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Artswave dance mob on Fountain Square

The Genius of Water at Fountain Square is once again the place to be in Cincinnati. Surrounded by a host of new restaurants and bars, the Square is alive with programming including music during the summer and ice skating in the winter, and features the largest living room 'television' in the region sitting high atop Macys. Around the Square, Downtown has experienced new life with residential development including condos and apartments in all price ranges, many of which boast scenic views of the hillsides and the river and offer unparalleled access to nightlife and recreation.

Downtown Features

SpringBoard diary: an entrepreneurial journey

Megan McAuley Tuesday, January 31, 2012

I am a 24-year-old political science graduate from the University of Cincinnati. I live in Over-the-Rhine and work at Coffee Emporium. In college, I wanted to leave the country and save the world, but somewhere between there and here, I fell in love with OTR and decided it needed some saving, too.

My Soapbox: Jack Heekin, co-founder, Unplugged

Evan Wallis Tuesday, January 31, 2012

A bicycle built for 15 hits the streets of downtown Cincinnati next month -- Soapbox gets the scoop from Pedal Wagon pusher and Unplugged co-founder Jack Heekin.

12 things to watch in 2012

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Soapbox proffers a '12 things to watch' list for 2012. Read and weigh in on what we did, and did not, include.

2011: the year in Soapbox

Evan Wallis Tuesday, January 03, 2012

With a new year upon us, we take a look back at our most read stories of 2011. From the prospective new life of the Emery Theatre to the opening of A Tavola to the controversial story of the Anna Louise Inn lawsuit, here are the 12 Soapbox stories you read the most last year.

Home for the holidays

Evan Wallis Tuesday, December 20, 2011

This month, Delmond Montgomery moves back home to his wife and children for the first time in more than a year. As one of the first hires at Green Recycling Works, his job is to make it easy for businesses to recycle. As a graduate of the year-long Exodus Program for men in recovery, he's also working to show that sometimes, in this case with the help of social enterprise, you really can go home again.

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