Chrisholm MetroPark in Madison Twp. has ties to Esther Price and a Nobel Prize winner. https://www.journal-news.com/lifestyles/at-chrisholm-metropark-in-butler-county-the-amish-mennonite-history-is-preserved/PHUDJYGT5JAITHHJ36J3A5VX4I/ 

Hallmark Communities has plans to construct 288 apartments at Renaissance Pointe in Middletown off Union Road. https://www.journal-news.com/local/nearly-300-new-apartments-coming-to-renaissance-pointe-in-middletown/CE5MGMZSFNGR7ASNBKZZBL5UEY/ 

Middletown’s Paperboard site, which was once seen as an opportunity to reimagine a gateway to the city, is now a mountain of rubble. https://www.journal-news.com/news/paperboard-site-debris-still-in-middletown-residents-want-a-solution/HKCNHE3GKVAK5ITCESCDLZ3L34/ 

The intersection of Ohio 122 and Elk Creek Road in Madison Twp. will close starting June 2 for construction of a new single-lane roundabout. https://www.journal-news.com/news/roundabout-construction-beginning-monday-in-madison-twp/6MW3Y4CM7ZBN7JORBDHNTICBFU/ 

Less than a week after Middletown paused its city-run events, a small business owner has organized a private farmers market. https://www.journal-news.com/news/small-business-owner-organizes-private-farmers-market-in-middletown/ZQ7WH7CAXZBSVEIVEATO6VTG5Q/ 

Middletown will receive $1.8 million from the state to help the city develop streets around Renaissance Pointe. https://www.journal-news.com/news/renaissance-pointe-to-get-18m-boost-from-state-create-140-new-jobs/DNPMB6IWRZFPVL67ZYWZAQD7JY/ 

A lululemon pop-up, summer concert series and new businesses are coming to Liberty Center. https://www.journal-news.com/news/lululemon-pop-up-summer-concerts-and-new-businesses-coming-to-liberty-center/OGFARY6KINAHRL7KXG65DX6T34/

Middletown Police has received an Ohio Sexual Assault Investigations grant to enhance evidence management and training. https://www.journal-news.com/news/middletown-police-dept-gets-money-to-support-sexual-assault-investigation-efforts/H7GI377FBRGY5HKCRY22FQOH3M/

Over 100 healthcare workers in Butler County will be laid off effective July 25. https://www.journal-news.com/news/healthcare-layoffs-will-affect-116-butler-county-workers/56TWGRHC7JCGLDSNCMADVVXXAM/

Middletown has canceled all city-sponsored events, including Food Truck Fridays, Arts in the Parks and the Middletown Farmers Market.

Izzy’s, the Cincinnati-based restaurant chain toting “World’s Greatest Reubens,” will open its sixth area location in Monroe. https://www.journal-news.com/news/izzys-restaurant-to-open-sixth-location-in-monroe/LFSHPWFI6JGPZMUAV2M3S36NV4/ 

Meadow Ridge MetroPark is the largest park in the MetroParks of Butler County system at 456 acres. Park leaders consider it a “hidden gem,” but they want to change that with the public.

The Middletown Lyric Theatre (MLT) has announced its return, in partnership with the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group (SORG). Charley Shafor, MLT president, and Nancy Griffith, SORG president, announced the partnership April 3 on MLT’s Facebook page.

The owner of Frazier’s Kitchen, opening soon at 1206 Central Ave., has big hopes for how it can serve Middletown with food 24 hours a day.

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