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Urban Artifact.

After dropping off Oscar at Genifer’s mom’s house, we stopped at Urban Artifact on the way home to get a couple of growlers to take with us to Michigan…

We got a taster to decide which flavors to get in our growlers…

There was an pretty awesome Elvis impersonator…

Did you know there’s live music every night of the week at Urban Artifact?

We got a growler of Keypunch key lime gose, The Gadget raspberry & blackberry sour ale and a howler of Keypunch infused with jalapeño and lime…

We love Urban Artifact. It’s our favorite Cincinnati brewery. And it’s just right around the corner from us. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 17, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Downtown, Growlers, Northside, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact

Posted by Thadd F. on August 17, 2016

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Window washers in peril.

When I was walking back to work from lunch, I couldn’t help but notice that a whole bunch of fire trucks had Fifth Street blocked off between Vine and Walnut…

Apparently, some window washers got themselves into a bit of a pickle…

Thankfully, everyone was okay. The window washers managed to get themselves to safety even before the fire brigade arrived on the scene. And then they managed to get their window washing platform righted…

YIKES! That’s a job I would not want. I don’t care home much it payed. No, thank you.

🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 16, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Downtown, Look up in the sky, Ohio, Peril, Trouble, Window washers

Posted by Thadd F. on August 16, 2016

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Polaroid Cube.

I picked up a little Polaroid Cube. Because why not buy another camera? But the Cube is pretty cool. It’s a little POV action cam kind of like a GoPro with a 124° wide-angle lens that records 6-megapixel photos and 1080p HD video on a 32gb memory card with a built-in battery that lasts up to 90 minutes of continuous action. It’s basically a wee pocket-sized 1.5″ cube with little more than a camera lens and one button. It doesn’t have a lcd screen. And that’s what I like about it. I’ll snap photos with the Cube all day long and at night plug it into my laptop and see what I got. It really reminds me of shooting with film…

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And I’ve been getting some pretty interesting photos with the little Cube…

It’s been a lot of fun to play with so far. I can’t wait to take it with us up to Michigan. 🙂

Click to see all the photos I’ve taken with our Polaroid Cube.

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by Thadd F. on August 15, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, New camera, Northside, Ohio, Polaroid CUBE

Posted by Thadd F. on August 15, 2016

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Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati!

A year ago today, it was announced that Cincinnati was getting a professional soccer team. Later that evening, we got to meet FC|C head coach and US soccer legend John Harkes. And the rest is history. It’s been a pretty amazing year of soccer in the Cincinnati. FC|C currently sit third in the USL eastern conference. They hold the single game USL attendance record at 23,375, and the single game attendance record in the state of Ohio for their match versus Crystal Palace at 35,061. And they continue to raise the bar on the USL season attendance record. We love it! It’s an exciting time to live in the Queen City. Happy birthday, FC Cincinnati! We couldn’t be happier to have a professional soccer team that we love in our hometown. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Sports

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Happy birthday, Ohio, Soccer, USL

Posted by Thadd F. on August 12, 2016

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50,000.

Six years ago, I found a little app called Foursquare. And I loved my Foursquare. The check-in game portion of Foursquare spun off and became was is now Swarm. Today,
I logged my 50,000th check-in on Swarm…

I still really like my check-ins!

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Odd & Ends

Tagged #Swarm, 2016, 50000, August, Check-ins, Cincinnati, Foursquare, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

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Kobra in Cincy!

World-famous muralist Eduardo Kobra is turning the once bare facade of the Fifth Third Bank parking garage on Walnut Street into a public masterpiece. The mural pays tribute to Ohioan Neil Armstrong – whose “one giant leap for mankind” will forever be remembered as a moment of breathtaking awe. From ArtWorks website…

Neil Armstrong was a humble leader who inspired generations of students, explorers and innovators. Tune in over the next two weeks as Eduardo Kobra (fresh off of completing a record breaking mural for the Rio Olympics), works alongside Artworks local artists and youth Apprentices to bring his vision to life.

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Really cool stuff! A public dedication will be held on Sunday, August 21 at 2 pm. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, Artworks, August, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Downtown, Eduardo Kobra, Mural, Ohio, Street Art, Tag! You're it

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

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Commemorative Streetcar Tokens.

The Cincinnati Streetcar‘s grand opening weekend is set for September 9th through 11th. This afternnon, I picked up a couple of the super-special, limited-edition 2016 Commemorative Streetcar Tokens from The Bus Stop in the Mercantile Center…

The tokens are good for unlimited rides for the first week of revenue service. But I think these tokens will be staying in their packaging. These are going to be great souvenirs of the dawn of the Cincinnati Streetcar era. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Metro, Cincy Streetcar, Downtown, Ohio, The Bus Stop

Posted by Thadd F. on August 11, 2016

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Northside nubs.

Just some random photos from around Northside…

🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 10, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Northside, Northside nubs, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on August 10, 2016

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A new Bay Horse Cafe?

Back in May, we walked by what used to be the old Bay Horse Cafe on Main Street, and it looked like they were working on the exterior of the building. I snapped this photo but really didn’t think much more about it…

Today, I happened to walk by again. First, I noticed a new coat of paint on the outside…

And happened to look inside to see there had been considerable work done…

Could Main Street be getting another new bar soon? If it does, I certainly hope they bring back that incredible old skool Bay Horse Cafe sign that hung over Main Street for who knows how many years. The sign that apparently and rather surprisingly, I never took a photo of or if I did, I can’t figure out what I would have done with it. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 9, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, August, Bay Horse Cafe, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Constructing Cincinnati, Downtown, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 9, 2016

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Thank you, CityBeat!

This afternoon I ran out to get my hair cut. On my way back to the office, I stopped by the offices of CityBeat at Race and Ninth Streets…

They had two gift cards for me to pick up. First, a $25 gift certificate to The Cricket Lounge in The Cincinnatian Hotel downtown for a photo I took during Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week, and another $25 gift card to Sammy’s Craft Burgers
& Beers in Blue Ash for a photo I took during Cincinnati Burger Week…

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A huge thank you to CityBeat for the gift cards! They are greatly appreciated. It’s really pretty cool to have events like GRC Week and Cincy Burger Week, and be able to take advantage of the great deals they bring. Well… we just love it. But it’s a whole other thing to get rewarded for something we would have done anyway. Take photos. For that, we are very grateful. We can’t wait to put these gift cards to good use! And of course, we’ll post the photos. Thanks again, CityBeat! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 8, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, CIncinnati Burger Week, CityBeat, Downtown, Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on August 8, 2016

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