The Walking Green

To keep up with The Walking Green, visit me here . I'm trying to consolidate my online "identities" and streamline my thoughts and ideas on one single blog. I hope you'll keep checking in! ...

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It's been a while since I've written anything but, boy, things have been busy! I've been wrapping-up the 2012 cleanup season at work . My husband has been working on finishing his hous es befor...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/12/go-play-outside-in-cold.html

--> I’ve lived in Cincinnati for 8 years. My first job was at Kaldi’s on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine. Those first few years, I spent a lot of time in the neighborhood. I met my husband ...

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You may have noticed we've been a little MIA this summer on the blog, but we've been plenty busy! What have we been up to? Like the rest of the neighborhood, we've been enjoying the new Washi...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/wait-what-happened-to-summer.html

THE 45202 FAMILY HIKING CLUB: OUT TO PROVE THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO LEAVE THE CITY TO GET OUTSIDE. Last month, I initiated a hiking club for families (and friends) in and near downtown. We'll be ...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/06/go-play-outside-45202-family-hiking.html

A month or so ago, the kind folks at Lauren Edward (a husband/wife film production company currently residing in our neighborhood) spent a few hours filming my son for the opening video for this...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-boys-star.html

Design Mom just turned me onto this wonderful Tumblr feed...  Humans of New York Photo property of Humans of New York As if we needed to be reminded the depth of people-watching avai...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/05/check-this-out-human-of-new-york.html

Did you know that it's only $10 a year for access to all of Hamilton County's amazing parks!? Since I moved to Cincinnati nearly seven years ago, I've only gone two years without a Parks pass. ...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/04/go-play-outside-sharon-woods.html

I discovered a new(ish) blog a while back and am LOVING it. It chronicles a family's relocation to Manhattan and their adventures as they acclimate to city life. Not only do I love their style, b...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/02/check-out-this-awesome-blog.html

Check out this amazing playground in Germany. Amazing.

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/01/go-play-outside-sculptural-playground.html

Here in the Twenty-first Century, there are still a few taboos that our enlightened society can't seem to rise above. One of them: Faith. This seems particularly true in areas like architecture...

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Parenting in an urban area can be a little isolating. 90% of the peers you see on a daily basis are either child-less or live 20 minutes away. It can be hard to make friends and stay active in yo...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2012/01/45202-families.html

My son is 2yrs and 8 months old. He's super gregarious, energetic, and has a great sense of humor. He also corners the market on creative play these days. But, about a year ago, I noticed that s...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/10/starting-school.html

I have had mixed feelings about the local phenomenon of Midpoint Music Festival , but they really redeemed themselves for me this year with their Midpoint Midway and CAC-sponsored acoustic stage....

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/09/midpoint-music-festival.html

I would love to see a book like this published for Cincinnati. We do, after all, live in one of the most walkable cities in the country! the City Walks with Kids series, published by Chronicl...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/08/city-walks-with-kids.html

Last week, news broke in New York City that an 8 year-old boy had been abducted, then killed and dismembered, after getting lost only blocks away from the place he was to meet his parents that...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/07/they-did-everything-right.html

The past six months are a blur. For one thing, the weather in Cincinnati has been... disappointing... and has kept us inside more than I wish to admit. The perpetual rain has made it hard to fee...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/05/quickening.html

I found this today on Stroller Traffic . It's quite charming for those of us who have chosen the urban life for our children: If You Can Make It Here... 100 reasons to raise kids in NYC Now, I ...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/05/ode-to-new-york-kids.html

I'm raising money to complete my long-awaited album. Check out my Kickstarter campaign!

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-other-identity.html

On most days, if my son has not left the house by 10am for either a walk, playtime at the park, or a few moments on the front stoop to watch the neighbors walk their dogs, I start to sense he mig...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/03/things-to-love-winter-survival-toys.html

This year, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful will again kick-off the Great American Cleanup with the Ohio State Roadway Cleanup on March 26th. On this day, hundreds of volunteers will take to the highwa...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/02/do-this-clean-highway-and-get-free-trip.html

Because I'm generally not a fan of forced ethics on a governmental level--i.e. outlawing plastic bags and the such--I do appreciate all forms of POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT. Take, for example, the wa...

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My plan today, due to the warmer weather, was a walk to the downtown branch of the library for the weekly storytime. But, because I had another side-trip to make, we decided to try something new ...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/02/do-this-blue-manatee-kids-programming.html

I definitely haven't said much lately on this blog. Rest assured, it's not for lack of ideas or desire. I've simply been too busy and overwhelmed to sit down and write. Until I get my act togeth...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-couldnt-agree-more.html

In Cincinnati, parents have the choice about where their children attend school. In the public school system, children can default to attending their neighborhood schools, or apply for enrollment...

http://thewalkinggreen.blogspot.com/2010/11/pitching-tent-for-magnet-schools.html