For those seeking an urban environment with a funky blend of Victorian homes, eclectic and traditional businesses, a long tradition of community activism and one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Cincinnati, you can't go wrong with Northside. Home to the legendary 4th of July parade, the Northside Farmer's Market, Shake It Records, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Cincinnati, popular watering holes like the Comet and Northside Tavern and an active community council, Northside is all about preserving its strong grassroots heritage. One of Cincinnati's most walkable neighborhoods, Northside also features multiple green spaces, including Hoffner Park, the central site of numerous festivals.
Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation recently changed its name to more accurately reflect the organization’s goal to develop single-family homes in the neighborhood. Two more rehabbed homes will soon be completed.
A feature story on the rebirth of three neighborhood markets in New Orleans, two as traditional food markets and one as a museum, reminds us of our local treasure Findlay Market and has lessons for neighborhood co-op market efforts in Cincinnati.
Here are updates on a number of new restaurants and breweries that the Soapbox Development News section has covered over the past several months, many of which are now open.
Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods are a patchwork quilt of different sizes, shapes, allegiances and demographics cobbled together into a diverse and sometimes non-cohesive unit. The 2015 Neighborhood Summit looked to erase boundaries and emphasize the results of successful partnerships among our neighborhoods.
As winter slowly recedes and potholes reappear, can spring flowers and infrastructure updates be far behind? Here are 10 transportation stories we’re following that will impact Greater Cincinnati throughout 2015 and beyond.
Picnic and Pantry is opening a new retail store in Over-the-Rhine in several weeks, converting its Northside location into office space and a commissary for its catering business.
This Saturday marks the first stop on a city-wide tour of LEED certified and otherwise energy efficient residences and communities in the area.
An old white barn sitting on several acres next to Spring Grove Cemetery will soon be home to Cincinnati's newest alcohol-based venture, Northside Distilling Co., with hopes to get in on the area's exploding taproom craze.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that 22 communities across the country, including Northside, have been selected to participate in its Buildings Blocks for Sustainable Communities program this spring.
What are older buildings blossoming into? This installment of Soapbox's redevelopment series focuses on the unique reuse of an old Northside factory and new residential buildings cropping up in the little-known downtown Brighton neighborhood.
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