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Evan Wallis Tuesday, February 07, 2012
An international modeling career, a short stint as a magazine editor and owner of two small businesses sounds like a full resume for someone near the end of a busy life, but Cincinnati native Margeurite Swallow has accomplished all that, and more, at age 23. Her latest venture, a commercially-licensed community kitchen in Over-the-Rhine, continues to evolve.

Young and black in Cincinnati: Words from the wise

Feoshia Henderson Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Making a city vibrant means paying attention to all of its voices and learning from all of its wisdoms. And the story –and history – of Cincinnati wouldn't be complete without the innovation, tenacity and creativity of nearly half the city's population, which is African American. Today in Soapbox, in the first part of a two-part series, we'll tell you about four up-and-coming black Cincinnatians who are making a mark in media, education and entrepreneurship.

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Feoshia Henderson Tuesday, February 07, 2012

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Feoshia Henderson Tuesday, February 07, 2012

My Soapbox: Mike Bott, GM, The Brandery

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, February 07, 2012
As he steps in to the newly created role of general manager of  The Brandery in OTR, Mike Bott, at just 30, is ready to give ambitious startups the tools they need to survive, and thrive, in Cincinnati.

SpringBoard diary: business-building toolkit

Megan McAuley Tuesday, February 07, 2012
In week two of her SpringBoard journey, the unseasoned entreprenuer explores her motivations, her hopes and her fears.

Kolar finds success at intersection of brand, architecture, interiors

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Whether she’s helping design Cincinnati’s newest riverfront park or transforming hospitals by blending graphic and industrial design with architecture, Kelly Kolar revels in integrating her passions to create massive, holistic change.

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.

Neighbor dividend pays off for businesses in E. Walnut Hills

Evan Wallis Tuesday, January 24, 2012
In East Walnut Hills, shopkeepers and customers are on a first-name basis. They know that making connections, and keeping them strong, helps attract, and retain, dedicated followers. The same goes for attracting new entrepreneurs to help fill in the empty spaces in the historic, and as yet not fully settled, part of town.

Art of Hair teases crowd with talent

Scott Beseler Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Hair designers and models transformed the Carnegie Arts Center in Covington, Kentucky, into a wild world of wonderful, not to mention hairy, art. Soapbox's Scott Beseler documented it all.

From the CR: For I Will Consider

Terese Coe Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Managing Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of shared content with a local literary gem, The Cincinnati Review. Named one of the top 20 U.S. literary magazines by Every Writer’s Resource and housed at the University of Cincinnati, the CR will provide poetry, fiction and non-fiction for Soapbox readers, then offer special “bonus material” about each piece—including commentary from local editors, writers and poets—on their blog. The first selection is a poem, For I Will Consider, by Terese Coe.

'Johnny Walker' blends roles to build communities

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, January 17, 2012
He's been a stockbroker and lived in a flop house, but the most audacious experiences for University Hospital's chief psychiatric resident stem from his life as Johnny Walker, a punk blues rock guitarist who has toured with the White Stripes and the MC5. His newest gig? Helping build an artists' collective in an old Masonic Lodge in Dayton, Kentucky.
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