April 2016
Features
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This Old (Green) House
It’s the Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl, stupid! After 125 years, the Rahns of Wooden Shoe Hollow know a thing or two about growing stuff.
Sister Blandina and the Road to Sainthood
Outlaws, lynch mobs, Billy the Kid, white slavers: Sister Blandina Segale was legendary for the characters she faced down and the institutions she raised up. Does that make her a saint? God knows. Now the Vatican has to decide.
How Catholic Are We?
A meditation on the power and slowly waning glory of Catholicism in the Queen City.
Houses of the Holy
Gladstone Community Church fully embraces the phrase “church family,” though not without some controversy.
The Show Must Go On
What does it take to put on Awaited, Crossroads’s stylish retelling of the birth of Christ? Hundreds of dedicated staff and volunteers, thousands of eager audience members, and a bottomless well of ambition.
Come Together
In 2010, financial hardships required four parishes to merge, threatening to alienate longtime members. Today, Church of the Resurrection can see the light.
Open the Doors and See All the People
Ever wondered what goes on inside the sanctuaries of your fellow Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, and Orthodox Christians? Come in. Sit down. And learn how we worship.
The Kids Stay In The Picture
Interfaith justice coalition The AMOS Project takes aim at structural racism by empowering the impoverished and demanding preschool education.
Course Correction
Extremist groups and political bloviating have steered Islamic progress in America off track. Roula Allouch sets the record straight.
Heavenly Apps
A look at the link between technology and the churches that use it to their advantage.
Meet The City’s One-Stop Shop For Refugee Resettlement
Since 2009, Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio (CCSWO) has resettled 1,195 people from countries all over the world, including Bhutan (which has sent the most people), Cuba, Rwanda, Iraq, and yes, Syria.
Shake It Off
Reba Riley was buried under bad church memories. So she dug herself out.
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Frontlines
Bottom of the Order
It’s generally assumed that the Reds will struggle this season, but is there a plan in place to turn things around soon?
Dr. Know: Trash Days, Twin Sisters Delivery, and Warner Bros.
The good doctor takes on troubling issues, including waste management, gifted armaments, and film history
Speak Easy: Tabari McCoy
Tabari McCoy Brings the Funny
Way Out in the Desert
Artist Noah Purifoy sought activism without preaching it.
Floating Yoga is the Next Fitness Trend
OK, so you think you’ve mastered Adho Mukha Svanasana? Now do it while floating in a pool. Clare Karp, founder of Float Your Mat Yoga, teaches standup paddleboard (SUP) yoga—a modern twist on the ancient practice. Whether you’re a Namaste novice or your chi is totally centered, it’s sure to take your lotus position up a notch.
Do Ho Suh Turns Homesickness Into an Art Platform
Since moving to the states in the early ’90s, much of artist Do Ho Suh’s work has explored the concepts of space and displacement, most notably through massive installation structures that re-create places such as his childhood home in Korea or an old New York City apartment.
Radar
Block Party: For Sale in Mt. Adams
Back gardens, rooftop decks, and views for days.
Brush Factory’s New Hardwood Furniture Line is About to Become Your BFF
The line includes nine different tables in various sizes and finishes—most of which are named for (and inspired by) Kovacs’s and Shanesy’s best friends.
Long Weekend: The Columbus Ale Trail
The Columbus brewing scene is booming.
This Mt. Adams Reno Took Five Years—And it Was Worth the Wait
“If that house ever goes on the market, I want it.”
Style Counsel: Abiyah
Occupation: Singer, rapper, and performer; Her Style: Stand out, on stage and off
In The Trenches
Springtime’s legendary showers call for a cover-up to match.
Columns
Cincy Obscura: Behind the Steam at Maple Grove Farm
Bitter nights that thaw come daytime: That’s the kind of weather that causes sap to rise. But if you make maple syrup, you have no control over it.
Letter from the Editor: April 2016
I was born and raised Catholic here in Cincinnati and have done my best to stick with it. I keep trying—or in the parlance of Twitter, #trying. But the questions, frustrations, and conundrums—with the Church as well as my place in the cosmos—never cease. One thing I feel certain of: I am not alone.
Dine
Hot Plate: Americano Burger Bar
When an Italian chef immigrates to America, what does he dream of cooking? Burgers! Or so says Cristian Pietoso, who came to Cincinnati to helm Nicola’s in 2004.
Rascals’ Brings a Taste of New York to Blue Ash
The kvetching stops here.
Meet the Switchel
“Think of it as the original Gatorade.”
Takeout Hero: Italian-American Fare at May Café
Best lunch break ever.
E+O Kitchen Struggles to Hit the Mark
Chef Maass has his work cut out for him.
Tableside with Daniel Noguera
From espresso on a Vespa to a café in OTR.