Add a dash of star power, a puff of breath and one drop of a raincloud… From when it first touches your lips, you know it’s something special. The sweet, amber-colored elixir that’s good on everything from pancakes to ice cream or just straight out of the bottle. If you don’t know what I’m referring […]

Volunteers have been an important part of the park district for its entire 85-year history. Running in its current format since 1978, the volunteer program has grown steadily along with the park district. Today, more than 700 volunteers give their time and talents, helping out in practically every department, from stuffing mailers with Marketing to […]

I can remember walking around my neighborhood as a child in the fall and winter, looking up at the stars, and I would always notice the constellation Orion. Year after year, he was always there, looking mighty and strong in the night sky, guiding me home as I walked back from spending time at a […]

The word “solstice” in Latin means “sun stands still.” December 21 is the winter solstice, which is the day with the least amount of sunlight for the year here in Cincinnati. It also marks the first day of winter. The sun rises at 7:54 a.m. and sets at 5:19 p.m. — that’s a whole three seconds less sunlight than […]

A farmer walks into his barn late one fall evening. He hears a loud raspy, hissing “SSS-SKEECH!!!” The farmer jumps with fright and looks up into the rafters. A thin, white object files quickly and silently above his head. He runs out the barn and into the house, screaming “There’s a ghost, there’s a ghost […]

This time of year, as we humans prepare to travel near and far visiting family and friends for the holidays, there is a lot of travel going on in the skies above us. Every year thousands of birds travel through Ohio on their way to more hospitable places to spend the winter months. This is […]

Spiders get a bad rap. Maybe it’s their eight eyes, long spindly legs and habit of appearing out the corner of your eye when you least expect it. Or possibly it’s an innate fear passed down from our ancestors who had to worry about spiders much more than we do. Spiders scare us so much that […]

  It’s a treasure, indeed, to find a facility that accommodates the needs of the guests, and that’s just what Parky’s Farm offers to the veterans and wounded warriors of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing-Cincinnati. The pond behind the horse barns, complete with a handicapped-accessible dock and nearby restrooms, is the perfect place for the […]