February 2014
Features
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How To Speak Cincinnatiese
Please? Y’uns think we sound funny? Oh, Jeezle Pete!
How To: Remove a Chili Stain
It’s sloppy. It’s greasy. There will be blobs.
How To: Get Bill Cunningham to Take Your Call
Turning long-time listeners into first-time callers.
How To: Win at Cornhole
The secret strategy of a bag man.
His Dark Materials
The same man who teaches Shakespeare and Arthur Miller to teenage boys by day has also published not one but two debut novels about serial killers.
Our Lady Needs Perpetual Help
In Sedamsville, a silent, empty church speaks volumes about the challenge of finding
saviors for old sanctuaries.
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Frontlines
The Snowy Owls Are Coming!
This winter offers the tantalizing possibility of seeing the rare and extremely awesome snowy owl, a charismatic visitor from the frozen North.
Dr. Know: February 2014
Mock turtle soup, winter weather advisories, and water towers that are architectural flights of fancy
Speak Easy: Joe Tilford
Cincinnati Ballet celebrates its first 50 years with the world premiere of King Arthur’s Camelot, in which set designer Joe Tilford places the classic tale in a world of illusion and grandeur.
High Profile: Mike Battaglia
Covington native Mike Battaglia became the country’s youngest thoroughbred race announcer at 23. Since then he’s called 19 consecutive Kentucky Derbies. These days, the Turfway announcer also handicaps for Keeneland and Churchill Downs, broadcasts races for NBC, and serves as a tipster for Lexington newspapers.
Radar
REVAMP-O-RAMA
A Homearama showplace survived foreclosure—and real life.
Comps: Homearama Houses For Sale
It’s a block party! Homearama houses hit the market.
Columns
Letter from the Editor: February 2014
My wife says I see ghosts all over this town. In a sense I do, but they’re usually not the scary kind.
Breaking the Mold
Brenda Tarbell’s feats of clay.
Industrious Revolution
How a family of old-line printers tapped into the maker movement to start anew.
Dine
Try This: SwampWater Grill
A proper bayou binge on Kellogg Avenue.
Le’s Pho and Sandwiches
Pho and banh mi make Le’s Pho and Sandwiches busy at lunch.
Nathan and Andrea Thompson
This couple is united by two important things: their commitment to creative cupcakes and their shop, Abby Girl Sweets, which is named after their 5-year-old daughter.