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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
It's no secret that Cincinnatians love their beer. Over 50 breweries once existed in Over the Rhine alone, including the impressive multi-building brewery of Bavarian native Christian Moerlein. In addition to making a fine lager, Moerlein was the first brewer to market his popular libations outside of the region, and his business prospered until the rise of Prohibition. Today, Moerlein CEO Greg Hardman is credited with revitalizing the once grand brand and continues his company namesake's ambitious marketing strategy to get the word out about great Cincinnati based beer.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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.
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Seven/Seventy-Nine, LTD
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Natural Awakenings a healthy living magazine that sponsors natural networking events at Park + Vine draw an eclectic mix of local vendors and those interested in facilitating their green living lifestyles. Soapbox videographers
Seven/Seventy-Nine were on hand to capture the tastes and sounds of the rockin' event.
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Seven/Seventy-Nine, Ltd.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Over 1500 people attended DAAP's 58th Annual Fashion Show where the school's finest showed off why graduates of the University of Cincinnati's award-winning program creates some of the industry's most sought-after talent. Local video production company
Seven/Seventy-Nine, Ltd. spoke with DAAP Fashion Show Director, Laurie Wilson about what it takes to make the popular annual event happen.
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SOAPBOX
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Ready to get a handle on where your money will go, rather than on where
it's already went? This week's featured innovator is Dewayne Greenwood and Bill Barnett of
BudgetSketch - an online budgeting program
that maps out where your money will go as it comes in, instead of
simply showing you where it's been spent.
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SOAPBOX
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Is manufacturing in Cincinnati dead? Not if the creators of xRP and xRP Agented
Network have anything to say about it. With the manufacturing industry
down to 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product in the US, local author
and innovator Ben Moore sees an opportunity to help reverse that trend.
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SOAPBOX
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
This week's featured innovation comes from Jason e Barkeloo who proposes the development and licensing of a microbial fuel cell which can generate electricity and hydrogen gas from the metabolism of sewage and other organic materials.This is only one of the many great ideas proposed at Cincinnati Innovates.
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Seven/Seventy-Nine, LTD
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
As we work throughout the week identifying and reporting the new Cincinnati story, the Soapbox staff continually challenges itself to see our city in a new light, from a new perspective. From the pieces that we write to the images we broadcast, the hope is to shake ourselves, as well as our readers, out of the rut of what we take for granted as familiar. Our jobs are exponentially more gratifying when we find someone else doing the same thing. Such was the case when we were able to see this beautiful piece created by a remarkably talented video production company named
Seven/Seventy-Nine.
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Cincinnati Innovates
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
For the next several weeks, Soapbox will partner with Cincinnati Innovates to celebrate our region's homegrown entrepreneurs and inventors by using our video section to highlight entrants to the CI innovation competition. The contest is open to anyone who has an innovation, idea, or invention and has a Greater Cincinnati connection (including Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) and can score the winner up to $20,000 in cash. Watch this week's video for more information or visit
here for more information.
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Kelly Kruthaupt
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tucker's Restaurant on Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine is a Cincinnati institution. Proprietors Joe and Carla Tucker fit the neighborhood like a well-worn glove, offering some of the city's most unique (and vegetarian-friendly) dishes, all served with a side of Cincinnati hospitality. Everyone is welcome at Tucker's as evidenced by Kelly Kruthaupt's day spent at the local hot spot.
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Chas! Pangburn?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Tucked into a corner of the Essex neighborhood sits the American Sign Museum - home to over 3,000 signs of by-gone eras including hand-lettered Sinatra and Charo show cards, chasing light bulbs, radio wave neon as well as a collection of sign-making equipment, materials and tools, salesman samples, and three-dimensional architectural models.
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Michael Altman
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cincinnati has a number of concierges, but they're not all necessarily working at the hotels. A new resident to the Queen City found a treasure trove of information about her new home in an unlikely source: Brad Teaney, owner of 7th Street Cleaners on 7th and Elm downtown. Turns out Brad has been offering more than just stain prevention tips during his time at the cleaners. He is a living guide to what's happening around town and an invaluable resource to his non 513 area code customers.
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SOAPBOX
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Last month saw the turning of a page in the Cincinnati dining scene as Jean-Robert at Pigall's closed its doors for the last time. Soapbox photographer and long time associate of Jean Robert de Cavel, Scott Beseler documented a special final seven-course meal at the Chef's kitchen-side table. Restaurants come and restaurants go, but talent and innovation are both renewable resources. Happily Chef Jean Robert de Cavel will remain in Cincinnati. We look forward to pulling up a chair to his next exciting project. Bon Appetit!
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Chas! Pangburn
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Ask anyone who's lived here for more than a couple of months and they will more than likely be able to tell you their favorite spot to satisfy a late night craving for sliders, coneys or french fries swimming in unnatural whiz's and sauces. While there's nothing wrong with making a 2AM run for the border, we thought we would share some of our favorite alternatives.
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SOAPBOX
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Fine Arts Fund campaign kicks off this week with a week full of events including a "Night of Magic," hosted by the Fine Arts Fund Friends
at the Contemporary Arts Center on Friday, February 20. Mix and mingle and prepare to be
dazzled. For more information or to purchase tickets, click
here. The
official kickoff event gets
things moving on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 5-6:30 p.m. at the Macy’s Fountain
Place store across from Fountain Square on Fifth & Vine Streets.
The campaign runs through April 30. Join some 44,000 other donors who
contribute to keep the arts alive and kicking in the Queen City.
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