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Host Families Are Part of the Team for the Florence Y’alls

Dozens of host families support Northern Kentucky’s independent league team and its players, creating life-long bonds along the way.

Where in the World Is Frank Henson?

Cincinnati’s “father of bicycling” left three years ago with his wife, Mary, to meander in Central and South America, until the pandemic locked them down in an Ecuador beach town. They aren’t complaining.

Musician Gary Griffin’s Complicated Homecoming

“I really don’t know how much I like being back yet. We haven’t been able to fully experience the city during the pandemic.”

Father Michael Graham Reflects on His Xavier Days

As he retires from Xavier University, Father Michael Graham reflects on finding the institution’s rightful place in Cincinnati and the world.

Saving the American Chestnut Tree

An invasive fungus has killed billions of American chestnut trees since the early 1900s. Forestry experts in southeastern Ohio may have found a solution.

Matt Brennan Is Still Trying to Climb Mt. Everest

Twice Matt Brennan came agonizingly close to the summit of Mt. Everest. The pandemic shut down his third attempt. Will he get there?

Can the Emery Theatre Rise Again?

Local developers are partnering with The Children’s Theatre in the latest attempt to bring the historic OTR theater back to life.

What Woodstock Was Really Like

It's been 50 years since Woodstock, "Three Days of Peace and Music." We know about the rain, the traffic, the music. Now, we know these local stories.

After Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon, He Taught Engineering at UC

Fifty years beyond the lunar landing, the astronaut’s former students and colleagues recall another lasting legacy.

Cleaner and Greener: Cincinnati’s Sustainable Future

They stand like soldiers and define our downtown. The staircase roofline of Atrium Two. Procter & Gamble’s iconic twin towers. The majestic skyward march of Carew Tower. WKRP’s “Central Trust Bank” building. The glowing...

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