Best of Cincinnati 2026 Staff Picks: Arts & Culture
Although I am entering my golden years very soon (I am approaching 30), I still like to get out of the house and have a bit of fun between my doctor’s appointments and gardening adventures. Despite my old age, I am still a gigging musician and editor of an alt weekly here in Cincinnati. And…
Best of Cincinnati 2026 Staff Picks: City & Nightlife
Being in charge of arts & culture coverage at CityBeat, you’d hope I have a good handle on the city’s culture and nightlife. Everybody knows about the obvious stuff: your Aronoff shows, your CSO performances, your museum exhibits, what have you. And when it comes to bars, there are plenty of big names in town…
Best of Cincinnati 2026 Staff Picks: Eats
As CityBeat’s resident foodie, it’s nice that I’ve been able to turn “going out to eat too much” into part of my job. Since my entire career has been me either writing about the service industry or working in it, I’m naturally a guy that everyone turns to when they wonder where they should go…
Best of Cincinnati 2026 Staff Picks: Family and Health
As a mother of five and a manager of many, I’m always trying to find places that are family-friendly, have lots of variety, or at least allow me to get some semblance of a workout in. Need to find a place you can take your kids but also occupy them while getting a drink and…
Best of Cincinnati 2026 Staff Picks: Services
I am about as Cincinnati as you can get. In fact, my upcoming wedding (well, it will have happened by the time you read this, but as I write it, it’s still upcoming!) is at Findlay Market and we’re having it catered by four Findlay Market vendors. We’re even going to Rhinegeist for cocktails so…
Best of Cincinnati Staff Picks: Shopping
To know me is to know I love to shop, whether it’s clothes, books, food, records or wine (definitely wine), I love to spend money, much to my bank account’s dismay. Another thing I love is my city; I love supporting local and seeing small businesses thrive. So, if you’re like me and you love…
Women-only fight club builds confidence, community on Cincinnati’s West Side
Rachel Cerimele was never overconfident. She was shy. She had struggles with depression. Like most women, she thought about her safety each time she walked out the door. Then she found a gym. Cincy Women’s Fight Club, a nonprofit at 3651 Harrison Ave. in Cheviot, teaches self-defense to women and girls ages 12 and older.…
Bethany Ellen Artistic Imagery captures love in all stages
Bethany Ellen hoists her camera gear, protected in a clear plastic box, below the surface of a saltwater pool. Her focus today is on an expecting mother treading water on the other side of the pool, fighting to look comfortable and natural in a purple flowing dress against a dark background. “It’s the ultimate experience…
Milkman brings the diner to the modern era
Milkman founder Nick Pesola and current owner Paul Folker say they’re cooking up delicious burgers and shakes to fill a community need. “In Over-the-Rhine, there’s plenty of gourmet burger spots or expensive, full-service restaurants,” Pesola said. “Personally, I like casual food. And more than anything, I like affordable food. I was like, ‘Why is everyone…
Saving Cincinnati’s nightlife comes easy for DJ Boywife
It’s a little after midnight. The lights are low. You’re surrounded by hundreds of people dancing their heart out, as the hottest song from the pop singer du jour is blaring at a volume so loud nobody can hear themselves think. And then the DJ tag hits. “You’re listening to DJ Boywife, you stupid b*tch.”…
How Lamenuel Scales became Cincinnati’s rawest reporter
Lamenuel Scales has always been up in everybody’s business. “My nickname as a kid was Johnny the Newsboy, so what’s the f**ing chances of me being Hood News now?” Scales told CityBeat. Long before his viral success skyrocketed him into social media influencer status with his Hood News 75 Instagram account and his Hilarious Scales…
How artist-turned-gallerist Paul Kroner is impacting Cincinnati and beyond
For artist Paul Kroner, it began with Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. Witnessing the artist’s Cubist depiction of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War at age 19, the painting became Kroner’s “north star.” “ If I can ever create anything that has that kind of impact on anybody, I’ll feel like I succeeded,” Kroner said. Now, Kroner…
How the Morning Show’s four voices keep audiences coming back
If you knew how early they start their day, you may never complain about your 8 a.m. alarm again. It’s about 9 a.m. on a bright Tuesday morning, but the quartet that makes up Q102’s “Jeff & Jenn” show — Jeff Thomas, Jenn Jordan, Tim Timmerman, and Jennifer Fritsch — have been up long before…
