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Call it a comeback: Bobcats are making their way back to the state
Kristina Smith
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Once completely gone from Ohio, bobcats continue to make an impressive comeback, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the state.
Development News
NKY thrives
More than $383 million in expansions, industry relocations committed in 2023 in NKY
David Holthaus
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Most of the new investment will come from existing Northern Kentucky companies that are planning to expand.
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NKY thrives
Region's logistics hub will be a focus of union organizing in the year ahead
David Holthaus
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
More union activity is expected at big logistics and transportation companies and elsewhere as workers exert a newfound assertiveness.
Feature Story
Just being of service
Steve Aust
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Two longstanding community organizations that serve Mt. Airy’s more than 9,200 residents are its Town Council and Civic Club.
Development News
Mt. Airy CUREator: Adam Jones, The Nati Disc Golf
Steve Aust
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
The Mt. Airy course has been ranked among the top five courses in Ohio and the top 50 in the world. Players from Europe and Asia come in and play the Forest’s course. It’s beautiful, it’s easily accessible, and it’s great exercise.
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Family-owned art store in Over-the-Rhine turns 100
Miyah Byrd
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Suders is an informal gathering space and important resource for the Cincinnati art community.
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The stories of our time: Our best-read journalism of 2023
David Holthaus
Tuesday, December 19, 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.
Feature Story
Findlay Market makes NYE a blast
Liz McEwan
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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.
Innovation News
Local coalition aims to use innovators to keep families in their homes
Miyah Byrd
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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.
Development News
NKY thrives
From toilets to lazy lawn care, a local nonprofit works to protect a Northern Kentucky watershed
Jessica Bozsan
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
$325K in grant money was recently awarded to fund essential septic system repairs.
Development News
Veterans dream big with first coffee shop and plans for a second one
Kareem A. Simpson
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
A entrepreneur returned to the neighborhood where she was raised to open a coffee shop.
Development News
NKY thrives
The inspiring true story behind a new bookstore in Fort Thomas, KY
Jessica Bozsan
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
A cozy COVID-era home library in a spare room manifested a brick-and-mortar fairytale realm on the avenue.
Feature Story
Despite controversies, mayor's courts are fixtures of small-town justice
David Holthaus
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Ohio is one of only two states with mayor's courts, whose origins date to 19th century Cincinnati.
Feature Story
Stable homes, stable communities
Steve Aust
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Mt. Airy navigates several hurdles to improve owners’ and renter’s quality of life.
Development News
A Price Hill-based bank achieves a community milestone
David Holthaus
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
It is the first bank in Cincinnati to be named a minority depository institution.
Development News
Next up from Kristen Erwin Schlotman, who runs the agency created to draw moviemakers to town
Margaret A. McGurk
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The last few years brought profound changes to the business of making moving pictures.
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A holiday tour of Over-the-Rhine
Liz McEwan
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
While this list is in no way exhaustive, consider these suggestions if you’re getting to know the neighborhood again, or for the first time.
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The big job of elder support: Mitigating isolation and loneliness for senior citizens
Steve Aust
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly fosters connections among societal elders through everyday acts of inclusion and compassion.
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Tech and business go hand-in-hand at Nitro! bootcamp
Miyah Byrd
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
The goal of NITRO is to equip small businesses with technology tools and guide them onto a path to $1M in revenue or more.
Development News
Moviemaking competition returns with more time to write and produce entries
Margaret A. McGurk
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
The extended writing and production period is meant to allow time to develop better stories.
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