Resting on a hill overlooking the north side of Cincinnati, Clifton offers a wide range of experiences from a college atmosphere with the city's largest school, the University of Cincinnati, to an international center for cutting-edge medicine featuring University, Children's and Good Samaritan hospitals. Clifton's history has been preserved in historical buildings and homes — from modest to millionaire. Trendy shops and restaurants can be found on Ludlow Avenue in the Gaslight District, along with the Esquire Theatre, yoga studios, Clifton Market and a newly renovated branch of the Cincinnati Public Library. Even though Clifton is tightly compacted with large buildings and interesting architecture, green space does exist at Burnet Woods.
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Soapbox and the University of Cincinnati's Niehoff Urban Studio host a forum March 11 on beer entrepreneurs who are helping drive community development. Leaders of Nine Giant, Rhinegeist and Wiedemann's will talk about their neighborhoods and bring samples.
The Ludlow 21 Working Group was formed to address a list of suggested improvements for the Ludlow Avenue business District in Clifton, hosting monthly public meetings in order to keep residents and business owners talking about the neighborhood and focused on action.
UPDATED WITH PANELISTS AND RSVP. Soapbox is partnering again with the University of Cincinnati's Niehoff Urban Studio to host a forum on urban development trends, this time focusing on beer entrepreneurs who are helping drive community development. The March 11 event will also feature samples of their newest products.
Catholic college preparatory high school DePaul Cristo Rey recently added Fifth Third Bank as the 100th partner in its Corporate Work Study Program, which allows students to earn funding for tuition while gaining on-the-job experience at local corporations.
This Saturday marks the first stop on a city-wide tour of LEED certified and otherwise energy efficient residences and communities in the area.
NASA has teamed up with the UC business school's Center for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization to educate students on the important steps following technology creation and patents.
Women Helping Women is hoping to make you smarter while looking for a little help themselves. Their Sunday Salon series kicks off this weekend, offering amazing speakers in intimate settings in cool private homes — more importantly, it's one of the nonprofit's two annual fundraisers.
Soapbox photographer Scott Beseler presents the year in photos, a collection of his home page "masthead" images from throughout 2014. See how many local spots you can identify.
DAAP students from the University of Cincinnati have spent the past two years working to propose sustainable ideas to Cincinnati neighborhoods about what can be done with vacant lots.
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