Day 2 – Stratus Helicopter Lands at Fountain Square

stratus helicopter lands at Fountain Square downtown Cincinnati

It’s Day 2 / Year 2 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I headed downtown to see a helicopter land on Fountain Square. So, here’s something you’re not likely to see every day!  A helicopter landing ON Fountain Square!  Yep, the big bird landed right on the Square. The helicopter was flown [...]

Day 363 – City Flea

city flea downtown cincinnati

It’s Day 363 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I ventured downtown to the City Flea. What is the City Flea? It’s basically an outdoor flea market with an Indie twist.  You won’t find out bureaus or old tools here but you will find all kinds of awesome crafts, vintage finds, and [...]

Day 362 – Schneiders Sweet Shop

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It’s Day 362 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring Schneider’s Sweet Shop. We stumbled upon this awesome candy and ice cream shop when we were exploring Bellevue Beach Park.  Located amongst many other wonderful little shops in Bellevue, this place offers a sweet walk back in time. When you walk [...]

Day 360 – Explore the Covington side of the Ohio River

downtown cincinnati skyline from covington kentucky

It’s Day 360 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a view from the south side as we explore the Covington shore of the Ohio River. Over the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Cincinnati from the other side – the Kentucky side.  Numerous events (Brian Jorg’s Skyline [...]

Day 356 – Vinnie’s Gourmet Pretzels

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It’s Day 356 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring one of Cincinnati’s Mobile Food Trucks – Vinnie’s Gourmet Pretzels. I found Vinnie’s Gourmet Pretzels pulled up (in a very fitting mustard yellow mobile truck) to the mobile food truck lot on Race Street downtown.   From the truck, they serve up [...]

Day 355 – A Tavola Bar and Trattoria

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It’s Day 355 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring the very yummy A Tavola, a new bar and oven fired pizza spot downtown. A Tavola is the newest pizza shop in town.  Located in the Gateway Quarter downtown, this gorgeous spot is the perfect place to get a pizza pie.  [...]

Day 354 – Geochaching in Cincinnati

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It’s Day 354 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring a great little “hide and seek”, treasure hunt kind of game you can do anywhere – Geocaching. I started my day’s activity by asking the 365Cincinnati Facebook page readers , “What should I do today?”  Facebook reader Elizabeth Hickerson said, “Go [...]

Day 348 – Bellevue Beach Park

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It’s Day 348 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we enjoyed a Sunday down at Bellevue Beach Park. We originally noticed this riverfront park when we were out walking at Friendship Park on the Ohio side of the river.   We had our Sunday afternoon open today so we decided to take a [...]

Day 347 – Paint by the Glass

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It’s Day 347 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we’re featuring Paint by the Glass. If you’re looking for something new to do look no further than Paint by the Glass.   This was like nothing else I’ve ever done.  The concept is simple (and they make it easy)- create your own artistic [...]

Day 345 – Taste of Cincinnati 2011

taste of cincinnati 2011

It’s Day 345 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today we went downtown for the annual Memorial Day weekend event of the Queen City – The Taste of Cincinnati. I look forward to going to “The Taste” every year.  It’s a great way to spend a day taking in the city.  You can [...]

Day 344 – Cafe de Paris

cafe de paris

It’s Day 344 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I stopped by Cafe de Paris for lunch. Want to pretend you’re in Europe even when you can’t leave Cincinnati? Go visit Cafe de Paris. From the colorful cafe decor to the street side tables to the gorgeous architecture… this have you saying [...]

Day 343 – Fish Toss at Fountain Square

fish toss at fountain square cincinnati

It’s Day 343 of “365 Things to do in Cincinnati” and today I went down to Fountain Square to watch the annual Fish Toss. This was my first trip to see the Fish Toss… but it won’t be my last.  While I have no intention of ever being a participant, it was a blast to [...]