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Soapbox was honored to be recognized for Best Graphic Design / Navigation for digital media. Soapbox managing editor Patrice Watson was named First Place in Ohio. The award is in recognition of ...

Soapbox Soap Company co-owner Shelly Decker was - somewhat reluctantly - brought into the soap making business by her sister and business partner Kimberly Decker. "Every winter Kimberly would have ...

Upon accepting the 1932 Democratic nomination for president, with the country mired in the third year of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people." ...

Earlier this fall, Soapbox highlighted the economic impact that nonprofits make in the Greater Cincinnati area. The macro-level financial influence that 501(c)(3) organizations are certainly an ...

Our local makers are facing a tricky time, with one foot planted firmly in real life and the other floating online. Etsy, once a reliable partner to many artists and artisans, has increasingly become ...

The concept of a town’s third places – that is, places outside of home and work that are significant to its residents – was first coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, The Great Good ...

Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has reignited fierce debates across the nation, underscoring the stark divisions in how Americans envision the country’s future. His re-election has sparked ...

Keila Dawson is a local picture book author who is making a difference in the lives of kids in Cincinnati through storytelling. In this time of increasing screen use, picture books remain a crucial ...

Home to world-class symphony, opera, choral, and ballet companies and art museums that blend the historic—Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, American Sign Museum and Behringer-Crawford ...