Month: May 2009

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The King is back!

Thanks to new owner, Christian Moerleing Brewing Company, the transformation of Little Kings Cream Ale has been fast-tracked.

New will be the introduction of “12 Kings” – a 12 pack design for the classic seven ounce green bottle. There will also be a complete packaging redesign that includes new “classic styling” of the brand image that plays to the heritage of the Schoenling Brewing Company.

The original tagline of “It’s Good To Be King” has also been restored to packaging. Also new will be the return of the Little Kings beer bucket affectionately known as “a bucket of Kings” will serve as a way for bars to serve Little Kings to their customers.

Also of interest to those beer lovers out there is ceremonial keg tapping today at Germania Park hosted by the German-American Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati and Christian Moerlein. The keg tapping is in honor of Cincinnati’s great 19th century beer baron, Christian Moerlein, and all proceeds will go to benefit the German-American Citizens League and the Germania Society.

There will be live music, food and a brief presentation about the contributions and anniversary of Christian Moerlein’s birth and death (5/13/1818 – 5/14/1897) at 7pm. Guests will also get to see the premiere of the first television commercial for the Christian Moerlein brand in over 20 years. The commercial is titled, “A Journey In Every Bottle” and shows Christian Moerlein Brewing Company’s 19th century Cincinnati brewing heritage evolving to today’s 21st century handcrafted beers. Detailed event information can be found here.

Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co. is a division of Cincinnati’s Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. makers of handcrafted Moerlein Lagers & Ales.

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Arts & Entertainment News

A busy weekend for Cincinnati

Despite the rainy weather, Cincinnati will be more alive than ever with an abundance of events that should appeal to most everyone.

The Krohn Conservatory will be continuing its Butterflies of India Show until June 31, and is open to the public from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. On Friday, the Conservatory will host Wine Tasting with Amy Tobin from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., exploring the wine artisans of the Napa and Sonoma valleys.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow morning for Breakfast on the Bridge, a free breakfast held for bicycle commuters that is being hosted by Bike Newport. The event will be held on the Newport side of the Purple People Bridge, and will include Taste of Belgium waffles, fresh fruit, pastries, coffee, milk, and orange juice.

Come celebrate with the MoBo Bicycle Coop as they observe their third annual fundraiser on Saturday, from 7 P.M. to 1 A.M. at Off the Avenue Studios (1546 Knowlton in Northside) The event features a raffle, silent auction, a great music lineup and lots of food and drinks. Tickets are for sale at the door, or at Park+Vine and Shake It Records.

For the weekend, Maifest at MainStrasse in Covington, Kentucky features authentic German and international foods, amusements and arts and crafts booths. On Saturday, from 4:40 to 7:30 P.M., the alternative, country and blues band Kelly Thomas & the Fabulous Pick Ups will perform.

Finally, don’t miss out on the Cincinnati Zoo’s newest addition. Zoo Babies at the Cincinnati Zoo features an adorable lineup of lovable infants, along with children-friendly concerts by Thaddeus Rex and Miss Lori.

Image from Fox19

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College Hill Coffee Co. a great anchor to a great NBD

The College Hill neighborhood business district (NBD) is one of my newest favorite NBDs in Cincinnati. It’s not often that I’m up that way, but I think I’ll be heading there more often after my past few experiences that have left me wanting more out of that neighborhood.

College Hill Coffee Co. is located at the northern end of the business district and is a third place and anchor for the neighborhood. I spent last Wednesday there and it didn’t seem like that long until I looked down at my watch and realized I had spent over three hours there.

They have some great coffee, good food offerings, table service, a small retail area and a comfortable environment to hang out that features free wi-fi. Here are a few pictures I grabbed of the interior while I was there.


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This Week In Soapbox 5/12

This Week In Soapbox (TWIS) will be a weekly feature that highlights the various development news stories I have written for Soapbox Cincinnati. You will most likely see the variety of photographs and some general commentary about the issues and places I have covered in that week’s edition on here, but the full stories will never be duplicated.

So if you’re interested in staying in touch with some of the latest development news in Cincinnati please check out this week’s stories and sign up for the weekly E-Zine sent out by Soapbox Cincinnati.

TWIS 5/12:

  • May means it’s bike month in Cincinnati – full article
  • Green Township adding 6th park to commemorate bicentennial – full article
  • Experienced Over-the-Rhine developer sees bright future for neighborhood, business – full article
  • Christ Hospital Imaging Center opens and earns LEED Silver certification – full article
  • SouthShore tower most recent jewel added along the Ohio River – full article
  • Cincinnati’s two-wheeler parking program taking next step, needs community input – full article
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Findlay Market now open Tuesdays

Ohio’s oldest open-air market and Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine landmark will now have expanded hours of operations as Findlay Market will now be open an additional day with extended hours throughout the week.

Tuesday will now be added to the days of operation for Findlay Market starting today. The rest of the weekdays will see an hour of extended business in the evening to 6pm, and the market will open an hour earlier at 10am on Sundays at the request of both merchants and shoppers.

Also new will be weekly Wine Tastings at Market Wines every Tuesday from 3pm-6pm. The revised weekly hours of operation can be seen below.

Tuesday: 9am – 6pm (Wine tastings from 3pm-6pm)
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
Thursday: 9am – 6pm
Friday: 9am – 6pm
Saturday: 8am – 6pm (Biergarten open 11am-5pm)
Sunday: 10am – 4pm