This year, CityBeat’s annual
“Drinking Issue” goes where no drinking issue has gone before: ’til
morning. Spanning the hours from happy hour to hangover, this handy
guide takes you from after-work cocktails and nighttime bar-crawls to
late-night munchies and mid-morning brunch remedies.
The Drinking Issue
On imbibing in Cincinnati from happy hour to hangover
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How Alcohol Works
The science of getting drunk (or why your liver hates you)
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Humans have been producing ethanol and
getting drunk on it since the Neolithic period, making brewing booze one
of mankind’s oldest pastimes (besides sex). But how does alcohol work?
And why do we get drunk … and like it?
Bar Guide
Our digital guide to (some of) Cincinnati's best places to drink
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We can't list 'em all, but here's a preliminary amalgamation of some of the city's best libation locations — in the best drinking neighborhoods — to carry you from happy hour drinks to late-night munchies.
Brunch (with a Side of Booze)
Damn good bloody marys, mimosas and beyond
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Regardless of whether or not you have
a hangover (or you just start your Sunday morning drinkin’ real early)
you can experience the best of both brunch worlds — i.e. alcohol and
edibles — at these distinctive local eateries.
Working 9 to 5
Reflecting on the merits of celebrating the survival of the workday with cheap drinks in cool spots
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I’d always scoffed at the notion of a
“happy hour” at a bar. Then I got a big-girl job, working 9 to 5. love my job, but sometimes it is stressful and hard
and I just want to sit in a neighborhood bar with my good friend Jack
Daniel’s. And so I became initiated into the “happy hour” society.
Bar-Crawl Bingo
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Bar-Crawl Bingo is a game of
chance, but instead of sitting in a Bingo hall while someone calls out
random letter and number combinations, you take your Bar-Crawl Bingo
card with you as you travel from bar to bar, observing and marking off
occurrences as you go.
Edible Outdoors Forest Forage
Native plant specialist Abby Artemisia leads weekly walks to help identify edible and non-edible plants
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Join Carriage
House Farm’s Native Plant Specialist Abby Artemisia for her weekly
“Friday Frolic in the Forest” in LaBoiteaux Woods in Northside for a taste of a combination of culinary wonderland and Mother
Nature’s medicine cabinet.
Outside Recess
Leave No Child Inside combats childhood obesity, A.D.D. and depression with exposure to the great outdoors
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Leave No Child Inside has initiated some extremely
successful projects during its seven years in existence. Its leaders
recently coordinated with Cincinnati Public Schools’ “5th Quarter”
system, which supports community organized summer learning.
More Than a Green Thumb
Buying local produce and growing your own benefits you, your wallet and the environment
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The phrase “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is an
environmental mantra that has been drilled into us, but as much as managing
our output has a positive impact on waste production, natural resources
and our wallets, so does managing our input.
Guide to Going Green
Upcoming classes, markets and events for a natural-leaning lifestyle
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Check out our green listings and pick a few ways to spend this spring exploring ways to improve yourself and the world around you.
Holiday Issue 2012
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When we enter the grown-up world, there are quite a few
aspects of life that lose a great bit of childlike mystique: visits to
the dentist, overalls, Hostess products and, perhaps most glaringly, the
holiday season.
'Tis the Season
Holiday theater for the nice and naughty
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How does that upbeat holiday tune go? “It’s the most
wonderful time of the year”? If you’re a theater fan and a devotee of
holiday cheer, that’s the song you’re humming.
An Artisan Affair
Local gourmet pantry and party shop offers convenient ways to wow guests or hosts
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Take your fanciest tray or cutting board
out of the cupboard where it lurks 360 days a year, and put it in your
car. Drive to Dutch’s Larder. Seriously, this is the wow-factor your
party always wanted.
Give and Get Back
Tailor your generosity this holiday season by considering what matters most to you
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The holiday season is known as a time to
celebrate, but, more importantly, it’s a time to give. It’s easy to translate your personal interests into the
volunteer world.
The Ghosts of Movies Past
An all-start list of seasonal films
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Bourbon-laced eggnog is optional but highly recommended when
viewing the following list, which features a healthy dose of dark comedy
and familial messiness.
