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Polk Laffoon IV

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The Breakfast Club

Every Saturday I go to JK’s Chili for goetta, eggs, fried cheesecake, lively conversation, and a good laugh. For my health? Not so much.

Make No Small Plans

This place—with its steep hillsides and its sinuous river—demands suitable architecture. Could there be a better building code?

Obsessed with the West

What lies behind the long-lived local passion for American Indian art?

Geology is Destiny

Our hills bless us with verdant views and curse us with treacherous mudslides. They divide our communities and unite us in pride of place. Do we risk taking them for granted? Consider the lay of the land.

Uncharted Waters

The Panama Canal’s expansion could be a boon to Cincinnati’s port. Confused yet?

Modern Times: Your Bag, Madame

Flying with luggage has never been worse. Thank God there’s a man on the case.

The River Rises

With The Banks blooming and Riverfront Park coming to life, the mighty, muddy, beautiful Ohio is finally claiming its place as our great liquid asset.

Bravo Paavo!

Before he passes the baton, Mr. Järvi has something to say

Minding the Farm

Before he passes the baton, Mr. Järvi has something to say

Backstory: Speaking of Faith

Did a Walnut Hills church close in anger, or was it a bullied pulpit?

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