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Before Chad Ochocinco hit Dancing With the Stars, the Bengals wide receiver was Chad Johnson, and Ian Aldrich interviewed him for the January 2006 Cincinnati Kid. Read it and see how Chad has grown.

Maestro Erich Kunzel, beloved conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, died September 1. Kunzel was suffering from cancer of the pancreas, liver, and colon. He spent 44 years with the symphony and pops. Brian O'Donnell of WGUC spoke to Kunzel in May for our July Cincinnati Kid; Kathleen Doane interviewed him in 2000 for "Mr. Fourth of July." For more on Maestro Kunzel, search the Google Archive.

Former UC president Nancy Zimpher, now chancellor of State University of New York, has hired UC's vice provost for international affairs, Mitch Leventhal, to serve as SUNY's vice chancellor for global affairs. To read more about Leventhal and his approach to global recruitment, check out Melissa Davis Haller's March 2009 "International Harvester."

Former Cincinnati Magazine intern Geoffrey Dobbins is now a Nathan Cummings Arts and Culture Journalism Fellow at the online magazine Wiretap. He recently posted a piece on Cincinnati artist Thom Shaw, in which he references Kathy Y. Wilson's March 2009 Shaw profile, "Dead Man Working."

On August 24, 1989, baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti announced that Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life for betting on the game. For a look back at Pete and his struggles through the years, check out these stories from our archives: "Did the Enquirer Blow the Hottest Story in Town," by Greg Evans, from June 1989, which looked at our hometown paper's coverage of Pete's story; "The Selling of Pete Rose," by Michael Graham, a profile of Barbara Pinzka, Pete's then-PR consultant; "Days of Whine and Roses," on observation by Albert Pyle, from October 1989; "Putting Hustle Back in the Game," by Steve Jacoby, from November 1997, following Pete's application to be reinstated; Lonnie Wheeler's August 1999 "A Tale of a Baseball Cult," on the fans who loyally supported Pete; Jack Heffron's July 2003 "One of Us" profile of Pete; Heffron's ode to the Hit King from October 2007's "40 Things We Love" (and Brent Donaldson's as-told-to piece on Pete hitting 4,192 from the same issue); and finally Joe Posnanski's "The Hit King's Lament," from July. For more on Pete in Cincinnati Magazine, search the Google Archive.

Details magazine lists the top 25 fast food items in America, and guess what made the list? Skyline chili, at number five. (They like it inverted.) For more chili goodness, check out July's "Mmmm...Chili!" package, in our archives.

In the June 22 The New Yorker, John Seabrook writes about the problem of gang violence in Cincinnati. Describing a 2007 “call-in,” a type of intervention for gang members, Seabrook notes that two key speakers were Arthur Phelps and Margaret Long—both of whom were profiled in Kathy Y. Wilson’s November 2008 story “When Arthur Shot Margaret.”

The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion board of governors has opted for restructuring and cost-cutting instead of closing any of its four campuses. HUC-JIR had considered closing one or two campuses to eliminate a $3 million a year budget deficit. Cincinnati is also home to the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the Jewish American Archives and the Klau Library, which house countless priceless and one-of-a-kind works. The multimillion-dollar endowment left by Jacob Rader Marcus to the Jewish American Archives was contingent on the Cincinnati HUC-JIR campus remaining open and on the archives remaining permanently in Cincinnati. The HUC-JIR . To read Melissa Davis Haller's July 2005 article on the archives, click here.

Western Bowl lives! The Glenway Avenue institution, which had been set to close on May 1, has gotten a reprieve. The Hoinke family is negotiating a deal with a buyer who will keep the alley open. Read more about Western Bowl in contributing editor Jack Heffron's September 2008 West Side Story "Builders' Market" and his March 2007 feature "The Bowler," which explores the culture of west side lanes.

In February's "The Big Chill," Melissa Davis Haller wrote that Graeter's was looking for a site to build a new manufacturing plant. Today the company announced they've selected a site in Bond Hill. The new plant should expand capacity to 1 million gallons annually, enough to distribute its products nationally.

On February 16, the CBS Early Show featured a story on NamUs, the missing persons database Linda Vaccariello wrote about in March's "The River Lady." Early Show correspondent Erin Moriarty interviewed Debra Culberson, a driving force behind the creation of NamUs. Culberson's daughter Carrie disappeared in 1996. Her remains have never been found, though Vincent Doan, Carrie's then-boyfriend, was convicted of her murder. Click here to see Moriarty's report.

UC president Nancy Zimpher has been appointed chancellor of the State University of New York. Zimpher came to Cincinnati in 2003 from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and in "Spin Cycle," which appeared in our December 2003 issue, Milwaukee Magazine Senior Editor Kurt Chandler let us in on what we could expect from Zimpher. The following year, we recognized Zimpher as a "Bright Light" for her dedication to UC's master plan, and this past October, Zimpher landed on our "Power List." (Her ouster of UC men's basketball coach Bob Huggins was detailed in that month's "Balls of Fire.")

At the 2009 Grammys, the award for best surround sound album went to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina, recorded by Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Congratulations to Maestro Jarvi and the CSO! We covered the symphony's recording contract in the April 2004 Creative Class department "Record Deal." In February 2007, Kathleen Doane talked to Jarvi about his future, and the future of Music Hall, in " Paavo's POV." And when Maestro Jarvi first joined the symphony, he was the subject of "Conducting Electricity," from the February 2001 issue.

On Tuesday, February 10, hometown favorites the Heartless Bastards will appear on The Late Show with David Letterman, marking the blues-rock trio’s network television debut. Set your TiVo and read about the band’s latest release, The Mountain, in “Lucky Bastards,” from the December 2008 issue.

Following Senator George Voinovich's announcement that he will not seek a third term, Rob Portman announced that he will run for Voinovich's Senate seat in 2010. In 2001, when Portman was representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, political writer Joshua Green (then with The Washington Monthly) profiled Portman—then a rising Republican star—in "Man of the House," from the September 2001 issue.

Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox is facing foreclosure on his Fairfield Township home. Fox told The Enquirer that his financial troublesdated back to his 2004 campaign for reelection as county commissioner. In January 2004, Kitty Morgan wrote "Smackdown," detailing Fox's unsuccessful bid to gain the county's GOP endorsement in that campaign. (Clicking on the link will take you to Cincinnati Magazine's Google Archive; to return to our site, click on the Cincinnati Magazine logo on the right hand side of the page.)

In "Slim Chance," from the September 2008 issue, Linda Vaccariello followed 15-year-old bariatric surgery patient Alecia Reynolds as the Booneville, Kentucky teen prepared for the procedure. Thomas Inge was Reynolds's surgeon, and the story mentioned that he was the author of a study set to be published in the journal Pediatrics about the effects of gastric bypass on Type 2 diabetes in teens. That study was released in late December, and the results showed that the surgery reversed Type 2 diabetes so quickly that often the teen patients hadn't even left the hospital before the disease was gone.

It was a rough season for the Bengals and Coach Marvin Lewis. Try to recapture your optimism this off-season by rereading Greg Hoard's November 2004 "Six Degrees of Marvin Lewis."

The CNBC Americas Property Awards have recognized two projects developed by Covington-based Corporex, Inc., in cooperation with Studio Daniel Libeskind. The Museum Residences in Denver were recognized in the development category and The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge was honored in the high-rise development category. Read more about The Ascent in Kathleen Doane's January 2008 interview with architect Daniel Libeskind. For more on Corporex, and its founder, Bill Butler, read The Power List from the October 2008 issue and "City Slickers," from the October 2007 issue.

On Thursday, November 27, local filmmaker Andrea Torrice discussed her new documentary, The New Metropolis: America's First Tier Suburbs and Sprawl, on CET’s Viewfinder with the show's host, Emmy award–winning director Alphonzo “Zo” Wesson. Read about Wesson’s film achievements in “Zo in Motion,” from our March 2007 issue.

On Friday, November 7, the Weston Art Gallery hosted the world premiere screening of Public All Over, a documentary about Publico, the former Clay Street art gallery in Over-the-Rhine. You can read about Publico before its demise in “Artists Only” from our December 2004 issue.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto was a finalist he 2008 Players Choice Award Rookie of the Year in the National League. The awards are voted on by the players, and the Major League Baseball Players Trust will make a grant to each Players Choice Award winner's favorite charity. Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto nabbed the prize, but you can read more about Joey Votto in "Game On," our April Reds photo portfolio.

In the September issue, we profiled Greg Hardman, owner of the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company. In the story, he talked about his plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hudy Delight. At press time, we didn't have full details, but now we know: The party is 7:30 pm Thursday, October 30, at Burbank’s Real B-B-Q in Sharonville.

On October 17, the Vatican announced the successor for Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, who will submit his resignation next August. The Most Reverend Dennis Schnurr, Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, will serve as the new coadjutor archbishop of Cincinnati. Read more about Archibishop Pilarczyk in the October Power List.

This week, Greg Matulionis of East Walnut Hills and Tony White of Forest Park will appear in the TV special Four plus Two: Tales for the Pet Lover's Heart. Matulionis celebrates his dog Koda’s membership in the local chapter of Dog Scouts of America while White, a Cincinnati police officer, is featured with his K9 partner, Recon. Viewers can catch the show locally on Friday, October 17 at 9 pm on WCPO. Until then, treat your four-legged friend to one of the many services in our pet guide, from the October 2006 issue.

Kathy Y. Wilson’s July 2006 profile of activist Kabaka Oba described the contentious relationship between two women in his life, Nikki X and Joy Rolland. In September, the two were in court again—where Rolland was cited for contempt of court and sent to jail for six months. Read about their conflict in Wilson’s “A Life in Pieces” profile.

Stanley Turner, mayor of Wilder, Kentucky, declared September 8 “Bobby Mackey Day.” Read all about the man and his country music venue in “Haunted Honky-Tonk,” from our December 2007 issue.

The Bodies exhibition drew 312,000 people during its run at the Cincinnati Museum Center, which ended September 7. Read "The Naked and the Dead," Linda Vaccariello’s March 2008 story on the controversial show.

A federal judge has sentenced Steve Warshak, founder of Forest Park-based Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, to 25 years in prison and has ordered the company to pay back more than $500 million. Warshak was found guilty of conspiring to defraud customers on February 22. Additional charges included money laundering, bank fraud, credit card fraud, and mail fraud. For a quick history of the herbal supplement company’s rise—and fall—check out "Why Is Smiling Bob Still Smiling?", the cartoon we ran in September 2005 on Berkeley’s legal troubles.

In our April issue, we introduced readers to runner Mary Wineberg, then we updated you here in July when she earned her spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Though Wineberg, who specializes in the individual 400 meters, failed to even make the medal round in that event, she'll still be bringing home gold. Wineberg ran the lead-off leg in the 4 x 400 meter relay, and in a thrilling finish, Sanya Richards came from behind on the anchor leg to catch Russia's Anastasia Kapachinskaya and grab first place. (The other two members of the team are Allyson Felix and Monique Henderson.) Congratulations to Mary and the entire U.S. relay team! Click here to read our April story.

Three years ago, Linda Vaccariello wrote about Procter & Gamble's efforts to create and bring to market a patch-delivered treatment for female sexual dysfunction—technically called Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. Recently, P&G acquired the rights to patch technology created by Miami-based Noven Pharmaceuticals. To read about P&G's product, called Intrinsa, read "Anatomy of Desire," from the August 2005 issue.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory has been appointed to chair the 2010 Census Task Force for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Mallory and the city successfully challenged the 2005 census population estimate, showing that the estimated population actually went up. To read more about Mallory's challenge and the importance of the census, read Julie Irwin Zimmerman's "What Counts?" from the May 2007 issue.

If you picked up the August 18 issue of People magazine to check out the first pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with their twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, you might have noticed another familiar face: Michael Blowen of Old Friends Farm, recognized as a People Heroes Among Us for his work rescuing Thoroughbreds. Read "The Horse Rescuer" from our July 2008 issue and find out more.

When former staff writer Jason Fagone traveled to the Washington, D.C., studios of Fox News to interview Tony Snow, the former presidential speechwriter was hosting Fox News Sunday and bringing his own point of view to covering the news. He was four years away from joining the George W. Bush White House as press secretary, and three years away from being diagnosed with the colon cancer that would ultimately take his life on July 12, 2008. Click here to read our March 2002 profile of Tony Snow.

It's been 30 years since Affirmed won the Triple Crown with jockey Steve Cauthen aboard. After Big Brown's stunning last-place finish at Belmont, Cauthen is still the last jockey to capture one of the most difficult championships in sports. Three years ago, Ian Aldrich asked Cauthen about the Triple Crown and his riding days in this Cincinnati Kid interview.

In 2004, the Cincinnati Cyclones posted the lowest attendance record in their league and took a voluntary suspension. On June 5, 2008, 12,722 fans—the largest crowd in East Coast Hockey League playoff history—watched the Cyclones win the Kelly Cup at U.S. Bank Arena. Find out more about the team's amazing comeback and the fans who never stopped believing when you read T.K. Hall's November 2006 story, "On Thin Ice." And congratulations Cyclones!

Particular Places

If the 10 trips in "Don't Look
Back" aren't enough to keep
you busy this summer, you
might want to check out
Particular Places, just out from
Orange Frazer Press. The book
features 15 small, out-of-the-
way Ohio towns, and gives
detailed info on what to see
and where to stay there, plus
historical background. Among
the featured towns
are Lebanon, Marietta, Athens,
Yellow Springs, and Granville.

The Cincinnati Rollergirls start their 2008 season against the Ft. Wayne Derby Girls at Cincinnati Gardens April 12. For a recap on how the Rollergirls came to be, read "Girls on Skates," from our June 2007 issue.

In March, The Hip and the Hype, a documentary on the rise and fall of defunct Over-the-Rhine hop spot Club Clau, premiered at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Read our review of the club in "The Insider's Guide to Nightlife," from our February 2004 issue.

The Blue Wisp Jazz Club was sold to four local businessmen last fall, ending months of speculation that the club was on the brink of closing. Read "Blue Note," our August 2007 story on the venerable jazz venue.

Last December, Patty Brisben's Pure Romance was named Woman-Owned Business of the Year by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Read our June 2007 feature on Brisben and her company, "The Story of Os."

Read "Messaqe in a Botlle," our March 2005 feature on local sommeliers, including the late Paul Ortiz, director of the Cincinnati Wine School

After five years in business, alternative art gallery Publico permanently closed its doors on January 26, 2008. Check out Matt Bergantino's December 2004 story on the quirky apartment-cum-art space here.

Patrick Caton, a Cincinnati police officer involved in the death of Gulf War veteran Roger Owensby, Jr. in 2000, was promoted to the rank of sergeant on January 17, 2008. (Caton was fired for his role in Owensby's death, but was reinstated in 2005.) Click here for "A Tale of Two Families," Kathy Y. Wilson's story about the Owensbys and Angela Leisure, mother of Timothy Thomas, from our April 2006 issue.

Charles Carter of Westwood pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery on April 4, 2008, in the August 2006 death of Philip Bates of North Avondale. As Julie Irwin Zimmerman reported in "Murder Next Door," from the March 2007 issue, Carter faced the death penalty. However, his guilty plea came as part of a deal that found him sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 30 years.

On April 9, 2004, then-Private Matt Maupin was captured in Iraq when the fuel convoy he was guarding was ambushed. Keith and Carolyn Maupin channeled their emotions into the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, dedicated to supporting troops overseas and their families at home. On March 30, Maupin's parents were notified that their son's remains had been found. In our March 2007 issue, Carolyn Maupin spoke to Linda Vaccariello about Matt's capture and her hope that he would one day be found.

1530Homer's Mo Egger took some time to weigh in on March's "Where to Eat Now." He thinks he can create a better list of Top 10 restaurants. To check out his version, go to "Most Fraudulent List Ever. I Can Do Better."

Local arts patron Patricia A. Corbett died January 28 at her Hyde Park home. In December 2001, Annasue McCleave Wilson profiled Corbett in "Looking for the Last Diva."

On January 28, Richard Biehl, executive director of the Community Police Partnering Center, became Dayton's new police chief. Biehl—who has been quoted in several Cincinnati Magazine stories, including Senior Editor Kathy Y. Wilson's "Outer City Blues" and Associate Editor Aiesha D. Little's "In the Crossfire"—headed up programs like CeaseFire Cincinnati, an Avondale-based anti-gun violence program.

Daredevil Evel Knievel passed away on November 30, 2007. Click here to read what Evel himself had to say about his famous 1975 jump at Kings island, when he cleared 14 Greyhound buses. Or click here for a complete transcript of Knievel's conversation with Associate Editor Brent Donaldson.

Need a good party playlist? Let DJs Brian O’Donnell (of WGUC and WNKU), Mr. Rhythm Man (WNKU), and Joe Long (WOXY) give you the scoop on getting the party started right. (November 2007)