Soapbox Cincinnati and NKY thrives has published [5] On The Ground series for communities including Walnut Hills, Covington, West End, Camp Washington and Westwood. For each series, Soapbox gathered community residents, stakeholders, community councils and development organization partners to determine what stories the neighborhoods would like to tell. Our community-shaped editorial calendar resulted in some of Soapbox and NKY thrives favorite stories between 2016 and 2020. There is a genuine interest in urban communities that are often underreported and underrepresented in local media, especially during 2020, which was a year dominated by the national election, a pandemic and misinformation.
Soapbox hosted a Community Open Newsroom in conjunction with the Walnut Hills series in the winter of 2020 headquartered at Caffè Vivace. Twenty-two members of the community were guests during the Open Newsroom events which were hosted by Kathryne Gardette. The Open Newsroom closed at the start of the nationwide COVID shutdown.
William Johnson, Manager of the new First Financial Bank Walnut Hills branch, joins Kathryne Gardette in the Open Newsroom to talk about why the bank chose to locate in the neighborhood.
Open Newsroom host Kathryne Gardette speaks with John Mitchell, President/CEO of the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Walnut Hills On The Ground Open Newsroom wraps up, for now, with 22 video stories that explain Why Walnut Hills and why now.
Just in time for International Women’s Month, three local women discussed the area’s diversity, cultural heritage, and spirituality. Live in Walnut Hills? Text “HELLO” to 513-230-6899 to take a short survey about where you shop for fresh produce and groceries.
Open Newsroom host Kathryne Gardette learns more about the Youth Build program from Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati with guest, James Harris, Youth Build Manager
Joining Kathryne Gardette in the Walnut Hills #OTG Open Newsroom at Caffè Vivace is writer, editor and lead minister at Echo Church, Kelly Carr
Walnut Hills #OTG Open Newsroom is live Kathryne Gardette and guest Christina Hartlieb from the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Rosie Polter, from the Cincinnati Heritage Project, joined Kathryne Gardette in the Walnut Hills On The Ground Open Newsroom
During the latest On the Ground Community Newsroom, host Kathryne Gardette spoke with four people working together to bring fresh meals to the neighborhood.
Open Newsroom host Kathyrne Gardette talks with La Soupe founder, Suzy DeYoung.
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