Beer, Beer, Thank God for Beer
Beer. Beer. Thank God for beer. It’s my way of keeping, my mind fresh and clear — These are the words to a song my cousin Vance wrote and produced in the 80′s for Cincinnati radio’s WEBN song contest....
View ArticleToday I Saw the President!
President Barack ObamaSeasongood Pavilion, Eden Park, Cincinnati, OhioSeptember 17, 2012 When my husband was younger, he saw Reagan. My son’s marching band performed at a George W. Bush rally. But...
View ArticleSigns, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
It wasn’t until I visited the American Sign Museum that I realized how little attention I actually pay to signs. I was fortunate to travel there with a group of designers, whose artistic eye helped me...
View ArticleOur Cincinnati Chili Blind Taste Test
If you’ve ever been to Cincinnati, someone has probably insisted that you try Cincinnati chili. It’s what we’re known for, like barbecue in the south or lobsters in Maine. Cincinnati chili is unlike...
View ArticleTravel Theme: Spooky
When I saw ailsa’s weekly travel prompt, I had no trouble thinking of spooky things. In fact, I realized just how spooky the greater Cincinnati area can be. Is it my imagination, or do we have more...
View ArticleSeeing Cincinnati by Segway
I love to walk. I think it’s the best way to see a city. Or I did, until I took a Segway tour of Cincinnati. I am now hooked on Segways. In fact, I asked for one for my birthday, but my husband just...
View ArticleMy Hot Dog Has a First Name — It’s E-L-I
I’ve tried Chicago hot dogs and Gray’s Papaya in New York, but I have never liked hot dogs until I went to Eli’s. My mom took me there after a friend took her. It’s the kind of local hangout that...
View ArticleI Could Be An Olympian!
When I was 6 years old, I slipped on the ice while I was walking to the bus stop and knocked out a tooth. I’ve been a nervous wreck about ice ever since. Which may make you wonder why in the world I...
View ArticleThe Pink Blur of Pigs Racing By
WheresMyBackpack challenged bloggers to post something this week that touched on the theme of ‘pink.’ With the arrival of spring, I had no problem. Spring and summer mean festivals and fairs in Ohio....
View ArticleHere and There – Belgium vs. USA
Today/tonight is the big match: USA vs. Belgium. As it happens, I’m in Belgium while my family is back in Cincinnati. They are watching the game from Fountain Square where everyone is donned in red,...
View ArticleAmerican Lights
I was just in Singapore with a group of 22-year-old Chinese and Singaporeans. As we walked along Singapore’s famed Orchard Road admiring the lights, one of the Chinese girls asked me if this is what...
View ArticleCincinnati Mural Tours
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m hometown proud. I know that most people wouldn’t think to visit Cincinnati, but I am constantly surprised at all the history and culture that I continue...
View ArticleTake It Outside!
Amy (right) with one of her business partners, Andrea (left). This car belongs to a woman I work with. Her name is Amy. The pink kayak is always loaded on the top of her jeep and seems so out of place...
View ArticleHuntsville Haiku
Like the Cincinnati Mural Project, Huntsville has turned to its youth to revitalize the city through arts. In Cincinnati, teenagers are hired and trained to create murals to beautify the city alongside...
View ArticleGotta Get Some Goetta!
If you don’t know what goetta is, you probably haven’t been to Cincinnati. Even a lot of Cincinnatians don’t know exactly. They’ve likely heard of it though, even if they haven’t tried it. So what is...
View ArticleThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
On the strike of the hour, the bells of this glockenspiel (a clock tower with animated figures) ring out and the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin unfolds. It is the 13th century story of a...
View ArticleAn Old-Fashioned Christmas
The Kemper log cabin, where the Columbia Christmas dinner was re-enacted outside. It’s wonderful to venture out and see all the light displays of the Christmas season. But at Heritage Village Museum in...
View ArticleWant to be a Bad Axe? Spend An Hour at Urban Axes
Got an axe to grind? One might think that axes are only for chopping wood. Or pulling a Lizzie-Borden. But not anymore. Axe throwing is the latest craze and I had the great fortune of being invited to...
View Article1919 – The Year That Changed Baseball
I think you all know by now that I love Cincinnati. I also love baseball. And Cincinnati loves its Reds. What I didn’t know was how pivotal events in 1919 Cincinnati were in changing the sport forever....
View ArticleCutting-Edge Cincinnati — Things That Happened Here First
Cincinnati – The “Queen City” 1793 – First settlement to publish a newspaper. 1853 – First city to establish a municipal fire department and first firemen’s pole. 1865 – First train robbery in the...
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