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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....

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Today 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...

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Signs, 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...

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Our 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...

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Travel 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...

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Seeing 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...

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My 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...

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I 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...

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The 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....

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Here 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,...

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American 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...

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Cincinnati 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...

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Take 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...

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Huntsville 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...

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Gotta 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...

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The 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...

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An 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...

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Want 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...

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1919 – 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....

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Cutting-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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