A first-of-its-kind community infoshop for books, zines and events opened two years ago in Northside. It’s now reopening at a new location in Brighton Saturday and expanding its breadth of public services. Formerly known as SoapBox Books and Zines, the newly named McMicken FreeSpace will serve as Cincinnati’s only activist hub and “solidarity center,” where people of different backgrounds and interests can gather.
The four-story building that will house McMicken FreeSpace is home to Stephanie Phillips and Ryan Smith, who moved to Cincinnati together a year and a half ago. They wanted the building to be used for community housing or as a community space. So when Phillips heard about the former SoapBox wanting to relocate, she thought it would be a great fit for her building. Read the full feature here.
McMicken FreeSpace’s grand opening is Saturday at 527 W. McMicken Ave., Brighton. More info: facebook.com/mcmickenfreespace.
This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2015.