Second Sunday on Main

Every Second Sunday of the Month (May through September) beginning May 11

If it looks, tastes, sounds and smells like a street festival, it must be a street festival, right? Yes, and more.
Second Sunday on Main is actually an economic development engine disguised as the city's coolest urban street festival offering entertainment by crowd-pleasing local bands on the CityBeat music stage, a samba parade, a Christian Moerlein beer garden, vendors, artists, foods by celebrity chefs and even a dog parade. Held the second Sunday of each summer month, May through September, this year will be the event's fourth consecutive summer. Every month the festival attracts 800 - 1000 people who stroll a blockaded stretch of Main Street (from 12th to Liberty ) and shop the stores and colorful vendors. Visit www.secondsundayonmain.org for more information.

Commercial Spaces Available

Locate Your Business Here
Now is the perfect time to open your business in Over-the-Rhine. Choose from hundreds of available commercial spaces – from storefront retails spaces to studios to four story buildings to warehouse spaces. OTR Chamber maintains a searchable database of available retail and commercial space in the 360 acre foot print of Over-the-Rhine.

This information is updated on a continual basis. Please contact Brian Tiffany, President with questions. email: btiffany@otrchamber.com

Sponsorship Opportunities Available for Annual Meeting

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Annual Meeting and Star Awards to be held on May 29. For sponsoring the annual meeting, sponsors will receive preferred seating and free tickets for the event. Also, sponsors receive name recognition to the Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine Business Communtiy as sponsors will be featured in all press releases, at the event, in the Over-The-Rhine Chamber Newsletter and on the Chamber website. If you want to sponsor the annual meeting, please contact Cheryl Curtis at 513-241-2690 or get the flier.

GoOTR5k - May 31

After a successful 2007, the GoOTR5k returns for 2008 on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 10:00 AM with more food and fun. If you would like to sponsor the run for 2008, contact the Chamber at 513-241-2690 or by email. For a list of benefits, click here. If you would like to register for the race, go to the events page. Preregistration is $10(Includes T-shirt).

Join the Over-the-Rhine Chamber

Through membership, your business will save money on various services and products. Save up to 95% on workers compensation and customized employee health care plans. Reduce business expenses on technology, including Wireless, ADSL and Internet dial-up.

For more benefits and an application form, go to our member page.

Leads Luncheon - June 12

Join us on Thursday, June 12 in the Chamber Office for our Monthly Leads Luncheon, a great way for members to learn about other members' businesses, services and products through "member only" networking. For more information, visit the events page.

Crime down in Over-the-Rhine and Downtown

District One which includes Over-the-Rhine, West End, and downtown, has had 18 consecutive months of decline in crime. Between 2007 and 2006, crime was down 25% and between 2007 and 2002, crime was down 41%. In fact , crime was lower in 2007 than 2000 in District One. District One now has the lowest crime statistics of Cincinnati's five districts.