Most every day, I drive around or through the campus of the University of Cincinnati. It’s one of the most architecturally diverse places in our region—the buildings are designed in countless styles—and you can’t help but think of the physical campus as a symbol of how diverse and varied UC students are in their pursuits and their backgrounds.
The areas surrounding campus have lately seen a building boom, with hundreds of new housing units blossoming all around Clifton Heights, Corryville, and Mt. Auburn. You can read about that Uptown housing in in this issue of Realm. The next time you visit the campus area for a Bearcats game or a concert at Bogart’s or a performance at CCM, you’ll be astonished and pleased by the changes.
The mini-city developing around UC is fit for a university that’s growing and thriving. But, maybe more importantly, we should see these housing units as the first home for many new Cincinnatians who I hope will stay here for years to come. In some ways, as these developments open over the next few years, you’ll be able to walk through the campus area and visibly see the future of Cincinnati.
Two other feature stories are about the future of Cincinnati, too. Our cover piece highlights immigrants who are creating and leading businesses and growing our economy. Demographically, much of our region’s growth is due to foreign-born immigrants choosing to make Cincinnati home. A story about Generation Z expands on a recent Chamber white paper about the workplace impact of that new cohort of young people.
Dream of Cincinnati’s future with us, will you? It’s a growing, thriving region where everyone belongs.
