Writer David Giffels, speaking Thursday night at a free Mercantile Library event, celebrates those fighting to bring back struggling old cities in "The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt."
City officials and neighborhood residents consider options to narrow Liberty Street, reconnect north and south Over-the-Rhine and calm traffic, but the almighty auto is poised to dominate as always.
The Mayerson JCC Jewish & Israeli Film Festival is bucking the trend in Cincinnati's languishing film presentation scene, growing again and attracting higher-profile movies for its latest run Feb. 6-25.
Two events this weekend highlight the opportunity to boost Cincinnati's urban core "one step at a time" through pedestrian-friendly planning and growth.
After 10 years at 12th & Jackson Streets, the Art Academy of Cincinnati has in some ways given more to Over-the-Rhine — and the city — than it's received in return. But a decade of urban pioneering provides the school a new edge and a positive outlook.
Albert Pyle retires in July after 22 years as executive director of downtown's Mercantile Literary Arts Center, completing his oversight of the 180-year-old institution's evolution from a traditional circulating library to the region's premier literary beacon.
For those in Cincinnati trying to change their lives -- and their community -- to be more environmentally aware and active, the challenge is to not feel isolated and alone. To not think of oneself as a struggling pioneer in the hostile urban frontier of suburban sprawl, fast food, big-box retail, piled-up waste and boarded-up homes. But you're not alone -- you can be part of a growing local and national (and international) network designed to share new "green" solutions for restoring cities, neighborhoods and the entire planet. That network is centered around Bioneers, an organization dedicated to making people aware of the relationship of environmentalism to social justice. Its major annual event is a conference occurring Oct. 15-17 in San Rafael, California. This year, for the first time, that gathering will have a live satellite feed here, as part of a local, concurrent Bioneers Conference that will feature its own speakers, field trips and discussions.
It was a long way for Steve Gebhardt from his hometown of Cincinnati to filming the Rolling Stones in concert during their 1972 tour. But there Gebhardt was, making the concert film that was "Ladies & Gentlemen...The Rolling Stones", which itself toured movie theaters in 1974 - in a special "Quadrosound" mix. And then it pretty much disappeared, not available on video or DVD…until now. Soapbox's Steve Rosen sits down with Gebhardt to talk about the special re-release, his work with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and a recent documentary on CAC architect Zaha Hadid.
Let a thousand Teds bloom. Well, actually, that should be TEDs, as in Technology, Education and Design - and it's the name of a vastly influential non-profit that in 1984 started having conferences in California devoted to offering "Ideas Worth Spreading" in those and related fields. So successful has it been that in 2009 it started a spin-off, TEDx, which has allowed 669 local communities to organize and host their own independent events. The first one in Cincinnati is October 7 and promises some fascinating speakers addressing the theme of "Passion -- the Energy Behind Life's Most Fearless Pursuits."
While parks have often had wooded hiking trails -- along with ball fields, golf courses and picnic groves -- paved walking/cycling paths are a relatively new phenomenon. But they're becoming increasingly popular in Cincinnati, as residents look for new and varied ways to enjoy healthy walks. Even including labyrinths.
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