For the love of books, shop owners, publishers, and authors will gather in Cincinnati
The tight-knit community of independent booksellers will gather to discuss preserving their 'sanctuaries of civility and culture.'
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Uber Freight expands its operations in Newport
The new office will house about 100 employees and has room for growth.
More than $383 million in expansions, industry relocations committed in 2023 in NKY
Most of the new investment will come from existing Northern Kentucky companies that are planning to expand.
Region’s logistics hub will be a focus of union organizing in the year ahead
More union activity is expected at big logistics and transportation companies and elsewhere as workers exert a newfound assertiveness.
Findlay Market makes NYE a blast
Whether you’re throwing a party, hanging with a few neighbors, or staying home to tuck your kids in at 9pm, New Year's Eve planning is a breeze at Findlay Market.
Local coalition aims to use innovators to keep families in their homes
Entrepreneurs, innovators, and problem solvers will participate in a one-week sprint to imagine and design systems to interrupt a family’s path from at-risk for housing loss to homelessness with timely intervention strategies.
The stories of our time: Our best-read journalism of 2023
In 2023, Soapbox's 15th year, our writers and photographers discovered stories of community, entrepreneurship, neighborhoods, talent, innovation, and more. Here are the ones our readers liked best.
The inspiring true story behind a new bookstore in Fort Thomas, KY
A cozy COVID-era home library in a spare room manifested a brick-and-mortar fairytale realm on the avenue.
From toilets to lazy lawn care, a local nonprofit works to protect a Northern Kentucky watershed
$325K in grant money was recently awarded to fund essential septic system repairs.
Next up from Kristen Erwin Schlotman, who runs the agency created to draw moviemakers to town
The last few years brought profound changes to the business of making moving pictures.
