The Chic Guide • 19th February 2021

Au Naturel

Simply Zero brings sustainable beauty and skincare products to Cincinnati As we transition out of 2020, many are looking to put their “best face forward” with a shift towards cleaner beauty and wellness products made from ingredients that are safe for our bodies and the environment.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 2nd February 2021

Cincinnati Skateboarding Initiative Keep Her Wild Helps Women Pursue Their Passions and Buck Expectation

Last year at TEDxCincinnatiWomen, Megs Gelfgot rode her skateboard onto the stage with gusto. She wore black leather pants, platform sneakers and her long, wavy hair was effortlessly tousled to the side. Her presence alone commanded attention, but it was her story that resonated with many in the audience.

Mount News Magazine • 25th August 2020

Local University Shapes Up

A field of grass often symbolizes growth and expansion—its verdant pigmentation embodies abundance, health, and freshness. It seems only fitting then that the grass enclosure to the right of the Jean Patrice Harrington, SC, Student Center is the designated development plot for a new recreation and fitness center set for completion in fall 2020.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 5th February 2020

Tequila and Mezcal Bar La Ofrenda Brings the Spirit of Mexico to Over-the-Rhine

“Taking a trip down memory lane” is a fluttery idiom used to describe reminiscing about experiences past, typically happy ones. But reexamining those memories can also conjure up a deep regret of overlooking the best parts of what was right in front of you. It’s through this examination that Jacob Trevino, owner of La Ofrenda discovered a way to honor his own past — by bringing it to the present.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 4th August 2019

Mission2Move Uses Fitness, Mindfulness and Community Involvement to Tackle Childhood Stress and Obesity

After working grueling hours for a San Francisco tech company, Sarah Habib left to coach a girl’s elementary basketball team. Immediately, Habib says she noticed the unhealthy habits of many of her players and wanted to design a program to enable proper eating choices and improve their physical capabilities.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 21st June 2019

East Price Hill’s Bold Face Dairy Bar Offers Elevated and Epicurean Creamy Whip Flavors

Before General Rees E. Price purchased and developed the area now known as Price Hill, it was Boldface Hill, named after Chief Boldface of the Miami tribe. The Bold Face Dairy Bar is both a historical nod to the region’s beginnings and an attempt to pay homage to the importance of the area’s Native American history, Harkins says.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 21st June 2019

OTR Bar Longfellow's Other Room Helps Spearhead the Local Rum Resurgence

While bourbon is king — especially around these parts — and has undoubtedly reigned over the past decade, rum is popularly reappearing again as the next rumored rising spirit. Though it’s unlikely it will ever dethrone whiskey, rum distillers are making a resurgence and bartenders are finding innovative ways to revive the spirit.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 18th May 2019

Cincinnati’s Beekeeping Culture is Helping Save the Species While Promoting the Age-Old Practice of Apiculture

It’s 5:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday morning. Krystle and Cory Gaiser of the Gaiser Bee Company have just arrived back in Cincinnati with 2.6 million bees in tow. The husband-wife team drove through the night from their supplier in Patterson, Georgia and now they’re back on their suburban West Side farm, where they’ll distribute their haul for their annual bee pickup day.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 18th May 2019

Over-the-Rhine's Northern Row Brewery & Distillery Taps into Cincinnati History

David Berger and his wife Nancy were at a distillery stop along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail when the smell of fermentation brought David back to an early memory. David is the sixth-generation in a Cincinnati family-owned cigar business dating back to 1845...

Cincy Magazine • 25th January 2019

West Fork Park Caters to All

Many passersby do a double take when driving past West Fork Park on the west side of Cincinnati, and it’s easy to see why. The new versatile playground, completed in October of 2017, is a rainbow spectacle that magnetizes community members not only for its shiny newness but also for its stimulating features that cater to all children, including those with sensory disabilities.

Mount News Magazine • 25th January 2019

Service Learning Serves Dual Purposes

In the quiet uninhabited basement of the Mount’s library, amongst shelves of old chemical abstracts and donated literature, sat sophomore English student Josh Zeller, as he cataloged a rare collection of books transported from Alaska in the care of a Mount faculty member...

Cincy Magazine • 23rd January 2019

The Planner

"Every neighborhood has a story" says John Yung, A.I.C.P., senior project executive at Urban Fast Forward. And through intentional urban revitalization strategies aimed at preserving and building upon a community's unique characteristics, Yung is actively contributing to the sustainable future of some of Cincinnati's most cherished neighborhoods.

Mount News Magazine • 23rd January 2019

Art in the Community

When art students at the College of Mount St. Joseph get the opportunity to work outside of the classroom, they intertwine course assignments with real world experience by working with clients to give back to others.

P&G Alumni Network • 23rd January 2019

Jim Stengel: Passion for Purpose

It's June, and Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer at P&G, is heading the CMO Accelerator program at The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France - a prestigious gathering of the world's most innovative professionals in the creative and marketing communications industry.

Ohio Business Magazine • 23rd January 2019

The Man with the Renovation Plan

The renaissance of the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) neighborhood in downtown Cincinnati was first discussed in the 1980s, but the revitalization and concentrated efforts in the early 2000s truly kick-started the booming business and entertainment district to what it is known as today.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 23rd January 2019

Hero's Journey

When the Freedom Center first opened its doors in 2004, The Banks was still several years away from becoming the booming attraction it is today. Ongoing construction delays only served to hurt the Center, which was isolated between the two stadiums in what resembled an ongoing construction zone for years. As Cincinnatians continue to familiarize themselves with the area and The Banks continues to grow, the Freedom Center looks forward to increasing its presence and attracting more foot traffic to its exhibits and educational efforts.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 23rd January 2019

BANDI Wear Creates an Alternative to Granny's Fanny Pack

From necessity comes invention, and from the need to store everyday essentials in a convenient and stylish way came BANDI Wear. Locals Beth Koenig and Bev Vance Perrea were busy, on-the-go moms with active lifestyles who wanted a way to stash their phones, cash and keys without overloaded pockets, clunky purses and traditional bulky fanny packs.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 23rd January 2019

Grailville Celebrates 70 Years of Eco-Friendly Living

After visitors travel the gravel pathway leading to Grailville, they enter a cultural oasis made up of rich farmland, peaceful nature trails, organic gardens and a group of women dedicated to sustainable living and a holistic approach to life.

CityBeat Cincinnati • 23rd January 2019

Garden Karma

For garden visionary Chris Smyth, sustainability coordinator of neighborhood nonprofit Price Hill Will (PHW), an empty yard is more than a patch of dirt. It’s a blank canvas. It’s a start for a sustainable lifestyle and a place for education and transformation to blossom within a neighborhood. It may seem audacious to say a patch of dirt is the start of a movement, but a PHW initiative called Grow It Forward Gardens is proving to be a small ripple in a big pond of change, taking it one garden at a time.

Best of the West • 1st January 2018

What's New on the West Side?

The West Side may gets its reputation for being a high school obsessed, tradition-based community with countless Catholic festivals, but that doesn't mean it's stuck in a time capsule. Within the past few years, businesses have been answering the call for new developments and unique offerings to bolster to bolster the West Side's foundation.