Part of living in a city like Cincinnati is that there is such a variety of activities all around. One of the great things that we found is a fantastic community symphony orchestra. The Seven Hills Sinfonietta is an unbelievable collection of the city’s most talented armature musicians. Their musical repertoire is nothing short of professional and they sound as good as any professional symphony I have ever heard. Coming up on March 16th at B’nai Tzedek in Kenwood, they will be performing Debussy’s Prelude a l’apres-midi d’une faune and Ravel’s Scheherazade. Below is a YouTube video of the Ravel so you can appreciate the complexity of music that this group takes on. I hope to see you all there, admission is free.

One year ago today the Ohio Smoking Ban went into effect, and was covered by the Cincinnati Blog. More than just being able to breathe easier in bars and restaurants not not coming
home smelling like smoke, it is an investment in the health and well
being of Ohio Citizens. The legislation is helping to insure more
health, productive, and happy citizens who are able to contribute to
and support their local communities. Below is a graph from The American Cancer Society
on death rates of lung cancer in men. As you can see since 1992 rates
have begun to drop due to smoking cessation activities, like smoking
bans. Ohio is not only improving health, it is saving money on health
care and saving lives.

I have been looking over the some of the blogs that talk about Cincinnati. I found a few that were really interesting reads and filled with insightful thoughts. Here are a few of the better blogs I found and a description of them.
Cincinnati Blog - A general blog that talks about local politics and activities
Bearcats Blog - A sports blog about the UC Bearcats
Building Cincinnati - an AMAZING blog about Queen City Architecture with Photos
The ‘Nati Life - A well written blog about life in Cincinnati covering in-town happenings
Cincinnati Urban Life - a fantastic collection of dozens of useful links to just about any topic
UrbanCincy - An urban planner writing about his vision for the city, very inspiring

As soon as I can get our sidebar working these links are going up right away