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This Week In Soapbox 8/18

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about the new upgrades for Cincinnati’s premier tennis tournament, a new restaurant in Covington with a European flair, a brownfield to alternative energy project in Hamilton, new homes in Avondale, the Northern Kentucky Regional Farmers Market, and a special event in historic Over-the-Rhine.

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TWIS 8/18:

  • Cincinnati tennis tournament growing with $10M expansion – full article
  • $780,000 gift to produce second of ten homes for Cincinnati Habitat – full article
  • $2M Clean Ohio grant could turn Hamilton brownfield site into alternative energy facility – full article
  • Over-the-Rhine: Cincinnati’s Overlooked Opportunity – full article
  • Northern Kentucky Farmers Market brings fresh produce and fun atmosphere to Mainstrasse – full article
  • Europa opens on Main Street in downtown Covington – full article

By Randy A. Simes

Randy is an award-winning urban planner who founded UrbanCincy in May 2007. He grew up on Cincinnati’s west side in Covedale, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s nationally acclaimed School of Planning in June 2009. In addition to maintaining ownership and serving as the managing editor for UrbanCincy, Randy has worked professionally as a planning consultant throughout the United States, Korea and the Middle East. After brief stints in Atlanta and Chicago, he currently lives in the Daechi neighborhood of Seoul’s Gangnam district.