Tana Weingartner
@tanaweingartner.wvxu.org
WVXU/WMUB/Cincinnati Public Radio Senior Editor/Reporter.
Greater Cincinnati news & lots of soccer.
TAN-uh, like Montana (she/her).
May I pet your dog, please?
Greater Cincinnati news & lots of soccer.
TAN-uh, like Montana (she/her).
May I pet your dog, please?
Representatives from Miami University's Myaamia Center are in France to commemorate the 300th anniversary of an unprecedented diplomatic mission with the opening of a new exhibit featuring historical Native American artifacts and ceremonial robes. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Miami U's Myaamia Center is collaborating with a French museum on a new exhibit
The exhibit at the Palace of Versailles features centuries old ceremonial robes from Native American communities, marking the 300th anniversary of the visit of a series of chiefs with Louis XV in 1725...
www.wvxu.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Representatives from Miami University's Myaamia Center are in France to commemorate the 300th anniversary of an unprecedented diplomatic mission with the opening of a new exhibit featuring historical Native American artifacts and ceremonial robes. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Reposted by Tana Weingartner
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A performance worthy of the moment 🏆
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A performance worthy of the moment 🏆
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
Can't wait to read this in February!
"... it’s her refreshing vulnerability that lends the narrative its openhearted relatability and insight. Readers of Glennon Doyle will especially appreciate this." t.co/4wIXcunyGX
"... it’s her refreshing vulnerability that lends the narrative its openhearted relatability and insight. Readers of Glennon Doyle will especially appreciate this." t.co/4wIXcunyGX
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781546008538
t.co
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Can't wait to read this in February!
"... it’s her refreshing vulnerability that lends the narrative its openhearted relatability and insight. Readers of Glennon Doyle will especially appreciate this." t.co/4wIXcunyGX
"... it’s her refreshing vulnerability that lends the narrative its openhearted relatability and insight. Readers of Glennon Doyle will especially appreciate this." t.co/4wIXcunyGX
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Reposted by Tana Weingartner
Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City is the only place in the world where you can find wild axolotls. Ecologist Luis Zambrano is on a quest to save these beloved amphibians: buff.ly/vnyg53i
!["If we save the axolotl and we save Xochimilco, which is threatened by a city of 20 million people, we can save anything around the world. Gives
[us] a lot of hope." —Dr. Luis Zambrano](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rjtifgmgwnacwa24lqp4tpsy/bafkreieu5td2pevirow7bnfsz7qfc6lm652yc3fbqjpel2ltjscz3ttceq@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City is the only place in the world where you can find wild axolotls. Ecologist Luis Zambrano is on a quest to save these beloved amphibians: buff.ly/vnyg53i
Having a pet in the household makes it less likely young children will develop severe food allergies. Now, experts are beginning to understand why. www.wvxu.org/health/2025-...
Worried about childhood food allergies? You might need a dog, experts say
Yes, kids, you really do need a dog. Here's the proof.
www.wvxu.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Having a pet in the household makes it less likely young children will develop severe food allergies. Now, experts are beginning to understand why. www.wvxu.org/health/2025-...
The nation's first private historically Black university is notching up another first. www.wvxu.org/education/20...
Wilberforce named to 1st HBCU Brilliance Initiative cohort
Wilberforce University is one of 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities named to the inaugural cohort.
www.wvxu.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The nation's first private historically Black university is notching up another first. www.wvxu.org/education/20...
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, participants will rewire 230 toys, adding power switch adapters that enable the toy to be activated with a simple, large push button. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Volunteers will adapt more than 200 toys in less than 4 hours for children with disabilities
The toys will be rewired with large control buttons to make them easier for children with limited or restricted hand movement to play independently.
www.wvxu.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, participants will rewire 230 toys, adding power switch adapters that enable the toy to be activated with a simple, large push button. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Ohio safety push aims to achieve 4 years of declining traffic deaths www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Ohio safety push aims to achieve 4 years of declining traffic deaths
Ohio recorded three consecutive years of reduced traffic deaths. State agencies are encouraging drivers to add 2025 to the list, making it four straight.
www.wvxu.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ohio safety push aims to achieve 4 years of declining traffic deaths www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
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Within months of discovering a forgotten memorial to women veterans, a local group is looking for artists to create a new memorial that won't be so easily overlooked. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Artists wanted to design a new memorial to women veterans in Eden Park
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Ohio wants to replace a forgotten plaque in Cincinnati's Eden Park with a substantial memorial honoring women who have served the country.
www.wvxu.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Within months of discovering a forgotten memorial to women veterans, a local group is looking for artists to create a new memorial that won't be so easily overlooked. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Within months of discovering a forgotten memorial to women veterans, a local group is looking for artists to create a new memorial that won't be so easily overlooked. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Artists wanted to design a new memorial to women veterans in Eden Park
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Ohio wants to replace a forgotten plaque in Cincinnati's Eden Park with a substantial memorial honoring women who have served the country.
www.wvxu.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Within months of discovering a forgotten memorial to women veterans, a local group is looking for artists to create a new memorial that won't be so easily overlooked. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Reposted by Tana Weingartner
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
Good morning, besties. Remind your new-to-town besties that it's weather siren test day! 🌪📢
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Good morning, besties. Remind your new-to-town besties that it's weather siren test day! 🌪📢
Two Ohioans named to #USdeafWNT 2025 Deaflympics Team to compete in Tokyo Nov 12-25. Defender Casey King of Bexley and midfielder Emma Neff of Oakwood. The Deaf WNT is 40-0-1 (!!!) since beginning play in 2005.
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Two Ohioans named to #USdeafWNT 2025 Deaflympics Team to compete in Tokyo Nov 12-25. Defender Casey King of Bexley and midfielder Emma Neff of Oakwood. The Deaf WNT is 40-0-1 (!!!) since beginning play in 2005.
The first — and so far only — woman elected Kentucky governor has died www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
The first — and so far only — woman elected Kentucky governor has died
Martha Layne Collins became Kentucky’s first female governor in 1983.
www.wvxu.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The first — and so far only — woman elected Kentucky governor has died www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
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Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+.
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+.
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Happy Halloween from your favorite @npr.org and @wamu.org.web.brid.gy show, 1A!
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy Halloween from your favorite @npr.org and @wamu.org.web.brid.gy show, 1A!
"We don't have an opening date, but we are hopeful that it will be late next week." www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Oxford Lane Library to reopen children's wing soon
The children's department has been blocked off since a small electrical fire Sept. 22.
www.wvxu.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"We don't have an opening date, but we are hopeful that it will be late next week." www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Updated with new details about additional repaving slated to start Friday. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Union Centre Boulevard will need more repairs following tanker truck fire
The I-75 interchange at Union Centre reopened early Wednesday following a tanker truck fire and diesel spill that snarled traffic in West Chester for hours Tuesday.
www.wvxu.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Updated with new details about additional repaving slated to start Friday. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
More details on a timeline are expected Wednesday afternoon. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Union Centre Boulevard will need more repairs following tanker truck fire
The I-75 interchange at Union Centre reopened early Wednesday following a tanker truck fire and diesel spill that snarled traffic in West Chester for hours Tuesday.
www.wvxu.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More details on a timeline are expected Wednesday afternoon. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Local EMA director pushes for FEMA reforms www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
Local EMA director pushes for FEMA reforms
Nick Crossley is among emergency management leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C., this week advocating for the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act.
www.wvxu.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Local EMA director pushes for FEMA reforms www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
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NYT has an obituary of the White House East Wing, dead at the age of 123. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us...
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NYT has an obituary of the White House East Wing, dead at the age of 123. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us...
"A lot of people don't realize that the reason we left Ohio was not because we wanted to leave. We were forced to leave."
www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
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UC team unveils Wyandot Removal Trail across Ohio
Members of the Wyandot Nation were the last Indigenous tribe to be removed from Ohio. Students from the University of Cincinnati worked with the tribe to help tell their story through a series of hist...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"A lot of people don't realize that the reason we left Ohio was not because we wanted to leave. We were forced to leave."
www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...
www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...