June 2017
Features
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18 Great Summer Escapes
It’s easy to wake up in late September and wonder where your summer went. Luckily, we’ve scouted 18 trips—the exact number of weekends between Memorial Day and the official start of autumn—for you to pack in as much fun as possible.
Rape Culture Lives Here
At the University of Cincinnati and Miami University, sexual assault has become one of the most studied subjects on campus. The administrations are struggling to earn a passing grade.
Is Dayton The World Capital of Funk?
With a royal lineage like the Ohio Players, Slave, Zapp, and Junie Morrison in the history books, it’s hard to deny. But can so much musical sweat be contained in a Gem City Funk Hall of Fame? We’ll know when they tear the roof off the sucker.
Down To The ATP
Seeing my father through older eyes at the Anderson Township pub.
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Frontlines
Ziegler Park, 3CDC’s Latest Project, Raises Some Questions
3CDC is investing nearly $32 million in the new Ziegler Park. So what’s all the fuss about?
The TSA Instagram Feed Is A Scary, Hilarious Place
The man behind the TSA’s funny—and surprisingly informative—Instagram feed.
Dr. Know: Wide Medians, Aretha Franklin, and Nazis in Cincinnati
Moving to Cincinnati made sense, they claimed, because “the Roman general Cincinnatus wrote a book exposing Jewish corruption.”
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Radio
It’s where I discovered my new favorite Cincinnatians: Susan and Adam Petersen.
Don Gardner Shares The History of Soccer Association for Youth
In 1967, Howard Bruns and Tom Stevens created Soccer Association for Youth based on a simple principal: Everybody plays.
Meet The New Head Of The Lloyd Library
Career librarian Patricia Van Skaik made a five-block hop in February from one downtown hall of books to another. Bigger was her leap from the world of history and genealogy at the public library’s main branch to one of insects, fungus, and pharmaceuticals at the independent, scientific Lloyd Library and Museum.
Radar
On The Market: A 111-Year-Old Estate Home With A Story
A long history and a jumble of architectural details add up to quirky charm in Clermont County.
The Find: FluxBots
Antiques go back to the future.
Neighborhood Spotlight: Hamilton
The Butler County seat has hit its stride in a serious way. Just take a stroll through downtown.
Shopping List: Space Oddities
Exploring an intergalactic planetarium’s worth of otherworldly finds.
Style Counsel: Lauren Doolittle
“None of the physicians or nurse practitioners in my practice wear lab jackets. You hear a lot about “white coat syndrome.” Little ones get anxious and more scared when you come in with that white coat.”
Columns
Cincy Obscura: The Lodge
A couple of years ago, Walk the Moon spent six intense weeks on-site, writing songs and recording demos for their first album, and their website notes the building’s “secret rooms, ghosts, and taxidermy.”
Letter from the Editor: June 2017
As we were going to press with this issue, a final fact needed to be changed in Sarah Stankorb’s story about sexual assault on local college campuses. A young woman named Roxanne van Dams e-mailed (just in time) to say that there was a small mistake in her biographical information. The story had stated that […]
Letter from Katie: Radio Days
Is a button really mashed if nobody is there to hear it?
Dine
The Clifton Co-Op Market Is Now Open And Thriving
It may have taken a village, but the market has seen increased traffic and sales each week.
Saigon Subs and Rolls Is Our Favorite New Downtown Lunch Spot
Attention Downtown pho slurpers: You don’t have to hoof it across town to find an authentic Vietnamese meal. Saigon Subs and Rolls on Fourth Street offers freshly made bowls and banh mis from the storefront formerly occupied by It’s Just Crepes.
Why We Keep Going Back To Abigail Street
Abigail Street stays current with new dishes but still nails the classics.
Bar Dumaine Serves Textbook French Cuisine in Centerville
Anne Kearney’s reinvention of Rue Dumaine is a casual study in classics.
Worth The Drive: Jack Fry’s
This Louisville eatery serves up historic ambiance with cocktails.
Q&A: Mike Florea and Jason Jones, Queen City Livestock Company
Maribelle’s chef/owner Mike Florea and his friend Jason Jones had never farmed before forming Queen City Livestock Company.