Alyssa Konermann
Long Weekend: Door County, Wisconsin
Get your fix of natural wonders without sacrificing nightlife.
Long Weekend: Driftless Area, Wisconsin
When the glaciers got here, they stopped. When you see the terrain, you’ll want to do the same.
Try This: Blue Oven Bakery’s Coconut Croissant
It's flaky, moist, chewy, and crisp in all the right places.
Spotted: Ten Thousand Villages’ Annual Rug Event
Like moral justification to buy pretty things? This is your week!
Oyler Change
In collaboration with the Community Learning Center Institute, Oyler aims to provide much more than math skills in the name of, well, better math skills: a health clinic, dental clinic, vision center, childcare, and three meals a day—all self-sustaining—as well as stable affordable housing in the near future. This fall, watch Oyler at the Cincinnati Film Festival, Sept 17.
Worth the Drive: Marietta River, Trails, and Ales Festival
Four days of bikes, boats, and local brews, August 6–9.
Take to the (Cincy Summer) Streets
It's not an illusion: Our commutes are slowly killing us. Undo all that road-borne stress and enjoy the streets, on your feet. There's yoga, biking, belly dancing, and jousting—so we assume we'll see you there.
Worth the Drive: One-derings Lavender Farm
Pick your own from the field. Buy it as lotion or linen spray. Make it into a wreath. Drink it in lemonade. Your life is about to be taken over by lavender, and it's going to smell fantastic.