On the Square

On the Square

The Hyde Park Square Art Show is this Sunday! Janet Smith, one of the organizers, gives us the rundown on the largest one-day art show in Greater Cincinnati. You'll find fine artists from throughout the region and across the country exhibiting and selling their work along beautiful Hyde Park Square.

Swing Time

Swing Time

Make a trip back in time at Cincinnati Museum Center's1940s Day! See classic cars, enjoy music of the era, join a costume contest, and learn about the important role Union Terminal, and Cincinnati, played in American history. It will be the living end!

Ready to Ride

Kings Island toExpand Award-Winning Kids’ Area with New Family Boomerang Coasterand Immersive Camp Snoopy Area in 2024MASON, OH–There will be more ways to playin 2024asKings Island expands its award-winning kids’ areawith the addition of a new adventure play space, Camp Snoopy, featuring the park's newest roller coaster,Snoopy’s SoapBoxRacers. It will be the amusement park's first family boomerang coaster, thatracesridersboth forward and backward on the same track.With the addition of Snoopy's SoapBox Racers, Kings Islandwill become the Kids Coaster Capital of the World, offering five different coaster experiences for future thrillseekers.Snoopy’s SoapBox Racers takes the classic fun of a soapbox racing derby to a whole new level as bothparents and kids climb aboardtheir favoritePeanuts-decoratedsoapbox coaster carand are hoistedup a 70-foot hillto the starting line. As Snoopy wavesthecheckered flag,riders will be released andlaunchedforwardonto atrackfull of exhilarating twists and turns, passing the camp lookout station, racing toward the finishlineup ahead. And,justasthey think they are about to cross it,the entire train of soapbox carswill rollbackward, traversing the same course, now in reverse!In addition to the new coaster,kids of all ages will have a chance to become full-fledgedmembersof theBeagle Scoutsat Camp Snoopy.Beagle Scout Acres,the official headquarters of the troop, will provide moreoutdoor summercamp funand activities.In this new shaded, nature-themedplay area, kids and their familieswill be able to exploreand play on their ownamongturfed mounds and grassy areas, filledwithcampingequipment to play in, climb over and through.Parents can sit back and relax and enjoy a snack while the kidstake part in hosted‘Camptivities’ledby the Peanuts gangthroughout the day. Eager Beagle Scouts canalsowork to earn merit badges for sharing, working together, trying new thingsandhelping someone in need.Construction on Camp Snoopy,includingthe coaster and Beagle Scout Acres,will begin this fall.