Unknown to many current Queen City residents, the Cincinnati Stock Exchange operated from 1885 until 1995 and was a leader in the technological transformation of the global securities markets. Soapdish columnist Casey Coston looks back at the CSE's history via the innovative work of UC journalism students.
In this week's Soapdish, columnist Casey Coston looks back at some of Cincinnati's urban pioneers who paved the way for neighborhood revitalization and those heeding the call to rehabilitate and reenergize now.
This week Soapdish columnist Casey Coston takes on the ebb and flow of urban retail. News of a new grocery store in Downtown and burgeoning business district in southern Over-the-Rhine are cause to celebrate, but Coston cautions that getting the mix right is equally as important. To wit, Coston takes a stroll down Race Street's retail district and finds an eclectic mix of shops serving an equally eclectic and diverse community ripe for exploration and expansion.
Soapdish columnist Casey Coston unearths some the new programming ideas arising out of Washington Park's grand scale makeover in Over-the-Rhine.
This week Soapdish columnist Casey Coston goes back to school and dispels the myth that Cincinnati's best educational choices lie outside city limits. With a wealth of opportunities in Cincinnati's urban core - from nationally ranked high schools to innovative montessori and science and technology programs - Coston finds there's more than meets the eye when considering educational choices in the Queen City.
Located in a historic building on Short Vine in Corryville, the Niehoff Urban Studio is dedicated to addressing urban issues that challenge the quality of life in Cincinnati, and helps educate not just students, but the community at large in the "pleasures of the urban lifestyle."
Soapdish purveyor Casey Coston takes his column across the Ohio River this week to revisit a bit of historic Newport, Kentucky's colorful past. Coston takes on Monmouth Street's eclectic collection of retail shops, greasy spoons/ethnic eateries, a local theater and even an erstwhile gambling museum, and finds them peacefully co-existing with several new businesses that are also helping to update the neighborhood's urban appeal.
If this week's heat didn't give it away, you can tell it's almost summertime in Cincinnati. Residents scramble for apartment and country club pools for a quick respite from the approaching dog days. But Soapdish columnist Casey Coston tell us that the Clinton Hills Swim Club in North Avondale is about more than just frolicking and playing in the sun. Over fifty years ago it served as an efficient stop gap by concerned neighbors to stop flight into the suburbs. The club is emblematic of 'place making' long before those words became an urban term of art, and now stands as a model of how current city residents in inner ring suburbs can improve their space with ingenuity, grass roots activism, and a sense of neighborhood pride. Dive in.
Everybody makes mistakes. But just like your high school coach/mentor/teacher told you, its not the act of never tripping up that defines you, but more how we rise after the fall that shows our true character and spirit. Cities can make mistakes too, and nothing demonstrates a city's ability to reenvision and reimagine itself better than a good trip on the sidewalk of progress. This week, Soapdish columnist Casey Coston points out some of Cincinnati's stumbles, from Skywalks to ill placed shopping malls, and shows us how we've made the most of a bad situation.
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful knows that a little color can go a long way - their Future Bloom's project is using paint and creative design as a neighborhood revitalization tool for Cincinnati's urban core. Soapdish columnist Casey Coston takes a look at how this non-profit partners with talented artists and urban designers to give abandoned buildings and vacant lots a fresh, new look and in the process, change perspectives about the future possibilities of our aging neighborhoods.
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