OKI Wanna Know /tags/oki-wanna-know OKI Wanna Know en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:41:00 GMT OKI Wanna Know: Who picks the colored lights on Downtown buildings? /local-news/2025-04-16/who-picks-colored-lights-cincinnati-buildings Listeners want to know why Downtown structures are decorated with colorful lights. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:41:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-16/who-picks-colored-lights-cincinnati-buildings Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Why does Woolper Creek look like a dollar sign? /local-news/2025-04-02/woopler-creek-ohio-river-dollar-sign A stream in Boone County looks like it's had work done. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:57:00 GMT /local-news/2025-04-02/woopler-creek-ohio-river-dollar-sign Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Where did these neighborhoods come from? /local-news/2025-03-19/neighborhoods-come-from-dillonvale-kenwood-faxton-hills Some neighborhoods used to be independent communities. Others started out artificially. And some simply don't exist any more. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:05:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-19/neighborhoods-come-from-dillonvale-kenwood-faxton-hills Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Why is there a mansion in a Sharonville industrial park? /local-news/2025-03-05/hauck-mansion-sharonville-industrial-park A house from the early 20th century stands tall over a sea of warehouses and factories. Here's how it came to be. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:27:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-05/hauck-mansion-sharonville-industrial-park Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: How did the Reading Bridal District come to be? /local-news/2025-02-19/history-reading-bridal-district-cincinnati Reading's Bridal District appears to be unique in the country. But where did it come from? Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:21:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-19/history-reading-bridal-district-cincinnati Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Is it true Cincinnati once had an undefeated football team? /local-news/2025-02-05/cincinnati-pepsi-colas-undefeated-football-team And, where does the term "gridiron" come from? Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:20:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-05/cincinnati-pepsi-colas-undefeated-football-team Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: More questions and answers about Northside curiosities /local-news/2025-01-22/oki-wanna-know-northside-blue-rock-langlands-mill-creek People have a lot of questions about Northside, and OKI Wanna Know does its best to answer them. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:45:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/oki-wanna-know-northside-blue-rock-langlands-mill-creek Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Who are Northside's Mad Anthony and Apjones streets named after? /local-news/2025-01-15/northsides-mad-anthony-apjones-streets-named-after We answer listener questions about one particular Cincinnati neighborhood: Northside. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:08:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-15/northsides-mad-anthony-apjones-streets-named-after Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: How does trash collection work during the holidays? /local-news/2024-12-18/trash-collection-cincinnati-holidays A listener asks how garbage companies work around the holiday in our OKI Wanna Know series. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:14:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-18/trash-collection-cincinnati-holidays Bill Rinehart OKI Wanna Know: Is that a former WWII airstrip just south of Winton Woods? /local-news/2024-11-20/wwii-airstrip-winton-woods A listener asks if a field was a landing strip for planes during the Second World War. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:35:00 GMT /local-news/2024-11-20/wwii-airstrip-winton-woods Bill Rinehart