/tags/portsmouth Portsmouth en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:07:00 GMT /2025-07-22/this-ohio-city-got-federal-money-to-revitalize-public-spaces-with-art-then-came-cuts The southern Ohio city of Portsmouth is known for its floodwall murals. Now, a nonprofit is painting sidewalks, basketball courts and brick walls too. But federal funding cuts threaten the bigger picture. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:07:00 GMT /2025-07-22/this-ohio-city-got-federal-money-to-revitalize-public-spaces-with-art-then-came-cuts Erin Gottsacker /2024-06-04/swimming-in-dreamland-documentary-reflects-on-the-legacy-of-portsmouths-pool The Dreamland Pool was once the cornerstone of Portsmouth’s community, but as a new documentary reveals, its story wasn’t always smooth sailing. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:28:07 GMT /2024-06-04/swimming-in-dreamland-documentary-reflects-on-the-legacy-of-portsmouths-pool Erin Gottsacker /npr-news/2015-05-19/how-heroin-made-its-way-from-rural-mexico-to-small-town-america With pizza delivery as a model, Mexican cartels revolutionized the heroin trade, making it easily available in smaller U.S. communities. Journalist Sam Quinones has the story in his new book. Tue, 19 May 2015 07:23:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-05-19/how-heroin-made-its-way-from-rural-mexico-to-small-town-america NPR Staff