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A colorful wall of flowers and foliage welcomes patrons into the Cincinnati Open. The venue recently underwent $260 million in renovations. Photo by Justin Shaw
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Cincinnati Eyes Reemergence into Sports Tourism

Like a Joe Burrow two-minute drill in the fourth quarter, a last-second equalizer from FC Cincinnati or a game-tying Elly De la Cruz homer in the bottom of the ninth, Cincinnati is staging a comeback. Cincy, as the natives affectionately call it, is scrappy. It’s old school. It’s a throwback. The problem is in the […]

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Ben Huffman Named Executive Director of New Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission

As plans continued for months — even years — for a Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission, Ben Huffman watched the developments with interest. In March, that interest became concrete and as of June 23, he has been working for the CRSC as its first executive director. “Building something from the ground up is a great opportunity,” […]

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Fans cheer during an NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium in 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)

County Approves Funds for Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission

Hamilton County Commissioners voted this week on an agreement with Visit Cincy to develop the Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission and committed $150,000 to the sports commission in the county budget. The goal is to get $1 million for the commission’s first-year operating budget, Julie Calvert, president and chief executive officer of Visit Cincy, told The […]

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