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Looking for an office/studio space? We have amazing new spaces available for rent on our campus in Lower Price Hill. Great rent rates, newly renovated, new HVAC systems, onsite parking, access to the (amazing) Sanctuary, and all part of a vibrant campus. It is the perfect place for fo

This winter we are opening the Washing Well, a community laundry facility offering affordable, local, and safe laundry in our community.  The Washing Well is a much needed resource in LPH, as most residents do not have access to laundry machines.  Many have to take their laundry on th

by: Scott Priestle, Community Matters Board President I have vivid memories of childhood visits to St. Michael’s Church. Sitting in a pew during mass, laughing with – and sometimes at – Mike Kezak, a delightfully wacky and profane parishioner from the neighborhood. Gathering with the

THE GIRL SCOUTS OF LOWER PRICE HILL NEED TO SELL 1,500 BOXES OF COOKIES TO GO TO CAMP. BUT THEY CAN’T TALK ABOUT CAMP. NOT YET. THEY DON’T NEED FALSE HOPE.  Sharon Coolidge and Liz Dufour, ldufour@enquirer.com Cincinnati Enquirer, February 8, 2015 As the after-school progr

Our first annual Bend in the River Art & Music Festival will take place at The Sanctuary in Lower Price Hill on Oct. 4th & 5th. We are excited to invite everyone to join us for a celebration of art and music at our historic campus in LPH. Bring your friends and family! Saturda

The Washing Well project was selected as a 2014 Impact 100 Grant Winner!  The Washing Well will create safe, affordable, and local laundry for all residents of Lower Price Hill.  The goal of the project is two fold: 1) to create a place for residents to access laundry and 2) to contri

Nothing brings people together like a delicious meal.  It is the age old tactic in community organizing: if you feed them, they will come.  We have used this idea for years through our community picnics.  Each spring and fall we stop all of our work and take a moment to share a meal w

Be comfortable with your story. Those were my words of wisdom to a new friend that had I met a few weeks ago while at training to be an AmeriCorps VISTA member. Barely 21 years old and bright-eyed, he sat across from me at dinner struggling to cope with other’s perception of him

The creation of Community Matters was driven by the energy and passion of the Lower Price Hill community. After working in our community for many years with Education Matters, we began to see trends in how people would fall through the cracks as they pursued opportunities. Two years a