Northside Business Association

05/28/2026

Our next Northside Business Association general meeting has been rescheduled for 7pm on Mon 8 Jun! Our meeting location is The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action at 1628 Hoffner St. See you there!

REMINDER! Our May and June monthly meetings will take place in a location that may be new for many attendees: The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action at 1628 Hoffner St. This is a property owned by the NBA, and we will take this opportunity to tour our asset.

05/26/2026

We're proud to be the force behind the popular Northside Rock 'N Roll Carnival! Right now the organizers are looking for vendors and volunteers.

Turn your 4th of July plans all the way up at the Northside Rock 'N Roll Carnival, a 2-day celebration that kicks off Friday night and keeps going strong after the iconic Northside 4th of July Parade on Saturday. As the parade wraps, the dance party rolls straight into Hoffner Park!

This FREE community event will feature:

- Live music and local artists
- Food vendors and makers
- MadTree Brewing truck and other alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages
- Northside merch

Marking our 20th anniversary, this year features a packed concert schedule with dozens of live performances across multiple days, alongside a curated mix of food vendors, local makers, and refreshing drinks.

The music-driven lineup reflects the eclectic, independent spirit that defines Northside, while the vendor marketplace and festival offerings create a dynamic, family-friendly gathering space unique to Northside.

Whether you start your holiday weekend with us at the park on Friday or make your way down after the parade to continue the celebrations, the Northside Rock N’ Roll Carnival invites you to be part of a beloved community tradition 20 years strong and still rocking.

Northsiders and lovers of the best neighborhood in the Queen City can now volunteer to staff this year’s long-awaited event! Perks include a volunteer t-shirt and, for those of you old enough, 2 beer tokens per shift. Not to mention the intangible benefits of the respect and admiration you gain from the world around you for your commitment to this worthy cause.

This is a community-run, volunteer event. We need you! Grab a friend, sign up for a shift and be part of the team that makes it happen. It’s a great way to give back to your community while enjoying the event.

Please head to www.northsiderocks.com for all the details, including the music schedule.

Vendor application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxxYInm_QRWtWFVL02TMl-VRe2VYyQTjtYSPw1GCjU6Xn2Kw/viewform

Volunteer application: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/48371604404/

05/20/2026

This Saturday and Sunday is North by Northside, a FREE, community-wide festival with live music at 16 different Northside venues. Check it out!

North by Northside returns to Earth on Saturday and Sunday, May 23rd and 24th. Venues, performers, and other details will be announced shortly after a brief blackout in communications as we observe the dark side of the moon. All systems go.

A million thanks to .lady.em for the otherworldly artwork

05/13/2026

Behind the scenes, we've been working for months on the next Northside Rock 'N Roll Carnival! Last year, over 100 individuals volunteered for all kinds of tasks, from serving drinks to cleaning trash cans. We simply couldn’t pull off an event like this without you, and we are so grateful.

With that in mind, we're looking for volunteers for this year's carnival. Perks include a volunteer t-shirt and, for those of you old enough, 2 beer tokens per shift. Not to mention the intangible benefits of the respect and admiration you gain from the world around you for your commitment to this worthy cause. Please follow this link to sign up for your spot: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/48371604404/

05/12/2026

Neighbors and neighborhood supporters, please fill out this survey!

Team C.r.E.a.t.E, a Public Allies cohort, has put out a Northside Neighborhood Survey, surveying residents and people with a vested interest in the community. Share your feedback on what you'd like to see in the neighborhood by May 15 at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLswxYzFubwPhem1RxK8QlDJ5TvRomZYX_twzG8ZMzkF8JAA/viewform

05/06/2026

We're proud to have helped tackle this persistent problem spot in our neighborhood, and grateful to the City Of Cincinnati Government and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful for their hard work!

05/04/2026

The Northside 4th of July Parade always includes community groups, area businesses, school bands, and the like, and we look forward to seeing this year's floats!

Registration is now open for the Northside 4th of July Parade! Please follow Northside 4th of July Parade or head to www.northsideparade.com for all the details!

Shown here is the Building Value float in the 2025 parade, made out of elements of the store’s inventory, with Anthony, one of the employees, playing the guitar for the crowd.

The origins of our community parade can be traced back to 4 Jul 1854, when the Sisters of Charity’s Orphanage moved from downtown to its new facility, the St. Joseph Orphanage, in what is now Northside and the current location of Chase Elementary School and McKie Recreational Center. Women and children rode canal boats (up what is now Central Parkway), and the procession beside them was made up of members of the Turners, Oddfellows, Butchers Association, Bricklayers Society, and the Catholic Orphans Society.

The parade became an annual event which, combined with a festival, served as the major fundraiser for the orphanage until 1960, when that facility moved out of the neighborhood. It was reborn as a community event in 1970 and has once again become an annual tradition.

The Northside Fourth of July Parade is sponsored by the Northside Community Council and coordinated by the NCC’s Fourth of July Parade Committee.

The Northside Rock 'N Roll Carnival begins immediately after the parade. It is a production of the Northside Business Association and administered by the NBA’s Events Committee.

05/01/2026

Neighbors, please note the venue change for Monday's Northside Business Association general meeting. We're meeting at The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Northside Business Association meets regularly to cultivate a positive climate for neighborhood businesses and organizations and to coordinate community events and activities. These meetings are open to all. You do not have to be a member or business owner to attend.

Our May and June monthly meetings will take place in a location that may be new for many attendees: The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action at 1628 Hoffner St. This is a property owned by the NBA, and we will take this opportunity to tour our asset.

We’ll see you at at the Northside Business Association general meeting at 7pm on Mon 4 May and Mon 1 Jun!

Founded in 1907 as the Northside Business Club, the Northside Business Association (NBA) serves to create and maintain vitality in the Northside Business District, by offering resources for all Northside businesses and working together to cultivate our fun, eclectic, and diverse neighborhood. We’re the official voice with the City of Cincinnati for the Northside Business District.

Located in this historic home at 1628 Hoffner St., The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action exists to develop creative, compassionate, and mindfully-engaged citizens both online and in the Cincinnati region through small group classes, events and workshops.

The Hive cultivates mindfulness which manifests as creativity and intentional social engagement. As an “inter-spiritual space,” this nonprofit organization welcomes all and invites participants and members to seek and speak from their experience and tradition.

For those seeking inner and outer transformation, the Hive is a conscious community offering awakening experiences and fueling collective change in the world.

04/23/2026

Thanks to Cincinnati Metro, OKI Regional Council of Governments, Hamilton County, Ohio - Government and the many other stakeholders who helped to "flip the switch" yesterday at the unveiling of the new all-electric buses at the Northside Transit Center!

Maya Drozdz April 22, 2026 Representatives of Cincinnati Metro, Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) and other stakeholders gathered at the Northside Transit Center on Earth Day 2026 to debut Metro’s new all-electric buses! Given that ...

04/21/2026

We're proud of our work and longterm vision, alongside the Northside Community Council and Cincinnati Metro, that resulted in the Northside Transit Center. Check it out tomorrow while getting a first look at Metro's new all-electric buses!

Neighbors, please plan to stop by the Northside Transit Center 10:30am-2pm tomorrow (Wed 22 Apr) to check out Cincinnati Metro’s new all-electric buses! The Metro team will be on-site to celebrate Earth Day and connect with riders.

The meet-and-greet will be a great chance to ask questions about routes, schedules, fares, or service updates while getting a first look at the new bus model. You’ll be able to earn Rider Rewards points and grab some swag just for stopping by.

Northside is the second largest active bus transfer point in the entire Metro system, trailing only behind Government Square in the Central Business District. Over the course of decades and in cooperation with the Northside Community Council, the Northside Business Association Association bought vacant lots and little-used parcels of land for future use as a bus transfer facility.

Once the parcels were transferred to Metro’s ownership, the transit center was developed, with a new NBA-owned business district parking lot next to it.

The Northside Transit Center consolidates transfer points and features 8 off-street transfer bays complete with canopies to protect against incumbent weather, as well as historical panels about our neighborhood, which are further enhanced by original art by Northside residents.

In 2022, the Northside Business Association received the Cincinnati Metro’s Reinventing Metro Community Partnership Award our partnership to make the Northside Transit Center a reality.