Downtown

Downtown Cincinnati is the place to live, work, and play populated by restaurants, cafes, bars, arts and culture venues around every corner, plus a long-awaited and busy Kroger's that anchors recently-renovated Court Street Plaza. The downtown urban core is alive with programming, including music during the summer and ice skating in the winter, and features the largest living room 'television' in the region overlooking The Genius of Water at Fountain Square. Downtown has experienced dramatic expansion and population growth with residential developments, including condos and apartments in all price ranges, many of which boast scenic views of the hillsides and the river and offer unparalleled access to nightlife and recreation.

Diana Solís, Self Portrait on Greenview Street, Lakeview neighborhood, Chicago, IL, 1982. Archival piezography print, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist

Exposure: FotoFocus Biennial lifts up local artists and gives community unlimited access

Starting on September 29, then throughout the month of October, FotoFocus exhibits by 600+ participating artists will delight observers across the region.

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.

Kait Connelly is designing the lighting for SCAC's upcoming performance of Beauty and the Beast
Arts outreach and inspiration flow from city center to first ring suburbs

All around the region, art is inspiring and connecting communities and generations in unexpected ways.

Joe Kay is the minister of Hamilton's Nexus United Church of Christ (UCC).
On being a blessing

Faith leaders discuss how churches can regain their community standing.  

Weekend in the City: All in the family with FAUSTO

The restaurant’s focus is California cuisine, and the brothers use seasonal, locally sourced, and sustainable food.

Confronting obstacles to implement theory of change

Four local nonprofit leaders speak out on frustrations and hopes for what Cincinnati and Hamilton County can yet become.

Restored Taft Museum of Art, 2022
This travel writer is getting something so right
Historic American hotels with magnificent art collections
Dog walking: Twin teens pursue first moneymaking venture

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

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.  

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