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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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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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.
