Greg Hand
Shot Between The Eyes, Yet Lived For Another 50 Years
There aren’t many people who get shot right between the eyes yet live to tell the tale. Old Fred Lutterbei was among that exclusive company.
From Bucktown To Vanceville: Cincinnati’s Lost 19th Century Neighborhoods
Today, 52 neighborhoods comprise the city of Cincinnati, from Sayler Park to Mount Washington. But there are neighborhoods that survive only in musty newspaper files and mysterious street names.
Cincinnati Curiosities: William Howard Taft, Crime Fighter
Few remember another of “Big Bill’s” claims to fame: Crime Fighter.
Ghost Stories From Cincinnati’s Haunted Past
Since it’s Halloween season, let’s enjoy some vintage ghost stories from Old Cincinnati and its environs.
The “First Chinese-American” Had A Rough Time In Cincinnati
A small audience – reports say no more than 50 people – turned out on the evening of Sunday, 8 January 1882, to hear Wong Chin Foo at Cincinnati’s Melodeon Hall. That venue, almost...
Cincinnati Curiosities: Pawpaws
The wondrous pawpaw, from making whistles to wetting whistles.
The White Castle That Never Was
The Queen City supplies a seemingly endless abundance of material for a blog called Cincinnati Curiosities. While this inspiration is usually tucked away in musty old newspaper files, Cincinnati sometimes just plops an amazing...
The Great Chili War
Oh, for the days when the United States Senate debated really important issues! Like, for instance, chili.
It’s A Cincinnati Tradition: Eclipses Always Happen Somewhere Else
When it comes to solar eclipses, Cincinnati has had the worst luck.
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