June 2022
Features
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Our Waste, Our Problem
Cincinnati’s growing waste footprint threatens all attempts to make our community more sustainable. Thankfully, there’s something each of us can each do about it.
Cincinnati’s Golden Boys & Girls
An Over-the-Rhine boxing club gives city kids a place to learn and train, fills their bellies, and always keeps them safe.
Climate Change Is Just Getting Warmed up
Even though Cincinnati is far from the coasts and has been called a “climate haven,” threats from summer heat, winter warming, heavy rains, and flooding are real and growing. Local leaders are working on strategies for both mitigation and adaptation.
With New Array, Cincinnati Is Placing Big Bets On Solar
The largest U.S. municipal solar array now powers the city’s government buildings.
Pandemic Lessons: A Tale Of Two Crises
Lessons from the pandemic for a warming planet.
Twenty Tiny Ways to Turn Down the Waste
20 steps you can take today to cut down on waste and reduce your carbon footprint.
Curating A Greener Podcast Playlist
Not sure where to start on your journey toward personal sustainability? These podcasts can point you in the right direction.
Recycling 101: Your Guide to Going Green
Don’t let the fear of a confusing system keep you from doing your part.
Rise of the Refill: Five Local Reusable Finds
Reduce waste easily with these local refilleries
Get On The Green Team
A surprisingly vast array of experts across Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are ready, willing, and able to help you go green.
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Frontlines
Summerfair Supports and Uplifts Local Artists in Every Season
Now in its 54th year, the annual Summerfair brings more than 300 artists and more than 20,000 art enthusiasts to Coney Island for a weekend of creative celebration. But the nonprofit’s support of the Cincinnati art scene extends much deeper than the beloved weekend event. Money raised through the June festivities creates a ripple effect […]
Opting Out(side) at Overnight Camp
Camp Ernst’s Eli Cochran explores the benefits of time spent in nature and away from screens.
Inside Henry Lunn’s Twink Trash Style
The fashionable drag queen is also a talented opera singer.
The Opera Returns to Cincinnati
After two years in limbo, Cincinnati Opera returns, celebrating its past and shaping its future.
Stacey Vest Creates Costume Couture in Covington
Her sky-high wigs and elaborate costumes are labors of love that will grab everyone’s attention.
Full Steam Ahead for This Walworth Junction Home
This contemporary four-story home in a coveted East End development has views for days—and an elevator to take you to the top.
Radar
What Happened to Mariemont’s Lagoon?
Row, row, row your boat, gently down the dried lagoon?
Columns
Thank You for Being a Friend
Bea Lampkin never gave up on her patients.
Editor’s Letter, June 2022: Pondering the Fate of Our Planet
As the weather gets warmer, we discuss and reflect on climate change and whether or not we have done enough, if anything to help the state of our world.
Caper of the Flame: A Tale of Cincinnati’s Long-Gone Fire Alarm Boxes
My only experience with a Cincinnati fire alarm box, and I didn’t get in trouble.
Dine
Josh Campbell Is a Culinary Maverick
The Maverick’s Restobar & Lounge chef finds new opportunities to cook food his way.
Amanda Bowman Changes The Dessert Scene with Psychedelic Jello
“I had lots of wacky ideas about creating gelatin pieces,” she says. “The sculptural nature of a tower of gelatin, wobbling with any movement, is just so fun.”
Bebo’s Whips Up the Most Decadent Frappes
Stand aside, Starbucks—a cool treat from this downtown spot will have you questioning every frappe you’ve ever had before.
Redden Fine Meats Is A Cut Above
The neighborhood butcher shop is alive and well in Madeira.