Clifton / CUF

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

Visitors to Studio 122, the Art Circle at the Essex enjoy the watercolors.

During ArtWalks, fifty Essex studios offer free behind-the-scenes tours of their workspaces

After nearly a one-year absence, Essex Studios re-opens its doors to the public offering visitors the opportunity to meet working artists and buy original art.

The House of Katmandu in Mallorca, Spain. Photography BDR Design Group.
What makes a great place?

No matter the scale, we intuitively know when a place is great, even if we don’t fully understand why.

Ohio Northern University intern Trinity Hudgins served as a peer mentor during Voices of Youth.
College students face mental adversities during COVID-19

“Their last two years have forced them to shift how they socialize and how they learn,” according to Shane Tilton, advisor and associate professor of multimedia journalism at Ohio Northern University.

Voices of Youth students (front row) l to r, Tamia and Lorraine, (back) writer Liz McEwan with Kendall
Soapbox pilots Voices of Youth project with CPS Summer Scholars

As the school year came to a close, some CPS students and teachers were preparing to get right back to work. And, this year, Soapbox was right there with them.  

Dog walking: Twin teens pursue first moneymaking venture

Q&A with sisters Lorraine and Isabella Williamson, and their employer Barb Faimim

The Healthy City: A collaborative effort saves babies lives, but still has long road ahead

The overall infant death rate in Hamilton County fell to a new low in 2021. But that achievement comes with a big asterisk.

The competition was narrowed to seven semi-finalist artists or artists groups in August 2021. Entries were submitted this month for judging.
Avondale awaits MLK monument submissions judging

Photographer Gary Kessler chronicles sundown at the site of the future MLK memorial in Cincinnati's Innovation District.

Over 35,000 Insta fans are spreading the love for Clifton's Esquire Theatre via accidentallywesanderson.
Accidentally Wes Anderson team shares their love for Esquire Theatre
Northside Transit Center opened in fall 2020.
Cincinnati’s regional transit system improves with collaboration focused on inclusivity
The Esquire Theatre was originally built in 1911 as the Clifton Opera House.
Esquire Theatre and Cincinnati’s indie film scene profiled

It's hard to imagine Cincinnati's Indie film scene without Esquire Theatre, but it almost happened in 1989.

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