Cincinnati's No. 1 for nightlife?
According to Forbes, anyway. The magazine has put out its annual Best Cities for Singles issue, and we've moved up to spot 26 out of 40 (last year we were 30). Somehow, we even landed in the No. 1 spot for nightlife. I think we have a good nightlife for a city of our size - but the best in the country? I had no idea!!
I was also briefly interviewed for this article and am not happy with the way my quotes turned out. I had a lot more to say than the article includes, and the sentences they used aren't exactly the way I said them.. And I definitely didn't call Beluga "Luga." (I've e-mailed the editors to let them know...)
Anyway, still a fun article to read. Yay for us (but not yay for my quotes)!
UPDATE: The nice people at Forbes cleaned up my quotes a little bit. I feel a little better.
I was also briefly interviewed for this article and am not happy with the way my quotes turned out. I had a lot more to say than the article includes, and the sentences they used aren't exactly the way I said them.. And I definitely didn't call Beluga "Luga." (I've e-mailed the editors to let them know...)
Anyway, still a fun article to read. Yay for us (but not yay for my quotes)!
UPDATE: The nice people at Forbes cleaned up my quotes a little bit. I feel a little better.
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Oh, Beluga... I was wondering where this hot new place called LUGA with all the beautiful people was.
In any case, I would be VERY curious to see how they came up with the nightlife rankings. I won't argue with the ranking, but at the same time I'm also thinking, "...the hell?"
what a crock
I am also very curious about how they came up with that ranking. Is it by the number of clubs or attendance? It's a good ranking for a category of cities the size of Cincinnati but overall, it's a little suspect. I work at a hotel and I have too many people who complain to me that everything either is too far, they have the same thing at home, or the city shuts down too early.
This morning I was on Channel 5's website and this story was on their Top 5 section. What made me laugh was that they had a picture of Newport on the Levee above the link.
I don't personally know how bad or good the Cincinnati night life is anymore. I'm a husband and a father, so my night life usually consists of rocking the baby to sleep, watching Family Guy and playing XBox after my wife goes to bed.
There's no possible way Cincy's #1! I've lived here my whole life and although I do enjoy it here, that's completely untrue.
You're meaning to tell me our nightlife is better than Vegas, Chicago, Miami, NY, LA, (need I continue)? We barely have "A" good bar to go to, let alone the "MANY" bars it would take to necessitate the #1 rating!
If by 'nightlife' they mean 'price of airline ticket' then I can understand how Cincinnati is #1.
But really, the only think I can think of is that the person who ranked the cities must have 'got lucky' in Cincinnati.
I think they are probably considering Newport on the Levee and Main Strasse to be Cincinnati as well. Throw in all the bars and clubs in downtown, Mt. Adams, Mt. Lookout, and Hyde Park...there really is quite a bit of a variety to choose from (hence why we have CinWeekly!). I'd argue for Cincy being top 5, not #1 though.
Hey, I won't argue...it's cool to be recognized. I've never been to LA or NYC to party, I figured they'd be better. However, I've partied in Chicago, Indianapolis, Bloomington (Indiana University), Purdue, and Louisville (among other places). Chicago was pretty amazing, but the best times I have seem to be at Hofbrauhaus. Best. Bar. Ever. I wouldn't be surprised if Cinci did have the best bars for it's size, though. There are quite a few good ones in Newport, Covington, Mt. Adams, Mt. Lookout, etc. I've never had trouble meeting people or having a good time here. Anyone who does probably simply doesn't have a good personality or isn't actually going out to the good bars in the places I just mentioned.
Nightlife must be a word for getting drunk. There is nothing for none drinkers to do at night besides go to a midnight movie or white castle. The parks close. Only one mall stays open and that is just because there is bars in it.
I think Cinci is kinda lame. Unless your going to a Reds or Bengals game. I live up north and if I want to go drinking at any of the bars listed in these comments I'd might as well plan on getting a DUI cause their so freakin' far away. Oh well. It's whatever. I'm glad Cinci got recognized for something other than criminal sports athletes. I'm sure it will pick up even more when we win the Super Bowl. WHO DEY!
K - I don't think you can blame the city of Cincinnati for the fact that you live far away. Move to the city - you'll be closer to the stadiums and the fun bars.
I think a lot of people are confusing the definition of "nightlife" as relating only to drinking at bars or clubs in and around town. While I'm not arguing that Cincinnati deserves a #1 ranking, I think our great variety of activities makes our nightlife appealing. We have (as mentioned in other posts) numerous diverse neighborhoods with plenty of restaurants and bars from Covington to Newport to Hyde Park to Mt. Adams. We have 2 professional sports teams located in the heart of the city. We attract some of the most highly acclaimed broadway plays, musicals, and other acts to our many venues. Our symphony is one of the tops in the country and they summer concert series at Riverbend attracts many big-name artists. We have multiple amusement/water parks i.e. Kings Island, Coney Island, and the Beach. And I could go on and on and on....
Nightlife can be events or activities that take place at 8:00 pm just as much as they can take place after midnight at a bar. Like I said earlier, #1 might be a stretch, but I think a lot of other posters are missing the entire idea of the word "nightlife."
Uh I doubt that, Nashville, Vegas and even Louisville have better night lifes than us.
They should of put NKY instead of Cincy, there is nothing down there but the ghetto.!
According to some in the know, the ranking is a result of our Bars per Capita ratio. And, since we continue to see people leaving the city it skyrockets our bars/capita ratio. At least this is reasonable explanation of how Cincy could beat out SoBe, Vegas, NYC, Chicago, LA for nightlife. I'm just surprised that the fine folks at Forbes didn't question their criteria when Cincy popped up as #1. See ya at your neighborhood Applebee's bar!
The methodology is how many restaraunts and bars per capita. We're a small city with only eating and drinking as our nightlife, so it makes some sense. What makes no sense is that Columbus has more culture than Cincinnati. I've lived in both and while Columbus now has nice shopping and high end chain restaraunts, it's only culture is OSU. German Village isn't even German anymore.
First of all, anyone that does not drink is a pansy that should be thrown in a gas shower. No one cares what you think. Secondly, the nightlife here is pathetic and it isn't just the disproportionately high ratio of fat chicks in this town.
Hey Anonymous (above),
Not drinking doesn't make you a pansy who should be thrown in a gas shower. Not giving fat chicks the lovin' they deserve makes you a pansy who should be thrown in a gas shower. Man up and go find yourself a piece of lovehandle heaven! There's just more to love with the chubby chicks.
Well, I doubt we are #1 because people are moving out of the city. People aren't moving out of Greater Cinci, they are moving out of the metro area. They are moving to Newport, Covington, etc, where the bars and nightlife are. We are #1 because we do have a good nightlife. There are simply a lot of diverse things to do here. While our clubs aren't as good as LA's, I'm sure, clubs aren't the only part of nightlife. There are plays, concerts, etc every night to go to. Reds games are always fun. Lots of different restaurants...I keep finding more that I never heard of every week, it seems. And for that last guy, there are fat chicks in every city that has beer and food. There are also PLENTY of athletic ladies around...maybe they just won't talk to a guy like you... :P
No, I already nailed all of the single ones and a few of the married ones. Sorry fellas, but after a few drinks its her fault for spreading her legs. There are just a lot more fat chicks in this town. Adn most women are whores, sadly, I've proved that.
Are you saying you nailed all of the single and some of the married fat chicks, or skinny chicks? Please clarify, it's a slow day at work.
Skinny chicks. Saved all the fatties for you, Jeff.
Thanks, but no thanks. The Mrs. wouldn't appreciate that. Good luck with that STD test!
You married a fatty? I guess they all get fat when you marry them.
STD? That's what they make latex for! The miracle plastic!
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