August 2020
Features
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The Expanding Local Food Map
Get to know these Ohio and Kentucky farms, CSA programs, and markets if you’re interested in a healthier relationship with food.
A Look at the Serious Growth in Our Local Food System
There’s never been a better time to try locally produced fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, eggs, and herbs. And now, thanks to the COVID-19 shutdown, you can get almost everything delivered to your doorstep.
Here’s the Best Time of the Year to Buy 50-Plus Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables
This chart covers popular fruits and vegetables currently being grown in the Cincinnati region, indicating the best months for buying them.
Three Local Restaurants Using Local Products
These three local restaurants (and many more!) feature menus that evolve with the bounty of the seasons.
Five Fall Veggies You Can Grow at Home
Peter Huttinger, community garden program director at Turner Farm, gets down to the roots on five cool-weather crops you can plant at home.
Remaking Purcell Marian High School
Principal Andy Farfsing embraces the challenges of remaking his alma mater in the face of changing Catholic education trends and COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Frontlines
In the Face of COVID-19, FotoFocus Shares the Wealth
Executive director Mary Ellen Goeke decided to cancel the 2020 biennial and donate $800,000 of operational funds to more than 100 local arts groups.
Cincinnati’s Emily Henry Grabs National Attention for Her First Adult Fiction Novel
In April, Book of the Month Club picked West Chester native Emily Henry’s ”Beach Read,” a feel-good romance and Henry’s first adult fiction novel.
Dr. Know: An Empty Alcove, Greenacres, and Union Terminal’s Woes
This month’s questions for Dr. Know touch on what that Trader Joe’s bench is for, why an estate seems to be named for a TV show, and the fate of Union Terminal.
Western & Southern Open Moves to New York
The Western & Southern Open, Mason’s signature summer tennis event, moves to New York City ahead of this year’s U.S. Open.
Radar
Jewelry Maker Nikki Zehler Spotlights Natural Stones
Keeping LoveRoot her jewelry-making side hustle helps Nikki Zehler unlock her creativity, and that’s just the way she likes it.
Gregorie Styles Tells a Person’s Story Through Makeup
“My entire goal is to make sure I’m telling someone’s story accurately, even if they don’t have the words to necessarily express it.”
A 1980s Hyde Park Home Takes Its Cues From MCM
This Hans Nuetzel–designed home blends the best of the ’80s with mid-century influences, and makes great use of its hillside setting.
Columns
On Black Lives Mattering
When it comes to racial injustice, I fear the phrase “the more things change, the more they stay the same” will always be accurate.
The World’s Only Museum Dedicated to Cardboard Boats Is in New Richmond
Seaworthy or not, the cardboard boats at this museum have raced along the Ohio River in New Richmond’s annual regatta for nearly 30 years.
For Team Hughes, Basketball Is So Much More Than a Game
Basketball is more than a game for referee Kelly Whelan and coach Bryan Wyant, who created Team Hughes to support Hughes High School students.
Editor’s Letter, August 2020: Searching for Silver Linings
We’re all searching for silver linings. We want to believe that the disruption, uncertainty, and down time will add up to something positive in the end.
Dine
Community Comes to You in Welcome Table Boxes
Wave Pool Art Fulfillment Center’s Welcome Table Boxes are to-go meals prepared by refugees and immigrants in Cincinnati that tell their story.
Andrea Sutton Lee Traded Textbooks for Cookbooks When She Started Her Boutique Bakery Sugar
Former educator Andrea Sutton Lee faces the challenges of building Sugar, her new boutique bakery business, while dealing with COVID-19.
Tino’s Greek Flies Two Flags
This west side establishment is the real deal, with both Greece and America well represented on the menu.
Pepp & Dolores Serves Good Pasta in Hard Times
Cincinnati’s dining scene far outstrips, in breadth and quality, what you would expect. Pepp & Dolores is another fine addition to this mosaic.