One of the neatest projects going on in the United States…go figure, it’s in New York City. Behold the High Line. If you have trouble viewing the video embedded here then try this one.
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This Week In Soapbox 6/2
This Week In Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about the $24 million Corryville Crossings project in Uptown, the annual end-of-year DAAP Works exhibition, new development projects in Lower Price Hill, new features at the fabulous Bootsy’s produced by Jeff Ruby, the $10 million master plan project for the Children’s Home of Cincinnati and the scenic view corridor studies being conducted by The Hillside Trust.
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.
TWIS 6/2:
- $24M Corryville Crossings project pushing full steam ahead – full article
- DAAP Works to showcase some of nation’s best design work – full article
- New development projects transforming formerly industrial Lower Price Hill – full article
- Bootsy’s ready to serve with new features fit to impress – full article
- Children’s Home gets started on their $10M master plan – full article
- Hillside Trust working to promote and preserve scenic Columbia Parkway – full article
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This Week In Soapbox 5/26
This Week In Soapbox (TWIS) you can read about the Gateway Quarter Expansion Tour coming up this weekend, positive changes happening in downtown Hamilton, new businesses opening in Over-the-Rhine, update on the City’s pilot sharrow program, a century old church being converted into condos in Bellevue and the City’s efforts to clean up and redevelop a downtrodden piece of property in the West End.
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.
TWIS 5/26:
- Gateway Quarter celebrates latest additions with Expansion Tour – full article
- Downtown Hamilton reimagining center city through development and arts – full article
- New businesses opening in Over-the-Rhine – full article
- Sharrows coming to a street near you – full article
- Century old church in Bellevue to be converted into contemporary lofts – full article
- Cincinnati applies for funds to redevelop Providence North site – full article
At the University of Cincinnati students have organized themselves and created a group dedicated to “promoting sustainable and ecological design education, sponsoring student participation in workshops and conferences, and playing an active role in raising environmental design awareness in the community.”
As part of that mission, Students for Ecological Design, hosts a farmer’s market on UC’s main campus. So far there have been two markets, with two left this spring quarter. At these farmer’s markets vendors from Findlay and Northside markets come to campus to provide local products like baked goods, fruit and vegetables, jams, plants and assorted crafts to students.
The on-campus farmer’s markets are not exclusive to UC students though as vendors are encouraging people in the surrounding neighborhoods to come as well.
The next two farmer’s market will be held on Monday, May 18th and Monday, June 1st from 11am to 3pm on McMicken Commons (from Clifton Avenue, walk east into campus past McMicken Hall).
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Coal moratorium presentation & Q/A – 4/29
The Cincinnati area League of Women Voters is sponsoring a presentation on coal generated energy that will focus on the impacts that a coal moratorium might present for a state like Ohio where 90% of the electricity comes from coal.
The presentation will take place this Wednesday, April 29th at the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church (GoogleMap) Social Hall, and will last from 7pm – 8:30pm. The presentation is free and open to the public and will include a Q/A session immediately following the presentation from guest speaker Nachy Kanfer who is the National Coal Campaign representative in Ohio for the Sierra Club.
The League of Women Voters has recently called for a coal moratorium that proposes a 10-year freeze on the construction of new coal-fired power plants. The event is co-sponsored by Citizens for Civic Renewal, the Sierra Club Miami Group and the Women’s City Club of Greater Cincinnati. For additional information you can call (513) 281-8683 or email nrc@lwvcincinnati.org.
Photo: Duke Energy coal power plant at the confluence of the Great Miami and Ohio rivers – by Jake Mecklenborg