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Memories From Half A Century Ago; The Cincinnati Tornadoes of April 1974

Greg Hand looks back on his encounter with the supertornadoes that ravaged the city 50 years ago.

Cincinnati’s Clean-Up Campaigns Remind Us That Our Ancestors Lived Like Pigs

How different groups came together to raise us out of our collective filth.

Holy Ravioli! Is This the End of an Era?

Sacred Heart Church’s Italian Dinner returns this weekend—sort of. It’s frozen carryout only, as the 114-year-old tradition struggles against changing demographics and post-pandemic malaise.

Dr. Know: Parking and Taxes

The Good Doctor breaks down our bizarre parking habits, imaginary ZIP Codes, and a massive tax-filing party.

For More Than Twenty Years, Billy Guthrie Fought The Law, But The Law Won

A notorious saloonist whose "concert halls" made him the king of The Wicked Strip.

Birdless Ballot Boosters Marked The End Of Boss Cox’s Cincinnati Political Machine

Bird, bird, bird. Bird is the Word. (With apologies to The Trashmen and The Rivingtons.)

Wendell P. Dabney’s Lifelong Efforts to Preserve the History of Black Cincinnati

Anyone who studies Cincinnati’s history owes a debt of gratitude to Wendell Phillips Dabney.

Dr. Know: Fiona, Sports Illustrated, and Old Maps

Our favorite Doctor talks about gorillas mistreated here pre-Harambe, a high-school senior accidentally paid to be a Bengals columnist, and the potential listing price for a unique hand-drawn Queen City map.

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