December 2018
Features
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Best of the City: Shopping
Niche Market: Flaggs USA You know someone just moved into their Oakley home when they have a new flag out front. That’s because a trip to Flaggs USA, a Madison Road storefront since 1986, is a homeowner rite of passage in the neighborhood. The shop is crammed with dozens of varieties of American flags alone, […]
Best of the City: Entertainment
Alternative Cinema: Mini Microcinema You won’t find the latest summer blockbuster playing at the Mini anytime soon, and that’s OK. The Mini Microcinema is a very small (folding chairs as seats small) theater on Main Street in OTR that fills a void in our independent and experimental film scene. Owner and director C. Jacqueline Wood […]
Best of the City: Service
Wedding Photographer: Jonathan Gibson Photography Jonathan Gibson’s talent goes well beyond taking beautiful photographs. He’s a painter and designer (a graduate of the Pratt Art Institute in New York), and an art teacher at Xavier. And now he’s become one of the city’s most in-demand wedding photogs, because of his ability to capture killer images […]
Best of the City: Booze
Christmas Beer: Dad, Rhinegeist This holiday red ale with notes of malty caramel and a touch of piney hoppiness makes us want to bust out our matching plaid pj onesies and raise a toast to the season by the warm glow of the fireplace. Available in cans or on draft at the Rhinegeist taproom through […]
Best of the City: City Life
Mile Marker: 20th Annual Flying Pig Marathon Executive Director Iris Simpson Bush and her crew, plus hundreds of volunteer “Grunts,” make every event on Flying Pig weekend a joy, and this anniversary year was no exception. When female winner Caitlin Keen crossed the finish line (in 2:46:41) and sobbed, “This is the first marathon I […]
Growing Up Poor in Cincinnati
In a prosperous modern city, half our children under age 5 live in poverty. Lots of people and programs are fighting to change that reality, with some encouraging early results—but we still have a long way to go.
Steve Driehaus Finds His True North
The former politician leads Cincinnati Compass, the region’s “Welcome Wagon” for immigrants, after years of Peace Corps service in Africa.
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Frontlines
Claus Con
Here are a few tips to help you survive Santacon on Saturday, December 8, without being added to the naughty list.
When Queen City Music Was King
A Playhouse world premiere celebrates King Records.
Personal Transit Options Explode in Cincinnati
Fast, cheap, and out of control—app-activated and undeniably fun electric scooters hit Cincinnati streets this summer.
Camp Washington’s Resident Airstream Archives Books That Inspire Creatives
UC prof Lacey Haslam began the collection by asking her mentors from the San Francisco Art Institute, where she earned a master’s degree in studio art, to donate a book integral to their creative process.
Radar
How Norwood’s First New Build in 40 Years Came To Be
Norwood’s got a lot going for it—historic homes on Floral Avenue, the Rookwood Shopping Center—but single family residential construction hasn’t been one of those things. Until now.
The Nonprofit Sew Valley Grows Our Fashion Community
“There are a lot of barriers to overcome if you’re trying to start a clothing line. We’re trying to eliminate some of those.”
Change Up Your Christmas Decorations by Adding these Locally Made Ornaments on the Tree
Deck the halls and support local makers at the same time.
Columns
Editor’s Letter, December 2018: Thank You
I thank you for supporting Cincinnati Magazine by reading the print issue and website, interacting with our social media, subscribing to our e-mail newsletters, attending one of our events, or picking up our stand-alone wedding or baby guides.
Cincy Obscura: The Oesper Collection
“It would not be possible to assemble this museum today.”
My Al Schottelkotte Dream Come True
Legendary TV Newsman Al Schottelkotte once did me a favor.
Dine
The Prettiest Punch Ever, Featuring a Colonial-Era Ingredient
A love of shrub—a vinegar-based syrup popular with colonial Americans for making water potable—and a dissatisfaction with other mixers on the market led Justin Frazer, then the banquet chef at Orchids, to tinker with concocting the stuff himself.
Bombay Brazier Goes Beyond the Buffet
The Montgomery eatery sticks with tradition to set its Indian food apart.
Candy Land Is Real, and It’s in Hamilton
The Farquis family officially opened their little piece of the candy city in July 2017. The store was an instant success.
Try This: Mussels in Vodka Sauce at Eighth & English
Eighth & English’s mussels in vodka sauce is a dish of wonderful contradictions.
Millie’s Place is Madisonville’s Unofficial Community Center
I hate to call the Sunday buffet at Millie’s Place a “buffet.” It’s more of a fellowship dinner.