Polk Laffoon IV
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.
Backstory: Speaking of Faith
Did a Walnut Hills church close in anger, or was it a bullied pulpit?