Featured Stories

Findlay Market neighborhood farm stands offer food and friendship

Julie Murray Monday, July 21, 2014

Community groups in Price Hill, Walnut Hills and Westwood have found a way to achieve a vision for their neighborhood through a unique partnership with Findlay Market.

Cincinnati, Food + Drink, Health + Wellness, Quality of Life

Westwood, Price Hill, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

Alleys become pathways to urban revitalization

Eric Peterson Tuesday, April 22, 2014

From Seattle to Cincinnati to Washington D.C., alleys are being reinvented as people-friendly spaces. Often perceived as dirty and dangerous, alleys are moving beyond garbage and garages to become havens for pedestrians, public art and small business.

Cincinnati, Economic Development, Leadership, Quality of Life, Regionalism

Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

Neighborhood improvement: The 90-day plan

Caitlin Koenig Tuesday, February 25, 2014

A collaborative effort between city departments, neighborhood residents and community organizations, the three-month Neighborhood Enhancement Program focuses on developing the assets of Cincinnati neighborhoods.

Cincinnati, Economic Development, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Westwood, Corryville, Avondale, Price Hill, Northside, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine, Madisonville

Speaking for the trees: Campaign aims to avert canopy-loss crisis

Brittany York Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Taking Root campaign is an eight-county effort to educate the community about the crises affecting our trees. The end goal is to restore our tree canopy by 2020 by planting 2 million trees.

, Cincinnati, Economic Development, Green, Health + Wellness, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Northern Kentucky, Parks + Greenspace, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent

Original Soapbox series tells story of what's reshaping Cincinnati's neighborhoods

Sarah Whitman Tuesday, February 11, 2014

If you missed one of the community profiles featured in our Hot 'Hoods series, here's your chance to find out more about the five neighborhoods set to flourish in 2014. You might be surprised by our picks.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, Consumer Products, Diversity, Economic Development, Food + Drink, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Covington, Price Hill, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Madisonville

Hot 'Hoods: Walnut Hills

Kevin Wright Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Over the next several weeks, we will shine a spotlight on neighborhoods that are poised for growth in 2014. We asked key community members from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to share their insights on how they expect their communities to develop this year and what big initiatives will shape their pockets of the city.

Cincinnati, Economic Development, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Regionalism, Regionalism

Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

#GivingTuesday: How to join in today's national celebration locally

Brittany York Tuesday, December 03, 2013

There were more days than ever to kick off the holiday shopping season this year, but there’s another movement at work—#GivingTuesday—which encourages individuals to take the same fervor they have for Black Friday, and apply it to giving.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, Diversity, Economic Development, Food + Drink, Health + Wellness, Higher Education, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Northern Kentucky, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability, Talent

Evanston / Norwood, Avondale, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine

Local banks and schools partner to teach kids financial responsibility

Andrew Welsh & Brittany York Tuesday, November 19, 2013

As the senior class of 2014 prepares to be the first graduating under Ohio’s new economics and financial literacy curriculum requirements, banks in Cincinnati are partnering with schools and nonprofits to push financial education further than ever for students as early as preschool and through to 12th grade.

, Cincinnati, Diversity, Education + Learning, Higher Education, Leadership, Northern Kentucky

Demand Better: Building healthy, vibrant neighborhoods

John Kachuba & Elissa Yancey Tuesday, August 20, 2013

As we continue to reprise our four-part Demand Better series, we take a look at innovations and ideas that empower and support neighbors here and around the country—and offer some key demands for Cincinnati's future as election day approaches.

Cincinnati, Diversity, Economic Development, Education + Learning, Green, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Parks + Greenspace, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Research + Innovation, Talent, Transportation

Westwood, Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Clifton / CUF, Mt. Auburn / Prospect Hill, West End / Brighton, Corryville, Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum, Mt. Adams, Avondale, Price Hill, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine, Madisonville

Demand Better: Architecture's impact on Cincinnati's economy

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, August 06, 2013

As election day approaches, we'll be re-running our four-part Demand Better series in an effort to spark conversations and provoke thought about how we can demand more from our city's leaders. This week, we take a look at the topic of architecture.

Architecture, Arts + Culture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, Diversity, Economic Development, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

Westwood, Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Clifton / CUF, Mt. Auburn / Prospect Hill, Corryville, Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum, Price Hill, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine, Madisonville

Demand Better Cincinnati

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, August 06, 2013

This week marks the launch of a new Soapbox series: Demand Better Cincinnati. We'll explore a new issue each week and sift through what's been done, what's being done and how we can push our current and future leaders to, well, demand better.

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.

Cincinnati, Economic Development, Emerging Technology, Green, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability, Transportation

Women in the kitchens, part 2

Andrew Welsh Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Last week, Soapbox's Andrew Welsh introduced you to Take the Cake's Melissa Mileto, whose fashion background contributes to her artistic references in the kitchen. This week, he talks food, art and inspiration with the chef-owners of Nectar, Eat Well Cafe & Takeaway and Honey.

Cincinnati, Diversity, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Food + Drink, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum, Northside, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

Women in the kitchens, Part 1

Andrew Welsh Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Melissa Mileto grew up in Baltimore's Little Italy. Today, Take the Cake's chef and joint-owner oversees one of the city's busiest and most creative kitchens. She kicks off Soapbox's series that spotlights Cincinnati's female chef-owners.

Cincinnati, Diversity, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Food + Drink, Health + Wellness, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Talent

Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum, Northside, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

Bayer Becker symposium awakens Cincinnati neighborhoods

Caitlin Koenig Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Urban Awakenings series looks at redevelopment projects in four Cincinnati neighborhoods—Walnut Hills, Northside, Over-the-Rhine and East Price Hill—that are focusing on revitalization, and what developers can do to help.

Architecture, Cincinnati, Economic Development, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Price Hill, Northside, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine