December 2025
Features
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Best of the City 2025: Food
Charcuterie boards, matcha, and some of Cincinnati’s best food in 2025.
Best of the City 2025: Shopping
Cozy bookshops, plant nurseries, and some of the best stores in Cincinnati in 2025.
Best of the City 2025: City Life
From nail salons to jazz nights to sensory deprivation tanks, here are some of the best ways to enjoy Cincinnati.
Best of the City 2025: The Arts
Cincinnati is a great place to get crafty—from visual art to fashion to music and more.
Best of the City 2025: Just for Kids
Greater Cincinnati has no lack of favorite ways to encourage children to get out, enjoy, and learn.
Best of the City 2025: The Faces of Cincinnati
Introducing our favorite people, pets, and personas.
Best of the City 2025: Antique Chic
The best vintage places to discover the best vintage finds.
Best of the City 2025: Moments in the Spotlight
It’s been a year of special events, important announcements, and high-profile projects.
A New Generation of Clovernook Tech Designers Is Revolutionizing Accessible Education
How the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is reshaping what education and arts programming can be.
The Modern Rise of Tribute Bands
Ever since Elvis and The Beatles spawned an army of imitators, tribute bands have been popular. Why are they having a moment now like never before?
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Frontlines
“Hamilton” Returns to Cincinnati
The powerhouse Broadway musical makes its third appearance in the Queen City this month.
Bill Baumann is Memorializing Memorial Hall
The crucial face behind the effort to maintain Memorial Hall for years to come.
Radar
Take Your Baby on a Special Tour of the Cincinnati Art Museum
CAM has programming for art lovers of all ages—including infants.
Find the Perfect Gift for All the Different Types of People in Your Life
What to get your loved ones with specific interests from Cincinnati’s many great shops and boutiques.
A Million-Dollar Dwelling in Covington
A contemporary Covington ranch features thoughtful design, luxurious amenities, and spectacular skyline views.
Stylist Kayla Taylor Is Inspired by Secondhand Clothing
How Taylor inherited her grandmother’s love of fashion and spread it to others.
Columns
Editor’s Letter: December 2025
Editor-in-Chief John Fox talks about the fun of putting together the “Best of the City” issue.
Cincinnati’s Long and Tumultuous History of Traffic Planning
One-way streets and neighborhood-obliterating highways were seen as welcome solutions until it was clear that they very much weren’t.
Dr. Know: Telephone Etiquette, Grand Openings, and Height Restrictions
The Good Doctor investigates your queries on high society blue books, cancelled developments, and one of Hyde Parks Square’s tallest buildings.
Dine
Island Frydays is Back and On the Move
Leo Morgan returns to the Queen City with a new vision for the beloved Jamaican restaurant.
Galaxie Is Cooking Up Rave-Worthy Food for Night Owls
This Covington bar is serving up one of Northern Kentucky’s most eclectic late-night menus.
Alveo is Serving Up Hearty Italian Sandwiches in the Heart of Mariemont
The English-style neighborhood just got an injection of Italy complete with fresh scratch-made bread and mountains of gourmet meat.
Perfecting the Art of Gelato, One Scoop at a Time
Maria Liliana Biondo’s serves up more than just award-winning Italian gelato at Findlay Market.