Stories

Cincinnati couple competes on new HGTV show

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 30, 2021

Source: Discovery

Flipping Showdown challenges renovators in a six-episode series with nine homes to fix under a limited budget.

Disney+’s “The Beatles: Get Back” depicts how the band made its mark in Ohio

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 30, 2021

Source: The Columbus Dispatch

Despite their popularity — or perhaps because of it — some Ohioans were not happy with their performances in Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Bengals players give back for Thanksgiving

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 30, 2021

Source: Sports Illustrated

Teammates got together to provide meals to the Freestore Foodbank.

Senate is part of the “Roadmap to Flavortown”

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 30, 2021

Source: Delish

Delish selected the best “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives for every state. This Cincinnati restaurant made the list.

The Entrepreneurial City: Where ideas, networks, and connections thrive

David HolthausTuesday, November 16, 2021

New ideas take root in cities, where the networks and connections exist to test those concepts, attract talented people, find partners and customers, and grow.

NKY thrives

Rage rooms, ax throwing and meditation: Stressful times demand new ways to blow off a little steam

Nancy DalyTuesday, November 16, 2021

Weary of “juggling projects,” “spinning lots of plates,” “climbing the corporate ladder” or just stressed out? There's help for that.

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Honoring those wo have lost their lives to violence

Kareem A. SimpsonTuesday, November 16, 2021

Every year, the St. Peter’s Unitied Church of Christ honors the memory of transgender people who have lost their lives to violence. Here’s how you can participate.

Medical research company plans to expand into manufacturing

David HolthausTuesday, November 16, 2021

CTI Clinical says it will initially focus on manufacturing viral vectors, which are used to create vaccines and in cell and gene therapy.

Development News

Free concert will kick off 2021 FOUND holiday events

David HolthausTuesday, November 16, 2021

The theme revolves around celebrating the history of Cincinnati, which was founded in 1788 and originally called Losantiville.

Development News

Creating a workforce dedicated to historic preservation

David HolthausTuesday, November 16, 2021

Covington is planning the Restoration Trades School to teach the lost art of historic preservation.

Pendleton is the oldest apartment building still being rented in the country

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 16, 2021

Source: RentCafé

This red brick structure is alive with residents inhabiting its 78 rental units.

Cincinnati Bell brings broadband to Indiana

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 16, 2021

Source: Inside Indiana Business

Businesses and residents in Greendale will have access to a broadband fiber network over the next two years.

Gifford Team plans senior housing in Oxford

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 16, 2021

Source: Oxford Observer

The Cincinnati development firm hopes to break ground in spring 2022.

“Instant Friends:” Cincinnati Zoo African penguin bonds with woman dressed in black and white

Soapbox StaffTuesday, November 16, 2021

Source: Action News Jax

In a video posted to Twitter — which quickly went viral — Izzy Melzer shows how she was followed in front of the glass that separated her from the bird’s exhibit.

NKY thrives

Closing a Complex: Without City Heights, where can people in NKY find affordable housing?

Kareem A. SimpsonTuesday, November 2, 2021

About 66% of low-income Kentuckians spend more than half of their income on housing. The problem is even worse in Northern Kentucky because of higher rents and a lack of affordable housing.

#WhyCincyVotes

Jessica EsemplareTuesday, November 2, 2021

Elections have become very divisive. Here’s why some residents — and Soapbox staffers — participate.

The five featured artists: Trish Weeks, Stephen Jenkins, Gilda Horn, Dave Laug, Magno Relojo

Fine Arts Evening at the Essex Studios opens for its first event in two years

Connie SpringerTuesday, November 2, 2021

Visitors will get to see the works of five featured artists, sit in on a sculpture’s talk, and enjoy live music and refreshments.

The Public City: Why public spaces are essential to our physical, political, and social health

David HolthausTuesday, October 26, 2021

The quality of a city’s public places – its parks, streets, trails, commons and greens – are increasingly considered a barometer of the quality of life in an urban area.

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Designing with Community: Does Engagement Matter?

Julie CarpenterTuesday, October 26, 2021

Professional architects believe that they have a responsibility to make a positive impact on society, specifically through equitable and inclusive engagement.