July 2015
Features
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The 45 Best Burgers in Cincinnati
Five years ago we inaugurated our first ranking of the city’s best hamburgers. The time has come to run that gauntlet again.
That Time Pete Rose Blew Up the 1970 All-Star Game
An oral history of the Hit King’s infamous home plate collision with Ray Fosse.
Cincinnati Kid: Albert Pyle
The Mercantile Library’s outgoing director reflects on Julia Child’s joie de vivre, Pat Conroy’s genuine charm, and an eloquent mission statement penned on an air-sickness bag.
2015 Best Burgers: Honorable Mentions
Did we leave your favorite burger joint off our list? Stop sharpening your pitchforks. Here are 20 extra spots we just can’t quit.
Best Burgers 2015: Sideswiped
From housemade pickles to truffle popcorn, there is life beyond fries.
How We Did It: Burger Binge 2015
How do you rank the best burgers in the city? By eating your way across town, of course.
Best Burgers 2015: What’s In a name?
The stories behind the names of some of the city’s favorite joints.
Best Burgers 2015: Brave New Protein
No animals were harmed in the making of this list of the Queen City’s best veggie burgers.
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Frontlines
The All-Star Game, By The Numbers
On July 14, Cincinnati will host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game for the fifth time.
A World Series Souvenir Goes to the Highest Bidder
A custom 1990 World Series championship ring fetched $16,000 at auction, more than five times the ring’s $3,000 material value.
For The People, By The People
One foundation’s effort to improve the needs of the many by funding ideas of the few.
Cincinnati Opera Stages a Modern Epic
The world premiere of Morning Star is now the highlight of Cincinnati Opera’s 95th season.
National Treasure
The Museum Center debuts a relic of American independence
Ms. Maestro
Q&A with Sandra Bosher Thorton, director of education for Cincinnati Children’s Choir
Friends In Low Places
A self-taught writer infiltrates the Philadelphia mob from his suburban home in Mason.
Dr. Know: July 2015
Dr. Know is Jay Gilbert, weekday afternoon deejay on 92.5FM The Fox. Submit your questions about the city’s peculiarities at drknow@cincinnatimagazine.com.
Radar
On The Market: A Neo-Victorian in Hyde Park
This Hyde Park foursquare is just four years old—but you’d never guess it.
On The Market: LEED Homes
Get that tax abatement.
Grainwell Transforms Old Timber Into Stylish Wood Goods
When a side project making and selling wood objects began to grow legs, these sisters ran with it.
Style Counsel: Nora Fink
Occupation: Personal stylist. Her style: Resort living everyday.
Save America, Buy a T-Shirt
Varsity apparel gets an old-school makeover at Homage.
Take The Scenic Route
Summertime livin’ not so easy? Try the scenic byway.
Columns
Two-Wheel Dreams
When it comes to sharing the road with bikes, Cincinnati is not Amsterdam. Yet.
Commercially Disappointing
Every story should have somebody to root for. Except, well, this story’s about advertising.
Dine
No Kiddin’ at Bakersfield
Heading out for fancy tacos? Leave the children at home.
Fine Diving: Ena’s Jerkmania
In the new-fangled fast food world where they wrap up steam table-simmered Mexicali food and purport to call it “fresh,” Ena’s Jerkmania could have high hopes for catching on.