Entries from September 2004

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

A Real Cincinnati Fan Club

Cincinnati is in bad need of some civic spirit. I propose formation of a City of Cincinnati fan club, a simple boosters organization whose sole purpose is to promote and encourage civic pride in our Queen City!But that’s as far as I got with the idea. A cool website that sells merchandise would be a [...]

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

Nice spot to read

There’s a man sitting on a bench reading a book by the Ohio river. He’s there everyday and he never moves.

It’s a statue of James Bradley, a slave turned educator and Underground Railroad conductor.
He fools me everytime I walk down there. In the wintertime, someone usually puts a scarf around his neck and a hat [...]

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

The Spaceship House Is Out Of This World!

I gathered my cheap digital camera and set out on a hunting trip for this mythical spaceship domicile. It turned out it was incredibly easy to find: in 5 minutes I was there.
Why in the world would anyone build a spaceship house on this short hilly street in Covington? The street itself is unimpressive, [...]

Monday, September 13th, 2004

Jungle Jim’s International Market

From the Band on the Boat to the Big Cheese to the Food Adventure Tram, Jungle Jim’s is Cincinnati’s crown jewel of the crowded International Market/Amusement Park industry. I’m quite sure there’s nothing quite like it. Lost amid all the fun is the fact that Jungle Jim’sis hands-down the best place to fill all your [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

Philippus Points The Way

There are probably some Cincinnatians who have lived here their whole lives and never noticed the Philippus United Church of Christ steeple pointing the way to heaven, literally.The Philippus United Church of Christ church is located in Over-The-Rhine at the intersection of Race and McMicken. The church steeple is a pointing finger aimed straight [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

Who’s Seen the Hanging Arrows in OTR?

If you’ve driven around Over The Rhine lately (and if you haven’t, you should be!), you may have noticed a few fluttering arrows strung up from overhanging wires. We spotted four of them, broadcasting their double-sided messages to the traffic below on McMicken, Race, Main, and Liberty Streets.
Who hung these signs up? What do they [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2004

Toy Lab - Letting the Children Make Cincinnati Weird

Toy Lab is located at 5208 Beechmont Ave, just past Lunken Airport. I think it is the best — and weirdest — toy store imaginable. Instead of picking out pre-assembled toys, Toy Lab encourages both children and adults to use imagination in the creation of a totally unique toy.
Inside, a wide variety of bins label [...]