So rumor has it that there is another rooftop bar in downtown Cincinnati. This one is high
atop the Residence Inn on Fourth Street across right across from Lytle Park.

A while back, there were a couple of days where we saw a huge crane on Fourth Street
lifting a bunch of stuff up to the roof of the Residence Inn. We wondered what they were
doing but didn’t pay it much mind. A roof top bar makes prefect sense.


We wandered into the Residence Inn and thought it odd that the way to the roof top bar
wasn’t more clearly marked like in the elevator up to the Cocktail Terrace at 21c. But
nonetheless, we rode the elevator to the top only to find out that there was a private
party going on this evening. And then a member of the staff informed up us that it wasn’t
really open to the general public because it isn’t typically staffed. They might open it to
the public next summer. Hmm. Okay. So a little dejected, we just went to their downstairs
ground floor cocktail lounge, Bar 506 at The Phelps. I heard somewhere that this place wasn’t
cheap. But really, what hotel bar is? But Bar 506 has an incredible happy hour from 5-9:30pm
with $5 drafts and a bunch of half-sized $5 menu items. We sized up the menu and decided to
give a couple items a whirl…

We ordered their Pulled Pork Nachos…

And their Lollipop Wings…

Both were delicious! Especially for just $5. After we were finished eating, we took our drinks
outside, hung out on their gorgeous back patio…






It’s like a little urban oasis with a wonderful happy hour. We’ll definitely be back. 🙂

Where is our summer disappearing to?

While we were at letting the dogs run around at Fido Field this evening, we checked to see
if there were any more vegetables at the little urban vegetable garden just outside the dog
park. There were some little peppers that were making progress…


And a couple of good looking little pumpkins…

And we brought home a bunch of little tomatoes and a handful of green beans…

🙂

After the Reds game, we went to Yard House. And Genifer tried her first mojito.

Mojitos, Mo’ Problems. Mmm… minty. 🙂

Today we met up with our friends, Dimitri and Joyette again. And walked down to Great
American Ball Park to work on our tans It was a hot one as the Reds took on the Brewers.





BARGE!






Yeah, you saw that right. The Reds were getting one-hit through seven. Ugh.

Joey Votto hit a home run while I was in the restroom. (You’re welcome.) Rally time!

And nope. No rallies today.



Grr…


😀

Before it was El Coyote, the place was called Cincy on Sixth and before that it was called
Cadillac Ranch. And when it was Cadillac Ranch, they had a mechanical bull. Fast forward
to today. El Coyote in all their infinite wisdom thought it would be a wonderful idea to bring
back said mechanical bull so that guy’s girlfriends can be adamant about stopping in to ride
the bull. And that is what people call marketing, folks. Here goes Genifer riding the bull…





Eight seconds it was not.

DJ Jazzy Jeff was spinning on Fountain Square tonight! You know we had to see that.













For me, the best part was when he took it way back and played “Summertime.” Awesome.

And while we were down there we ran into our friends, Dimitri and Joyette.

Super fun night. 🙂

We wandered down to Sawyer Point to catch the end of the Cincinnati Brew Ha-Ha.

There were a bunch of people there. It seems like it gets bigger every year.




Like I said, there were a bunch of people there.


And they were starting to run out of a lot of the beers we wanted to try. But we got to try
a few new ones. Nothing that I would run right out and pick up. But they were decent.



And apparently, the Reds won!

It was fun. We just got there too late. We’ll have to try to make it down to next year’s
Brew Ha-Ha on Friday night before they start running out of all the good beers. 🙂

This afternoon was the second Art on Vine, a boutique art fair on Vine Street up in OtR.















I love looking at local artists work! And a portion of the proceeds were donated
to Over-the-Rhine Community Housing. 🙂

The nice people over McCabe’s Granola sent us a samples of their wonderful granola.
I have to say I was immediately drawn in by the fun packaging. Really nicely done.

They sent us all of their flavors. Delta Blueberry…



PB & Chocolate…



Cran with a Twist…



True Original…

And even sent over a True Original bar for us to try…

The story of McCabe’s Granola goes like this…
“McCabes was founded in 2006 by two girls attending the University of Dayton.
They came up with a recipe that was so delicious that they couldn’t make it fast
enough. They realized the full potential of their recipe when they could barter
homemade granola for computer repairs, a new bike or even a date.

In two years, the company has grown exponentially, expanding into all of Ohio,
and major markets in Kentucky and Indiana through Kroger and Whole Foods.”

I’m not a huge granola fan. But McCabe’s is some of the tastiest granola that we’ve even
put in my mouth. The Delta Blueberry and the PB&Chocolate are our two favorites flavors.
The Cran with a Twist is good too. I’m just not a real big cranberry guy. The True Original
is very tasty as well. But as delicious as the Delta Blueberry and PB&Chocolate both are,
I have no doubt in my mind that they’ll disappear first. Because I find myself reaching
for those bags again and again. It’s definitely worth picking up a bag or two and trying
them for yourself. McCabe’s is available at these fine retailers or you can order online.

Give McCabe’s Granola a try today! 🙂