Cincinnati

Cicadas??are winged insects, known for the songs sung by most, but not all, males of the species. They are better known for their swarming behavior which occurs every 13 to 17 years, depending on thee brood, or generation. Most of their lives are spent...

The Storybook Paddle Boats have been plying the waters of Lake Como at Old Coney since 2013 and are one of the few rides kept when the park decided to focus solely on water attractions following the 2019 season.

WCPO TV was the station first signed on the air at noon on July 26, 1949, and first face seen was Big Jim Stacey.??Originally operating on VHF channel 7; it was Cincinnati's third television station.

The Cincinnati Commandos were an indoor football team that played in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2010 and 2011. Their home field was the??Cincinnati Gardens. In 2012 they moved to the United Indoor Football League (UIFL). They suspended operations in 2013.

After the Central Hockey League (CHL) version of the Stingers folded 33 games into the 1979/80 season, Cincinnati was left without a pro hockey team for the first time since 1974, when the American Hockey League's Swords folded. The Tigers hit the ice in...

Calvin "Pokey" Reese played second base for the Reds from 1997 to 2001. His sharp defensive skills resulted in two Gold Glove Awards and made him a fan favorite. He went on to be part of Boston's 2004 World Series-winning team.?? *A portion of...

It's the invasion of the fake Cincy sports teams, it's the Cincinnati Cicadas!

  "Everything old is new again!" It's Hattie from Cincinnati! Created by acclaimed puppeteer Larry Smith, Hattie made appearances on WCET's Magic Forest, as well as with Channel 9's Cool Ghoul, as well as his own programs on Channels 9, 5, and 19.

Riverfront Coliseum, today known as Heritage Bank Center, was completed in 1975 and was home to the??Cincinnati Stingers??hockey team of the??World Hockey Association, and later the Tigers who played one season in the Central Hockey League. Its current main tenant is the Cincinnati Cyclones...

WUBE-FM has been Cincinnati's home for country music since 1969.??

The Screamin Demon (later just the Demon) was a looping shuttle coaster (one that does not make a complete a circuit) that opened in 1977 at Kings Island just north of Cincinnati. It moved to Camden Park in New Jersey in 1988 and closed...

After a pitched battle between the local zoning board and drive-in owners, the Oakley Drive-In opened September 6, 1956 on Madison Road in Cincinnati. The first film shown was the??Alfred Hitchcock-directed thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much??starring James Stewart and Doris Day.??The Drive-in...

The program known as 120 Minutes ran on Music Television from 1986 to 2003. It was cancelled abruptly but returned in 2011 on the channel's sibling feed where it ran for two more years. After the channel became more mainstream in the 1980s, thanks...

This was always one of the best deals in the record store, especially if you catching up on an artist's catalog.

A mall staple in the 1970s and 1980s, Chess King was founded in 1968 in Boston. At its peak it had over 500 stores. However, it was so closely identified with those two decades, soon into the 1990s it was no longer considered hip.

It was worth staying up for??on Action 5 News. Springer co-anchored with Norma Rashid, and it was here he came up with his famous sign-off "take care of yourself and each other."

We're just here for the Pumpkin Pie.

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the Big Boy. Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the Big Boy. Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

We only have "pies" for you, baby.

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

Pick up this Vintage Frisch's t-shirt!

Wizard Records, CDs, and Tapes was located in Corryville on Short Vine in Cincinnati. In 1985, John James became the store manager and eventually the owner. In 2000, James moved the store to Oxford but closed up shop for good about a year later.

Webb's Motel was located in Alexandria and owned by??Ralph and Jane Webb. It was located on Alexandria Pike (US Hwy 27).

The Palace of the Fans was the Reds home from 1902 until 1911. In 1912, the club moved into Redland Field (on the same site). That ballpark was renamed Crosley Field, in honor of the team's new owner, in 1934. It was the home...