UrbanCincy: Start Off National Bike Month With 2013 Bikes+Brews Ride

Kick off National Bike Month the right way by joining UrbanCincy on what has become a popular annual center city bike ride. This year’s Bikes+Brews route will start and end at Findlay Market, and will make five stops along the way. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Start Off National Bike Month With 2013 Bikes+Brews Ride

5chw4r7z: Carpe Diem 2.0: Bayou Fish House

Its not really fair comparing a church fish fry to trained professionals, but dems da breaks, we’re gonna do it anyhow. We’ve been wanting to try the fish at Bayou Fish House since they’ve opened and haven’t had a chance until now. The place flies belo… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: Carpe Diem 2.0: Bayou Fish House

UrbanCincy: Inner-City Neighborhoods Center of Population, Economic Power in Cincinnati Region

Census data shows that the City of Cincinnati’s inner-city neighborhoods remain the most powerful in the 2.1 million person region, boasting the most densely populated neighborhoods and economically powerful job centers. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Inner-City Neighborhoods Center of Population, Economic Power in Cincinnati Region

Visualingual: Ohio River Coasters by VisuaLingual

This set of four coasters represents the Cincinnati metropolitan area by showing only the sinuous curves of the Ohio and Licking Rivers. It’s a minimalist sculptural puzzle for your coffee table, available in our just-launched online shop. This is actually … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Ohio River Coasters by VisuaLingual

UrbanCincy: Film showcase to kick off this year’s MidPoint Music Festival

Two locally produced documentaries will be featured in a film festival that will kick off this year’s MidPoint Music Festival on Thursday, September 27. The two films showcase Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, and Newport’s seedy past. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Film showcase to kick off this year’s MidPoint Music Festival

The Food Hussy!: It’s a Crab Showdown!

I am a big fan of seafood and am always looking for someplace new to eat – so when the folks at Mitchell’s Fish Marketit contacted me about trying some of their new menu items – I was all for it! I did head to the Newport location because I was gi… . . . → Read More: The Food Hussy!: It’s a Crab Showdown!

Cincy Groove: The Southgate House “Revival” to Open Oct 5 in Newport, KY

Newport, KY —- The owner of the former Historic Southgate House, Ross Raleigh today formally announces the relocation of his popular nightclub business to another historic property, the former Grace Method Episcopal Church, located at 111 E. Sixth Street Newport, KY, just off Newport’s main drag, Monmouth Street, in the city’s historic downtown business district. [...] . . . → Read More: Cincy Groove: The Southgate House “Revival” to Open Oct 5 in Newport, KY

5chw4r7z: Sinners & Saints Soirée

A benefit for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, tons of good looking people and me. But I finally got to check out Stuart MacKenzie’s new band DAAP Girls Good stuff, a rocking party band.The event, took place in a converted Newport church dating from … . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: Sinners & Saints Soirée

Visualingual: Art for All in Cincinnati

The Taft Museum of Art is celebrating its 80-year anniversary by installing framed reproductions of 80 works [almost all of the paintings in its collection] to the streets and outdoor spaces of the Cincinnati metro area, which are up through Sep 2012. Above, Frank Duveneck on the side of the Art Academy of Cincinnati on [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Art for All in Cincinnati

UrbanCincy: SouthShore developers finally begin work on $15M second phase

SouthShore developers finally begin work on $15M second phase. Developers that brought Newport its first high-rise tower have begun construction on the project’s long-awaited next phase. Originally planned to include a second condo tower, the second phase will now boast rental units in a linear five-story building. More from the Cincinnati Business Courier: Capital Investment [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: SouthShore developers finally begin work on $15M second phase

Visualingual: Elsewhere

Signage around Town: Over the Rhine Edition: a graphic designer ogles all the amazing signage and ghost signs in OTR. Mushroom House in Hyde Park for Sale: only 349k for one of the most interesting homes in Cincinnati. Three NKY Cities Awarded Best in Preservation: kudos to projects in Bellevue, Covington, and Newport. Chelsea Resident [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere

5chw4r7z: poetic cigar justice

The Party Source Cigar tasting held every Tuesday departed the Beer Sellar for Jefferson Hall in a thick cloud of hazy blue smoke and I was prepared to hate the new location. Usually when you go into something already hating, its hard to be disappointe… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: poetic cigar justice

UrbanCincy: Rate of tower construction accelerated in Cincinnati in the 1960s

While 1960 to 1990 is often thought of as a low point for the architecture, planning and engineering professions for a variety of reasons, it turns out it was also one of the more active time periods in terms of construction. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Rate of tower construction accelerated in Cincinnati in the 1960s

UrbanCincy: Mayor Mallory highlights successes, commits to transit in seventh State of the City address

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory address more than 350 people at his seventh State of the City address Tuesday night. In the roughly 47-minute long speech he covered a wide range of topics highlighting recent success stories, and challenging more public involvement in efforts to come. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Mayor Mallory highlights successes, commits to transit in seventh State of the City address

UrbanCincy: Cincinnati’s central riverfront captured in new timelapse video

A Cincinnati-based marketing firm based out of Mt. Lookout has produced a new timelapse video of the central riverfront. The abbreviated video only lasts a total of 47 seconds, but highlights several different vantage points of Cincinnati’s urban core. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Cincinnati’s central riverfront captured in new timelapse video

The Food Hussy!: Taco Thursday at Bayou Fish House!

As many of you know – I’m a pretty avid Twitterer and have been following Bayou Fish House since they opened in the former spot of Nuvo on York Street in Newport. Well they kept tweeting about fish tacos and I finally had to take the bull by the h… . . . → Read More: The Food Hussy!: Taco Thursday at Bayou Fish House!

Visualingual: Dine Schabell Ghost Tile in Newport, KY

Have I mentioned before how much I like Monmouth St. in Newport, KY? Yes, I have, but mentioning it again doesn’t hurt. Oh, and also: the old Dine Schabell Furniture Store at 931 Monmouth St. has an interesting tile-filled entry. I would prefer if the shape of the name graphic corresponded a bit to the [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Dine Schabell Ghost Tile in Newport, KY

UrbanCincy: Take an aerial tour over Cincinnati’s center city [video]

University of Cincinnati studen, Clay Rasmussen, takes you on a aerial tour of Cincinnati’s center city. The video was produced when Rasmussen was working with Matthew Tyler Ray on another short film project, and had additional aerial footage to produce this unique video. . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Take an aerial tour over Cincinnati’s center city [video]

Visualingual: Elsewhere

Country Christmas Gifts: our Blooming Briquettes in Living the Country Life. Before & After: Collaborative Studio Design: a beautiful storefront transformation in Newport, KY. History’s Mysteries: Ghost Sign on East 6th Street: the stories history of a ghost sign in Manhattan, with connections to The Office, Clint Eastwood, and nuns in Cincinnati. History of the [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere

Visualingual: Looking Back: Best VL Posts of 2010

Here are my favorite blog posts from 2010. The year started with a trip back home to NYC, where we checked out the just-opened High Line. My favorite part of the park is The River That Flows Both Ways by Spencer Finch, pictured above. I also really enjoyed Carrying On by Janet Zweig in collaboration [...] . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Looking Back: Best VL Posts of 2010

Weather for Cincinnati

Today Sunday
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 11:00 PM EDT on May 25, 2013
Partly Cloudy
70°/54°
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 11:00 PM EDT on May 26, 2013
Partly Cloudy
72°/55°