
3 Points Urban Brewery
I'll admit, when I first got the invitation to attend a preview night of 3 Points Urban Brewery, I was skeptical.

Goodbye to The Gardens
There was never a better place to watch hockey in Cincinnati. The Gardens was classic. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

An Urban Geyser in Pleasant Ridge
In the Cincinnati neighborhood of Pleasant Ridge, a dislodged fire hydrant lead to the appearance of an urban geyser.

Charleston, The Greenbrier Resort, and a Secret Cold War Bunker for Congress
The Greenbrier Resort once housed a government secret, one built towards the start of the Cold War, a place to continue the functions of our elected officials should an atomic exchange with the Soviets ever come to fruition.

The Major League Soccer Expansion Decision Looms...
...and I plan to support FC Cincinnati, and (more importantly) this city, regardless of the outcome.

The Alignment of Cincinnati and Covington
If you were blissfully unaware of Midwestern georgraphy, you might look across at Covington from Cincinnati and assume it's all one big city, an urban street grid not separated by a river and state borders. That's now how it is, but here's the story of how Covington and Cincinnati physically aligned and continue to do so, with old ways of thinking still found today.

Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field Implosion from Mt. Adams
Nearly 15 years later, a perspective of an historic Cincinnati event retrieved from family video archives.

Swoon at The CAC
Also known as Swoon, Caledonia Curry is a renown street artist. For the moment, her work is on display within Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center and on its streets.

Northside Applebee's
Finally, the City of Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood has something to celebrate!

The Queen City Discovery 10th Anniversary Special
This post was scheduled to publish on October 29, 2017 at 5:02 P.M. At that point, when this post is live, this website known as Queen City Discovery will be a decade old. It’s been an interesting ten years and as the anniversary approached, I debated on what I’d do to commemorate it or if I should at all.


The Return of Schwartz's Point
In the heart of the city, near the northern end of a neighborhood, and at a peculiar crossroads, there was this great little jazz club.
It's back.

Kentucky Kingdom: Six Years Later | Part 2
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom had a reputation and eventually the gates closed, the carousel stopped playing music, and the roar of roller coasters were silenced.

The Building That Changes Color
There's a new tower on Cincinnati's skyline and it has a unique feature.
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Pay phones have become a rare breed these days, but you can still find one at the base of a Cincinnati landmark. This is the tale of how a social media post inspired some photography that lead to the story of a sculpture and intersections of local history.

Solar Eclipse
The 2017 Solar Eclipse as experienced from the observation deck of Cincinnati's Carew Tower.

The Village Troubador
The Village of Greenhills, north of Cincinnati is a charming, little place. It has history dating back to The Great Depression, when the town was planned from its inception as one of three “Greenbelt Communities” established by the Federal Government as part of the New Deal. Unlike most American suburbs these days, snaked with highways and littered with chain restaurants, Greenhills is a lot simpler.

A Proposed Soccer Stadium, A Stalled Development, and a Question of How We Define What Exactly is "Cincinnati"
In June 2017, local soccer club FC Cincinnati announced it was considering three potential sites to build a stadium upon. The thought of a team labeled as "Cincinnati" playing in Kentucky has drawn perhaps the strongest reactions on both sides of the argument and river.

Toynbee Tiles and House of Hades
In search of cryptic messages embedded within the streets—I waited for traffic to subside, jogged out to the middle of the road and knelt down while an idling cab driver eyed me suspiciously.

Anniversary of the Miami-Erie Canal
192 years ago, on what was probably a sweltering summer day not all dissimilar to now, a ceremony took place in Middletown, Ohio.