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Here Are Some Weird and Wonderful Histories of Cincinnati’s Most Famous Bathtubs

From Taft to Arnold's—the city has a shocking amount of bathtime lore.

Cincinnati’s Fancy New Hotel Hired a Black Bartender in 1892. It Didn’t Go Well.

When Louis Deal made history serving drinks at the Atlas Hotel.

In Cincinnati, George W. Williams Blazed Trails For Equality But Alienated His Base

The turbulent career of the first African American ever elected to the Ohio legislature.

When A Cincinnati Heiress Died, Families Had To Decide If They Were Black Or...

The messy national battle over Louise Laralde's fortune that was fought along racial lines.

Marion Carr Inspired Cincinnati, But Was Unable To Pursue Her Own Dreams

When a local 14-year-old became a national advocate for Black girls' education.

Though Never Popular as Horse Racing or Boxing, Cincinnati Sports Enjoyed Rat Baiting

The bloody sport that filled underground gambling rings while taking care of the city's rodent problem.

For Most Of Cincinnati’s History Rats Outnumbered People, And We Fed Them Well

When rodents thrived amongst mountains of trash in the streets.

Ruth Neely Paved the Way for Cincinnati’s Women Journalists

The daredevil adventures of the Queen City’s no-nonsense female journalist Ruth Neely.

A Journalist Named Invisible Green Captured Cincinnati’s 1850s Foibles for Posterity

The impeccable memory and insatiable curiosity of William G. Crippen.

For a Century Cincinnati’s Fashionistas Fawned Over a Shade Called ‘Invisible Green’

A color fad influenced by the paintings and construction of Regency England.

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