My family has visited many parks in the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky area, but I think that the Frederick H. Alms Memorial Park is one of the most charming & quaint parks around. Located in the Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood, Alms Park is such a beautiful park that it’s quite popular with photographers, especially for wedding shoots. … [read more]
Let the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra take you to The Final Frontier! Giveaway
There’s nothing quite like a live orchestra to really make your heart race and blood pump. Something about all of that amazing sound being created right there in your presence…it’s so BIG! I was never patient or talented enough to properly play an instrument so I am always in awe of the truly talented musicians… [read more]
Cones for the Cure – Honoring the memory of Elena & raising $$ for cancer research!
“Do you ever know when you are experiencing a miracle? I guess I just expected more – maybe a flash of light, a clap of thunder or a visit from an angel. But, maybe, just maybe, the angel is right here next to me.” – Keith Desserich, “Notes Left Behind“. I recently met the founder… [read more]
Road Trip to Columbus :: American Girl Store
Until this Summer all of the American Girl fans in Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky had to purchase their doll clothes, accessories and such either online or travel quite a bit to get to an American Girl Store. The closest stores to Cincy were Chicago & Atlanta…until a few months ago. Now there is a fabulous… [read more]
The Place – Retro Arcade
I ran into (almost literally) a good friend of mine a few weeks walking across the Dillonvale Shopping Center parking lot with his two kids in tow. Being the curious one that I am, I stopped him to ask what he was up to. Why, heading to the Retro Arcade, of course! I’d never heard… [read more]
Cincinnati Comic Expo-Giveaway
We are big comic book fans in my family. My boys have been reading comics since, well, since before they could actually read. We are annual Free Comic Book Day patrons (you can read about that here). We also love superheroes, games, LEGO, costumes, and more. Lucky for us the Cincinnati Comic Expo is in… [read more]
Family Friendly Dining :: Izzy’s in Fort Wright
I did a little happy dance when I heard that Izzy’s was going to open up a location in Fort Wright this summer. Imagine that…reubens and potato pancakes just a hop, skip and a jump away from my house! They are really in a great spot, and not just for Ft. Wright residents, but convenient… [read more]
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia, The OMNIMAX Film
In June the Cincinnati Museum Center unveiled it’s latest and greatest exhibit…Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana and the writers at Family Friendly Cincinnati (and our children) were very very impressed. You can read all about the exhibit in this post on Family Friendly Cincinnati. If you have not yet been to the Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibit,… [read more]
