December 2011
Features
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Food
Mmmm…the best deviled egg, BBQ, fried chicken, popsicles, po’ boy, cornbread, local beer, margarita, and much more.
O Pester, Who Art Thou?
When Katie met Pester, it was love at first coffee stain. An interview with the elusive man of occasional sorrow.
Poster Child
One year ago, a fender-bender on a rainy night put Bernard Pastor on the fast track to deportation. Then, just as quickly, it thrust him into the forefront of the national debate over the Dream Act. He continues to live as he always has: as an American.
City Life
Local happenings you don’t want to miss, along with our favorite homegrown twitter feeds.
Kid Stuff
Find everything you need for the little ones, from costumes, to bikes, to craft classes. Plus, we’ll help you build the best-ever kids’ day out.
Services
Wondering where to get furniture upholstered? Want to learn how to play a banjo or harp? Check out the best services of 2011.
Fun & Games
Look no further for the best bocce ball court, bingo game, permanent museum exhibit, drive-through holiday light display, and 21 other places to play in Cincinnati.
Nightlife
Best tribute band, comedy event, cigar room, pro athlete hangout, and more. Plus, the best seats in the house at five popular venues.
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Frontlines
Treasure Hunter: Wes Cowan
When he’s not appraising collectibles on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow or sleuthing on History Detectives, Wes Cowan drops the hammer on furniture, folk art, flintlocks, and more at his Carthage firm, Cowan’s Auctions. My mother was a collector, so I grew up surrounded by stuff. As a kid I collected fossils. Then when I was 9 […]
Walls of Fame
ArtWorks brings color to your morning comute.
Q+A: Victoria Morgan Cracks a New Nut
It would be difficult to find anyone more intimately acquainted with The Nutcracker than Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director and CEO Victoria Morgan.
Radar
Road Food
Indiana food trails satisfy an appetite for travel.
Intersection: Fourth Street
Paula’s Café Downtowners flock to this friendly lunch spot for Cuban sandwiches and abundant salads. Their famous Seven-Minute Burger, hand-formed and served on Shadeau wheat bread, can get yummy extras like balsamic-laced onions or blue cheese sauce. Before rolling back to the office, take home a half or full gallon of one of Paula’s soups […]
Columns
Letter from the Editor: December 2011
Every year we do a Best of the City list, and every year we face the same challenge: How do we top last year’s? It’s a big
challenge that we take seriously, devoting ourselves to hours, even days, of careful, quasi-scientific study. We go deep.
Letter from Katie: Blue Christmas
The first time I went Christmas shopping in Cincinnati was in the late 1960s. I had just moved here from Alabama, and I was away from my family for the first time. Lonely doesn’t even begin to cover the emptiness I felt.
Modern Times: Your Bag, Madame
Flying with luggage has never been worse. Thank God there’s a man on the case.