December 2022
Features
The Complete Guide to Workout Spots
If you’re looking to get fit, there are plenty of options out there. But which one is right for you? We found six worth exploring.
The Complete Guide to Dog Parks
Searching for the perfect dog park? These four might help your furry friend find fun.
The Complete Guide to Places to Tie the Knot
Your wedding should be a personalized celebration of your love. These five venues provide the right atmosphere, whatever your aesthetic.
The Complete Guide to Margaritas
While the basic ingredients are the same, these five margaritas rise above all the rest.
The Complete Guide to Queer Spaces
From the recreational to the educational, these groups and places offer safe space for the LGBTQ+ community throughout Greater Cincinnati.
Best of the City Winners 2022: Wellness and Fitness
Hike, climb, and roller skate, shop for vegan groceries, and a service that helps patients with a cancer diagnosis get second opinions.
Best of the City Winners 2022: Shopping and Services
A refillery to help you live that zero-waste life, a gift shop that supports good causes, a place to tame your brows, a theater-worthy costume shop, and a bookstore that’s a hidden gem. Bootleg Toys: Earth To Kentucky What are bootleg toys, you ask? (Don’t worry—we weren’t sure either.) Bootleg toys are a specific type […]
Best of the City Winners 2022: Things to Do
Pet a shark, make your own candles, take a hike to see some fossils, pick up the newest sporting craze, sip gin cocktails, and more.
Best of the City Winners 2022: Food and Beverage
Korean BBQ, the potato chip of your dreams, a delicious piece of cake, a New York–style slice, and a spectacular mocktail.
Best of the City Winners 2022: City Life
Welcomed Fritz to the zoo’s hippo bloat, celebrating a Big Boy’s 75th anniversary, and cheering on local chefs.
The Pinball Wizards Among Us
The retro arcade game, a Cincinnati invention, ricochets into a new age.
Jack Rouse Is Cincinnati’s Unofficial Minister of Fun
He launched CCM’s musical theater program, Kings Island, The Banks, Rhinegeist, and Playhouse in the Park to new levels. Mostly, though, he’s focused on creating smiles, opening minds, and touching hearts.
Jeffonia Wynn AKA Ms. Ebony J’s Style Is All About Confidence
The 100.3 radio personality says her fashion sense isn’t about following style rules—”You can do what you want to do. It’s just about how your confidence is gonna pop it out.”
Frontlines
Navigating the Holidays Without Scrooge
Bruce Cromer joins the rest of us in finding new ways to enjoy the season while A Christmas Carol is on break.
Lucy May Is Dreaming at WVXU
Her role as Cincinnati Edition host refocuses her journalism career on reporting, a personal interest that benefits the rest of us.
A Cincinnati Phenom Is One of the Nation’s Hottest Sled Hockey Stars
What truly makes Jamie Benassi stand apart from the crowd is her drive, something that’s defined her since she was born.
O Captain! My Captain! Historic Covington Home Prepares for a New Chapter
Steeped in local history, this Covington home is ready to write its next chapter.
Dr. Know Examines Mysterious Queen City Symbols
The good doctor investigates symbols of Cincinnati, from the Bengals’ new stripes to the numbers on our iconic bridges.
Living in Cin: Happy Old Year!
We’re celebrating Cincinnati—the 1922 version—only a century late, but just in time.
Radar
The Time Capsule Hidden in Plain Sight at Cincinnati Nature Center’s Rowe Woods
Explore the Cincinnati Nature Center’s historic cabin for a lesson in early 1800s architecture.
Dine
Home (Chef) Sweet Home
Self-taught chefs bring their love of cooking into the marketplace, asking consumers to dig in.
Take Your Tastebuds on a Tropical Vacation with Flavors of the Isle
Ebony Williams’s catering business turned Findlay Market restaurant specializes in jerk seasoning.
Hideki Harada Brings Fresh Seafood to Findlay Market
The owner of Kiki is making waves with Sen, a new fish market and oyster bar at Findlay Market.
Find Your Morning Mojo at These Local Breakfast Spots
Start your day the right way—with a breakfast sandwich—by stopping by one of these morning favorites.
Swing By SwingLine for Your Next Burger
Tom Powers and crew can be proud of their follow through, because SwingLine is exactly what it aims to be—a great place for a burger and a beer.