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David Holthaus

David Holthaus is an award-winning journalist and a Cincinnati native. When not writing or editing, he's likely to be bicycling, hiking, reading, or watching classic movies.

 

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The stories of our time: Our best-read journalism of 2023

In 2023, Soapbox's 15th year, our writers and photographers discovered stories of community, entrepreneurship, neighborhoods, talent, innovation, and more. Here are the ones our readers liked best. 

Despite controversies, mayor’s courts are fixtures of small-town justice

Ohio is one of only two states with mayor's courts, whose origins date to 19th century Cincinnati.

A Price Hill-based bank achieves a community milestone

It is the first bank in Cincinnati to be named a minority depository institution.

Yard & Company’s growth results in move to newly designed location in OTR

The space was designed by Cincinnati-based design firm Otherwhere, the group responsible for the buildout of Somerset OTR.

A rendering of the interior entryway to the new Forest Park library.
A new library will serve as community gathering space and a spark for further development

Forest Park's ambitious redevelopment plans got a jump start from an unlikely source – the library. 

Thomas More launches Dyslexia Institute, first of several education initiatives

The university plans to introduce new programs and scholarships in its School of Education over the next four to five years.

Ten questions (and answers) about the plan to sell Cincinnati’s railroad

A primer on a complex question on Cincinnati's ballot.

Nonprofit awarded half-million to train, organize workers for green jobs

The grant from the Department of Labor is meant to expand opportunities for workers in high-demand industries.

Mill Creek: Far from dead, the urban waterway has potential for recreation throughout its course

A 43-mile trail along two branches of the stream would connect more than a dozen Hamilton County communities.  

More than $200,000 in grants awarded to local startups

Nonprofit Main Street Ventures provides funding to entrepreneurs and startups in eight counties throughout the region.

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