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This Week In Soapbox 10/6

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about unique ways to get involved with Cincinnati’s Bicycle Master Plan, a fresh injection of $1 million to the Cincinnati Development Fund, Downtown’s thriving hotel industry, CPA’s Fall Forum Lecture and its special host, a new cultural heritage tour in Covington, the reopening of the Green Derby Restaurant in Newport, and Give Back Cincinnati’s return to Price Hill with their latest Community Immersion.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

TWIS 10/6:

  • Cincinnati Development Fund receives $1M award from Treasury Department – full article
  • Cincinnati to host first public open house on citywide bike plan October 8 – full article
  • Downtown Cincinnati hotel market strongest in region – full article
  • Michael Lykoudis will headline CPA’s Fall Forum Lecture on urban sustainability – full article
  • New cultural tour of Covington’s rich heritage gets started – full article
  • Green Derby Restaurant reopens with a fresh twist in the heart of Newport – full article
  • Give Back Cincinnati dives into Price Hill with their latest Community Immersion – full article
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Farmer’s Fair in Covington 9/26 – 9/27

As if we all didn’t have enough going on this weekend, another fun and interesting place to check out in the urban core is Farmers Fair at the base of the Roebling Suspension Bridge in Covington this coming Saturday & Sunday.

This first annual event features a kickoff party on Saturday evening which will include food & drinks for sale and a party atmosphere up until 9pm that night. While there is a lot of fun to be had on Saturday, Sunday truly seems to be the main event with many local farmers showing up with their food for sale. There will also be other entertainment and many guest speakers throughout the day running from 11am – 5pm.

Stop over and support a unique local gathering which promotes local food and local farmers all in an urban environment in the heart of Covington. Headed to PBS to catch the Bengals game? You could easily stop by and get your fixin’s at Farmers Fair and then enjoy a great tailgate prior to the big game.

Photo by Scott Beseler

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Katie Laur Tribute Concert – 9/24

On Thursday, September 24 Cincinnatians will be able to pay tribute to Cincy’s Queen of Bluegrass, Katie Laur, at concert to be held at the Madison Theater in Covington. The concert will celebrate Laur’s life and musical career.

Katie Laur spent the majority of her life doing what she loved – music. Over this time she performed with a slew of other musicians and at live gigs all across the larger region, and hosted a radio program on WNKU 89.7. She eventually released three albums with the Katie Laur Band and received the Ohio Arts Council’s prestigious Ohio Heritage Music Fellowship in 2008.

The concert will begin at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) and will feature some of the region’s top Bluegrass artists (full list below), and will feature nationally-syndicated radio personality Gary Burbank as the event emcee. Tickets can be purchased online for $10 and will also be available at the door (map). For more information, contact concert organizers Ed Cunningham, edcunningham@fuse.net, 513-225-6040; or Liz Wu of Play it Forward, playitforwardcincy@gmail.com, 513-254-5033.

7:30 – 8:10 | Magnolia Mountain
8:20 – 9:10 | The Turkeys
9:20 – 10:00 | Ma Crow and Friends
10:10 – 10:45 | Comet Bluegrass All-Stars
11:00 – 12:00 | Jazz and Bluegrass with Katie Laur

Madison Theater photograph by Flickr user stopthegears.

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This Week In Soapbox 9/8

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about what will be Cincinnati’s largest brewpub, how you can help save Covington’s Nordheim Gallery, a new vintage shop on Main Street in OTR, Cincinnati’s new Bicycle Master Plan that kicks off this week, multiple events going on in Over-the-Rhine this weekend, a new 76-unit residential development in East Walnut Hills, and how the Latonia neighborhood in Covington is hoping a new Small Area Study will help make the community even better.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

TWIS 9/8:

  • Officials want your help in saving Covington’s Nordheim Gallery – full article
  • Atomic Number Ten bringing vintage style to Main Street – full article
  • Cincinnati kicks off new Bicycle Master Plan process in hopes of encouraging more cyclists – full article
  • Events crowd the weekend calendar for Over-the-Rhine – full article
  • 76-unit DeSales Flats project near completion – full article
  • Small Area Study looks to address issues in Latonia neighborhood – full article
  • Moerlein Lager House to anchor Central Riverfront Park – full article
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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.

If you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati. Also be sure to become a fan of Soapbox on Facebook!

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