Your Insider's Guide to the Cincy Region

Welcome to our blog! Find out about local favorites, fun things to do, the best restaurants and shopping, all the events, and more here in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. 

Dot Crane
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Dot Crane

Dot Crane, Director of Content and Research. Dot is a proud resident of Covington, KY and loves helping others #lovethecov. You can find her sampling local craft brews at our more than 80 breweries, or capturing the perfect image throughout the NKY and Cincy Region to showcase our blend of Southern Charm and big city excitement. 

Gotta Get Some Goetta: NKY and Cincinnati's Unique Sausage

You won’t be in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati region long before you hear about goetta or see it listed on a local menu. Goetta, pronounced get-uh, is served straight, in omelets, or as an ingredient in appetizers and main courses. Local restaurants offer goetta pizza, goetta tacos, goetta…

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Where to Take a Day Trip in Northern Kentucky

One of the pleasures of travelling is discovering unique places to go for a day trip. Whether it’s just an hour away, or will actually take the whole day, a drive to a nearby attraction can feel like a vacation within a vacation. Or a vacation within a stay cation if you’re seeing the sights within…

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Off the Beaten Path: Unique Shopping in Northern Kentucky

A Local Brewery with a Twist The circus came to town and stayed in Ludlow, KY. Bircus Brewing Company combines the art of circus performance with impeccable craft beers, authentic woodfired pizzas, and unbridled atmosphere. And you’ll find it Only in NKY . It’s pronounced “beer-cus,” not “bur-cus.”…

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Meet The B-Line: Bouquet Restaurant

Hello, internet reader! Have you heard about The B-Line? It’s the new self-guided bourbon tour in Northern Kentucky comprised of 5 bourbon bars, 3 distilleries which are also on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour®, and 4 bourbon-inspired restaurants. If you check in at 2 of each category on The…

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Holiday Shopping Events in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Photo: Germania Christkindlmarkt Whether you’re one of those…remarkable folks who shops all year and is almost finished, or haven’t even begun to think about your holiday shopping, we’ve got a great list of upcoming Holiday Shopping Events for you in the NKY and Cincinnati region. We’re lucky to be…

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Lesser Known Christmas and Holiday Events in NKY and Cincy

The holidays are here! After the Thanksgiving turkey feast, you can head out to enjoy a feast of Christmas festivals, holiday shopping events, and merry things to do for the rest of the year. In fact, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky have so many fun holiday events lined up, you could probably…

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