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.
Chad Kenney, Cincinnati's new Chief Performance Officer, brings a background in education and public service to his new role, which includes building the city's first CitiStat Innovation Lab.
Forbes magazine is out with its annual "30 Under 30" list of young folks making a mark and changing the world in 20 different categories. A number of present and past Cincinnatians are featured, many of them running startups developed through The Brandery.
The Cincinnati Streetcar project has lots of company across North America: $90.6 billion will be invested in 2015 on roughly 100 different bus rapid transit, streetcar and light/heavy rail projects in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The Public Library’s main downtown branch will become the home for a new Tech Center and Makerspace Jan. 26, featuring a 3D printer, laser cutter and sound booth.
Here are 15 big ideas for Greater Cincinnati in 2015 that, if achieved, will accelerate the region's forward momentum. They're certainly doable given the winds of change moving Cincinnati in the right direction.
Soapbox photographer Scott Beseler presents the year in photos, a collection of his home page "masthead" images from throughout 2014. See how many local spots you can identify.
Cases for Love launched today to collect suitcases for 1,200 local children in foster care who move from home to home, oftentimes carrying their belongings in a box or large garbage bag. Cincinnati’s Julie Philippi-Whitney has partnered with Sibcy Cline Realtors and others to collect donations through Feb. 14.
Open Table diners rated three Cincinnati restaurants as among the nation's best in recently released year-end lists.
Cincinnati Parks and the Haile Foundation have released a video showing the animal/character design and construction work currently underway for Carol Ann's Carousel, expected to open this spring at Smale Riverfront Park downtown.
Cincinnati is one of eight U.S. cities identified as potential "next Silicon Valleys" in a Huffington Post report on new destinations for "burgeoning techies."
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