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Metro blazes new trails with green efforts

Caitlin Koenig Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Metro has been "going green" for more than 25 years, but partnerships with progressive organizations have helped it broaden sustainability efforts.

Natural style: Local black women find support as they embrace their roots

Aiesha Litte Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Through ’Nati Naturalistas and Queen City Naturals, black women in Greater Cincinnati nurture their love of natural hair—and of themselves.

Entertainment Districts expand options, spur development

Evan Wallis Tuesday, May 01, 2012
In the past year and a half, neighborhoods around Cincinnati have found a new tool to help turn empty storefronts into future restaurants and centers of activity with Community Entertainment District designation. 

Word play

Aiesha Little Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Local spoken word poets aren't trying to be famous. They just want to open your ears and possibly your minds.

State of the arts

Geoffrey Dobbins Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Steel drums and sculpture. Photography and modern dance. With passionate, eclectic leaders and a host of talented supporters, Cincinnati's local community arts centers deliver an array of classes and concerts designed to bring neighbors together. Soapbox tours a few of our region’s growing, vibrant cultural gathering spots.

Soapbox offers 'arts lessons' Tues., Aug. 30

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Sign up today for the next Soapbox Speaker Series event, an engaging discussion about community arts centers as catalysts for creativity.  When: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Where: Niehoff Urban Studio  

Hot wax: Crate-digging culture in Cincinnati

Mildred C. Fallen Tuesday, July 19, 2011
For record collectors, aka crate-diggers, rare is in the eye of the beholder. Local vinyl vendors supply an endless stream of music for locals and out-of-town customers who stop in Cincinnati in search of buried, or in this case, dust-covered, treasure. For devotees, records carry tangible, distinctive personalities. An old price tag still glued to the shrink-wrap reveals where the record originated; the cover art on the jacket tells its own story. At Another Part of the Forest in Over-the-Rhine, Mike Markiewicz carries a little bit of everything, from King Records' classics to soundtracks from Sesame Street. This week, Soapbox takes a spin.

With A Little Help From Their Friends, Emanu Gets By

Michael Kearns Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Everyone has a favorite neighborhood dining spot. But what would you do to keep yours from closing? Learn how some regulars and a neighborhood development group partnered with Emanu owner Sam Yhdego and city council to keep his family's restaurant alive and well in Pleasant Ridge.

Soapicks August 17-23

Rene Brunelle Tuesday, August 17, 2010
This week enjoy a multi-sensory summer experience in Cincinnati. You can run a race with the fox and hounds, sip wine, get up close and personal with art, see a little skin or catch live acoustic music in a bucolic setting at lunchtime.

Soapdish: Better School Choices for Urban Dwellers

Casey Coston Tuesday, August 10, 2010
This week Soapdish columnist Casey Coston goes back to school and dispels the myth that Cincinnati's best educational bets lie outside city limits.  With a wealth of opportunities in Cincinnati's urban core - from nationally ranked high schools to innovative montessori and science and technology programs - Coston finds there's more than meets the eye when considering educational choices in the Queen City.

'Play Me I'm Yours' Comes to Cincinnati

Jane Durrell Tuesday, August 03, 2010
This week, Cincinnati welcomes British performance artist Luke Jerram and his brightly colored, outdoor pianos. Brought to the Queen City by Cincinnati Public Radio in celebration of their anniversary, Jerram and a team of talented local artists will paint playable pianos in public spaces over the next month.

CPS's Montessori Story

Julie Zimmerman Monday, June 29, 2009
In most cities, parents pay thousands of dollars to give their children a Montessori education. In Cincinnati Public Schools, students get the same education, emphasizing self-directed learning in a prepared environment, for free.

Soapdish: 52 Card Pickup

Casey Coston Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Cincinnati is the home of 52 individual and unique neighborhoods that, some say, serve as the the "key to city's success." But how did we come to have such a rich, quilted patchwork of localities and how will these 52 different personalities work to create a charged and united region? Soapdisher turned explorer, Casey Coston takes us on a quick tour...

The xYz's of Cincinnati's New Workforce

Sheila Owens Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Millennials, those twenty-something’s from Generation Y, are causing a stir in Cincinnati’s workforce. Bringing a whole new set of ideals, goals and skills, Millennials are making their mark on Cincinnati businesses.

Creating places that matter

Kevin LeMaster Tuesday, September 30, 2008

This weekend, the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati chapter of the Urban Land Institute open convene the Building Valued Neighborhood Conference, a two-day open exploration of how form based codes can attract talent and develop "places that matter."

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