Featured Stories

Metro blazes new trails with green efforts

Caitlin Koenig Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Metro has been "going green" for more than 25 years, but partnerships with progressive organizations have helped it broaden sustainability efforts.

Cincinnati, City Building, Emerging Technology, Green, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Reuse / Rebuild, Sustainability, Transportation

VFA Fellows excited to move to Cincinnati

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, June 19, 2012

They are young, high-powered, high-achieving, highly skilled professionals with their sights set on the same thing: success in Cincinnati, start-up style. Read where they are working — and why.

Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Diversity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, IT, Jobs, Leadership, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Research + Innovation, Talent, Venture Capital

Clifton, Mariemont, Corryville, Uptown, Over-the-Rhine

The Year In Photos

Soapbox Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Managing photographer Scott Beseler takes a look back at the photos from our top stories of 2010, showcasing some of the people, places and things that define our region.

Architecture, Arts + Culture, Arts + Culture, Quality of Life

Clifton, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, West End / Brighton, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, North Avondale, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine, Madisonville

Check In and Unlock Cincinnati

Rene Brunelle Tuesday, August 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.

Arts + Culture, Entrepreneurship, PR, Marketing + Advertising, Quality of Life

Mariemont, Northside, Downtown

'Play Me I'm Yours' Comes to Cincinnati

Jane Durrell Tuesday, August 03, 2010

This week, Cincinnati welcomes British performance artist Luke Jerram and his brightly colored, outdoor pianos. Brought to the Queen City by Cincinnati Public Radio in celebration of their anniversary, Jerram and a team of talented local artists will paint playable pianos in public spaces over the next month.

Arts + Culture, Quality of Life, Talent

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, Mt. Lookout, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

Soapicks June 29-July 12

Sheila Owens Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Soapbox invites you to celebrate our Founding Fathers, freedom and equality this week, by taking part in Cincinnati Equinox: Pride 2010, an event we proudly support. See nearly 500 years of African American history on display at America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit. Compare tweets at the Mashable Social Media Day Meetup or take in a movie courtesy of Shutterbugs in Cinema: Motion Pictures & Still Photographers. And don't forget to SHOUT! with the Mariemont Players Inc.

Arts + Culture, Diversity, Film, Quality of Life

Mariemont, Downtown, Over-the-Rhine

Soapicks January 12-18

Sheila Owens Monday, January 11, 2010

Catch best-selling author, Walter Mosley, discuss Heaven, Hell, books and plays at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park or show your support during One More Girl On A Stage. For a Better World is the latest opening at Kennedy Heights Arts Center and Soapbox's managing photographer Scott Beseler focuses his rock and roll voyeuristic eye in A Shot in the Dark at Fabricate all month.

Mariemont, Mt. Adams, Northside, Hyde Park

Soapdish: 52 Card Pickup

Casey Coston Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Cincinnati is the home of 52 individual and unique neighborhoods that, some say, serve as the the "key to city's success." But how did we come to have such a rich, quilted patchwork of localities and how will these 52 different personalities work to create a charged and united region? Soapdisher turned explorer, Casey Coston takes us on a quick tour...

Quality of Life

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

The xYz's of Cincinnati's New Workforce

Sheila Owens Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Millennials, those twenty-something�s from Generation Y, are causing a stir in Cincinnati�s workforce. Bringing a whole new set of ideals, goals and skills, Millennials are making their mark on Cincinnati businesses.

Diversity, Higher Education, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

Cincinnati's Metrosexual Awakening: A New Breed of Men or Old-Hat?

Jonathan DeHart Tuesday, September 02, 2008

"Clothes make the man," Mark Twain once said. With the advent of the metrosexual, this quip is truer than ever. Or is it? Cincinnati's fashion savvy debunk this convenient catch-phrase and shed new light on the male makeover taking place around town.

Quality of Life

Mariemont, Oakley, Downtown, Hyde Park

Working the numbers on Agenda 360 and Vision 2015

Laura Z. Weldon Monday, August 11, 2008

The region's newest long-term planning strategies, Agenda 360 and Vision 2015, hold great promise to go beyond "plans in a binder" and generate real transformative momentum making the region a power magnet for talent, jobs, and economic opportunity.

Entrepreneurship, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent, Venture Capital

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

Upcoming Soapbox Sponsored Events

Jeff Syroney Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Soapbox is proud to sponsor the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby �Build-A-Box� competition at the BMW store in Silverton on May 18. Assemble your car faster than the other competing teams with the assistance of a helper from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati. Think you've got what it takes to challenge the Soapbox team? Find the details here.

Arts + Culture, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

Cincinnati - What are you going to do about it?

Jeff Syroney Tuesday, February 12, 2008

There's a rumor that Cincinnati suffers from chronic self-esteem issues. If so, the staff at Soapbox asks, "What are we going to do about it?"

Advanced Engineering, Aerospace, Alternative Energy, Architecture, Branding + Design, Consumer Research, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Green, Higher Education, IT, Life Sciences, Life Sciences, PR, Marketing + Advertising, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Venture Capital

Pleasant Ridge / Kennedy Heights, Mariemont, Covington, Newport, Mt. Lookout, Mt. Adams, Oakley, Northside, Downtown, Uptown, Columbia Tusculum, Hyde Park, Walnut Hills / East Walnut Hills / O'Bryonville, Over-the-Rhine

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