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Cincinnati, OH
86Events this week
20Free things to do
92New spots
91New stories

Checked Monday, September 14, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Cincinnati

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 86 events, day by day →

Thursday Art Play

Thursday 10:30am · Contemporary Arts Center

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Thursday 4pm · Sawyer Point · Free

Westwood Farmers Market

Thursday 4pm · Westwood United Methodist Church · Free

OTR Open Mic Night

Thursday 6pm · Miami University Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine

Pete Papania Plays Tastings @ Muse

Thursday 6pm · Muse Cafe

New in Cincinnati

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Arts & Culture

History that hits home: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center pairs immersive film, multimedia, and artifacts to trace freedom’s fight from the Underground Railroad to today.

freedomcenter.org

Knockout Vintage

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Curated throwback finds: Knockout Vintage keeps Cincinnati closets fun with well‑curated vintage tops, dresses, outerwear, and jewelry spanning 60s moto fringe, 80s western, 90s Clueless vibes, plus Taxco silver and onyx chains.

shop-knockout.com

Woodhouse Spa

Health & Wellness

Time for a real reset: When Cincinnati weeks get loud, Woodhouse Spa delivers quiet with spa packages that pair restorative massages and body treatments, plus advanced facials like HydraFacial, microdermabrasion, and lift and sculpt with microcurrent and cryo gua sha.

cincinnati.woodhousespas.com

Cincinnati’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Cincinnati’s best →

Most read in Cincinnati

The five stories Cincinnati readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Historic Cincinnati bar sells after six years on the market

    City View Tavern, one of Cincinnati's oldest operating bars, has sold after six years on the market.

    Full story at local12.com

  2. 245-room Cincinnati hotel acquired for $10M; here's the plan to convert it

    Prashant Kumar, of Stony Brook, N.Y.-based MyRealtyGains, has purchased the Quality Inn & Suites hotel in Queensgate, Cincinnati for $10 million.

    Full story at local12.com

  3. American aims to make it easier for CVG travelers to go overseas

    American Airlines has added new international flights to its hubs connecting to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, in an effort to make it easier for local travelers to reach Europe and Asia.

    Full story at local12.com

  4. Local nonprofit faces deadline to move as it works to get beds to kids in need

    The Cincinnati Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is facing a deadline as it continues to deliver beds to children in need.

    Full story at local12.com

  5. Cincinnati Animal CARE hosting $0 adoption event this weekend

    Cincinnati Animal CARE, the Hamilton County's only open-intake animal shelter, is hosting a $0 adoption event this weekend to help find new homes for many of its more than 1,000 animals.

    Full story at spectrumnews1.com

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