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.
David Ginsburg, President and CEO of Downtown Cincinnati Inc., was designated the Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year award by Smart Business. Ginsburg focuses on helping Downtown Cincinnati promote vitality by working with partners to improve the city and make downtown the "dynamic metropolitan center valued as the heart of the region." Ginsburg has worked with the organization for more than fifteen years.Read the full story here.
As part of Plan Cincinnati - the comprehensive city plan currently underway - the city planning department is working with BBC Research & Consulting and Starboard Strategy to develop a housing market study and need your input.The City has already hosted several working group meetings related to housing and neighborhood development for Plan Cincinnati, but now are seeking specific input related to the housing and neighborhood needs, wants, and desires of Cincinnati residents through three public sessions.The goal of the public outreach sessions, according to planner Alex Peppers, is to learn what Cincinnati residents like best and least about living in the City's neighborhoods, what would make the residential experience better and more competitive with surrounding areas relative to housing, and to understand what housing types and costs residents desire. "We plan on having a large group discussion as well as a small group discussion to hear from residents and stakeholders. We have also developed sets of questions to begin discussion and will have comment books for people to write down any ideas or thoughts as they come up. A housing bingo game has been developed as an ice breaker (match a photograph of a housing type to a Cincinnati neighborhood in which it can be found). Also, a visual preference survey has been developed as an individual activity," Peppers said. The information gleaned from the sessions will be collected and included in a Housing Market Study produced by consultants BBC Research and Starboard Strategy. Peppers says the study will be a major driver in the writing of the Housing and Neighborhood Development portion of Plan Cincinnati. "Since this is a Comprehensive Plan, it will not be neighborhood specific, but the goal is to talk about our City's neighborhoods as a whole... [and] there will be some talk about different housing types in different neighborhoods, but overall this is meant to be comprehensive for all of Cincinnati." No matter what your level of expertise or interest, Peppers is encouraging all interested parties to attend one of three sessions being offered to the public. "Homeowners, renters, interested residents, home builders, rental associations, housing authority representatives, developers, bankers, non-profits related to housing and neighborhood development, city representatives, young professionals, you name it. We would like to see an array of representation at each individual session so that all opinions and thoughts are given," he said.All three outreach sessions include the same content and format. To attend an upcoming session, please RSVP with your first meeting time/date preference and your second meeting time/date no later than noon on January 5th, 2011 to: alex.peppers@cincinnati-oh.govThe scheduled sessions are: Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM or Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM or Thursday, January 13th, 2011 – 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM.Writer: Sean RhineyPhotography by Scott Beseler.
Hotels, revitalized retail and the elusive grocery store blossom in downtown, light rail's 'piggyback' comeback attempt, a home-grown music festival turns ten, and dogs having their day are just some of the things Soapbox will be watching in 2011.
Jack Rouse Associates is one of the top go-to firms for theme park and museum design. Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, its most unique and challenging theme park design yet, has cemented JRA's reputation among a select group that competes for elite projects around the globe.
In this week's My Soapbox, Eric Avner shares his thoughts about urban philanthropy in the Queen City. Avner oversees economic development grantmaking for the Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation and will be moderating Soapbox's Speaker Series this week.
Cincinnati landed the number seven spot on Bundle's most charitable cities in America. The survey collected data for the month of December, which is the most giving month of the year. Bundle used numbers for online donations per 1,000 people, the average online donation amount per 1,000 people, the number of nonprofit associations by city, and the average spending on charity from July 2009 to June 2010.Read the full story here.
Managing photographer Scott Beseler takes a look back at the photos from our top stories of 2010, showcasing some of the people, places and things that define our region.
Cincinnati Bell turned to another Cincinnati-based company, Convergys, and their "Intelligent Credits" to help drive significant cost savings and increase customer satisfaction. Read the full story here.
Procter & Gamble celebrates its 6th year of supporting the Middle East's disabled community through Special Olympics' Middle East and North Africa (MENA) campaign. P&G donates 1 dirham for every purchase of their participating brands to demonstrate their commitment to helping the Arab community with opportunities to develop self esteem and physical fitness for the disabled. Read the full story here.
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