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.

 

Check In and Unlock Cincinnati

By: Rene Brunelle, 8/31/2010 Foursquare, the location-based mobile application, is growing in usage and leverage in Cincinnati. As more businesses offer deals when users check in, the city is being unlocked as badges are claimed and specials are awarded. Frequent customers are enjoying the rewards, friends are sharing spots and becoming new customers, and Mark Mallory is no longer the only mayor in town.

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Soapicks August 31-September 6

By: Rene Brunelle, 8/30/2010 Bop to beer and ballet, sweep up style & inspiration at The Brush Factory, experience a vintage fashion show, tap your toe to jazz in East Price Hill and watch thousands of shade-sporting ducks swim down the river all in one week in Cincinnati

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Hey Hey Bad Girls!

By: Feoshia Henderson, 8/24/2010 OTR attorney Candace Klein launched Bad Girl Ventures this year to help fill the gap between small, women owned startups looking for loans and funders who want to invest in local job creation. BGV's first class of entrepreneurs has been selected and will be revealed later today. Soapbox's Feoshia Henderson provides you with a sneak peek at the finalists who will undergo weeks of training to make their mark on Cincinnati's startup world.

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Soapicks August 24-30

By: Rene Brunelle, 8/24/2010 Catch an award winning Sundance documentary, enjoy big bands and bigger beers in Ault Park, get literary for Final Friday at the Writer's Salon, catch a movie and an exhibition downtown, or tailgate in style at Fountain Square, all in this week's Soapicks.

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Discovering Musical History on Race Street

By: Michael Kearns, 8/17/2010 There are those that believe that 811 Race Street was home to what may very well have been one of the single most important recording studios in the history of the known Universe. With landmark sessions by Flatt & Scruggs, Bull Moose Jackson, The Delmore Brothers, and country legend Hank Williams, Herzog Studios recorded country music before Nashville.  Leading the charge to unearth this unique part of musical history is the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation and its President, Elliot Ruther.

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