Putting Lipstick on a Pig: searing response to Laure Quinlivan’s efforts to improve Cincinnati’s Brand Image.
A Moment in Time Preserved 163 Years, Newly Accessible: the newly restored 1848 panorama of Cincinnati in now on view at the public library downtown.
Race — Don’t Walk — to Indianapolis: “Museums and music, college and pro sports, memorials and steakhouses and one very famous auto race every spring.”
The Return of the Native: the always-excellent Urbanophile on the “boomerang” phenomenon in the Midwest.
In Defense of the Corner Market : a rebuttal to the much-discussed “food desert” problem.
What Makes a “New Yorker” a New Yorker?: so wonders a British transplant.
“Children at Play” Signs Imperil Our Kids: just that.






“Searing” though? For real? Nah. Just me shootin’ my mouth off as usual
Wow. I feel like you do when the neighbors stop by and the house is a mess. So I tidied up that article quite a bit. Thanks for the shout out. I love your digs.
Maybe “frank” is more accurate than “searing.” Frankness is an undervalued virtue in my opinion, and I appreciate yours.