More and more Cincinnatians are taking to the slightly goofy, two-wheeled gyro-scopic personal chariots known as Segways thanks to the opening of Segways of Cincinnati in Over-the-Rhine. Soapdish columnist Casey Coston tries his hand at the the motorized transport vehicle and ponders what their arrival means for urban Cincinnati.
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If you take a peek around, behind and over the fences around Cincinnati, you’re more likely to find active construction sites rather than abandoned lots, and that's a good thing according to Soap Dish columnist, Casey Coston.
In true Cincinnati fortitude, downtown and OTR developers refuse to bend to the economic doomsayers as another set of nightclubs open over the course of the next few months. Soapbox columnist, Casey Coston takes a look at these new digs housed in some of the city's most interesting buildings while reflecting on the ghosts of Cincinnati's past.
There are a lot of arguments both for and against the proposed Cincinnati streetcar system, but a recent call for the widening of freeways at an estimated cost of $800 million vs. the $185 million it would take to lay tracks between UC and the river sent Soapdish columnist Casey Coston running to his computer. Read what follows here.
The much publicized breakup of Jean-Robert de Caval from financial backers Martin & Marilyn Wade and the subsequent closing of Pigall's restaurant have seen a furious storm of hand wringing and gnashing of teeth within the Cincinnati dining set. Will the closing mark the end of sophisticated dining in Cincinnati? Soapdish columnist, Casey Coston reminds us that, far from in decline, the Cincinnati culinary scene is just hitting its stride.
Soapdish columnist, Casey Coston is back from holiday hiatus with a lot on his mind including his love for center city sidewalks as well as the number of riverfront cranes popping up in the face of the economy.
Cincinnati is the home of 52 individual and unique neighborhoods that, some say, serve as the the "key to city's success." But how did we come to have such a rich, quilted patchwork of localities and how will these 52 different personalities work to create a charged and united region? Soapdisher turned explorer, Casey Coston takes us on a quick tour...
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