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Ambidextrous Tony Mullane, “Apollo of the Box,” Was Cincy’s Original “Wild Thing”

One of the original legends of the Cincinnati Red Stockings was famous pitching, unsavory off-field antics, and hating the Queen City.

Guarded by a Corrupt Government, Cincinnati Gamblers Lost Fortunes at Bucket Shops

Long before betting app algorithms, gamblers in the Queen City would get cheated out of their money at police-run establishments.

The Rise and Fall of Viv Fagin: Boss Cox’s Tempestuous Mount Adams Minion

One of the many cogs in the Boss system that attempted and failed a mutiny against the big man in charge.

The Ballad of Bart

During the early years of Jim Tarbell’s ownership, Bart adopted Arnold’s Bar & Grill and Arnold’s accommodated Bart, a bona fide dog.

Were Tight Corsets Killing Women? Or Was It Just a Victorian Urban Legend?

The fashion controversy that rattled Cincinnati's late-19th-century gentlewomen.

Cincinnati’s Chinese Sunday Schools Raised Eyebrows but Helped Immigrants Adapt

When evangelical churches in town provided education to Chinese immigrants—albeit, with ulterior motives.

Despite the Elephant Stampede, Cincinnati’s First Mardi Gras Was Deemed a Success

When the party boy mayor George Johnston thew an unforgettable Fat Tuesday bash.

Cold Winter Days Were Golden For Cincinnati’s Hot-Waffle Men

In the late 19th century, street bakers traversed snowy Cincinnati streets to deliver fresh waffles from their horse-drawn carts.

John King Donated Thousands of Books to Cincinnati’s Library but Took a Secret to...

The newsboy union leader that amassed a historically large literary collection while sitting on his own spotty story.

The Filthy History of Cincinnati’s Crosswalks

Before automobiles, Cincinnati’s crosswalks were about fashion, dirt, and sexual deviancy.

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