April 2015
Features
The Future of Transportation: Are We There Yet?
Three transportation projects that will keep us trucking, rolling, and railing along.
The Future of Cincinnati: Ones To Watch
33 soon-to-be-familiar faces we think you’ll be seeing a lot of in the coming years.
This Is How We Lose Them
Smoking. Spacing. Sleeping. Cradle Cincinnati’s campaign to turn the tide on our woeful infant mortality rate is a lot more complicated—and tougher—than it looks.
John Uri Lloyd: To Infinity And Beyond
It sounds crazy, but over a century ago John Uri Lloyd, the visionary pharmacist of Plum Street, wrote one of the most ambitious, avant-garde—and, ahem, impenetrable—novels of all time: Etidorhpa, Or the End of the Earth. Or maybe it just is crazy…
Kids Today
We paid a visit to Room 2215 at Pleasant Ridge Montessori School to see what the next generation thinks the future holds for Cincinnati. As you can see here, they had a lot on their minds. (Hint: There will be bacon.)
The Future of Grocery Shopping
Kroger has spent the last few years acquiring and developing an online ordering system.
News Flash 2115!
We try to imagine what the top news items might look like on a Cincinnati morning 100 years from now. The possibilities are endless, yet somehow predictable….
Meet Your Makers
The Main Library’s MakerSpace gives curious citizens the chance to futz with gizmos, play with robots, and generally improve on the third dimension, all in the name of innovation.
Retooling City Hall
Whether you think it’s run like a Banana Republic or Model City, change is coming to town.
Spanking New
The children are our future, right? Well, meet six of Cincinnati’s recently arrived (and exceptionally cute) citizens.
Frontlines
Speak Easy: Kristen Iversen Dishes On Creative Nonfiction and Mark Twain’s Finances
Author of three books and head of the University of Cincinnati’s literary nonfiction PhD program, Kristen Iversen has enjoyed a slew of awards and praise for her 2012 book, Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats (Broadway Books).
The CAC’s First Floor Face-Lift
Director Raphaela Platow is spinning the changes as a deepening of Iraq-born architect Zaha Hadid’s vision.
A Wild West Collection Roams Into The Taft
For more than 30 years, 52 paintings and eight sculptures depicting a century of American history lay dormant. The pieces were finally unveiled to the public in 2012 and are now on display as part of the Taft Museum’s newest exhibition, Wild West to Gilded Age: American Treasures from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Calendar Cage Match: Victory of Light Psychic Festival vs. Reds Opening Day
Open container, bro!
Forty Shades of Red
A new book commemorates the illustrious history of Cincinnati Reds greats in broad strokes.
High Profile: Jay Goodlett, Song and Dance Man
A few words with a “Cincinnati Arts native son.”
Dr. Know: April 2015
The Doctor savors a challenge.
Love Noir
Mariemont resident Jasmine Warga’s debut novel, My Heart and Other Black Holes, finds laughter, light, and love in the darkest places.
Oxford Kinetics Festival: Flying Whirligigs Edition
We chatted with three festival participants planning to take their creations to the skies.
A Proto-Punk Revival At Woodward Theater
Cincinnati is just one of the 11 stops on the 50th anniversary tour of Pacific Northwest garage-rock legends the Sonics.
Radar
Ride Along: Biking Events This Spring
Get moving.
The Find: Mod-Style Storage Cubes from Simple Wood Goods
Contain your stuff in style with storage cubes from Simple Wood Goods.
Fleur de Wreath
Winter doldrums, be gone!
Necessities: Pedal Party
Everything you need to roll into spring.
Style Counsel: Anne-Marie Jézéquel
Occupation: Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literature at UC; Her Style: Fluent French
Sugar Realm Marries Fine Art To Classic Confectionery
After a 2008 corporate downsizing left her unemployed, former FRCH architect and Venezuela native Ileana Saldivia spent her time whipping up increasingly intricate confections for family and friends.
On the Market: A High-End OTR Renovation
An OTR renovation raises the stakes in a growing neighborhood.
Block Party: OTR Rehabs for Sale
Live the good city life with park views, walkable amenities, and original wood floors.
Long Weekend: Music Exhibitions and Festivals
Can’t stop the beat? Might as well enjoy it at these three exhibitions.
Drink to Music and History at the Slippery Noodle Inn
Its name may sound like the dish no one touches at Thanksgiving, but trust us, The Slippery Noodle Inn is one of Indy’s slickest institutions
Columns
Letter From Katie: Perestroika Memories
I never read War and Peace, but that didn’t matter in Kharkiv.
Foundations: Taking The Stage
In the tug of war over the Emery Theatre, there are no winners.
Dine
Recipe: The Avocado English Muffin of Champions (Four-Year-Old Approved!)
Because fancy toast is apparently the latest thing, Dining Editor Joanne Drilling shares her favorite dead-simple recipe for an Avocado English Muffin.
Toast For Dinner
Cincinnati native Jill Donenfeld finds beauty in perfectly charred pieces of bread.
Frieda’s Desserts Has Upped Cincinnati’s Macaron Game
We have Louis Ernest Ladurée and his eponymous patisserie to thank for perfecting the modern French macaron, but it’s a German that lifted the pastel-hued featherweight Gallic cookie to new heights in this town.
Here’s A Breakfast Pastry Roundup That Will Make You A Morning Person
We get it—your mom makes the best cinnamon rolls. But breakfast pastries have evolved to incorporate exotic and savory flavors. We scoured bakeries, bread shops, coffeehouses, and wedding cake purveyors for treats guaranteed to make you a morning person.
Dining Out: Taste of Belgium
Taste of Belgium grows from a waffle stand to a stand out bistro.
The Sleepy Bee is All About the Details
Brunch is not the time for dietary restrictions. Vegan? Nope. Gluten-free? Good luck. Eating local? Stay home. Unless you’re at Sleepy Bee.