Cincinnati Magazine

12/12/2025

A heartbreaking last-second loss to the Bills caps off a cavalcade of bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals.

A heartbreaking last-second loss to the Bills caps off a cavalcade of bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals.

12/11/2025

With a sharp story and catchy soundtrack, "Hamilton" is a cultural phenomenon that opened up musical theater to the masses. Like other cultural touchpoints, there’s a distinct “before” and “after” for this modern musical that continues to be part of the zeitgeist a decade after its Broadway debut.

“'Hamilton' continues to resonate because it’s unlike anything we’d seen in musical theater,” says returning dance captain and swing Terrance Martin. “It blends powerful storytelling with dynamic movement, striking costume and set design, and a score, rooted in Black American culture, woven with hip-hop, R&B, and gospel music, making it feel timeless and fresh for everyone.”

For proof, just look at the numbers: For "Hamilton"’s first stint in Cincinnati in 2019, more than 60,000 tickets were available; at the end of an objectively awesome three-week run, just nine seats remained unsold. The musical also ran in 2022, with equal success, and for its third return (December 16 to January 4), it’s expected to sell out once again. https://ow.ly/mOrm50XHqhg

📸 Elly Walton

12/11/2025

ends in 4 hours! Thank you FOX19 for having us on, along with the Cincinnati Nature Center, to talk about the 10th year of the challenge! https://ow.ly/5seV50XHo4P

12/11/2025

The Challenge ends at 5 p.m. tonight! More than $700,000 has been raised by YOU for the Queen City's nonprofits--our biggest year yet!

Now is the time to donate to your favorite causes and give them a chance to win a GRAND PRIZE! 🏆 https://www.cincinnatigives.org

12/10/2025

It’s been a year of special events, important announcements, and high-profile projects. Check out our picks for best moments of 2025:

It’s been a year of special events, important announcements, and high-profile projects.

12/10/2025

If you commute along Greenup Street or Scott Street in Covington, you may want to avoid this story. It will only increase your current anxiety. Both streets have recently switched from one-way to two-way traffic, so the stress is literally coming straight at you.

When Greenup and Scott first became one-way streets in 1954, it helped smooth out traffic flow, improve safety for pedestrians, and give a boost to the area’s economic activity. Changing it back to two-way, though, should definitely help smooth out traffic flow, improve safety for pedestrians, and give a boost to the area’s economic activity. I feel better already.

It is ever thus across Greater Cincinnati. Just as we skid back and forth electing our political leaders, we randomly swap directions on our streets, never agreeing about which way works best. Cincinnati drivers have been je**ed around like this ever since the first citywide crack at a one-way street grid in 1916. Again and again, we’ve been forced to go this way and then that. Or that way and then this. Or partially this and partially that, but only during certain hours of the day. And never on weekends. Or only on weekends. Repeat. Regret. Reroute. https://ow.ly/NIyL50XGQpu

🎨 Carlie Burton

12/10/2025

We've compiled a list of volunteering opportunities for animal lovers, nature lovers, language lovers, and food lovers in Cincinnati. Check it out: https://ow.ly/TRoN50XGQ6Y

📸 Zoran Zeremski via Adobe Stock

12/09/2025

Local a ca****la group NO PROMISES is gearing up for another year of its annual Christmas tour. Founded in 2015, the eight-member, all-vocal band is gearing up to celebrate its 10th anniversary during “Christmas with NO PROMISES.”

NO PROMISES’s Christmas tour is one of its most famous yearly events, and will include performances of holiday favorite songs by the Vince Guaraldi Trio (Charlie Brown), Pentatonix, Donny Hathaway and more, in addition to classic, non-holiday tunes.

The “Christmas with NO PROMISES” tour hits the road for its 10th anniversary.

12/09/2025

Cincinnati has a spot for any vintage item you may need, from cassettes to clothing to keychains. Read more about each of our favorites: https://ow.ly/NWEY50XGkXh

📸 Andrew Doench

12/09/2025

There are times when a new hairdo is more than just a new hairdo. It can be a confidence boost, a pick-me-up, and in some cases, it can literally save a life. These organizations and programs are head and shoulders above the rest and are giving Cincinnatians' locks a little love. https://ow.ly/ZKhz50XGgXn

📸 Andrew Doench/courtesy The Bare Hair/courtesy The Geriatric Hair Care Organization

12/09/2025

By the time Cincinnatians enjoyed Donovan’s 1968 song, “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” the streets of our fair city had not seen a “hurdy gurdy man” for half a century. Before the First World War, wandering street musicians with requisite monkey companions were an everyday sight. https://ow.ly/OPvi50XFME7

🎨 The organ grinder, often called a hurdy-gurdy man, was usually accompanied by a small monkey, trained to collect donations in a tin cup. | From "Cincinnati Post", April 17, 1906