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.
Green Umbrella unites more than 300 businesses, nonprofits and governmental agencies to improve Greater Cincinnati sustainability efforts, thanks to the Collective Impact model.
A career police officer working in Mason rediscovered his urban roots as the Cincinnati Streetcar project faced its biggest challenges, and now they're both on the track to "turning points."
The 28th annual Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion — the only Black Family Reunion in the U.S. — will draw people together for a time of celebration and togetherness this weekend.
At the turn of the 20th century, Cincinnati started construction on a subway system. But work on the 16-mile loop never finished. So what happened?
If Hospice of Cincinnati's services are close to your heart, you have the opportunity to show your support at the Gourmet Melodies fundraiser, organized by the Bethesda Foundation.
Greater Cincinnati’s largest annual YP gathering will explore the emerging concept of "intrapreneurship" as keynote speaker Chitra Anand extols the benefits of entrepreneurial thinking within large organizations.
In its fourth and final year, Lumenocity is moving from outdoors at Washington Park to inside the Taft Theatre Aug. 5-7 and hosting a free block party that's open to those without show tickets.
General Electric's decision to relocate its headquarters from a 70-acre wooded campus in Fairfield, Conn., to downtown Boston helped push back-office functions to remote locations such as downtown Cincinnati.
Fun fact: Downtown surface parking lots silently suck the life out of everything good about our city's urban renaissance while making their rich owners even richer!
Every October, thousands of volunteers across the country participate in Make a Difference Day. In the Queen City, hundreds of volunteers intend to plant as many trees as possible as part of a project called Taking Root.
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