June 2026
Features
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Cincinnati’s Skateboarding Community Just Keeps Growing Stronger
They may endure bruises and road rash, but you can’t keep them down.
Finding The Fittest in the Queen City
Cincinnati’s CrossFit champions push themselves to their limits.
The Queen City’s Most Extreme Events
Spectate, participate, or compete in these over-the-top experiences.
Cincinnati’s Sport Climbers Reach New Heights
The strong-gripped athletes are winning national titles for traversing rough terrain and risking deadly falls.
The Nelsonville Music Festival Celebrates 20 Years of Art in the Woods
After two decades, founder Tim Peacock is still welcoming the world to his small corner of Athens County.
Cincinnati’s Bomb Squad is Here to Defuse the Situation
The Hazardous Device Response Unit does tedious work to prevent mass-casualty events.
20 Years of Slamming and Jamming with Cincinnati Roller Derby
For two decades, the city’s first and biggest flat-track roller derby team has served up high-speed competition—on wheels.
The Queen City’s Record-Breaking Achievements
Check out these world records set in Greater Cincinnati.
What Goes Into Throwing the City’s Biggest Competitive Eating Contests?
Mark Borison serves up some knowledge into the world of food challenges.
Food Challenges Across the Queen City
Bring home the glory—and the antacid tablets—with these competitive eating challenges.
Cincinnati’s Ultrarunners are Racing Hundreds of Miles for the Love of the Game
These athletes push beyond the marathon, achieving distances the average jogger could only dream of.
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Frontlines
The City Flea Celebrates 15 Years of Shopping Small
Cofounder Nick Dewald explores how the monthly market has evolved—from changing consumer trends to integration with Cincinnati’s developing urban environment.
Public Broadcasting May Be Defunded, but It’s Not Defeated
Local NPR and PBS members hang on after losing federal support.
Radar
DJ Boywife Is Always on the Cutting Edge of Fashion
How Shane Brouman uses style to buck gender norms and elevate his craft.
Columns
Editor’s Letter: June 2026
Editor-in-Chief John Fox on the ever-changing definition of “extreme.”
This Local Company Still Makes the Flag By Hand
On America’s 250th birthday, the National Flag Company honors Old Glory the old-fashioned way.