Yard & Company's video podcast series focuses on COVID-19 and the impact on cities. Episode three features Brooklyn-based Mike Lydon from Street Plans. Lydon is a key leader of the Tactical Urbanism movement globally.  read on…

Mention to someone that you're going to canoe on Mill Creek, and they'll likely fit you for a HazMat suit. Undaunted, Soapbox was intrigued by the opportunity to explore this oft-abused and misunderstood regional asset. read on…

Green Umbrella is working to improve the economic vitality and quality of life in the Cincinnati region by maximizing the collective impact of individuals and organizations dedicated to environmental sustainability, including hosting the Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit on May 1. Here's what they're all about. read on…

May is Bike Month, so what better way to celebrate than to share stories about local cyclists and why traveling on two wheels is their preferred method of travel? Video by Caroline Bozzi, Elese Daniel, Hunter Moore and Madison Schmidt of the University of Cincinnati. read on…

Find out how a new generation of entrepreneurs, from farmers and artisans to digital app developers, are making history as they build the future of Cincinnati, one idea at a time. Video courtesy of The Queen City Project. read on…

Six businesses that started in Findlay Market last year have already expanded to second locations outside of the historic space. Findlay's resource development director Karen Kahle explains the beauty of Market economics and its nurturing culture. Video courtesy Epi-Venture's Courtney Tsitouris. read on…

Right now, one quarter of Cincinnati's population lives in a food desert—children, women and men lack access to healthy food options they can afford. It doesn't have to be this way. Watch one design team's solutions and see how you can help in this first in a series of GOOD Ideas for Cities videos created in partnership with GOOD magazine, the Niehoff Urban Studio, the Contemporary Arts Center and The Queen City Project. read on…

Need some FUEL for your great idea? Take a look at this video, an introduction to a philanthropic initiative of Give Back Cincinnati, to see what community-focused start-ups are taking root around town. read on…

Soapbox and photojournalist Jeremy Mosher take you along for a ride on Portland, Oregon's Streetcar, introducing the people who use the city's popular public transit system and allowing viewers to experience first-hand the role it has played in the city's re-imagining of its urban core. read on…

When buildings are demolished, the debris is usually hauled off to a landfill.  However in the spirit of society's ever increasing environmental consciousness, the folks at Building Value in Northside began using an alternative method.  By deconstructing a building, they are able to salvage and reuse more than 80% of the building material.  As a subsidiary of the Easter Seals Work Resource Center, they also provide valuable job training in the process.   This week Soapbox and Seven/Seventy-Nine take you behind the scenes to show the benefits of deconstruction versus demolition.   read on…

Located in Over the Rhine, Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market. This week Soapbox takes a tour of the market and shows it's not all about groceries. Home to dozens of outdoor vendors, numerous street performers, and lots of special events, the Market is a gathering place for young and old and attracts perhaps the most socially, economically, racially, and ethnically diverse crowds found anywhere in Cincinnati. read on…