Deep in the heart of Evanston, Woodstone Creek, a former factory-turned-winery, houses a meadery and port house. It is also the first licensed microdistillery in Ohio. For master distiller Don Outterson, though, it all comes back to bourbon.
From vintage stores to high-end fashion shops and art galleries, a new day is dawning on Woodburn Avenue in Walnut Hills. Entrepreneurs who have long called the neighborhood home welcome the fresh energy and say it has already made an impact in one of Cincinnati's most iconic communities.
Everyone has a favorite neighborhood dining spot. But what would you do to keep yours from closing? Learn how some regulars and a neighborhood development group partnered with Emanu owner Sam Yhdego and city council to keep his family's restaurant alive and well in Pleasant Ridge.
Go Vibrant is a is a private-civic partnership of over 40 organizations - from Fortune 500 companies to small non-profits - energized by the mission to make healthy living easier and Cincinnati a top 10 healthy city.
Dr. David Loy is an author and teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is the past Besl Family Chair of Ethics/Religion & Society at Xavier University.
There are those that believe that 811 Race street was home to what may very well have been one of the single most important recording studios in the history of the known Universe. With landmark sessions by Flatts & Scruggs, BullMoose Jackson, The Delmore Brothers, and country legend Hank Williams, Herzog Studios recorded country music before Nashville. Leading the charge to unearth this unique part of musical history is the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation and its President, Elliot Ruther.
You may not know photographer Michael Wilson, but if you own an album by The Replacements, Lyle Lovett, or Emmylou Harris, you've undoubtedly seen his gorgeous black and white portraits. Wilson, who lives on Cincinnati's west side, has eschewed the limelight of more celebrated photographers in deference of his subjects, both famous and not so famous, and created a unique style that is highly sought-after by artists all over the world.
Choosing where to live and how to live are basic inalienable rights. And while gay and lesbian migration is routinely attributed to urban enclaves like Cincinnati's Northside and Over-the-Rhine neighborhoods, change has come as individual ifestyles - and broader acceptance - evolve. This week, Soapbox's Michael Kearns takes a look at a few local neighbors who are finding our region a more open-minded place for everyone to call home.
You could consider Strive, the region's four year old public education reform initiative, like a trapeze artist's net - there to catch anyone who slips or misteps along the way. But dig deeper and you'll find Strive does more than just work to eliminate the myriad of 'cracks' kids can fall through while trying to get a decent education. This innovative, holistic approach wants to take students from "cradle to career," by empowering not only the educators who teach them, but local community and corporate partners too. Soapbox writer Michael Kearns takes a first look at Strive's efforts to transform our region's public education system into a national model.
How would you change the conversation about Cincinnati? One artist, Ethan Philbrick, uses his artistic training and a novel project involving local high school students to make us think differently.
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