Reuse / Rebuild

Just because a space has been abandoned does not mean it is no longer useful. Entrepreneurs, artists, city officials, activists and neighbors, with the right amount of ambition and innovation, can take vacant spaces and turn them into opportunities. By transforming what we already have into sustainable properties, we revitalize neighborhoods and stimulate local economies.

Reuse / Rebuild Features

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.

Soapdish: Rhinegeist taps into history to build future

Casey Coston Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Over-the-Rhine brewery Rhinegeist, set to open this year, embodies a 21st century spirit of creativity and adventure in the neighborhood with roots in beer and city-building.

Shades of Grayscale: historic brewery revives to showcase local culture, spirits

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, April 16, 2013

On the site where the first brewery in Over-the-Rhine began operating in 1829, a new generation of artisans is redefining the boundaries of the historic neighborhood’s 21^st century renaissance.

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.

$29.5M grant, neighbor-focused plans boost Avondale housing revitalization efforts

Geoffrey Dobbins Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What happens when the city, neighborhood advocates and a national redevelopment firm collaborate to transform outdated and underutilized public housing in Avondale? They snag a $29.5M federal grant aimed at holistic renewal.

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Reuse / Rebuild Videos

Emery Sessions: Over the Rhine

Emery Sessions Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Local favorites in a local landmark. Watch Over the Rhine perform "Gonna Let My Soul Catch My Body" at the Emery Theatre in their namesake neighborhood. Video by Michael Wilson courtesy of The Emery Sessions.

Emery Sessions: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

Emery Sessions Tuesday, October 23, 2012

At this year's Midpoint Music Festival, the legendary Ralph Stanley brought his Clinch Mountain Boys to town for a concert at the acoustically perfect Emery Theatre in OTR. The Emery Sessions captured their rendition of "Train 45" on video. Video courtesy The Emery Sessions.

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