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5th Annual Cincinnati Bike Show

The Cincinnati Bike Show, host by the UC Bike Kitchen and UC|sustainability is always held during Bike Month. But if you remember this past May, it was crazy weather wise. The day of the show dawned cool and sunny but as the time approached for the show to begin the snow was driven sideways by the wind and mixed with sleet. The was not a fun ride to the bus I can assure you and the show was rescheduled TBD.
Well TBD finally rolled around and it was a brilliant amazing day this time.

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Ruya Turkish Coffee

I'm a big fan of coffee, and just about everything that People's Liberty has done. So it should be no surprise I'm a fan of People's Liberty Globe grant recipient Ruya Turkish Coffee.
Per Ruya's website,
"A first-generation Turkish-American born and raised in Cincinnati, Aydogan’s vision for Rüya emerged from a desire to bridge the dualities of her upbringing. With Rüya, her aim is to give Cincinnatians a window into life and culture outside of America.
“In my family, we gather at the end of meals for coffee and read each other’s fortune through the coffee grinds,” said Aydogan. “It’s mostly a time to talk about aspirations, hopes, dreams, and things you want resolved in your life.” "

I dropped in the morning after Ruya's grand opening on a rainy Saturday to a quiet shop and watched as Melis Aydogan personally brewed me a cup of Turkish Coffee. It is interesting how coffee cuts across all cultures. The customs change slightly but one thing is universal, conversation and community. Coffee somehow binds them together stronger than any other form of sustinance.
And once I drank my coffee Ms. Aydogan read my future in the left over grounds. Not even an empty cup could stop the conversation!

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The Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar 2^nd Anniversary September 9th!

In recognition of the milestone, the community is invited to share in all the activities that can be found along the route – from shops and entertainment in OTR to the ballgame at Great American Ball Park.

Second Sunday on Main 12th & Main Station #6
Cincinnati Reds v. San Diego Padres Cincinnati Cyclones Station #1
Cincinnati Bell tent at The Banks Cincinnati Cyclones Station #1
Streetcar items for sale Streetcar cookies for sale at Taste of Belgium locations in downtown and OTR and streetcar coasters on sale for $25 at Rookwood Pottery’s Jackson Street store, 12th & Vine Station #7
International Literacy Day Book Drive Donate gently used books to benefit local nonprofit Crayons to Computers, Public Library Station #16
Streetcar specials and discount Special offers available at restaurants and retailers along route, including MiCA 12/v, 12th & Vine Station #7
Frisch’s Big Boy streetcar coloring contest Coloring sheet entries by kids 12 and under will be displayed in the Children’s Library at the Main Library in Downtown Cincinnati, Public Library Station #16
Mascots along route Mascots from Frisch’s, the Cincinnati Cyclones and Cincinnati Bell will be on the streetcar and at various stops along the route, ready to greet riders.

The streetcar fare is $1 for a two-hour pass and $2 to ride all day. Download the EZRide app and purchase tickets right on your phone!

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RIP Martha, Sept. 1 1914

Martha, died 104 years ago today at the Cincinnati Zoo. The last of over a billion birds that once roamed America.

The New York Times NATHANIEL RICH wrote about Martha and he said;

"On Sept. 1, 1914, Martha, the last captive passenger pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. She outlasted George, the penultimate survivor of her species and her only companion, by four years. As news spread of her species’ imminent extinction, Martha became a minor tourist attraction. In her final years, whether depressed or just old, she barely moved. Underwhelmed zoo visitors threw fistfuls of sand at her to elicit a reaction. When she finally died, her body was taken to the Cincinnati Ice Company, frozen in a 300-pound ice cube and shipped by train to the Smithsonian Institution..."

Treehugger says she's stuffed but not on display at the Smithsonian.
From RoadsideAmerica;

Martha spent her last years in the Cincinnati Zoo, in a pagoda aviary that has been restored. It's an official National Historic Landmark... Perched on a rock in front of the hut is a life-size bronze likeness of Martha. Also here is the stuffed carcass of the last Carolina Parakeet, "Incus," who died in this same aviary in 1918, four years after Martha. That makes this place a uniquely bad spot in the history of bird extermination.