Featured Stories

My Soapbox: Hayes Shanesy, co-founder, Brush Factory

Evan Wallis Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Hayes Shanesy and Rosie Kovacs created the Brush Factory in 2009, selling handmade clothing and furniture. Together, they create everything from candlesticks to t-shirts to canvas bags. Soapbox's Evan Wallis talks with Shanesy to get the latest news about the designing duo and their plans, and inspiration, for the future.

Arts + Culture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Entrepreneurship, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Talent

West End / Brighton, Over-the-Rhine

Soapdish: Step in time along hillside treks

Casey Coston Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Cincinnati has some 400 sets of hillside stairways through all parts of the city, winding their way between neighborhoods and historic sites and offering jaw-dropping views for determined hikers. Soapbox's Casey Coston offers a walk along his favorites.

Cincinnati, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Transportation

Clifton, Mt. Adams, Downtown, Uptown, Over-the-Rhine

Price Hill community blends urban, rural lifestyles

Evan Wallis Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Few urban neighborhoods offer residents a 16-acre nature center and 26 weeks of fresh produce from a community-supported agriculture program. But those are just a few of the perks in Enright Ridge Eco-Village. Nestled in Price Hill, just a few miles from the heart of downtown Cincinnati, the green community offers residents the best of both urban and rural lifestyles.

Alternative Energy, Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Emerging Technology, Food, Health + Wellness, Leadership, Parks + Greenspace, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent

Price Hill / Covedale

Soap Pick: Poetry in motion at CAC

Elissa Yancey Tuesday, April 03, 2012

From The Art of Noise to Feist, curator Jonathan Walls appreciates the experimental and the artistic elements of music videos. Next Monday, the curator of the CAC's "Spectacle: The Music Video," comes back to town to interview Feist and the director of her latest music video, Martin De Thurah. He gives Soapbox a close look at "Spectacle" and the promise of a creative surprise.

Arts + Culture, Cincinnati, City Building, Non-Profit, Talent

Downtown

Q&A with Jon Cropper, Founder of Futurlogic

Soapbox Team Thursday, March 29, 2012

CEOs for Cities and Soapbox caught up with Jon Cropper, Founder of Futurlogic on attracting talent and how his company is changing the talent equation.

Penick drives 'Bavanarama' to SXSW success

Evan Wallis Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Loading up a yellow GMC Rally with luggage, goldfish crackers and a few bags of clementines for a 19-hour road trip to Austin, Texas, to spend five days at South By Southwest may not sound like a typical work week. But for Brian Penick, founder of the Counter Rhythm Group, it was the perfect example of how his work and play can go hand in hand.

Arts + Culture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Education + Learning, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Leadership, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Talent

Northside, Downtown

Immigrants fuel innovative plans for revival on Short Vine

Becky Johnson Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Terry Chan came to Cincinnati via Hong Kong and Carnegie Mellon. His plans for the Short Vine Innovation District reflect an international perspective on successful neighborhood redevelopment. With long-term and new investors, he's helping create a technological hub of early-stage, vibrant businesses that's built to last.

Architecture, Branding + Design, Cincinnati, City Building, Consumer Products, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, Higher Education, IT, Jobs, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regional Indicators, Regionalism, Research + Innovation, Sustainability, Talent

Clifton, Uptown