Middletown Arts Center

Yesterday's Journal..


1970's era arts center lobby gets facelift

MIDDLETOWN —The Middletown Arts Center is used to having paint on its walls, but this time the paint comes in entire coats.

That’s because the lobby of the center at 130 N. Verity Parkway has been undergoing renovations, and this is the lobby’s first face-lift since the building opened in the mid-1970s, said Executive Director Patt Belisle.

Future projects will include the center’s kitchen and library, classrooms and administrative offices. The timing of the project worked out well because classes haven’t been in session, Minor said.


ISN'T THIS BUILDING PART OF THE CINCY STATE DEAL? WASN'T THERE TALK OF CINCY STATE MAKING THIS BUILDING PART OF THEIR CAMPUS? DIDN'T KNOW THE ARTS WERE STILL HERE. THOUGHT THE ARTS ALL WENT OVER TO THE PAC AND THIS WAS EMPTY FOR C.S.??? WHO IS FURNISHING THIS MONEY FOR THE REMODELING/PAINTING/LABOR. IF CITY MONEY, WHY ARE WE RE-DOING A BUILDING THAT WILL BECOME C.S. PROPERTY?

VieVet his usual accurate self

Vet- MAC which if you haven't been to is a great learning center and pretty much holds it's own, they have a garden tour and several other events which earns them some money so they can support themselves.  Lots of activities for childern and a great volunteer staff.  They have been on the front line of the turn over of downtown and I give them alot of credit for sticken it out.