Ten Year Anniversary Series: Cincinnatians make global local
Dozens of nonprofits work at the intersections of world issues and regional affairs.
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Ten Year Anniversary Series: Groundbreaking Development Then and Now
How The Banks came together plus projects in OTR, Northern Kentucky and the CBD.
Ten Year Anniversary Series: eating local is easier than ever
As part of our 10 year anniversary series, we examine how local food has changed in the past decade, and where it might be in the future.
10 Year Anniversary Series: King Records
In the mid 1950s, Cincinnati recording studio King Records was a hit powerhouse, featuring R&B artists like James Brown. Today, a devoted group of nonprofits, organizers, and policy makers are working to promote and preserve the historic studio.
10 Year Anniversary Series: What’s New at the Main Library
Cincinnati may be the 65th largest city in the US, but did you know that it boasts the second busiest library in the country, preceded only by New York City? “That’s because we’re always looking at ways of being on the front edge,” says Paula Brehm-Heeger, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
10 Year Anniversary Series: How Green Spaces Drive Transformation in Over-the-Rhine
In 2008, Soapbox reported on how a neglected pocket park in Over-the-Rhine was transformed by a community coalition. As part of Soapbox’s Ten Year Anniversary Series, we take a look back at Northern Row Park and how community gathering spaces in OTR have evolved over the past ten years.
New Coworking Space, Fueled Collective, Opens in Rookwood
Fueled Collective, a recently opened coworking space, offers a social club coworking experience, with spaces for remote employees and freelancers to both work and play.
Diversity Fellowship opens pathway to orchestras
According to the League of American Orchestras, classical music has a serious lack of diversity. Racial and ethnic minority players make up just 15% of orchestra musicians. In 2015, UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) established the joint Diversity Fellowship program to help level the playing field for students of diverse backgrounds. As Director of Marketing and Communications at CCM Curt Whitacre explained, “the goal is to change the face of the American orchestra.”
Platform Beer Co. extends its reach to Ohio’s third “C” this summer
Coming this summer, Over-the-Rhine will be home to a new tasting room for Cleveland-based Platform Beer Co. The two-story space will feature coffee, food, cocktails and Platform's barrel aged beer program.
One-of-a-kind moto show returns to Rhinegeist for fourth year
On Jan. 27, more than 50 one-of-a-kind vintage and custom motorcycles and upward of 5,000 motorcycle enthusiasts will descend on the Queen City for the fourth annual Garage Brewed Moto Show.
