The Crafty Supermarket has been curating the best artisans from Cincinnati, from around Ohio and a couple from farther away too. providing a sort of one stop shop for unique gifts. Support independent craftspeople and get your friends a one of a kind gift is a win-win for everyone.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society held their annual fundraiser a couple Saturdays ago at the Newport Aquarium. In addition to raising money for a good cause these are always a good opportunity to talk to vendors about what's new. The good news, if you are a spirit or whisky drinker the next couple years are going to be a good time to be in Cincinnati.
A couple years ago we were standing on Republic St and I was admiring the trees as I looked up and down and I said, "man this is going to be amazing when it is built out with condos and apartments." Well guess what, Republic has arrived. Its interesting because everyone has always loved Orchid St, now Republic joins them and add in Mercer when it matures in a year and suddenly all the side streets in OTR are becoming a thing.
Victor Athletics Club held their grand opening Saturday night. They'll be selling Noble Denim jeans and on special occasions they will be making custom jeans in house. Their goal: to sell organic, vintage-inspired athletic wear made by small town USA factories.
Frameri, the OTR based frame and lens maker also had a grand opening for their Holiday popup in the old Reser Bicycle space on Vine St. Frameri, if you didn't know sells Italian made frames with interchangeable lens. I have a pair of progressive lens from Frameri that I swap between 4 different frames. These guys are swinging for the fences so if you're in the market for new glasses check them out.
Andy, always spot on.
Getting back to Republic we finished off the night at Low Spark. It was relatively empty for OTR on a rainy Saturday night, but I bet that doesn't last. When you leave make sure to look up and chuckle over the Repubic street sign at the corner.
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The Transept bills itself as a place where people intersect. A few steps away from the soon to be operating streetcar line sits OTR's newest church to bar conversion, a dramtic place where people truely will intersect. At street level is a public bar and on the main level up two flights of stairs is the private event space. If you've been to Taft's Ale House or Urban Artifact you'll imediately understand why people want to convert these old churches, drama is baked right into their being. The Transept has been holding a series of soft openings in recent weeks and should be open full time after Thanksgiving.
All streetcar fans are invited Wednesday Nov 18th join fellow Cincinnatians in the arrival of Cincinnati's first streetcar in over 60 years. Doors open 6pm at The Transept, a new business made possible by the streetcar whose tracks pass just feet from its front doors.
With a $20 donation to All Aboard Ohio, attendees will receive a 2016 membership to AAO (www.allaboardohio.org), a statewide 501c3 non-profit rail transit advocacy organization, 1 drink ticket good for wine or Moerlein beer, a coupon for a free 1 day-pass on Cincy Red Bike, and an opportunity to win a (currently sold out) Cincinnati Streetcar Founder's Club 15 Day pass, paint for your whole house (up to 10 gallons interior/exterior courtesy Acme Hardware), a 1 year Red Bike membership, and other prizes!
National recording artist and Cincinnati native Santino Corleon will also be performing.
You can visit the facebook event page and RSVP HERE
The Transept is located at 1204 Elm St 45202.
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“Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many ways.”
― Neal Stephenson, Anathem
After a full news cycle of events from Paris it was refreshing to trip across this scene Saturday morning. A group called Food Not Bombs, a group which I must point out looked to be mostly young 20 somethings was at the East end of Piatt Park distributing food.
Gives me hope for the future.
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