The North Avondale Neighborhood Association
A recorded plea for inmates to get vaccinated earned one retired doctor a badge. Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McCaffrey said Dr. O’Dell Owens a former Cincinnati Health Commissioner, Coroner and recently retired Interact for Health CEO, created a video that likely saved lives and resulted in improved working conditions for employees. The sheriff […]
We are happy to announce that North Avondale Neighborhood Association has been selected as the Winner for the 2022 Best of Cincinnati Awards in the category of Nonprofit Institutions. Notice to other winners in Cincinnati is happening over the next few weeks. The entire list of winners will be posted on […]
Friends and Neighbors of North Avondale: The sun is starting to shine brighter, the sky is getting bluer, grass is growing and becoming greener, and there is a sense of something new and exciting; Spring is most certainly in the air! With NANA Board Elections right around the corner in […]
Mel and Lois Nizny moved into their home at 3953 Rose Hill Avenue April 1, 1971. But their story goes back a bit further… Mel actually lived in North Avondale in l962 at 775 Clinton Springs Ave. while a medical student at UC. Lois would come to visit Mel and, […]
Get ready to meet longest resident, or at least that I know of to date – Wilhelmina Branson at 3923 Leyman Drive. Byron and Wilhelmina and their three children moved to North Avondale in June 1964. They came from a log house and 18 acres in Amelia. But Amelia could […]
While this project has been thought of as an effort to share the stories of those of you who anchor our neighborhood by having lived in it the longest, sometimes stories come to you of neighbors who have “sampled” many parts of the neighborhood. Let me introduce Kimberly Russell, currently […]
Dear Neighbors, On February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil (our nation’s most popular marmot) unfortunately saw his shadow Wednesday morning after scurrying out of a burrow at Gobbler’s Knob. As the legend goes, that means the country can expect below-average temperatures for the next six weeks. Here is the good news…Phil the […]
The Victory Parkway Bridge was built in 1917 to replace a truss bridge and to provide a more pleasing view as you enter Eden Park. Although the bridge isn’t anything to write home about while driving along from above, the real beauty is of the architecture from below. The bridge which is […]
This month, as I kick off this project, I am so excited to introduce two “longevity” families and share their stories of living in North Avondale. You will learn more about Ernest Fontana and Nelida Mietta-Fontana at 3950 Ledgewood and Bob and Mary Wells at 4245 Rose Hill. Ernest Fontana […]
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