Featured Stories

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, City Building, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Westwood, Evanston, Mt. Washington, Corryville, Avondale, Price Hill / Covedale, College 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, City Building, Education + Learning, Green, Health + Wellness, Leadership, Life Sciences, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Northern Kentucky, Parks + Greenspace, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, 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, City Building, Consumer Products, Diversity, Education + Learning, Food, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

Evanston, Covington, Price Hill / Covedale, 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, City Building, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Regional Indicators, 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, City Building, Diversity, Education + Learning, Food, Health + Wellness, Higher Education, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Northern Kentucky, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability, Talent

Northern Kentucky, Norwood, Avondale, Northside, Downtown, North Avondale, 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, Financial Services, 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, City Building, Diversity, Education + Learning, Green, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Parks + Greenspace, Philanthropy, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Research + Innovation, Talent, Transportation

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.

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, City Building, Diversity, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

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

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, City Building, Emerging Technology, Green, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, 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, City Building, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Food, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

Mt. Lookout, 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, City Building, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Food, Health + Wellness, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Talent

Mt. Lookout, 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, City Building, Move to Cincinnati, Non-Profit, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild

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

My Soapbox: Cate Yellig, Art Director, City of Covington

Kelsey Kennedy Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cate Yellig knows how to build things. And how to use a blowtorch. The City of Covington's new art director talks economic development, world travels and how the region has become a magnet for talented, smart entrepreneurs and artists.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, City Building, Diversity, Move to Cincinnati, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Talent

Covington, Northern Kentucky, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills

SpringBoard grads infuse city with creative startup energy

Gina Gaetano Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Laura Chenault took an abandoned garage on Spring Grove Avenue and transformed it into a space for everything from filming indie documentaries and music videos to hosting cooking classes, dinner parties and dance parties, too. But she didn’t do it alone.

Arts + Culture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Consumer Products, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Food, Jobs, Move to Cincinnati, PR, Marketing + Advertising, Research + Innovation, Talent

Dayton, Northside, Downtown, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine

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