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Issue 14 Volume 1 | Week of 5/13/08

Driven to the brink

By: David Holthaus, 5/13/2008 A new study finds that the value of suburban homes is dropping fast, while urban home values are appreciating. One reason is because it’s such a long, expensive drive to work from the suburbs. The group CEOs for Cities, which advocates for revitalizing our core urban areas, just released a white paper that links plummeting suburban home values to the spike in gasoline prices.  That, in turn, has made investment in a home in the city more attractive, the study says.

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Local Lessons Help Guatemalan Poverty

By: Bethe Ferguson, 5/13/2008 Cincinnati has a long history of philanthropy. Two local brothers have discovered a way to creatively export that good will by founding Cooperative for Education, a non-profit that raises $2 million a year to improve the lives of Guatemalan children from our own backyard.

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Video/Northside Bike Co-op spins new twist on bike advocacy

Anyone mildly interested in bike culture, or even those who haven't ridden a bike since they got their license at 16, should definitely check out the MoBo Bicycle Co-op. This completely volunteer-run collective is working to expand access to bikes, bike maintenance, and education through workshops, community bike rides, bike advocacy, social events and a very cool space in which anyone can learn how to repair and recondition second-hand, recycled, and low-cost bicycles.

For those interested in getting involved, check out the co-op’s 2nd annual fundraiser on May 17th, at Off the Avenue Studio in Northside (1546 Knowlton Ave). For more information visit the MoBo website.

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This Week's Blogger:
Michaele Pride
Soapbox spends some time with University of Cincinnati's celebrated Director of the School of Architecture and Interior Design, Michaele Pride as she talks about Cincinnati's architectural significance, UC's DAAP program, living downtown and the poetry of Frank X Walker.

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Automotive
The automotive industry in Greater Cincinnati is no Rust Belt vestige. It is alive and well, providing the world's automakers with everything from brain power to horsepower. Toyota runs its North American manufacturing operations from here, while Ford builds transmissions for many of its cars and trucks. Germany’s ZF supplies several major automakers with parts and many smaller manufacturers, such as Mubai and Toyota Boshoku produce everything from shocks to seats to brake components.

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I & Eye Productions
Four alums of Cincinnati TV station WKRC-TV (Channel 12) came together a few years ago and formed I & Eye Productions, a production studio that develops radio and television commercials, corporate videos and other multimedia and has quickly become one of the fastest-growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati.  

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Over-the-Rhine
At the center of change in Cincinnati sits Over-the-Rhine. As more and more residents and visitors rediscover the charms of OTR, most discover a neighborhood rich in art, history and community. The sound of renovation can be heard throughout the busy neighborhood as machines move earth to make way for the new School for Creative and Performing Arts in Washington Park next to the majestic Music Hall. Vine street looks brand new as a new restaurant and shopping district takes hold next to the Ensemble and Know Theatres.  The community's remarkable nineteenth-century buildings feature one of the largest collections of Italianate architecture and provide a dramatic background to the diverse residents that call OTR home.

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