Findlay Market Stand Comes To Walnut Hills

Farmstand
Findlay Market Farmstand Is Freshening Up!

You’ve seen the yard signs pop up around the neighborhood. You’ve driven by the huge white shipping container on the lot where the farmstand will be. You might have even stopped by on a Thursday evening in the hopes of picking up some fresh vegetables.

Well, the wait is over! The Findlay Market Farmstand opens today from 4 pm – 7 pm!

Look out for fresh, local produce as well as some meats and cheeses! WHRF and Findlay Market have been partnering to transform Firehouse Row into a weekly farmstand for the community. The shipping container arrived on June 2nd and wood chips were spread a couple days later. The space will continue to evolve over time, so look forward to future updates! The farmstand will be open every Thursday from 4 pm – 7 pm and a few other special days as well.  

We’re excited to announce that the Farm Stand will be a part of “Produce Perks.” Findlay Market is offering 2 for 1 incentive tokens to customers who use an Ohio Direction Card to purchase food.  The incentive is a dollar for dollar match for up to $10 using an Ohio direction Card at the farmstand. Healthy food is for everyone!

Hope you can make it! Bring a friend!

 If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Farmstand, contact DJ Greene (deatragreene@walnuthillsrf.org)

New Restaurant Coming to Walnut Hills in 2014

City’s oldest remaining firehouse to be home to Fireside Pizza. Get a sneak peek inside on November 20th.

We’re proud to announce that not only will a great historic asset in the neighborhood be renovated in the coming months, but it will also become a new restaurant serving fantastic food to residents from the neighborhood and throughout the city. Fireside Pizza has joined us at all of our Cincinnati Street Food Festivals and even a Five Points Biergarten with their brick oven on wheels, and we can’t wait for their brick-and-mortar location to open in Walnut Hills!

If you weren’t lucky enough to be at the press conference for the new Fireside Pizza restaurant, we’ve got you covered! On November 20 from 6 pm – 9 pm, the firehouse will be the site of our monthly Meet-up (Facebook Event). Fireside will be there serving up their amazing pizza, and to help you visualize your future dining experience even more realistically, we’ll be serving up cold beer from Mt. Carmel.

Plus, this month we’re having a raffle you don’t want to miss – a free one-night stay at Spring Hill Suites. That’s right, ladies and gents, for just $2 you could be rolling in fluffy hotel pillows. We’re also partnering with the Marines to collect Toys-for-Tots! Please bring a toy (of a value up to $30) for a child up to the age of 14. Every toy donation gets you one free raffle ticket and a warm feeling in your heart.

Here’s a bit more for those interested in the development-side of the Firehouse renovation: Developer FC16 LLC, led by Kent Hardman of Hardman Investment Group, is buying the Firehouse, located at 773 E. McMillan St., as well as the adjacent brownstone and two parcels of vacant land from the City of Cincinnati. The restaurant will be located on the ground floor of the firehouse (brief history of the firehouse), with an apartment on the second floor (More from the Business Courier).

What an incredible day in Walnut Hills

The Cincinnati Street Food Festival 2013, this past Saturday, October 12th, was a massive success, exceeding our attendance expectations. But it was also a truly special day for the neighborhood; a celebration of our history, diversity and plans for the future. We could keep trying to describe it with words, but this beautifully done short film might do a better job:

Cincinnati Street Food Festival 2013 from Walnut Hills Redevelopment on Vimeo.

Soundtrack: “Who We Are (Live United Mix)”, by Tracy Walker
Filmed and edited by Andrew Stahlke