Aromas of chocolates and coffee exude Valentine’s Day.  

Beyond work and school, these Mt. Airy places enliven the community  

Ryan Conlon didn’t envision shifting careers to specialize in removing invasive plants.

Once completely gone from Ohio, bobcats continue to make an impressive comeback, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the state.   

More union activity is expected at big logistics and transportation companies and elsewhere as workers exert a newfound assertiveness.

The Mt. Airy course has been ranked among the top five courses in Ohio and the top 50 in the world. Players from Europe and Asia come in and play the Forest’s course. It’s beautiful, it’s easily accessible, and it’s great exercise.

In 2023, Soapbox's 15th year, our writers and photographers discovered stories of community, entrepreneurship, neighborhoods, talent, innovation, and more. Here are the ones our readers liked best. 

Entrepreneurs, innovators, and problem solvers will participate in a one-week sprint to imagine and design systems to interrupt a family’s path from at-risk for housing loss to homelessness with timely intervention strategies.

A entrepreneur returned to the neighborhood where she was raised to open a coffee shop.