So we're new in town and checking out churches, trying to find a good fit. It's tough because…read morewe're a young family that likes a traditional vibe so a church needs to kind of bridge those two worlds if they're going to get us coming back. Sacred Heart is nice. Clean, big, plenty of parking, with a school attached (typically a good sign from the "young family" POV as well as the good news of multiple funding streams). We've been to 2 of their 3 Sunday morning masses - 10a and 11:30a - and both are fairly well attended. The choir is pretty good. The priest doesn't mince words yet gives a good homily. We're in and out in about an hour (mixed feelings on that one - a "short" mass at our old church was an hour and ten minutes). A big con is that they don't have kneelers. That's kind of a big deal. I can appreciate the need to appeal to more people and I know the whole "stand up, sit down, stand up, kneel down" aspect of a Catholic Mass can be intimidating and weird, but that's the deal. To us, that's part of the worship and part of what makes it good (valuable, inveterate, impressive, reverent - take your pick). Sacred Heart is kind of the only game in town in Fairfield so we've been slow to expand the search but stay tuned, because I don't think we're here to stay.

after a year long search, we finally found our home! this church is wonderful! what makes it…read morewonderful are the people and father tharp...of all the churches we have been to, this one was the most welcoming...people knew we were new and greeted us warmly...they looked us in the eye and genuinely appeared happy we were there...i am in a wheelchair and this was the only church where the usher came up to me and asked if i wanted communion brought to me, instead of going up to the altar...it really meant a lot to me...we have been to the noon mass on sunday and the 4pm mass on saturday...the noon is not busy at all but the 4pm ("guitar mass") is PACKED...just keep that in mind if you're going to visit...father tharp is a wonderful priest...he is engaging, funny and on point...the other thing we really like is how diverse the church is...we are a couple in our late 40's with no children...sometimes it is hard to fit in at a church in a sea of young families...but here there are families, singles and couples...there are young, old and in between...there are caucasians, african americans, asian, hispanics...it is a true melting pot...we just love it...so if you're looking for a new home church or just visiting, i think you will find yourself glad that you stopped by...and if you do, be sure to check out the meditation garden, it's just lovely

This is a great place. Individuals living with disabilities attend this program as a 4 year school…read more They learn how to be more independent by taking many classes. I have volunteered in their awesome kitchen and taught some crock pot cooking classes. There are many opportunities as a volunteer here. I have found it very rewarding. We have had just as much fun as the students!

"You don't know what you've gotten yourself into," smirked Nikki. "Once you walk through these…read moredoors, you can't stay away!" Four years ago, Nikki started StarfireU as a shy, silent 21-year-old. Today she enthusiastically led me on a tour of her school. StarfireU is a four-year college geared towards individuals with developmental disabilities. Their goal is to enrich lives through unlimited opportunities that build independence and community inclusion. Students have the opportunity to improve social skills, create art, photography, learn yoga, cook, and everything in between. Many go on to lead independent lives and become involved in the community. I sat in on a seminar where the Senior class discussed their capstone projects. Ideas ranged from documenting Cincinnati murals through photography, to fundraising for homeless advocates, to adapting a play from a favorite book. I was beyond impressed with the initiative and support within these classroom walls. StarfireU has been educating adults with disabilities since 1993. Over the years, it has grown from a single classroom to a state-of-the-art facility with computers, roundtable classrooms, and dry erase walls. They're always open to working with volunteers around the community, so if you're in need of a smile and a life-changing opportunity, get involved here!

The entire experience was awesome. I bought this experience for my wife's birthday. I selected the…read moreitems we were to make and scheduled the appointment. They have different specials throughout the year, so you pick. I chose the flower and vase. The flower uses a pulling of the glass and the vase you blow the glass. Our teacher was awesome. Very patient, very knowledgeable and saved my wife's vase from disaster (I got a bit over zealous on the blowing part). After we finished, they explained the cool down process (it takes about a week) and we scheduled our pickup time. The whole experience, for both of us, wasn't that expensive and we had a great time. I highly recommend it.

We had a great time making glass pumpkins at Neusole! We saw their mobile hotshop at the Hamilton…read morePumpkin Festival and thought that would be a fun birthday activity for me, my husband, our adult daughter, and her boyfriend. We got to choose our colors, then worked in pairs to make 4 pumpkins. Our instructor was fantastic and explained each step, giving us help as needed. I can't wait to pick up our finished pieces in a week!

This place is GORGEOUS! I had actually been to this facility for a YELP event years ago not even…read morerealizing that it is connected to a church. The parish that the Centennial Barn is connected to is a small Catholic parish that really does try to help the needy while serving their congregation. They even take in older people who are not able to take care of themselves. The Centennial Barn is actually a ministry of the church, as it brings in money to help support the overall budget of the parish. However, you don't have to be a part of the church to rent it for a function or even a wedding. The inside of the barn is really cool! It has strung white lights all over the inside, as well as white trim and big red doors that give the barn a classy but country feel. There are bathrooms on the first floor, as well as the second. There are stairs to the second floor with several rooms off of the main level that provide spots to have people dancing or serve food. The backyard of the barn is open with some room outside to have a live band or even some dancing. There is a cemetery in the back of the property.... but it is not really that noticeable. It doesn't take away from the feel of the barn -- but it is something to note.

Enjoyed the barn as part of a friend's wedding reception…read more The accommodations were fine, but the floor plan forced the reception to be a little bit disjointed. The band had to set up downstairs by the dance floor. The bar, drinks, and gift table were also situated on the lower level. The guests were located upstairs. A few of the tables were in a different room than the wedding party which is not ideal since those tables could not see the wedding party. The food was also served in a different room. I actually kind of liked being able to lean on the railing upstairs while gazing down on the band and the dance floor. So, I can't say I really had a problem with the setup but I could see where not everyone would choose this option. There was also a nice patio out back that many enjoyed. It was a nice night, it was a little quiter and easier to chat with people than it would have been if we had been confined indoors. The place was nice, the service was fine, but I was a little disappointed that because of the cleanup process many of the wedding party could not go out after the reception.

My son took lessons here for a few weeks with the goal of improving his skills, but unfortunately,…read morethe experience did not meet our expectations. A significant portion of each lesson was spent with the instructor talking--often about himself--rather than focusing on active teaching. Furthermore, the approach to learning drum charts relied entirely on rote imitation; the instructor would simply have my son copy his movements. As a result, my son actually began losing his ability to read charts and became overly dependent on the instructor. He can now only play the specific songs he was told to copy from memory, rather than learning how to independently decipher drum sounds and learn songs on his own. I had hoped the program would focus on building true musical independence, not just mimic a teacher.

Great, talented teachers! Lots of fun programs for kids to participate in. Lots of room for kids to…read moregrow and blossom here, musically. Worth the money.

We stayed for two improv shows and very much enjoyed them!…read more The prices for 2 shows for 1 night of entertainment is incredibly reasonable. I don't see why people wouldn't stay for the second show for a mere $5 more! I do like that there is small stadium seating and higher top chairs in back so you're not staring at heads. My main problem was the lights went out on me 3 times in the bathroom. I walked in after someone, went to unzip, and suddenly darkness. I used my flash light on my phone to try finding a switch and tried pulling on a light string but that wasn't correct. It came back but still went off 2 more times in my should-have-been-a-minute-tinkle. Also, it would be cool if they served alcohol, even if limited, but I did like the prices of soft drinks. I feel like everyone overprices but they do not. Highly recommend for a cheap date night for laughter. Plus there's tons to do in the area before.

Great place for artists to practice their talents in a safe learning environment. Their improv…read moreclasses are great for those who want more experience on stage, or those who want to improve their public speaking, to just taking a class for fun and/or team building, Improv Cincinnati is a great place.

My daughter attended KinderCare Symmes from 12 weeks to about 20 weeks old. She was in the small…read moreinfants room with the non-mobile babies. The first person I interacted with at KC was their director. She took me on a tour, showing me the infants room and telling me all the great things about KC. It was close to work and the director seemed great and that it why we chose to send our daughter there. Our experience was pretty rough from the start. The baby and I were both getting used to this new routine. I was trying not to be the typical overbearing mother and put my faith in the teachers/caregivers. One of my first negative experiences was in the first or second week there. I knew my daughter had been struggling a bit. I stopped in to see her on my lunch break and spoke with the main teacher and one of her helpers. They made it seem like she cried all day every day. They asked me if she was colicky and what kind of formula I was feeding her, etc. At home my daughter was very happy, slept well and didn't cry a lot at all so I found this conversation very disconcerting. I tried to continue the conversation with the main teacher when I picked up my little one that afternoon, and at that time she made it seem like my daughter was doing great and was totally adjusted to the new environment. This was confusing based on our previous conversation (that had totally stressed me out). I followed this up by emailing the director who never responded. In addition to the awkward, poor communication with the teacher, I had a bad interaction with the co-director. She called me about some paperwork and as I picked up the phone I could hear her complaining about someone (though I never figured out if it was about me or my daughter or sometime else entirely). It was completely unprofessional. In addition to these interactions I saw the infant room over ratio at least a handful times in the two months we were there. There were older infants and toddlers all over the small infants room, exposing the babies to more germs than they should have been (sometimes touching the babies because the teachers couldn't reign them all in). The main teacher seemed very stressed out a lot of the time. Her assistants were never consistent (different people there a lot, at both drop off and pick up). It honestly just felt very chaotic. Now that I've laid out my experience and why we left I will lay out some of the pluses... The teachers and director were very nice. While communication could certainly use improvement I do think they did well under the circumstances. I really liked one of the assistants who I believe worked in the older infants room full time but helped in the small infants room in the morning. KC (or at least this location) also provides their own diapers and wipes, which was pretty big perk. They also provided formula if you didn't mind to ask them for it (you still have to bring the formula home and prepare bottles every day). And they work with many companies to give an employee discounts. I'm sure childcare is an extremely challenging field to work in. I didn't walk away with any personal negative feelings for the people who work here. A lot of the challenges we faced are likely typical of any childcare organization. But I wanted a smaller, calmer environment and more personal care for my daughter so for us KC didn't work out.

I haven't even fully finished enrolling my kids and I'm super excited for them to be there! I was…read moreactually putting them in a different daycare but when I called they said that they had no record of my kids being enrolled there and put me on hold for 5 mins and came back and said they found the paperwork but from that point forward I had a bad feeling. Why would I leave my kids with someone that can't even find their papers? So I found this kindercare, and I'm honestly soooo happy things worked out the way they did, they classrooms are spacious, they offer more activities and things to do, and their playground looks super fun, my kids have never been in daycare and I was nervous but they settled all that and now I'm super confident and excited for my kids to be going here! I'll have a infant and toddler there. Very organized and clean and spacious.

I've been going to Mathew 25 ministries for the past 10 years and they continue to grow while…read morekeeping their mission the same. It is the best place to volunteer sporadically and they have a lot of open availability. This year I wanted to do something for my birthday, giving back to the community and I was able to organize an event for my friends to get together and do. It was amazing. We hung candy on Christmas trees for A-Kid-Again. And they were nice enough to throw in a tour of the grounds as well, which made it even more special.

Very happy with donation of food lost my job this will really help me thank you so much!!read more