July 2024
Features
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Your Cincinnati Italian Restaurant Roundup
If you’re looking for that perfect plate of pasta or mouth watering mozzarella, these restaurants are some of the best spots to try.
Happy 70th, LaRosa’s!
Our hometown favorite is now a septuagenarian.
The Housemade Pasta Process
Shell shock! Here’s the start to finish of how Subito makes their lumache pasta.
Dishing on Italian Classics
Italians do it better, especially when it comes to these beloved items.
Meatball Mania
If you’re looking for a good hearty meatball, don’t miss these spots.
Stairway to Library Heaven
The Main Public Library’s $40 million renovation centers on a bright new central stairway designed to improve visitor circulation, celebrate local music history, attract downtown tourists, and possibly give you an excuse to exercise.
Old School Italian Eats
Some of the long-running Italian restaurants in Cincinnati and how they’ve lasted through generations.
Portsmouth Gets Clean
The opioid pill mills shut down, the corrupt doctors were locked up, and rehab centers are booming. Is this southern Ohio region on the road to recovery?
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Frontlines
Adrian Belew Remains on Stage and on Tour
The prolific guitarist plays with Jerry Harrison in a Talking Heads tribute show in July, then comes back to town with King Crimson.
Editor’s Letter July 2024: Italian Eats
Cincinnati Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief on Italian food and Stanley Tucci.
Dr. Know: Carew Tower, Plaques, and Zips
The Good Doctor gives clarity on clock towers, historical plaques, and restaurants of the past
The Heights of Harrison
The small Hamilton County city has experienced significant growth in the last two decades. Will it bend or break under pressure?
Radar
What’s the Buzz at the Art Museum?
The Queen City Pollinator Project’s Eden Park bee hive has benefitted the local ecosystem and Cincinnati Art Museum.
An Urban Rarity On The Market
Renovations turn a four-story 1880s OTR Italianate—with its own carriage house—into a family- and pet-friendly home.
Modern Art Meets Unique Gift Shop at Cockerill Gallery
Cockerill Gallery brings worldly art to Hyde Park Square.
Local Fashion Designer Alishia Lee Shares Her Passion for Style
The Luxe and Long clothing line founder talks about her journey through the fashion world.
Columns
Jobs Are Weird
As my teenage kids enter the workforce, I recall my own checkered job history.
Dine
Fresh Paint, Classic Bites at Sugar n’ Spice
With renovations to add accessible restrooms and a carry-out window, and almost double the amount of seating, the original Sugar n’ Spice is now twice as nice.
Fizzy Fusion
Urban Artifact’s new THC-infused sodas allow consumers to “just coast.”
The Aperture Is Picture Perfect
The Walnut Hills restaurant strikes a delicate balance between funky and refined.