tea, Thai-style dumplings, chicken curry and other amazing Asian cuisines from here in Cincinnati. Who: Asianti and Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Why: Artists like Kim L and LoKeeZ will entertain the audience while they sip on delicious Hokkaiido milk tea.

11 Things To Do In Cincinnati This Weekend (April 25-27)

By CityBeat Staff

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