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David Rotenstein

Cincinnati, Covington, Pittsburgh
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Covers:  Housing, local government, the arts, race relations, and history.
Doesn't Cover: Sports.

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How Rosie’s Tavern Became the Heart of Northern Kentucky’s Gayborhood

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By David Rotenstein
| Queer Kentucky Verified
How Rosie’s Tavern Became the Heart of Northern Kentucky’s Gayborhood by David S. Rotenstein, Queer Kentucky | Kentucky's Only LGBTQ+ Newsroom July 2, 2026 Corner bars are the beating hearts of many neighborhoods. They provide comfortable places for relaxation and community building and they are a popular way for entrepreneurs to be their own boss. Rosie’s Tavern in Covington’s MainStrasse neighborhood ticks all those boxes and then some.
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Historians say “loser” Braddock helped pave the way for America — in some cases, literally

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By David Rotenstein
| Pittsburgh City Paper Verified
In 1755, British General Edward Braddock set out on a road trip — what military historians call an “expedition.” Departing from Alexandria, Virginia, Braddock and about 2,400 troops under his command had a mission to capture Fort Duquesne at what’s now Pittsburgh. After a grueling 125-mile march across the Appalachian Mountains, Braddock’s life (plus the lives of about 900 of his men) and job ended in the Battle of the Monongahela, also known as Braddock’s Defeat.
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The stench of “toasted garbage” once incensed East Enders

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By David Rotenstein
| Pittsburgh City Paper Verified
Sometimes even the best (and worst) laid plans run afoul of circumstances. For instance, U.S. President Donald Trump really wanted a bright blue Reflecting Pool in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration July 4. Instead, he got peeling paint and lots of green algae. Back in the 1930s, Pittsburgh needed a new trash incinerator. What the city ended up with was an expensive new garbage toaster that couldn’t handle all of the growing city’s refuse.
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