2015 was a huge year for Cincinnati innovation
We recap Soapbox’s 2015 innovation and entrepreneurship coverage in order to stand back and marvel at the startup community's collective accomplishments while getting ready for more to come.
Uptown
Uptown includes all the neighborhoods around the University of Cincinnati including Avondale, Clifton, Clifton Heights, Corryville, Fairview, Mt. Auburn and University Heights, so it's a diverse mix of students and residents in one of the city's most distinct and eclectic group of neighborhoods. Uptown is the home of the Cincinnati Zoo as well as multiple hospitals and the Ludlow shopping district where you can find trendy and unique shops as well as any scent of incense you need. Ethnic restaurants, including a curiously high concentration of Indian eateries, multiple taverns, coffee houses, music venues and the Esquire — one of Cincinnati's finest independent art house movie theaters all make Uptown a one-stop walkable bazaar of exciting entertainment options.
Stop letting starchitects ruin college campuses, including UC, says Project for Public Spaces
The Project for Public Spaces says the kind of "build it and they will come" approach the University of Cincinnati takes toward hiring high-profile architects to design new facilities is ruining college campuses.
Good times in Cincinnati, A (art) to Z (Zula)
Andrew Davis, managing editor of a Chicago LGBTQ newspaper and website, visited Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky recently to write a travel story and came away impressed.
UC steps up role in encouraging startups on and off campus
The University of Cincinnati is co-hosting a regional conference Nov. 9-10 in Louisville serving as a "mini boot-camp" on the various stages of creating a startup, from evaluating the idea to working with professional partners.
Torrice’s “Trees in Trouble” film has local roots, national relevance
Local filmmaker Andrea Torrice hopes her new documentary will raise awareness about invasive insects killing our trees and raise money for associated causes, starting with its public premiere Nov. 5 at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley.
Fall festivals kick into gear this weekend
Greater Cincinnati’s events calendar still has plenty to offer on the first weekend of October, and it might just start feeling a little like fall.
Alternative transportation options improve with Jungle Shuttle, Red Bike and Uber
Alternative transportation options are slowly but surely increasing around Cincinnati, including big numbers for Red Bike, expansions for Uber and a new Bengals game-day shuttle; and the streetcars are coming!
New Biomedical Informatics Certificate Program at UC announces first bonafide graduate
Dr. Benjamin Landis is using the tools he gained in UC's Biomedical Informatics Certificate Program to better analyze genetic data in pediatrics and to launch a new field of study at the medical school.
U.S. News ranks Ohio State as top area college, followed by IU and Miami
The new U.S. News & World Report college rankings says in the intro, "The host of intangibles that makes up the college experience can't be measured by a series of data points," then does just that. The data points add up to Ohio State as the top area school, followed by Indiana University and Miami University.
New York Times celebrates “Cincinnati Starchitecture” on UC campus
The New York Times Magazine's "Education Issue" includes a online slideshow, "Cincinnati Starchitecture," and feature story that examine the University of Cincinnati's investments (and debt load) to make its campus a playground for renowned architects.
