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My first adventure for 365 Things To Do In Cincinnati got me out in what is literally almost my own backyard to an event I had no idea existed.  Every other Friday night throughout the winter, a series of interesting travel talks takes place at the West Chester Township Hall at 9113 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. On [...]

1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype Tour

1848 Daguerreotype exhibit at downtown branch of the Cincinnati Public Library

It’s Day 6 / Year 2 of  ”365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we took a tour of the 1848 Cincinnati Daguerreotype display at the downtown library. What would you think if I told you the “Mona Lisa of photographs” is on display in our own downtown library?  That’s what the 1848 Cincinnati [...]

Day 299 – Essex Studios

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It’s Day 299 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the Essex Studios. We stopped in at the Essex Studios Open House for  a bit on Saturday night.  Every few months they open their doors, welcoming in the public to browse the studios.  This open house was Friday and Saturday night [...]

Day 244 – Loveland Art Studios on Main

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It’s Day 244 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we went to the Loveland Art Studi on on Main for the Winter Art Show Opening Reception. The Loveland Art Studios on Main is located in a building that was once home to both a school AND a shirt factory.  This building is [...]

Tour of the Plum Street Temple

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It’s Day 223 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I am featuring the 365Cincinnati Tour we took today at the Plum Street Temple. This is the Temple that sits across the street from City Hall downtown.  After walking by both the Plum Street Temple and St. Peter in Chains that day, I [...]

Day 216 – Memorial Hall

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It’s Day 216 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring Memorial Hall. Today is Veteran’s Day so I thought this would be a great building to feature today.  Memorial Hall was built in 1908 to honor American veterans. Located right next to Music Hall, this is another fine piece of [...]

Day 211 – Kenwood Towne Centre

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It’s Day 211 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we were out doing some shopping at the Kenwood Towne Centre. The Kenwood Towne Center is one of our favorite places to shop.  We entered into the mall via Pottery Barn.  This store is a huge one with loads of decorating ideas, beautiful [...]

Day 175 – Bromwell’s

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It’s Day 175 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring the oldest business in the city of Cincinnati – Bromwell’s. Bromwell’s holds the title of being the oldest business in Cincinnati.  The business has been operating since it first opened its doors in 1819.  Over the course of its lifetime, [...]

Day 165 – Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati

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It’s Day 165 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are visiting with the Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati.   Aptly named “an oasis in the city”, the Civic Garden Center is a non-profit horticulture center located on Reading Road just 2.5 miles from downtown. I did not know the Civic Garden [...]

Day 160 – The Mayerson Foundation Art Gallery

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It’s Day 160 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring the Mayerson Foundation Art Gallery.  Take a great art collection and display it in the “penthouse” of the Scripps Building downtown and you’ll get an art gallery venue that’s hard to beat! The exhibit is located within the office space [...]

Day 157 – Ohio Bookstore

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It’s Day 157 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we are featuring the Ohio Bookstore, a very unique used bookstore and book binding center right downtown. The Ohio Book Store has been in business since 1940.  It is a new and used book store with over 300,000 books and  magazines in stock.  [...]

Day 155 – St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

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It’s Day 155 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we headed just a bit south of the city to take in the incredible architectural beauty that is the Cathedral Basilica in Covington. The Basilica, dedicated in 1901, was designed by two separate architects – one for the interior (architect Leon Coquard) and [...]