Gummy Bear Explores New Zealand by Sea and Shore
affiliate program Gummy Bear zoomed half-way around the world this fall to discover New Zealand during the annual conference of the Society of American Travel Writers. Gummy travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. Gummy found herself in–or at least near– some hot water at Havana [...]
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Gummy Bear Explores Ohio Statehouse with ‘Pawsport’
affiliate program Gummy Bear, the new SATW Traveling Teddy for St. Joseph Consolidated School, is gearing up for National Passport Day Sept. 17. “Have pawsport, will roam” is the Traveling Teddy motto! Gummy travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph in Hamilton, Ohio. The class named her in their first Traveling [...]
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Cincinnati Tunes Up for 2012 World Choir Games
affiliate program Listen! Fingers are already snapping as more than 80 choirs from around the world rehearse for the World Choir Games July 4-14, 2012, in Cincinnati. This is the first time the biennial games have been held in the U.S. Choirs from 18 countries are already registered, including singers from China, Indonesia, Israel, Ireland, [...]
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Johnny X Splashes into Fiji
By Betsa Marsh Johnny X the SATW Traveling Teddy crossed the International Dateline to explore Fiji–the two-day odyssey felt a bit like a mini-hibernation. Johnny flew across the US and the Pacific Ocean, took a bus and then hopped two boats to get to Beqa Island, pronounced “Mbenga”–that word took some practice! Johnny X travels [...]
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Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile in the Queen City
Cleopatra, Egypt’s last autonomous pharaoh, is being unveiled through excavations of her mighty palaces and temples at “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” now through Sept. 5 at Cincinnati Museum Center. The show has nearly 150 artifacts, including statues, jewelry, coins and religious items that are all visiting the US for the [...]
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Ghosts Romp In Columbus’ Thurber House
By Betsa Marsh Like many a ghost story, James Thurber’s “The Night the Ghost Got In” rollicks with fear, confusion and absolutely no conclusion about the ghost itself. But because it’s Thurber, one of America’s great humorists, the story also has his unpredictable mother, his hapless brother and grandpa in the attic, his mind replaying [...]
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Cincinnati–There’s An App for That!
Just out! Cincinnati Essentials is my new app that covers the waterfront from Cincinnati’s Ghost Subway to flying pigs and frying goetta. Designed for travelers and residents alike, Cincinnati Essentials uncovers the best of the quirky Queen City. The mobile guide for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads is available for $2.99 on iTunes. All updates [...]
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Columbus Flowing with New Vodka, Wines
By Betsa Marsh Ryan Lang is a fourth-generation distiller and proud of it. Do the math and somebody in that family line must have run into the long governmental arm of Prohibition. “My grandmother Nellie was a rum runner and went to jail for a while,” Lang said of his family in Williamsburg, Pa. “They [...]
Keep Reading...Win a Hocking Hills Getaway with Your Video
Shoot a video of why “I Love the Hocking Hills!” and you could win a full weekend retreat for two in Ohio’s Hocking Hills. Enter through the Hocking Hills Tourism Association, shooting in front of a Hocking Hills landmark or attraction. The winner will receive a cottage for two for two nights from At Boulder’s [...]
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DEVO Band Memorabilia on Display in Columbus
Remember DEVO, the Ohio band with the bright red “Energy Dome” hat? The band performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and is preparing a new album, so the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus is putting its DEVO treasures on display now through August. Four of the remaining members, including lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh, [...]
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