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June 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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/ 
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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/ 
June 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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/ 

May 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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/ 
May 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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/ 
May 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
May 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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/
May 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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/
May 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Middletown has canceled all city-sponsored events, including Food Truck Fridays, Arts in the Parks and the Middletown Farmers Market.

May 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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/ 
May 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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.
Former Weatherwax golf course, now Meadow Ridge Metropark, blossoming into ‘hidden gem’
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.
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April 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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.
Middletown Lyric Theatre is back, and it’s partnering with the SORG
Middletown Lyric Theatre is reopening in partnership with the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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.
Frazier’s Kitchen to open at its own spot on Central Avenue in Middletown
Frazier's Kitchen will be opening soon at 1206 Central Ave. in Middletown, Ohio.
www.journal-news.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM