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Learn How to Be Extreme - Cincinnati Magazine

Caesar Creek Soaring ClubAs one of the largest and oldest soaring clubs in the country, participants learn to fly in club-owned gliders. With lessons open to all ages and around 200 members, the club provides flight instruction, club sailplanes for membership use, and introductory flights for prospective members. 5375 Elbon Rd., Waynesville, ccsc@soarccsc.comQueen City Stunt CircusThis unique entertainment company teaches circus-style skills and performs at shows, parties, galas, and festivals a...
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Behind the Doors of the Clifton Gaslight District - Cincinnati Magazine

Along a vibrant swath of Clifton, small businesses dominate the street and foot traffic flows. Buskers play on sidewalk, and a dedicated community council ensures regular neighborhood events keep visitors out from dawn to dusk. The window displays of locally owned boutiques showcase twinkling jewelry, clothing, and more, while the restaurants, bars, and cafés in between remain bustling day in and day out. This is the Clifton Gaslight District.Situated squarely between the nearby University of Ci...
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Take a Ride to Spun Bicycles - Cincinnati Magazine

Northside’s Spun Bicycles feels like your average mom and pop shop upon your first step inside—Judi LoPresti greets guests as they make their way to the counter, dazzlingly bedecked with green zebra print and orange decals, while her husband Dominic sits at the repair center, preparing to fix spokes, pedals, and everything in between on a queue of bikes dropped off for repairs. Customers check out wacky cycling accessories shelved amid quirky décor, which includes images of skulls, clowns, unico...
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Princess Wilcoxson Talks Style, Confidence, and Inspiration - Cincinnati Magazine

Jacket: KBB by KahlanaSkirt: Iris Apfel X H&MHeels: Kate SpadeHat: AmazonBracelets, Earrings: KHOIGlasses: FYTOOBroaches: Hilary MacMillanNails: Diva Pressed Nails by LaShonda FranklinOccupation: Content creator, owner/stylist at Personal Bravery AgencyStyle: Bold, colorful, feminineWho inspires your fashion taste? Black men and Black women who have been putting it on since the beginning of time. Christopher John Rogers is one of my favorite designers. His stuff is just bursting with color. Ther...
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Cincinnati Opera’s New “Underscore” Series Reimagines Summer Festival Operas - Cincinnati Magazine

The Cincinnati Opera’s newest event series blends rich, creative stories with new and unexpected connections through imaginative experiences. “Underscore,” which premiered last month, offers a means to learn and celebrate the history of opera through theatrical exploration, in-depth discussions, and collaborative storytelling.Underscore consists of three total shows, each highlighting one of the main stage operas of the 2026 Summer Festival season: Salome, Carmen, and Lalovavi. The series was de...
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Loveland Hosts Fourth Annual Frogman Festival - Cincinnati Magazine

The Oasis Conference Center will host the fourth annual Frogman Festival on March 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This year, cryptid activities will also take place around the area and throughout the weekend to bring the celebration of The Loveland Frogman to more people.First put on in 2023 at the Great Wolf Lodge, the convention gives artists, creators, authors, and small vendors the opportunity to share their work that is inspired by cryptid lore and otherworldly themes.“The Frogman is a crypti...
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Local Musician-Author Re-Releases Culinary Crime Novel - Cincinnati Magazine

Less than a year after the launch of the debut novel in his ongoing trilogy, author, musician, and former chocolatier Nick Greenberg has re-released his next book. Published January 26, Buried Treasure (Speaking Volumes) explores the deeply lucrative and covert economy of truffles in the culinary industry.Culinary Caper, the first title in Greenberg’s By Cook or By Crook trilogy, combines elements of crime and culinary expertise into one book, following piano player and food truck chef Anton Che...
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UC Alum Megan Pando Pitches Her Interactive Makerspace on Shark Tank Tonight - Cincinnati Magazine

What started as a way to have fun and spread creativity became a successful business model for Megan Pando when she opened Maker’s Social. The Cincinnati native dreamt of owning a business that mirrored the same artistic environment she experienced while studying fine arts at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP).“That was a really beautiful experience,” recalls Pando, who also studied entrepreneurship at the university’s Lindner College of Busi...

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The UC Ceramics Club spins clay and sculpts community - The News Record

The whirring sound of spinning pottery wheels mixes with the laughter of students splashing water on clay as the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) Ceramics Club members gather for a maker’s night in the UC ceramics lab on a Wednesday night in February 2026.   In the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning’s (DAAP) Ceramics Lab in Wolfson room 4300, students from an array of disciplines cluster together, working on ceramics projects ranging from standard bowls and coffee mugs to more elab...
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Opinion | Why swapping TSA for ICE is a dangerous gamble - The News Record

As spring break and heavy travel continues for many across the United States (U.S.), 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers struggle to be adequately paid and are overrun with long, intense lines. TSA workers are set to get paid as early as March 30, but the rise in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in airports is becoming another pertinent issue. Some of the busiest airports like Newark International and John F. Kennedy International airport are experienci...
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Opinion | Cincinnati needs to follow New York City's pursuit to fix potholes - The News Record

Driving over a pothole is something that Cincinnati residents know all too well. Formed when water seeps into the cracks of the road’s surface and worsened by constant traffic, potholes are pretty hard to miss. They are a nightmare for commuters and sometimes cause costly damage to vehicles. Cincinnati is working to repair the thousands of potholes scattered across neighborhood streets, but New York City’s recent push to do the same shows the Queen City could move faster.Since the beginning of 2...
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Opinion | Everyone should know about UC's radiation experiments - The News Record

Unknown to many, the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) Medical Center is tied to a troubling history of radiation experiments conducted on cancer patients at Cincinnati General Hospital, now the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, many of whom were misled about the risks or not given proper consent forms.From 1960 to 1971, the then Cincinnati General Hospital conducted radiation experiments funded by the U.S. Department of Defense to study how soldiers might react to large amounts of radiatio...
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Opinion | Trump’s Iran strikes are rash, reckless and poorly justified - The News Record

With no signs of stopping any time soon, the United States and Israel have been initiating countless strikes against Iran since Feb. 28, 2026.The Trump administration has pledged that the U.S. will “come to the rescue” for any peaceful protestors killed, yet many innocent lives have been taken during this conflict instead.  Similar to the U.S. War in Iraq in 2003, Trump’s goal for this operation is to remove any imminent danger of nuclear power in Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamen...
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Opinion | The new Paramount and Warner Brothers deal is a threat to nonpartisan media - The News Record

The owner of Paramount Skydance Media, David Ellison, is set to acquire Warner Bros. for $110 billion. Skydance has owned a massive array of media-entertainment assets like CBS, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, The CW, MTV and BET since Aug. 2025. This merger will be one of Hollywood’s largest dealsyet, but streaming services, employment for journalists and access to trustworthy news information may be left at risk as a result. Skydance plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max to have more than 200 mil...
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Opinion | We need Women's History Month now more than ever - The News Record

Since 1987, Women’s History Month has been celebrated annually in March to highlight the enormous strides and achievements of women around the world. With gender inequality and representation still a constant fight for women, reflection and education during this month –– and beyond –– is more important than we think.  It began as Women’s History Week in 1980, when President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as the celebration of women’s contributions to society. Th...
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Opinion | The Department of Education is worth protecting - The News Record

Since 1979, the Department of Education has been a vital agency within the United States (U.S.) federal government to ensure equal access to educational opportunities. As literacy rates remain a concern across the country, intentional reform is needed in order for students of all backgrounds to succeed. President Donald Trump has expressed support for dismantling the DOE and redistributing its funding to other agencies. This change leaves millions of students vulnerable, especially for those who...
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Opinion | The UN pausing wars for 52 days during the Olympics is not enough - The News Record

Since 1993, the United Nations has fulfilled the ancient Greek tradition of the Olympic truce to ensure that athletes are not attacked in their respective countries. This 52-day pause for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games is sacred, but not all wars and conflicts will be resolved because of it. This resolution will call on all member states to observe the Olympic truce one week before the Winter Games until one week after the end of the Paralympic Games. It attempts to...
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Opinion | Black history is American history - The News Record

On Feb. 7, 1926, author and activist Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week to recognize the contributions of African Americans. A century later, Black History Month continues to honor the legacy of those who paved the way for change.This month is transformative for understanding United States (U.S.) history, given it would be fragmented without the perseverance of African Americans. Woodson created Negro History Week to ensure that school children be exposed to Black history. The second w...
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Opinion | ICE raids and shootings continue to destroy families and communities - The News Record

Heightened immigration enforcement across the U.S. has led to countless deaths, unjust arrests and reckless behavior. Unidentifiable and heavily armed in unmarked cars, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are an undeniable threat to immigrants and U.S. citizens. In the past month, federal agents fatally shot and killed two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in Minneapolis. Their deaths sparked uproar and outrage across the nation, including protests in Cincinnati. In 20...
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Opinion | The Epstein files need to be released - The News Record

Thousands of pages in the “Epstein files” have already been made public over the last 20 years. However, new documents that the federal government is withholding need to be released for transparency, morality and justice for all who suffered sexual assault at the hands of Jefferey Epstein.  The Epstein files are documents “related to the civil and criminal cases involving the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein”. Epstein was allegedly sex trafficking minors with his former business partner, Ghisla...
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Opinion | The fall of free speech and the rise of censorship - The News Record

From late-night television hosts to school teachers, it seems like everyone is susceptible to censorship if their beliefs are not skewed towards the status quo. Recently, the United States government has been threatening to punish anyone publicly opposing its political stances, especially in regarding President Donald Trump and his current administration.This intimidation, supposedly aimed at ending “political violence,” grew exponentially after the sudden death of Charlie Kirk. Administration o...
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Opinion | The removal of school vaccine mandates in Florida is a threat to public health - The News Record

On Sept. 3, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that he would be ending all vaccine mandates for students. Without going into how this will negatively impact both students and parents, these new policies are setting a dangerous precedent for public health in the United States.  However, Ladapo says that these mandates are “a force to take away your ability to choose what you put in your body and what you as a parent put in your child's body.”  This plan is a disastrous and reckless...
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