Focus Areas
Architecture + Design
Arts + Culture
Community Development
COVID19
Diversity
Education + Learning
Entrepreneurship
Environment + Sustainability
Health + Wellness
Higher Education
Housing
Move to Cincinnati
Research + Innovation
Talent
Transportation
Voices of Youth
Places
Addyston
Alexandria
Amberley Village
Arlington Heights
Avondale
Bellevue
Blue Ash
Bond Hill / Roselawn
Camp Washington
Clifton / CUF
College Hill
Corryville
Covington
Crestview Hills
Dayton, KY
Dayton, OH
Downtown
Erlanger
Evanston / O'Bryonville
Evendale
Fairfax
Florence
Forest Park
Fort Thomas
Ft. Wright
Glendale
Golf Manor
Green Township
Greenhills
Hebron
Highland Heights
Hyde Park
Kenwood/Montgomery
Lincoln Heights
Lockland
Ludlow
Madeira
Madisonville
Mariemont
Middletown, OH
Mt. Adams
Mt. Airy
Mt. Auburn / Prospect Hill
Mt. Healthy
Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum
Mt. Washington
Newport
Northside
Norwood
Oakley
Over-the-Rhine
Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights
Price Hill
Reading
Sharonville
Silverton
Springdale
Springfield Township
St. Bernard
Uptown
Villa Hills
Walnut Hills / E. Walnut Hills
West End / Brighton
Western Hills
Westwood
Woodlawn
Wyoming
Series & Events
Series
Amplifying youth voices
Architecture Matters
Case for Cities
Cincy's Got Tech Talent
Cincy Sets the Stage
Collective Impact
Community Stories
First Suburbs—Beyond Borders
Ohio Civics Essentials
On The Ground
Partner City
Racial Equity Matters
Resilient Neighborhoods
Speaker Series
STEAM in the Museum
Voices of Youth
Events
Cincy Arts & Entertainment
Design Events
Food Innovation
IDEALAB People Power
IDEALAB Movement Makers
IDEALAB reMaking Industry
NewCo Cincinnati
NKy Thrives
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Architecture + Design
Arts + Culture
Community Development
COVID19
Diversity
Education + Learning
Entrepreneurship
Environment + Sustainability
Health + Wellness
Higher Education
Housing
Move to Cincinnati
Research + Innovation
Talent
Transportation
Voices of Youth
Places
Addyston
Alexandria
Amberley Village
Arlington Heights
Avondale
Bellevue
Blue Ash
Bond Hill / Roselawn
Camp Washington
Clifton / CUF
College Hill
Corryville
Covington
Crestview Hills
Dayton, KY
Dayton, OH
Downtown
Erlanger
Evanston / O'Bryonville
Evendale
Fairfax
Florence
Forest Park
Fort Thomas
Ft. Wright
Glendale
Golf Manor
Green Township
Greenhills
Hebron
Highland Heights
Hyde Park
Kenwood/Montgomery
Lincoln Heights
Lockland
Ludlow
Madeira
Madisonville
Mariemont
Middletown, OH
Mt. Adams
Mt. Airy
Mt. Auburn / Prospect Hill
Mt. Healthy
Mt. Lookout / Columbia-Tusculum
Mt. Washington
Newport
Northside
Norwood
Oakley
Over-the-Rhine
Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights
Price Hill
Reading
Sharonville
Silverton
Springdale
Springfield Township
St. Bernard
Uptown
Villa Hills
Walnut Hills / E. Walnut Hills
West End / Brighton
Western Hills
Westwood
Woodlawn
Wyoming
Series & Events
Series
Amplifying youth voices
Architecture Matters
Case for Cities
Cincy's Got Tech Talent
Cincy Sets the Stage
Collective Impact
Community Stories
First Suburbs—Beyond Borders
Ohio Civics Essentials
On The Ground
Partner City
Racial Equity Matters
Resilient Neighborhoods
Speaker Series
STEAM in the Museum
Voices of Youth
Events
Cincy Arts & Entertainment
Design Events
Food Innovation
IDEALAB People Power
IDEALAB Movement Makers
IDEALAB reMaking Industry
NewCo Cincinnati
NKy Thrives
About
Support Us
Hannah Purnell
Monday, May 11, 2015
Share
Hannah Purnell is a lifelong Northern Kentuckian who writes extensively about regional issues related to arts and culture, politics and economic development.
Feature Story
In the rearview: Looking back at our best-read stories of 2017 and beyond
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Innovation News
UC's 1819 Innovation Hub will be where local talent and industry "collide"
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Feature Story
Video: Building a better Covington, but first, coffee
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Video
Soapbox original film captures the challenges and victories of Covington, a city on the rise
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Feature Story
Soapbox presents: Building a Better Covington on Oct. 21
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Feature Story
Soapbox recommends: A guide to this fall's jam-packed events schedule
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Feature Story
Coming Clean: 5 Questions with Allen Woods of MORTAR
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Feature Story
Great ideas surface at Soapbox's "Sink or Swim" speaker series
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Feature Story
Coming Clean: 5 questions with Mike Wong of Oriential Wok
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Feature Story
The 'third place': Covington's changing pub scene reflects citywide growth
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Fill up on great convo — and food! — tomorrow as Soapbox goes to Findlay Market
Hannah Purnell
Monday, June 26, 2017
Walnut Hills selected as finalist for national placemaking grant
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Old KY Makers Market returns to Bellevue for summer series starting June 17
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Calling all entrepreneurs: Apply now for UpTech's sixth cohort
Hannah Purnell
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Feature Story
Coming Clean: 5 Questions with Aaron Sharpe of WNKU
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Aviatra Accelerators' Flight Night celebrates LAUNCH finalists
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
More Cincinnatians going solar thanks to regional energy assistance program
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
NKY Innovation Network to host writers' networking event May 11
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Internationally recognized NKY Makerspace to host World Maker & Inventor Expo
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Sewendipity Lounge shines as product of SCORE Cincinnati's minority-focused business coaching
Hannah Purnell
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
After the storms: Some Tampa Bay arts and cultural groups face long road to recovery
Source: 83Degrees
You can spend the night at this vintage Sears cottage at a northern Michigan state park
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
The pandemic jumpstarted innovations in telemedicine
Source: Soapbox
Sterling Heights to celebrate Veterans Day with unveiling of new memorial
Source: Metromode
One-of-a-kind finds and community connections: Shopping locally provides perks not found online
Source: Input Fort Wayne
Three tiny houses on Kalamazoo's Northside are a huge step in efforts to build affordable housing
Source: Southwest Michigan's Second Wave
Free online calendar brings together rural Michigan and Wisconsin towns
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
MIFA's tablets and phone buddies help provide nourishment for seniors hungry for connection
Source: High Ground
Local company hopes to "preserve the spirit" of downtown Ypsi with Michigan Ave. acquisition
Source: Concentrate
Veterans finding community and help at a Downtown Bay City workshop and learning center
Source: Route Bay City