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

My Soapbox: Grace Dobush, Crafty Supermarket

Sarah Whitman Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Grace Dobush is the creative entrepreneur who co-founded Crafty Supermarket, now one of the region's largest indie craft shows. We recently reached out to her to learn more about the history of Crafty Supermarket, how crafters are selected to participate and what to expect from the 2014 shows.

Arts + Culture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Entrepreneurship, Move to Cincinnati, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Talent

Clifton, Northside, Downtown, Over-the-Rhine

Harvard Business School methodology to hit local elementary classrooms

Andrew Welsh Tuesday, February 18, 2014

With $1.1 million this year from Ohio’s Straight A Fund, Cincinnati Public Schools and Milford Exempted Village School District are piloting new case-based learning curricula in which students apply math, science and technology skills to help solve real world, data-driven problems for local companies.

Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Leadership, Northern Kentucky, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Research + Innovation

Clifton, Northern Kentucky, Hyde Park

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

How Cincinnati stole my heart

Dacia Snider Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Soapbox's founding publisher isn't a Cincinnati native, nor did she feel much love for the city when she first arrived here 15 years ago. Yet she's an engaged resident and passionate champion of Cincinnati now. Find out how the Queen City won her over.

Cincinnati, City Building, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

Westwood

Hot 'Hoods: Madisonville

Sara M. Sheets Tuesday, February 04, 2014

This week marks the final installment of our Hot 'Hoods series, featuring neighborhoods 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.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Jobs, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Talent

Madisonville

SpringBoard changes name, develops new curriculum

Sarah Whitman Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Starting with the next session that begins March 19, the SpringBoard business-development program will become CO.STARTERS, and participants will be encouraged to build and test small models before writing detailed business plans.

Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Consumer Products, Education + Learning, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Talent

Downtown

Hot 'Hoods: Evanston

Sean Rhiney Tuesday, January 28, 2014

This week we unveil our fourth neighborhood poised for growth in 2014. In this six-week series, we asked key community members from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to share their insights on how they expect their communities to develop this year.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, City Building, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Talent

Evanston

An alternate path to a four-year-degree

Andrew Welsh Tuesday, January 28, 2014

New and broader credit transfer agreements between two- and four-year colleges put bachelor’s degrees within reach for a growing number of students in Greater Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Higher Education, Move to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

Clifton, Corryville

Hot 'Hoods: Covington

Jim Guthrie Tuesday, January 21, 2014

This week we continue our 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.

City Building, Diversity, Food, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

Covington

myNKY invites residents to help shape Northern Kentucky's future

Ericka McIntyre Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The goal of myNKY, Vision 2015's new six-month campaign, is for local residents—on both sides of the river—to share their ideas and actively shape the next Northern Kentucky five-year strategic plan.

City Building, Higher Education, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

Northern Kentucky, Ludlow, Ft. Thomas, Bellevue

Hot 'Hoods: Price Hill

Ken Smith Tuesday, January 14, 2014

This month, we're shining 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, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

Price Hill / Covedale

Why 'resilience' should be Cincinnati's new mantra

Della Rucker Monday, January 13, 2014

Cincinnati faces a unique opportunity: to lead in the national transition from outdated economic development methods to a new approach. And it's going to take resilience to make it happen.

Cincinnati, City Building, Jobs, Leadership, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism

MLK Ph.D. program fuels 21st century activism

Kyle Stone Tuesday, January 07, 2014

This week, students and scholars from around the country will meet in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for Union Institute & University's MLK studies residency.

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

Clifton, Northern Kentucky