The Genius of the Waters fountain at Fountain Square downtown is once again the place to be in Cincinnati. Surrounded by a slew of new restaurants and featuring its large plasma screen, Fountain Square has truly become Cincinnati's living room.
Downtown has seen a renewed vigor with new housing developments and residents filling condos and apartments in all price ranges. Many boast scenic views of the hillsides and the river.
Many of the region's multiple business centers see their employees hanging out longer after the work day is through reversing the old conventional wisdom that the sidewalks roll up at 5:00pm.
By: Sarah Stephens, 7/22/2008
So maybe you’ve heard that gas prices have gone up some? While many have adopted scooters and mopeds to counteract petroleum woes, for groups of scooter and moped enthusiasts, their rides are about more than a gas pump alternative – they’re a way of life.
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By: Jeff Syroney, 7/22/2008
There's so much happening in the 'Nati, the Soapbox staff has added a new feature that highlights events that influencers like you need to know about. So take a look each week at these two or three things you should know about your great city on the river.
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By: Liz Wu, 7/21/2008
From the comfort of your laptop, you can explore people’s bona fide opinions, their favorite eateries, their fears and their passions all through the power of Cincinnati’s far reaching blog-o-sphere. But beware – it may be more addicting than reality TV.
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By: Feoshia Henderson, 7/15/2008
The beginning of the century marked a low point for Cincinnati race-relations, but things are slowly changing. And after years of being shunned by ethnic conventions and performers, the city once again is welcoming high-profile events like the 99th Annual NAACP convention and others.
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By: David Holthaus, 7/15/2008
A hundred or so entrepreneurs, students, corporate refugees, budding entrepreneurs and the just plain curious came together in a big room Friday afternoon and were challenged to dream up, build and launch a new enterprise by Sunday night. They not only did it, they generated enough energy to keep the entrepreneurial buzz going for a long time.
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