With his familiar shock of white hair and craggy, prematurely aged face and twinkling eyes, Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson was a one of a kind personality beloved by generations of fans not just in the two cities he led to World Series championships, but throughout the baseball world. When he retired in 1995 he was third on the list of all-time winningest managers, having accumulated 2,194 victories in managing the Cincinnati Reds to two championships...

Introduction to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team including the top players, stories of past and present, statistics, a diagram of the home field, a section on basic gear, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research.

"When the Cincinnati Zoo's baby hippo, Fiona, was born six weeks early, she was too small and weak to stand and nurse from her mother. With help from #TeamFiona, this once-tiny hippo is growing stronger every day. As Fiona explores the world around her, she is at times happy, mad, curious, and playful, as all children can be. Young readers will love exploring Fiona's feelings--and their own--while building important language and social-emotional skills."...

Fiona the hippo faces the challenges of growing up with an "I've got this!" attitude. On January 24, 2017, Fiona the hippo was born at the Cincinnati Zoo, six weeks before her due date. She weighed only 29 pounds, which is very small for a Nile hippo. She was too weak to stand and nurse from her mother, so Fiona received around-the-clock attention from the zoo's animal care staff, dubbed "Team Fiona", and even from nurses at Cincinnati Children's...

From as early as 1876, there were rumors of ghosts inhabiting the building that now houses the Cincinnati Symphony, so when a night watchman would tell of his sightings nearly 100 years later, many thought he was just adding to lore. But then in 1988 when construction workers were working in one of the elevator shafts, they uncovered hundreds of pounds of skeletal remains in an underground crypt. Dr. Elizabeth Murray was eventually entrusted with...

With funny names like "fat quarters," "honey buns," "jelly rolls," and "charm packs," fabric precuts can certainly be mysterious. In this class, Heather Jones explains what each of these classic quilting terms means and provides great ideas for using these precut fabrics in your next quilting project.

In this class, Heather Jones shares how to make the iconic Ohio Star quilt block. Using half square triangles and quarter square triangles, you will learn how to precisely sew the pieces together to create this crisp, geometric design. Bind and finish your block to create a quilted wall hanging, or use the block to make a funky, modern throw pillow.

Learn how to build a color story for your next patchwork project with modern quilter, Heather Jones. This course begins with a basic overview of the color wheel and how quilter's can use it to understand the interaction of colors in patchwork- a particularly helpful skill when you're trying to pair prints with solids. Heather also teaches fun exercises for getting outside of your comfort zone, and suggests fascinating sources for further research....

Learn how to make a classic pineapple quilt block from modern quilter, Heather Jones. Worked up in contrasting colors, this graphically striking design takes a historic quilt block from subtle to stunning. Heather works her quilting magic in this class, showing you how to make precise cuts using quilting rulers and finish the block with precision. If you would like to learn how to create an improvised pineapple block (as shown in the quilt at the...

This modern quilt design uses 12 large-scale blocks that are strip-pieced, which can be assembled in different orientations to achieve a different finished design. Heather shows you how to cut and strip piece fabric and then cut them into blocks. She also talks about how to work with bias cut edges to minimize stretch. As well as nifty technique for sewing consistent (QH(B" seams. Heather teaches how to assemble the quilt top, which is an accessible...