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This Week In Soapbox 10/20

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about Jean-Robert’s latest restaurant venture, Covington’s new Assistant City Manager, a new innovative funding strategy that will help several center city developments, streetscape and park changes on the way for Clifton Heights, the completion of City Home’s first phase in OTR, and a new authentic Mexican restaurant in Covington.

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!

Also be sure to check out the fantastic feature article by Casey Coston on why Issue 9, the Anti-Passenger Rail Amendment, is bad news for Cincinnati. See video below for even more Issue 9 coverage.

TWIS 10/20:

  • Jean-Robert’s Table to bring relaxed French cuisine to downtown Cincinnati – full article
  • New innovative funding strategy to help center city developments – full article
  • Covington taps OKI planner as new Assistant City Manager – full article
  • Fresh look on the way for Clifton Heights’ business district – full article
  • Over-the-Rhine leaders celebrate completion of City Home’s first phase – full article
  • Casa Mexico opens in Covington’s Latonia neighborhood – full article

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Books by the Banks – Reading Fun for Everyone

If you’re looking to get your book fix tomorrow, Duke Energy Convention Center is the place to be… at this year’s Books by the Banks book festival.

The public libraries of Cincinnati and Hamilton County have teamed up with Joseph Beth Booksellers, the Mercantile Library, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Magazine to offer up a festival celebrating the written word. There will be more that 80 authors on location for you to meet and sign copies of their books. From kid lit to sports, Cincinnati history to chick novels and back again, there will definitely be a book, author, panel discussion or demonstration to pique your interest.

National bestsellers Jeannett Walls (The Glass Castle, Half-Broke Horses), Jennifer Weiner (Good in Bed, Best Friends Forever), Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain) and Barbara Bradley Hagerty (Fingerprints of God) are headlining the panel discussions occurring from 11am-3pm (a variety of authors speaking on the hour.) For a complete list of speaking authors, check out the program schedule here.

here will also be the Target Kids Corner, complete with lots of fun activities for families to do together, as well as story times throughout the day and character meet-n-greets. Personally, this blogger is incredibly pumped about the tattoo station (available all day) and meeting Curious George (1:40-2pm).

Books by the Banks is Saturday, October 17th from 11am-4pm and will feature plenty of books will be available for purchase through Joseph Beth Booksellers, which is a perfect opportunity to get a head start on Christmas shopping. The Duke Energy Center is located at 525 Elm Street (map) in downtown Cincinnati. There are several dozen bicycle parking locations within two blocks of the building, and Metro’s # 1, 21, 27, 50, 64 and 77x bus routes also serve the Duke Energy Convention Center. Plan your trip now using Metro’s Trip Planner.

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This Week In Soapbox 10/13

This Week in Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about World Food Bar’s new Downtown eatery opening this November, the first public K-12 school in the state of Ohio to achieve LEED certification, Mt. Washington’s efforts to slow down traffic along Beechmont Avenue, new lending opportunities for green building strategies created by LISC, and the latest redevelopment plans for Covington’s Jacob Price housing project site.

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!

Also be sure to check out the fantastic feature article by Jeremy Mosher on what Cincinnati can learn from Portland’s transit network, and the piece by David Lyman on Cincinnati’s Twitter scene. Below watch this week’s feature video that takes you on a ride of Portland’s modern streetcar.

TWIS 10/13:

  • World Food Bar Restaurant Group opening Mayberry Downtown this November – full article
  • Pleasant Ridge Montessori achieves LEED Silver certification – full article
  • Mt. Washington moving forward with potential traffic calming measures along Beechmont Avenue – full article
  • LISC creating new lending opportunity for green building – full article
  • Redevelopment plans continue to evolve for Jacob Price site in Covington – full article

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A. S. Byatt coming to Cincinnati for the Mercantile Library’s 22nd Niehoff Lecture

Cincinnati’s longest running and most distinguished literary lecture series will continue on Saturday, October 10 at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati when the Mercantile Library Niehoff Lecture Series welcomes Dame A. S. Byatt.

Considered by many to be one of the greatest living authors in the English speaking work, Byatt was the recipient of the 1990 Booker prize for the international bestseller Possession. Byatt is once again among the elite as her latest novel, The Children’s Book, is in contention for the Booker prize as well.

According to the Mercantile Library, the Niehoff Lectures were established at the suggestion of library benefactors Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Buck Niehoff who wished to enhance the library’s role as Cincinnati’s premier forum for distinguished men and women of letters. The Niehoffs have graciously underwritten the speaker’s appearance for each of the lectures.

On Saturday, the evening will start at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati (map) with cocktails at 7pm, diner at 8pm, with remarks following at 9pm. A. S. Byatt’s books will be available for purchase and signing. The event costs $150 for members and $175 for non-members. Organizers are requesting RSVPs by Thursday, October 8. You can do so by calling the Mercantile Library at (513) 621-0717, or by emailing mercantileinfo@mercantilelibrary.com.

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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