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.
Talbert House celebrates 50 years of building a stronger community at its anniversary celebration Nov. 7 at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, followed by an afterparty at Horseshoe Casino.
Cincinnati writer/artist Grace Dobush has a well-written story in today's Washington Post about this weekend's 25th anniversary celebration of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's infamous Perfect Moment exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center.
Urban issues website Next City discusses Cincinnati's Streetcar's final downtown track section being completed in its weekly "New Starts" roundup of newsworthy public transportation projects worldwide.
Two events this weekend highlight the opportunity to boost Cincinnati's urban core "one step at a time" through pedestrian-friendly planning and growth.
Redevelopment of two historic buildings will bring a new apartment complex to downtown and two floors of retail space to the Paramount Building in Walnut Hills.
Homework Help, a program providing free after-school assistance for students K-8 at various Cincinnati Public Library locations, will be able to expand thanks to a large donation from the Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation.
V's Encore Cafe, a venture from Vonderhaar's Catering, will open Oct. 19 in a Seventh Street space in the Aronoff Center for the Arts.
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Aronoff Center for the Arts helping turn around the area north of Fountain Square now known as the Backstage District.
A new kind of 5K obstacle course called Urban Trials is coming to Sawyer Point Nov. 8 on a course designed by former CIA and FBI agents; proceeds will benefit the Joseph House for Homeless Veterans.
"I think one of the most important things Elementz shows participants is that they are valued," says Abdullah Powell, creative director of downtown's urban arts center who helps connect Cincinnati youth with the larger world.
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