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Tales From the Blackberry Patch: A Cincinnati Man’s Sojourn Among the Shakers

The salacious scandal that rocked Pleasant Hill's so-called utopian community.

Attorney Thomas F. Shay, a Colorful Counselor From Cincinnati’s Golden Age

Any resemblance to any attorney living or dead is pure coincidence.

The Further Adventures of Cincinnati’s Curious Real Estate Investors and Scoundrels

Even more questionable land transfers, under-the-table deals, and innovative developments.

Presenting a Dozen of the More Curious Real Estate Incidents in Cincinnati History

The city's long history of land grabs, property disputes, and strange developments.

Cincinnati Inventor Samuel Barriett Said the Dead Speak, but Left Three Widows (and a...

The local inventor who created more film-flam than gadgets.

Meteors Have Bombarded Cincinnati Before and Surely Will Again. Are You Ready?

When turn-of-the-century Cincinnatians' worlds were rocked by interplanetary debris.

Two Cincinnati Orphans Bonded As Hoboes, But Chose Very Different Paths

The lifelong adventures of Tully and Sully—a friendship that spanned from a small Cincy orphanage to the Hollywood hills.

The Marquis de Lafayette Spent 36 Hours in Cincinnati and Left 200 Years of...

Exploring the French general's local impact on the Bicentennial of his visit.

How Did a Baseball-Playing Elephant End Up in the Basement of the Shubert Theater?

When the city came together to get local celebrity, Myrtle the Elephant, out from underground.

That Night The Cincinnati Zoo Became Venice and a Famed Artist Became a Lifeguard

When instead of hippos and giraffes, zoo guests were treated to facsimiles of the Floating City, gondolas, and a drowning orchestra.

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