
Good morning from Northside. ππβ€οΈ

Good morning from Northside. ππβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 4, 2019
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The Patroits won their sixth Superb Owl of the Tom Brady era. There were some great posts on social media. These are some of my favorites…






All of these are from the Patriots Instagram except for the last one which is from the Instagram of Michigan Football. GO PATS! GO BLUE! πππβ€οΈ
Oh, and this one was from my Instagram…

Posted by Thadd F. on February 3, 2019
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We went to Higher Gravity for tonight’s big Sports Bowl…

They hosted a Superb Owl Sports Bowl Potluck Party and there was all sorts of food…









It was the most uneventful Sports Bowl in the history of Sports Bowls, We ended up staying for the entire game because nothing happening and we were afraid if we left we’d miss the big play. Thankfully there was finally some action in fourth quarter, and the Patriots pulled off the win. I think I wasΒ person at HG who was happy the Patriots won. But Higher Gravity made a very boring game pretty fun. πππβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 3, 2019
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We saw this sign for a new Cambodian restaurant in Northside called Mahope…

I’ve never had Cambodian food before. And I can’t wait to try it sometime soon. πβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 3, 2019
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This afternoon we bus the Cincinnati Metro 17 bus downtown to celebrate my birthday. First stop on our adventure was one of most favorite bars from when we used to live downtown, Igby’s…







From Igby’s, we walked down to The Banks…







We were planning to eat at Moerlein Lager House…

But even after being open all this time, it was still packed on a Saturday night…

So instead, we walked back up to the new Galla Park where the old Crave used to be…





I’ve been on a White Russian kick since we went to Northside Distilling…

As is our new custom, we shared Galla Park’s giant soft pretzel…

It was pretty terrific. Their mustard was outstanding. And we also shared Galla Park’s Cuban sammich…



It was very good as well. It’s good to see that something new is now in the space the Crave used to occupy. We have a lot of fun memories in that space. From Galla Park, we headed down the block to US Bank Arena…

Ealier, we bought tickets to tonight’s Cyclones hockey game against Tulsa Oilers…

In the new ECHL app, you can purchase Cyclones tickets through your phone…

And that means, we don’t have to wait in line to buy Cyclones tickets anymore…



It was a pretty full house tonight at US Bank Arena…

Cheers! It’s good to be back ‘Clones!

The Cyclones were already up 2-0 by the time we were in our seats…





And it was pink the rink night tonight…




At the end of the second period, it was 6-1…

And then there was chuck-a-puck…




CYCLONES WIN!



The Cyclones thumped the Oilers 7-1! Seven Cyclones goals and four fights makes for one heck of a hockey game. It was great to finally be back at US Bank Arena watching our Cyclones play hockey again. And soon we’ll be back at GABP too!


From US Bank Arena, we walked over to catch the Streetcar Cincinnati Connector…



We rode it up into Over-the-Rhine and got off at Twelfth and Vine Streets…

We walked back down Twelfth Street to Main to the new Platform Beer taproom that just opened for the very first time tonight…












We found this little private room where we could hang out and drink our beers…


I don’t normally dig wallpaper in bathrooms but this wallpaper is just wow…





Platform’s taprom is such a fun place and an incredible additon to Main Street…



From Platform, we walked up Main Street to The Pony for a nightcap…




And from The Pony we hopped in an Uber and headed home. And it brought to an end a pretty epic Saturday. ππ₯ππΊβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 2, 2019
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Mack thought he heard something or saw something down the hill on our walk and he stopped to check it out. ππΎβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 1, 2019
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Tonight, we meet our friends Chris and Tayler in Pleasant Ridge to celebrate. They just closed on their house earlier in the day. Our first stop was back at Nine Giant…




After yesterday’s pretzel awesomeness, Genifer and I decided that whenever there is a giant soft pretzel on the menu we have to order it…

Nine Giant has a pretty solid pretzel. Their cheese was really good.


Nine Giant is a really fun little place. Really good beers. I really like theirΒ Conjure Me Sweet Milk Stout a lot.


And then we walked next door The Shining inspired Overlook Lodge…














Genifer ordered the Writer’s Block made with bourbon, apple-berry sweet tea, and elderflower liqueur…


And I got the Apollo 11 made with vodka, espresso syrup, cold hot cocoa, almond milk and topped with a toasted marshmallow…

Genifer also tried The Calumet with bourbon, peach-pecan whiskey, ginger liqueur, allspice dram, lemon, carrot juice, black walnut bitters…

It tasted like Thanksgiving all in our glass. Our friend Megan took this photo…

She must have the first camera phone ever made ever. Anyway, it was a really fun evening out in Pleasant Ridge. ππ₯β€οΈ
Congratulations Chris and Tayler on your new house!
Posted by Thadd F. on February 1, 2019
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Running errands around downtown Cincinnati this afternoon, I noticed they were doing renovations to the building next to Igby’s on Sixth Street…


Even after all this time, I still get excited whenever I see stuff like this. My first thought is always, “I wonder what’s going to be opening soon in that space.” It’s always fun when new stuff opens. And I love getting to go and check out new places when they open.
I still don’t know what they are doing across the street from work…

I’m beginning to think that they don’ t really know either. ππ§β€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 1, 2019
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I went to renew our tags at the Ohio BMV this afternoon. And when I got to the BMV, there was no line…

Usually, when I make my yearly pilgrimage to the BMV, there’s a line out this door. But today there was no wait. Even when I was done, there still wasn’t a line…

Happy birthday to me! ππβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 1, 2019
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Genifer still gets her Mexican or caramel lattes when we stop at Sidewinder Coffee but the caffeine from coffee makes me feel all jittery so I’ve been on a hot chocolate kick…

It’s so good! I love Sidewinders hot chocolate. And their cinnamon twists. Hot chocolate and cinnamon twists, that’s what it’s all about. πβοΈβ€οΈ
Posted by Thadd F. on February 1, 2019
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