Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The Cincinnati Rollergirls

I’ve been meaning to write about these ladies for a long time. I’ve been trying to make it to a match for even longer. Maybe this, their 3rd season, will hold the first match I get to see.
Proud members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the Cincinnati Rollergirls are Cincinnati’s all-female, [...]

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

They’ll Still Kick Your Ass

Forget indoor soccer. Forget arena football. Forget minor league basketball. Forget minor league hockey. Forget baseball, football, college basketball for that matter. Forget.. forget.. forget where I was going with that.
But in any case, Cincinnati’s newest sports team is here! The Cincinnati Sizzle! The newest member of the National Women’s Football Association. Sorry Marvin, but [...]

Wednesday, January 12th, 2005

Run Like Hell

On the Friday before Halloween, as darkness falls, an extra sense of adventure cloaks Walnut Hills Cemetery. Hundreds of runners put themselves in this Stephen King scene each year for Run Like Hell.
“It’s like a big Halloween party, only everyone is running down the road. It can get scary, I guess, but the fact that [...]

Wednesday, January 12th, 2005

Ain’t no cars in this drag race

It wasn’t race cars that were pitted against each other – the competition centered on people.
During the races a team of four had to run around the two-block area , exchange a hat, handbag and two-inch pumps.
The Drag Races, a wildly successful annual fundraiser for AVOC, consists of four-person teams donning dresses, purses, wigs and heels [...]

Wednesday, January 12th, 2005

Delhi Skirt Game no eye-candy, but for a good cause

There exists a place where Pat Nixon strikes out Eleanor Roosevelt. Where Marilyn Monroe hurls a fastball at Bess Truman. Where Mary Todd Lincoln whooshes past the bases like a ghost.No, it’s not heaven. It’s Delhi Township.Here, where the men are men, they’re actually dressed like women.The occasion is Friday’s 27th annual benefit [...]

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

Historic Cincinnati: Birthplace of Cornhole

Now along with that weird chili, and that great ice cream, Cincinnati has bragging rights for giving the nation the game of dubious name to replace horseshoes. And national media has finally recognized Cincinnati as the birthplace of cornhole.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered the AP had picked up on this important new craze sweeping [...]