Reimagined Middletown preps for a vibrant yuletide season
Big ideas and downtown collaboration yield a very merry Middie City.
Partner City
Soapbox's Partner City Middletown series profiles the people, places, plans and organizations improving the city’s 52,000-plus residents’ positioning for growth in the city, along with the rapidly expanding Butler and Warren counties. From fall 2024 through February 2025, Soapbox stories underscored the growth of Middletown and the city’s continuous forward motion towards a rebirth. Our next Partner City series focuses on steps the city’s government, businesses, and civic organizations are taking to propel Middie City towards prosperity amid the changing landscape of the mid-21st century. This series is made possible with support provided by: Cincinnati Commercial Contracting, the city of Middletown, the Middletown Community Foundation, and the Chamber of Commerce serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton.
Middletown, Butler County leaders mull fate of city’s historic buildings
As the city looks for a new path forward, perspectives may vary, but there is shared enthusiasm for an invigorated downtown.
Triple Moon Coffee brews community spirit in the heart of Middie City
Entrepreneur Heather Gibson builds success with a community-first space where creativity, conversation, and caffeine keep customers coming back.
An essential step to civic engagement is making sure voices are heard
A national expert and local leaders from Butler County and Middletown explain why citizen participation is vital to addressing public issues.
Onward Ho! Middletown Towne Mall rebirth, redesigned firehouses and free college tuition
A trio of projects reflects the Middie City’s 2.0 evolution.
Health care organizations keeping Middletown well
Middletown health care providers discuss improvements boosting local quality of life.
Middletown’s homes away from home
A look at four institutions and locations that enrich the city’s social fabric as beloved third places.
Middletown’s city parks and greenspace key to revitalization
With 33 public parks, the Middletown Parks System offers hiking trails, a fishing pond and a bike path connecting to the Great Miami River Trail.
New career paths prepare workers for next-generation jobs
The job-training programs in the Middletown region are focused on merging future opportunities with community and employer demands.
Middletown: It’s the Economy
Expansion at anchor companies plus a transformational development along I-75 may provide thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for Middletown economic development.
