Category: Cincinnati

Mt. Adams as viewed from Newport, KY There’s been a handful of nice views lately, where I find myself saying, “Man, I like my hometown.” It doesn’t feel dense and overpopulated. Justification? Perhaps. Maybe it’s been the nice weather. For now though, I’ll relish, but get outta dodge anyway. It’s a holiday weekend and I…

Northside gets something it needed It was my first trip to this new independent video store with art house bent. I tried to get What the Bleep Do We Know, but it was out, opting for Tarnation instead. On a related note: there’s talk that a Walgreens is going to move in on the main…

Friday evening My friend Brandon came in town the other day on his way to Colorado—on his way I should add, to live in the mountains and be a rafting guide. He got to see a slice of my life on Friday as I started the day frantically clicking on last minute projects, then off…

Pictures got blurrier as the evening progressed I enjoyed an evening of mega-wine tasting at the Old St. George Church (now a community center with questionable legs for the future.) It was my first experience with The Bacchanalian Society—a small event that ballooned to venue bursting proportions after an article appeared in the local newspaper…

The dairy bar is open I had a meeting downtown. The city bustles in the light of weekdays, but the crowd disappears in the evening. We’ve never recovered fully from the race riots in 2000 they say — that’s apparently one reason why a restaurant like the Masionette is moving to the burbs. It’s either…

It’s now a Hyatt but I liked the old name better This National Historic Landmark in the meat of downtown Cincinnati has a supposed ghost wandering the place — the wife of a laborer killed during construction of the hotel in 1930. Highlights of the interior include a Hall of Mirrors, and lots of deco…

Good light Today was almost warm. Diggin’ it.

Coffee House I stopped by the coffee house up in Ludlow with a friend last night after some good pizza and salad at Deweys. If my fridge magically had all the ingredients for their house salad, I believe I would eat it every day. I say that, but I know cravings come in fits and…