Source Cincinnati

Sights, sounds and stories from the Queen City.

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Hello.  I have a day off in Cincinnati and everyplace I go I fall more in love with this city. I wish I had more time here. It is a gem.

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If you're planning a bourbon trip, consider Cincinnati. The Queen City sits on the Ohio River across from Kentucky, is only an hour away from most distilleries, and has a strong whiskey scene of its own.

Fred Minnick, Whisky Advocate

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Bunbury Music Festival, which takes place along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati throughout Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove, has hosted top alternative artists including Flaming Lips, MGMT, Avett Brothers FUN. Regional acts this year include Dawg Yawp, Red Wanting Blue, Mad Anthony and Cal Scruby.

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In the past five years, the number of breweries in Cincinnati and nearby northern Kentucky has more than tripled to 25. Two breweries have seen particularly large expansion – Rhinegeist (whose IPA, dubbed The Truth, is a solid, piney, nicely bitter beer) and MadTree, which is preparing to build an $18 million brewery and taproom.

Chris Morris, FORTUNE

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REDI Cincinnati works with over 150 local, regional and state partners that represent business leaders, economic development experts and elected officials. Learn why our tri-state community believes in strength in unity through regionalism to grow the Greater Cincinnati economy.

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LISTEN: Cincinnati's 'Dawg Yawp' featured on NPR's All Things Considered

On this week's show we celebrate Bob Boilen's birthday and play the week's best new music.

On paper, the idea of a sitar-guitar Appalachian folk duo may seem puzzling, but in the hands of Dawg Yawp, it works. Tyler Randall, the sitar player, first heard the multi-string instrument on The Beatles' "Within You Without You," and after finally getting one found a way to insert it perfectly into this traditional folk tune. -Bob Boilen

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Fodor's Travel: Long Weekend in Cincinnati

Cincinnati might surprise you, so a weekend away could be all it takes to convince you of how great the city truly is.

Easily accessible from most East Coast cities, Cincinnati is stepping up its game and becoming a destination for those in the know. Those that haven’t been in recent years might have a misconception of the Queen City, but just like many other second- and third-tier cities around the country, they are quickly catching up. Neighborhoods are diversifying, bringing more and more locals to the actual city center, which is in turn bringing more restaurants, shops, and culture to areas that might have been lacking, but were just waiting for a little TLC. Cincinnati might surprise you, so a weekend away could be all it takes to convince you of how great the city truly is.

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GOAL! FC Cincinnati is off to a great start. Cincinnati’s newest professional sports franchise’s next match is this Saturday against Louisville City FC.

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Just wrapped up a visit and talk in Cincinnati, Oh., and cannot say enough about the positive attributes associated with the entrepreneurial and startup landscape here. Cincinnati strikes me as a town where anything's possible and where evidence of that is visible everywhere you turn.

Mikal Belicove, Entrepreneur 

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From hotels to food to entertainment and more, people have been talking about Cincinnati for good reason.