History & Local Interest
The Money Issue:
Old Money in Cincinnati
Old Money in Cincinnati
Money is a peculiar thing. It’s everything and it’s nothing. It’s flaunted and it’s hidden. And in 2016, it’s just pixels on a screen. For our special issue on money, we looked into the tangible life and history of money in Cincinnati: where it’s been (or being) kept, how its looks have changed over time, and what it’s been used to create. Turns out, the stuff is everywhere.
Let It Grow at Stockslager's Greenhouse
While we all watch our gardens fade to brown this winter, Jacob Stockslager sees his in living color. But the purple lights in the germination room at Stockslager’s Greenhouse aren’t for show: They are an energy-efficient LED upgrade from traditional metal-halide grow bulbs, and they offer a full light spectrum with very little heat.
New Artwoks Mural Features the Work of Edie Harper
Edie Harper was the wife of acclaimed illustrator Charley Harper, but she had an artistic life of her own—something the art world is only recently coming around to noticing. To that end, ArtWorks has added an Edie mural, Crazy Cat/Crazy Quilt, to its 2017 lineup.
Cincy Obscura: The Saint Francis Seraph Church Crypt
It isn’t often that a group of families will come together and request a mass grave for their long-dead relatives. But that’s just what happened at Over-the-Rhine’s St. Francis Seraph Church, where you can visit a real-deal crypt holding the collected remains of 41 early Cincinnati citizens, mostly of Irish descent.