Yearn to Learn

Add a touch of class to your summer

Trying something new can be good for the soul: the sense of accomplishment, the fun of the unexpected, satisfaction in learning a new skill.

Summer is a great time to try something new; it stays light later after work and dinner, so we stay up later - and voila! – more time to take up a new hobby. And doesn’t it seem the warm weather just makes us open to new things?

At Cincy Chic, we thought we’d check out some new things for you to learn over the summer. Here’s a recap of what we found out is available in the Queen City in the coming months.

Five Things Every Woman Needs To Know

Cincy Chic teamed up with WLWT Channel 5 to bring you their popular "Five Things Every Woman Needs To Know" segment information. Check out this week's "Five Things," because after all, you're a woman and you need to know!

Ask Rocco: Which Activity Burns More Calories?
A reader wants to know which activity - jogging, walking, weights - and in which order, burns more calories. Rocco answers her question and settles the debate once and for all.

Salsa Adds Spice to Your Wardrobe
A local fashionista and salsa dance instructor tells you how salsa can not only spice up your dance skills, but also your once-bland wardrobe.

Decoding Health Labels

Do you understand food nutrition labels and health claims?  Cincy Chic demystifies confusing nutritional labels and health claims so you can enjoy quality time at the family-filled table, not the lonely grocery aisle.

How to be Simply Sultry
Hold on Roxanne, turn out the red light. Is your look sultry or cheap? Do you look like Charlize Theron or Peggy Bundy? Experts weigh in for easy ways to get done up without looking overdone or just a piece of meat.

Chic Spotlight: Author Anni Macht Gibson
This former P&G marketing manager, now a Hyde Park-based author, is chasing down a lifelong dream of being a published author. She talks with Cincy Chic about her first collection of poetry, Unfinished, and how it wouldn't have been possible without the people and places of Cincinnati.

G's Spot: Born to Ride
It's an "Ask Her" column with an edge. Gigi Gunckle is a fun loving, inspiring and adventurous woman that also happens to be gay. This week, she tells Cincy Chic readers what really revs her engine: motorcycles!

Most Awkward Moments Ever!

Even though this is the "Have Some Class" issue, us ladies can't be classy all the time. In fact, things can get quite awkward. We asked readers to share their most awkward moments ever, and you won't believe what they told us. 

Top 10 Things Not to do at Work
Often times, our “Miss Thang” attitude can turn us into “Miss Unemployed” well before the stroke of midnight. So leave your two snaps and a twist at the door and check out these workplace no-nos.

Media Maven: "Away From Her" Movie Review
The Cincy Chic Media Maven, Jan Stetter, reviews "Away From Her," a story about a couple who faces the decline of a spouse succumbing to Alzheimer’s. Jan lets you know why she thinks it's a prime example of Sundance Film Festival flicks selling out to Hollywood.