The three-year MATCH program will employ three artists for 30 months each. UC students will rotate through the projects as paid co-ops. Artists will work at three organizations:
The market is collecting stories and photos from former employees, business owners and shoppers to help celebrate its 175th anniversary.
Jeff “Cowboy” Brantley will serve as grand marshal of the 107th Findlay Market Parade, which steps off at noon from the historic market in Over-the-Rhine.
Findlay Launch, run by the Corporation for Findlay Market, gives early-stage food entrepreneurs real-world experience, business training and time in a fully equipped storefront to test or refine their concepts.
Findlay Kitchen’s nearly decade-long effort to help food entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses earned national recognition it took home a top prize at the Golden Whisk Awards.
“For the first time, we’re able to talk about the real impact of Findlay Market – not just the financial benefit to our local economy, but the generational impact on families and small businesses that rely on it every day,” said Kelly Lanser, president and CEO of the Corporation for Findlay Market.
Scott is a well-known name to many in Cincinnati, both because of his long-running morning show on 700 WLW and his years of volunteerism and support of charities across the region. He also was the longtime voice of the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.
The annual parade, a longstanding Cincinnati tradition, will begin at noon on Thursday, March 27, ahead of the Reds’ home opener against the San Francisco Giants at 4:10 p.m.
The eight-week Growing Into A Storefront programs aims to help budding food entrepreneurs level up their operations through hands-on business training.
A public ribbon-cutting will take place on Friday for Juniper Seed, a locally minded, plant-based meal business on Elm Street.
