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In This Hamilton! Thrive Issue

😎😎17 Strong Grant Recipients😎😎

🌞🌞Planning Commission To Hold Hearing On Short-Term Rentals🌞🌞

🎭Hello Dolly Coming Up April 25th Thru 28th🎭

😏😏Useless Trivia - Why Not !!😏😏

🏆Check Out The New And Improved Business Directory Page !!🏆

⚾🧢🧢Baseball Rained Out Thursday
Girls Varsity Softball Schedule For April🧢🧢⚾

👉Community Billboard👈

🍕🍕Business Spotlight On Chester’s Pizza🍕🍕

☃️❄️Daily Weather Report❄️☃️

🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨Ace Hardware Round Up For Kids Month🧑‍🎨🧑‍🎨

🤪🤪😵‍💫😵‍💫Stupid Dad Jokes😵‍💫😵‍💫🤪🤪

🏅🏅On This Day In Sports History🏅🏅

🤣🤣Humor/ Far Side🤣🤣

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Announcing the 2024 Microgrant recipients!

Microgrants range from $500 - $2,500 and are awarded to any applicant or group of applicants that reside within one of our 17 neighborhoods.

City of Hamilton

Apr 10, 2024

17STRONG is excited to announce the 12 selected recipients for the 2024 Microgrant season, resulting in over $25,000. In total, there were 31 Microgrant applications.

2024 MICROGRANTS

The 17STRONG Microgrant Committee and Advisory Board have chosen the following: 

Believe in Basketball 
A summer basketball camp for girls taking place at various schools throughout the city. 

Christmas in the Village 
A Christmas event held in the German Village neighborhood. 

Hamilton’s Hispanic Festival 
The first ever event in Hamilton to celebrate the Latino/Hispanic community in the city at Marcum Park. 

Hamilton Hollow Earth Festival 
The first ever event in Hamilton to bring awareness to Symmes Park, its history, and the famed resident who is buried there, John Cleves Symmes, Jr. 

Third Annual South Side Youth Kickball Tournament
A kickball tournament over Labor Day weekend that will take place at Booker T. Washington Community Center. There will be food, speakers, and an awards ceremony. 

Jefferson Park Neighborhood Information Board 
A permanent sign board for posting neighborhood information at Jefferson Park. 

Let’s Continue to Beautify Lindenwald
An additional installation of permanent planters and flowers along the Lindenwald Business Corridor. 

Summer Chess Club and Fatherhood Initiative 
An event to engage adults and youth in chess throughout the summer ending in a chess tournament. 

Taco’s Together 
A series of outreach events in Jefferson Park to bring the neighborhood together.

EmPOWERing Art, Celebrating Community 
A project to beautify an electric box at 7th and Dayton streets, which will reflect the history of Dayton Lane. It will be painted by artists from Inspiration Studios. 

Equality for All (Kids) 
A handicap accessible swing set to be installed at Moser Park on Heaton Street. 

North End Summer Bash
A block party for kids in the North End neighborhood to celebrate the end of the school year. There will be food, tie-dye, games, and crafts. 

YOUTH-LED GRANTS WITH ENVISION PARTNERSHIPS
Something new this year that the Microgrant Committee is honored to share is a partnership with Envision Partnerships. The organization has committed to funding $2,500 this year and next year. These funds will cover an additional four Microgrants, all of which are all youth led. 

Cleaning Crawford 
A neighborhood cleanup in the East End. 

German Village Cleanup/Spring into a Better Summer 
A neighborhood cleanup in German Village. 

Eaton Hill Cleanup 
A neighborhood cleanup in Taft Place / Governors Hill. 

Midnight Waltz
A dance for senior citizens and high school students to interact, dance, eat, and have a good time. 

SPONSORSHIP GRANTS
When it comes to Sponsorship grants, there were two recipients awarded with $500 each. Those are the following: 

Back to School Block Party 
A neighborhood block party at Eaton Road Church of God for kids in the community to get Hamilton students excited about going back to school. There will be food, music, haircuts, and school supplies. 

Corn Stand Jam 
Corn Stand Jam is an annual festival in Hamilton raising awareness and funds that support mental health organizations and scholarships. 

How does it work? 

The purpose of the 17STRONG Neighborhoods Microgrant Program is to serve the residents of Hamilton by providing materials or reimbursable financial support for programs, projects, or events that promote citizen engagement, beautify the neighborhood, improve safety, or address neighborhood needs and aspirations. We're all about empowering YOU to bring your brilliant ideas to life.

Microgrants range from $500 - $2,500 and are awarded to any applicant or group of applicants that reside within one of our 17 neighborhoods. Grants are selected by the 17STRONG Microgrant Committee and approved by our 17STRONG Advisory Board. There are also Sponsorship grants, which are previously fully-funded Microgrants that have proven to be successful and a recurring annual event. They are worthwhile opportunities for citizen engagement that have a city-wide impact.

Neighbors and neighborhood groups have had great success hosting events in their local parks or side-lots. From showing movies on the big screen to cultural celebrations, Hamiltonians come up with events for everyone, such as: 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor
A block party to give residents the opportunity to mingle, create, and brainstorm to improve our community. Residents of Prospect Hill tie-dyed t-shirts to show their 17STRONG pride, painted rocks to add some color to the neighborhood, and enjoyed the company of neighbors. Residents were also given the chance to share what they love about Prospect Hill and ways they feel their neighborhood could improve.
We're not just talking about throwing parties here (although those are pretty awesome too!). We're talking about real, tangible improvements that have changed the game for our neighborhoods. A previous example: 

Jefferson Monthly Newsletter
A monthly newsletter for the Jefferson neighborhood, in both English and Spanish, that’s hand-delivered to the residents and businesses in the Jefferson neighborhood.

Creating safe, clean, and engaged neighborhoods sometimes takes some brick and mortar. There have been several microgrant funded structural improvements throughout the city, such as:

Little Free Pantry
A blessing box known as a “Little Free Pantry” was installed in the North End neighborhood, which provides non-perishable foods (including cereal, canned soup/pasta, granola bars) as well as hygiene items (including shampoo, soap, toothbrushes/toothpaste and toilet paper) to local residents when needed.

So, who’s eligible for a Microgrant? Any resident from one of our 17 neighborhoods, who's got a rad idea and wants to make a positive impact. Whether you're an individual, a group of pals, or a neighborhood organization, we welcome all the above. 

We would be remiss not to mention that there are a few things we can't fund. While we understand sprucing up individual yards and homes can have an impact on the overall appearance of the neighborhood, the Microgrants can not be used for individual property, charitable donations, alcohol, faith based activities, operational costs, items that will be donated/raffled/auctioned off, or political campaigning. 

17STRONG is all about bringing neighborhoods together. How about we join forces and make Hamilton even more amazing, one microgrant at a time!

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Planning Commission to hold public hearing on Short-Term Rentals

The City of Hamilton Planning Commission invites the public to attend the public hearing on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:00pm in the City Council Chambers located at 345 High Street.

City of Hamilton

Apr 10, 2024

In 2020, after 18 months of research and public input including a city-wide survey, the City of Hamilton established a Short-Term Rental license program. Since then, 96 short-term rentals have been registered throughout the city. From 2021 to spring of 2023, the number of incidents at short-term rentals, also known as Airbnbs or vacation rentals, in Hamilton and the amount of citizen concern regarding short-term rentals was minimal.

However, in the summer of 2023, Planning staff started receiving more concerns from Hamilton neighbors about short-term rentals and more complaints about the negative impact that some short-term rentals were having in Hamilton neighborhoods. Therefore, Planning staff launched a public input effort to update the Short-Term Rental License program. 

As a result of the survey and concerns expressed at the public meeting, the City of Hamilton completed a follow-up survey in the Hickory Woods neighborhood in which property owners expressed interest in prohibiting short-term rentals in this area. Additionally, residents in Highland Park conducted a petition regarding prohibiting short-term rentals in their neighborhood. Both efforts obtained enough support for a prohibition to warrant a public hearing to further discuss the issue. 

The City of Hamilton Planning Commission invites the public to attend the public hearing on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:00pm in the City Council Chambers located at 345 High Street.

Based on the public input initiative mentioned above, the Planning Department is proposing the following changes to the Short-Term Rental License:

• Short-term rentals will be prohibited in Highland Park and Hickory Woods.

• Strengthening the violation/penalty section for short-term rentals.

• Improving the regulations around common problems such as too many vehicles and noise violations.

The process to complete the Short-Term Rental license updates is to take the proposal to the Planning Commission for consideration and recommendation to City Council who will take final action on the request. 

If approved, all existing registered Short-Term Rentals would still be permitted to continue operations as long as they remain in good standing with Short-Term Rental License regulations (i.e. the license is renewed so that it does not expire; the license is not suspended or revoked). Properties within the Highland Park and Hickory Wood neighborhoods would be considered “grandfathered” which means that all current licensed Short-Term Rental properties can continue to operate.

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Check Out Photos From The Eclipse HERE Compliments OF The Journal News

Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre Will Be Presenting “Hello Dolly”
April 25-27, 2024 @ 7:30PM
April 28, 2024 @ 2:00PM 

Details To Follow

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It's possible to turn peanut butter into diamonds.

While most of us are happy to slap some peanut butter between two slices of bread, scientist Dan Frost of the Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany did something a little bit different with his peanut butter: He made a diamond. Frost studies the conditions of Earth's mantle and has found ways to mimic them in his lab. According to the BBC, the high pressures of the mantle can strip oxygen from carbon dioxide and leave behind the carbon to form a diamond. And since peanut butter is already rich in carbon, Frost was able to transform the nutty goodness into a shiny jewel.

Golf balls tend to have 336 "dimples." 

When you're on the golf course, you're probably paying more attention to what club you're using than the details of each golf ball. But if you did take notice of the specifics, you might discover that your golf balls can have anywhere between 300 and 500 "dimples," though most tend to have 336. According to the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "golf balls are usually covered with dimples in a highly symmetrical way," which "is important or the ball will wobble."

The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex.

While we used to think that dinosaurs were giant lizard-like creatures that roamed the earth, it's now widely accepted that dinosaurs have more in common with present-day birds than they do with oversized reptiles. Research out of Harvard University in 2008 confirmed that the Tyrannosaurus rex shared more of its genetic makeup with ostriches and chickens than with alligators and crocodiles.

Got something to say? Go to [email protected] and tell us so we can let everyone know!

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No Baseball Thursday Night Take On The White Sox In Chicago Tonight At 7:40

⚾Girls Softball Schedules For April⚾

Hamilton Vs. Princeton - 5:00 game
Rained Out

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Stop by and wish us a Happy 70th Anniversary

We will be posting here off and on throughout the month with an occasional special. Check Our Facebook Page and Hamilton Thrive Page. Give us a call at 513-892-1973 and place your order. Specials will be on our recording also !

Thanks from all of us here at Chester's!

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☀️🌻🌻Looks To Be A Nice Weekend With A Warming Trend Ahead🌻🌻☀️

Strong winds will ramp up along the Atlantic coast. The winds, when combined with heavy rain, will make for difficult travel and flash flooding while triggering power outages and coastal flooding at times of high tide north of the severe thunderstorm zone from the upper mid-Atlantic to New England from late Thursday to Friday.

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• 1500 Plaza Drive Hamilton, Hamilton, OH, United States, Ohio

• +1 513-973-1245

ROUND UP your total during the month of April and 100% of the change will be donated to Cincinnati Children's!

The amount raised during this campaign truly blesses the children and families in our local community!

Will you help by rounding up your change?

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Stupid Dad Jokes

I couldn't figure out why the baseball kept getting larger.
Then it hit me!🤣

Why are elephants wrinkly?
Have you ever tried to iron one?🤣🤣

What did the cake say to the fork?
"Want a piece of me?!"🤣🤣

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On This Day in Sports History

• 1831 The 12th century Lewis chess pieces are exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, shortly after their rediscovery in a sand bank on the Scottish Isle of Lewis

• 1896 Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós beats Otto Herschmann of Austria by 0.6s to win the inaugural Olympic 100m freestyle final in 1:22.2 at the Athens Games; also takes out the 1,200m on the same day

• 1896 Irish tennis player John Boland, representing Great Britain wins both the men's singles and doubles finals at the Athens Olympics; Dionysios Kasdaglis of Greece loses both matches

• 1907 New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards

• 1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania broadcasts 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match between lightweights Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee

• 1924 1st men's college swimming championships begin

• 1936 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2 for a 3-1 series win; Red Wings first SC Championship

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