With niche stores such as
Everybody’s Records and the
Queen City Comic and Card Co., Pleasant Ridge is a destination neighborhood with strong community roots. Recently that vocal community helped ensure Cincinnati's first LEED certified school and Community Learning Center would stay put in PR rather than moving a mile away as originally planned.
Pleasant Ridge has a new slate of restaurants opening including Emanu, a family run Ethiopian restaurant which has been a neighborhood gem for 5 years. It reopens March 4th in its new location on Montgomery Road followed by The Peapod, a vegan café specializing in smoothies, salads, sandwiches and a raw bar.
By: Rick Bird, 6/17/2008
The vinyl record is making a comeback, fueled by the MP3 generation re-discovering the classic LP. That’s good news for the neighborhood record store, like Everybody’s Records in Pleasant Ridge celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
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By: Sue Cohen, 6/3/2008
Summer in Cincinnati means locals can dig into fresh berries bursting with flavor, or plump and juicy tomatoes plucked straight from the vine. But where does the food come from and how can we take advantage of the local stuff rather than importing food from far away lands? The answer may be closer than you think.
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By: Matt Koesters, 5/27/2008
Cincinnati has its fair share of fine coffee houses, but small independents have discovered that it's a good cup of coffee served with a strong dose of community involvement that spells success in this competetive business.
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By: Jeff Syroney, 5/6/2008
Soapbox is proud to sponsor the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby “Build-A-Box” competition at the BMW store in Silverton on May 18. Assemble your car faster than the other competing teams with the assistance of a helper from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati. Think you've got what it takes to challenge the Soapbox team? Find the details here.
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By: Sue Ann Painter, Executive Director, Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, 4/15/2008
The Cincinnati Public School system has much to crow about this Earth Day as the Earth Day Network (EDN) in Washington DC looks to our school system's forward approach to sustainable design as a model for education programs in 40 schools in cities across the country.
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