Uptown includes all the neighborhoods around the University of Cincinnati including Avondale, Clifton, Clifton Heights, Corryville, Fairview, Mt. Auburn and University Heights, so it's a diverse mix of students and residents in one of the city's most distinct and eclectic group of neighborhoods. Uptown is the home of the Cincinnati Zoo as well as multiple hospitals and the Ludlow shopping district where you can find trendy and unique shops as well as any scent of incense you need. Ethnic restaurants, including a curiously high concentration of Indian eateries, multiple taverns, coffee houses, music venues and the Esquire — one of Cincinnati's finest independent art house movie theaters all make Uptown a one-stop walkable bazaar of exciting entertainment options.
Forbes is out with its annual rankings of U.S. colleges and universities, focusing more than ever on the hot topic of a college degree's return on investment. Miami University was the top Cincinnati area school, ranking 167 overall.
Crossroads has started a fundraising campaign to raise $11 million for the renovation of Old St. George Church, a historic former Catholic church in Clifton Heights, with plans to reopen it in 2016.
Soapbox writes this week about Cradle to Cincinnati's "Happy to Wait" initiative, a partnership with Ryan Mulligan, assistant professor of fine arts at UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. See his students brighten up the Price Hill Health Center in this video slide show.
The University of Cincinnati is empowering and educating students at Hughes High School through a bridge program focused on college and career readiness in the STEM field.
The Huffington Post gives some national attention to UC President Santa Ono's recent decision to turn down his $200,000 bonus and donate the money to charity and the family of slain Cincinnati Police Office Sonny Kim.
Looking for a way to celebrate America's birthday? Check out the variety of events around town Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Larry Bourgeois' career path took him around the world, across the country and eventually to Cincinnati, where he holds a relatively quiet position of both local and national influence in the specialty coffee industry and the culture of "third places."
Summer Reading continues a 40-year tradition at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in July, as students strive to keep their skills sharp and become All-Star Readers.
From the tangled intersection of Auburn, McMillan and William Howard Taft avenues you can see Uptown's past, present and future all at once. You can also see Dan Schimberg's Uptown Rental Properties organization hard at work in every direction.
Aiken High School students are preparing for the first-ever Louder Than a Bomb Cincinnati, part of the world's largest poetry slam competition, with Saturday night's finals offering $3,000 in prizes and a recording opportunity at Elementz.
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