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03/05/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati asks 5 questions to Mid City Restaurant and Longfellow Cincinnati owner Mike Stankovich, a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Awards for the Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service category. The 10-year Cincinnati resident reflects on the impact of his The New York Times writeup, challenges, and his wish on a coin tossed in the Tyler Davidson Fountain
You can often find Mike behind the bar at Longfellow, 1233 Clay Street, in OTR, or two blocks away at Mid-City Restaurant, 40 E. Court Street.
03/04/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati highlights the efforts of the Delta Dental Foundation and MedWish International MedWorks collaboration to provide essential dental care for youths housed at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center.
MedWish Medworks turned an unused dental chair into inclusive dentistry for youth at Cuyahoga Juvenile Detention Center, providing critical care for long-neglected health needs.
03/03/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati profiles school board chairs Ramona Malone of Newport Independent School District and Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett of Cincinnati Public Schools highlighting their leadership and the challenges they face in helping chart a successful course for their districts.
02/28/2025
Neighborhoods are transformed by the sustained efforts of their residents. Soapbox Cincinnati highlights Lincoln Heights and The Heights Movement, City of Middletown, Ohio - City Hall and Middletown Connect and and the community-organizing efforts of The AMOS Project
02/27/2025
Through a collection of state and federal funds and private donations, The Boone Conservancy purchased a 350-acre parcel of undeveloped riverfront land to protect its flora, fauna, and ecosystem. Soapbox Cincinnati spoke with the Conservancy's executive director, Christy Noll, about the long-term goals to make it more accessible and engaging to the area's nature enthusiasts.
02/26/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati highlights renovation and expansion at The Mercantile Library, a 189-year-old Cincinnati institution on property owned by The Model Group. Work performed by Stewart Iron Works, Trade31, and drawing dept transformed the Mercantile's space to accommodate more public events and materials to loan.
02/20/2025
February is , which requires intentional and well targeted efforts to provide care for all kids who need it. In that vein, Soapbox Cincinnati highlights Delta Dental Foundation efforts with Michigan Primary Care Association to support inclusively providing key dental care services.
A new State of Health series highlights innovative approaches and partnerships tackling systemic barriers to oral health care for underserved populations.
02/19/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati talks to marketing professional Kendra Ramirez and Esoteric Brewing Company about how AI tools such as and can impact small businesses' growth plans.
02/18/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati profiles Rich Robbins, who has been named the Taft Museum of Art 2025 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, reflecting the Taft's focus on hip-hop as its guiding residency artistic discipline and celebrating the genre's 50-plus years of powerful cultural and social impact.
02/17/2025
As we reflect on past White House occupants on , Soapbox Cincinnati hops in the wayback to highlight a January 2021 article that interviews Ohio University and The University of Akron history professors to profile Ohio's eight presidents, including Cincinnati native , who was born on Auburn Avenue at what's now a National Park Service historic site, and , who was born at Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site & National Historic Landmark in Clermont County.
Voter fraud accusations. Stolen election claims. Party divisions. Civil war rumblings. These terms have grown sadly familiar in today’s national politics but it’s not the first time.
02/14/2025
We hope you enjoy you celebrating (or not celebrating, depending on your perspective) Valentine's Day tonight. As much as people romantic dinners, candy, and flowers are appreciated, they don't define a relationship. Soapbox Cincinnati interviewed two Cincinnati area therapists, Erin Thomas at in Sharonville, and Timothy Barron, LLC of in Madisonville to discuss the day-to-day work required to grow relationships.
02/13/2025
Restaurants are more than places to eat; they're community hubs and social centers that are missed when they're gone. Soapbox Cincinnati examines of the impact of the December closure of the Frisch's Big Boy Mainliner, the company's original location that opened in 1939, on the Village of Fairfax.
02/12/2025
Rounding out our coverage of City of Middletown, Ohio - City Hall, here's a look at key initiatives happening in Middie City: four new firehouses to open up in 2025, the Middletown Rising program, which enables Middletown high school students with financial need to attend tuition-free, and the city's purchase and forthcoming renovation.
In next week's edition, Soapbox Cincinnati looks at through the lens of therapists offering suggestions for building connections. Here's a look back at last year's lighthearted romp through chocolate and coffee shops: Chocolats Latour, Maverick Chocolate Co., Schneider's Sweet Shop, Aglamesis Bro's Ice Cream and Candy, and Carabello Coffee.
02/06/2025
Throughout 2024, Soapbox Cincinnati delved into how smaller Southwest Ohio worked to improve residents' quality of life with its Suburbs series. Click below to learn about what cities, villages, and townships such as City of Norwood Ohio, Mariemont Village, City of Blue Ash, Ohio - Government, Sharonville Ohio and others prepared for successful futures.
Beyond borders is a community-informed series supporting the communication and storytelling capacity of the local governments and member communities in the First Suburbs Consortium Of Southwestern Ohio.
02/05/2025
Soapbox Cincinnati recounts and its efforts to redevelop the former site of 'sPlace, an gathering place that's on the National Park Service while retaining the historic integrity of the structure, originally built in 1869.
02/04/2025
Several NKY organizations -- Northern Kentucky Area Development District, Brighton Center, Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission and recently unveiled 50 options for alleviating the region's many challenges and improve and home-buying opportunities.
02/03/2025
The housing market's challenges are numerous and complex. Developers who plan intentionally to uplift communities are essential for a neighborhood's quality life. Soapbox Cincinnati profiles Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati developer and its work in collaboration with Price Hill Will and Evanston Community Council to develop solutions that enhance residential housing and commercial development.
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