At the center of change in Cincinnati sits Over-the-Rhine. As more and more residents and visitors rediscover the charms of OTR, most discover a neighborhood rich in art, history and community. The sound of renovation can be heard throughout the busy neighborhood as machines move earth to make way for the new School for Creative and Performing Arts in Washington Park next to the majestic Music Hall. Vine street looks brand new as a new restaurant and shopping district takes hold next to the Ensemble and Know Theatres. The community's remarkable nineteenth-century buildings feature one of the largest collections of Italianate architecture and provide a dramatic background to the diverse residents that call OTR home.
By: Rene Brunelle, 7/27/2010
Summer in Cincinnati offers endless opportunities - take a scavenger hunt through the Art Museum with your smart phone, shake to salsa in Sawyer Point, sip wine and mingle or catch a home game with some of Cincinnati's young professional energy.
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By: Casey Coston, 7/20/2010
Located in a historic building on Short Vine in Corryville, the Niehoff Urban Studio is dedicated to addressing urban issues that challenge the quality of life in Cincinnati, and helping educate not just students, but the community at large in the "pleasures of the urban lifestyle." Soapdish columnist Casey Coston takes a look inside this innovative think-tank that's pushing the city's urban core to grow, expand and thrive.
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By: Rene Brunelle, 7/20/2010
From classic opera to modern women taking the leap into the business world, this week Cincinnati offers adventures that run the gamut. Get artsy and eco- friendly with the family or enjoy summer tunes outside. No worries- summer hasn't hung up its hat quite yet.
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By: Steven Rosen, 7/13/2010
While it may not seem readily apparent, the fact that this year's National Trust Advanced Preservation Leadership Training session is focusing on Over-the-Rhine is yet another indication that the struggling neighborhood's prognosis is improving. Several years after the neighborhood made the National Trust's "most endangered" list, 25 historic-preservation professionals will be in Cincinnati this saturday through July 24 to kick-start solutions for four specific "problem" buildings in OTR. The advanced training program will bring national attention to Cincinnati and its outcomes will shine a light on preserving and promoting OTR's historic building stock.
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By: Rene Brunelle, 7/13/2010
90 years after its outdoor debut, Cincinnati Opera makes a return to the Zoo for a free show. Join Watch This for A Clockwork Orange viewing, or take a spin at Studio S in Hyde Park. Head north with the Cincinnati Pops to Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park for a little Gershwin in the summertime, learn how to urban garden at Park + Vine, or visit downtown for one of your last chances to channel design inspiration from Inspired by Anne at Landor & Associates.
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