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JANUARY 2019 PUBLISHER

Emily Barlow | emily.barlow@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Stephanie Meinberg | stephanie.meinberg@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Mini New Year’s Resolutions IT ALWAYS HAPPENS THIS TIME OF YEAR. I pull into the parking lot of my gym the first week of January, and bam, it’s packed, and I already know that treadmills and elliptical machines will be scarce. I’ll have to wait for every weight machine, and I’ll pass about seven trainers peddling memberships to groups of

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wide-eyed gym rat hopefuls. But by the end of the month, I’ll be able to scrape a cobweb or two off a Cybex machine. January is the month we cash in our New Year’s resolutions. We have big plans and we’re going to stick to them—all of them. Well, if you’re like me, you get intimidated by your grandiose plans and end up exercising a fraction of the time (there’s always tomorrow). This year I don’t have a list of major plans—guaranteeing I won’t revert back to old, bad habits. This year I’m making smaller changes with the hope that humble will lead to big, and this issue is my inspiration. Mini resolution 1: Take one class at TITLE Boxing Club. The first class is free, so I have nothing to lose.

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Mini resolution 2: Try a new healthy recipe every month. The first on my list is Fond Lunch & Deli’s Sesame Kale and Beet Salad. I don’t normally cook with root vegetables, and beets offer numerous health benefits, so this a perfect first recipe.

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Mini resolution 3: Volunteer. Be sure to read the feature about NEST Community

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looking for volunteers. Hopefully, this issue will help inspire some mini resolutions of your own. You don’t need to overhaul your life. A few small life tweaks can lead to big unexpected changes.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2019

FEATURES 14 Just Beet It Fond Deli Dishes Up Colorful and Creative Cuisine

16 Healthy Measures Financial Wellness: A Check-In and Checkup

18 See Change Hope, Heart and Help for Loveland’s Kids in Need

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24 Fit to Hit At TITLE Boxing Club, Mark Fox and His Trainers Offer a Knockout Workout

DEPARTMENTS

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Culinary Creations

Financial Buzz

Giving Back

24 Healthy Lifestyle 28 Trend Setter 31

Realty Report

32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Parting Thoughts

GOOD TIMES

Little Miami River Chamber Alliance Annual Awards Dinner On Nov. 15, more than 200 people gathered for the Little Miami River Alliance Annual Awards Dinner to honor and thank Loveland’s standout businesses and individuals, among them NEST, Loveland Sweets and Bespoke DIY for 2018. Held at Receptions Banquet Center, the night included cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and awards, with special guest Channel 9’s John Popovich announcing the winners.

Cappy’s Annual Black Friday Sale with Toys for Tots Hundreds of people donated toys and funds for a chance to purchase the year’s rarest brews—the line starting at 3 a.m. and culminating in the event’s best turnout. “We collect hard-to-find beers and limited releases,” says owner Ben Capodagli. “Sent by brewers nationwide just for this great cause.” Nearly 700 bottles later, the Marines had 10 boxes of toys. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRA HINKLE

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CULINARY CREATIONS ARTICLE JOANNE DRILLING | PHOTOGRAPHY ALICIA + WILL PHOTOGRAPHY

Just Beet It FOND DELI DISHES UP COLORFUL AND CREATIVE CUISINE THE CULINARY MASTERMIND BEHIND SUMMAH ARTISANAL HUMMUS, ETHAN SNIDER OUTGREW HIS FARMER’S MARKET PREPARED FOOD GIG ALMOST OVERNIGHT. Inspired to afford a bigger kitchen, he founded Fond Deli in 2015 in a Montgomery strip mall and launched a grab-n-go just off Oakley Square last year. While Ethan refuses to be pigeonholed into one set of flavors (think Korean kimchi, Jamaican jerk chicken and Italian olive tapenade coexisting peacefully on one menu), he’s based his business model on supporting local farmers and producers—making Fond Deli a healthy choice for both our community’s economy, not to mention our individual waistlines.

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FINANCIAL WELLNESS: A CHECK-IN AND CHECKUP

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See Change HOPE, HEART AND HELP FOR LOVELAND’S KIDS IN NEED

LOCAL, EVANGELINE DEVOL HAS NOT ONLY BUILT A PROGRAM THAT’S A FORCE OF NATURE—BUT ONE OF NURTURE. “I wanted to work with at-risk kids,” says NEST’s executive director, known by all simply as Van. “It’s the heartbeat of my life. It’s my purpose. My calling.” That calling culminated in the NEST Community Learning Center, a keenly structured and groundbreaking after-school tutoring and homework help program serving school-age children living at or below the poverty level in Loveland. And it just happens to be on wheels. In a unique twist, NEST brings its support services right to the front doors of those in need. “We’re in the middle of the suburbs. If there’s no car, no metro bus, these kids have no way to get to an after-school program,” Van says. “Instead, we bring the program to them.” Thanks to its regular cadre of dedicated volunteers and core staff members, NEST operates 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, traveling to impoverished Loveland neighborhoods in a refurbished RV and recently acquired study bus. Inside both, every shelf and space is maximized to house library books, school supplies, color printers, poster boards, art materials and more—including Wi-Fi access and fruit, grains and water for everyone onboard. During the school year, they serve anywhere from 115 to 150 kids. That number skyrockets to 200-plus in the summer. “Every day, our goal is the same: that every child leaves us having had something good and nutritious to eat; that they know they are precious and important; and that we’re going to help them be successful, help them get their homework done for just one more day, so they can go to school the next morning with their head high.” Make no mistake—this is no simple after-school diversion. Rather, it’s an intentional, organized program backed by endless, ongoing research and cutting-edge educational and neurological trends. A data-driven, targeted action plan that works hand-in-hand with each child’s teachers, parents and school. Best of all? It’s working. Since its launch, local law enforcement reports reduced vandalism and less petty crime in neighborhoods where NEST operates. Teachers find students have more confidence—and improved behavior and grades. “For some of these kids, we’re the only consistent thing in their lives, and we’re not going to let them down,” Van says. “All they needed was someone to believe in them.” And while results like these are important and impressive, they’ve only scratched the surface of what NEST is really all about. What the team has accomplished and built together— with the community, for the community, in the community—is much more powerful. “Every child deserves a fighting chance. Every child has skills and abilities and things that make their heart sing … if we can help them recognize that, find their purpose, they’re going to turn around and gift it to the world. That’s what NEST does … gives every child a fighting chance.” CONTINUED >

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GIVING BACK

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Of course, there was a proving ground. After leaving the education world, Van was challenged to design an after-school program with tutoring for the 900 at-risk kids of the Friars Boys and Girls Club. It was a success—taking snacks to kids at low-income schools, helping them with homework, offering extra tutoring time and sports programs. But it wasn’t enough. “I knew there was something else around the corner for me,” she remembers. “And I kept praying about it and thinking, why isn’t this enough? I was leaning hard on my faith, and saying, show me.” The answer came—to put poverty in Loveland under a microscope. “I remember saying, ‘Lord, do you know where I live? There’s no poverty here.’ Little did I know.” And she was astounded with what she found. Since 2012, more kids were living in poverty in our suburbs than in the city proper. Even worse, the percent of children nationwide at or below the poverty level had risen dramatically in the last 50-plus years, despite the federal government’s war on poverty. Most startling of all, her own community of Loveland was sadly boasting its own 13 percent of these kids. And yet, nothing was in place to change that trajectory—at least, nothing that worked. “There were a lot of great ideas, but nothing concentrated in my own backyard. The best people to serve those in need within a community are the people who actually live there. But no one was dedicating the time or energy or resources to have a relationship with the people they wanted to serve.” Talking to city leaders, superintendents, police officers and educators, Van started to build a plan. “Everything seemed like a Band-Aid. Yes, food and shelter are terribly important. But the only way we were going to change these kids’ lives was with education and support. And no one was funding those.”

“Going to their neighborhood, going to them … we don’t just help,

She needed to forge relationships with those at-risk kids, and

we become part of the community. They trust us. Their whole family

more important, with their families. Her strategy? Fulfill a need.

does. We’re right there with them.”

In the spring of 2016, she and some friends decided to serve those

Three years later, NEST is working—and working extremely well.

kids lunch—right in the parking lot of their HUD apartment complex.

It’s cost-effective and startlingly simple. And while nothing like it had

In advance, fliers had been sent. Doors knocked on. And six kids

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showed up to partake.

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“We had a whole lot of people looking out their apartment windows thinking, what the heck is that woman doing?” By the end of the summer, they had 86 kids in a fledgling program that involved reading, games and serving their entire families. “They’ll tell you to this day, they kept waiting for us to give up,” Van says. “But we got to know everyone. It was an incredible gift to be able to see things from the inside out.” “The best compliment of my life came at the end of that first

nity can, and should, adopt. “Not a day goes by where I don’t hear someone admit that they never knew this existed. This need, this neighborhood, they’ve driven right by. And every community has it. People just don’t know. I’m constantly working and speaking to get the word out—not just about NEST, but about what’s in your own backyard.” It’s a program that’s a win-win for the community. A win for the schools and local businesses. A win for everyone.

summer. Sarah, a single mother of five, said to me, ‘You’re the first

“For me, for the volunteers, for the kids … we changed their des-

person in my life to see me. Everyone else sees me through the lens

tiny,” Van says. “I believe with all my heart that I can leave this com-

of poverty. You see me first. No labels.’”

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The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows … I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees ... But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward … THAT’S “HOW WINNING IS DONE,” ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL OF ROCKY BALBOA, THE TITLE CHARACTER CREATED BY SYLVESTER STALLONE FOR THE SEVEN MOVIES THAT HAVE SPANNED MY SOUTHPAW LIFE (ROCKY CAME OUT THE YEAR I WAS BORN). Rocky reminds us that resilience and perseverance, in the face of true hardship, define us. Mark Fox, owner of TITLE Boxing Club in Loveland, is a Rocky fan as well. “Like most guys, I saw it when I was 13 or 14,” he explains, laughing. “We found some boxing gloves and then beat the crap out of each other in somebody’s basement. Then all the mothers were called and that ended it.” Mark, a former medical software salesman, opened his Loveland franchise of the Kansas City-based boxing club (specializing in boxing and kickboxing classes) in March 2012 and was able to quit his day job fairly quickly. A lifelong fitness nut, Mark continues to train several classes at TITLE Boxing Club each week. While I’d like to tell you that I joined Mark’s club to get a better body, it was actually after several friends died in quick succession and I was struggling with powerlessness in the face of mortality. While everyone else was posting sad little memes on social media, I got pissed and started learning to wrap my hands. As a middle-aged mom who isn’t particularly coordinated (no floating butterfly here), I continue to appreciate the patience of the trainers in teaching me proper technique, not to mention the opportunity to pound the crap out of the heavy bag on a bad day. “No one is going to get hit here,” Mark is quick to explain to newcomers. “And a lot of people think they need to get in shape before they come. You can be a 4-year-old child and do the same class as a professional boxer. You’re on your bag doing your work at your pace. Just because someone next to you might be better than you does not give you the excuse not to work as hard,” Mark assures me. And if we’ve learned anything from Rocky Balboa, it’s that there’s no room for excuses. 24

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You can be a 4-year-old child and do the same class as a professional boxer. You’re on your bag doing your work at your pace. –Mark Fox, owner, TITLE Boxing Club Loveland

WHAT TO EXPECT: + Your first class is free. + The trainers will assist in wrapping your hands on your first few visits. + The workout is intense and upbeat. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace.

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WHY I COME BACK: + The adrenaline is intoxicating and addictive. + The intensity of the workout improves my ability to concentrate away from the gym. + I sleep like a baby. Heck, I barely make it to 10 p.m.

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BOLD COMFORT Your favorite athletic pieces, like sports bras, can be repurposed by wearing them under a sheer, oversized tunic. Be mindful of your proportions, though. Avoid frumpiness by pairing it with fitted joggers, and complete the look with a stand-out bag and sneakers.

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Start with a basic tee, joggers and a branded baseball cap. Everything else is embellishment.

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NEIGHBORHOOD

LOVELAND

ORIGINAL PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/ORIG

DOM

BDRMS

BATHS

Miami Trails

$350,000

$307,500

88%

3.1

Belle Meade

$440,000

$312,500

71%

215

2.1

Oasis

$425,000

$359,900

85%

144

2.1

Elliott Farm

$495,518

$465,000

94%

193

3.1

Willow Brook Farm

$418,000

$420,175

101%

3.1

The Oasis Golf Community

$469,900

$450,000

96%

4.1

Fairways at OBannon Creek

$425,000

$411,000

97%

173

4.1

Parkland Meadows

$379,900

$370,400

97%

Bentley Pass

$479,900

$452,500

94%

146

2.1

Riveroaks

$435,000

100%

3.1

Woodford

$419,000

$417,000

100%

2.1

Woods at Miami Trails

$569,000

$528,000

93%

4.1

Woods at Miami Trails

$689,000

$725,000

105%

3.1

White Pillars

$535,000

$495,000

93%

2.1

Hermitage Pointe

$510,000

$486,000

95%

2.1

Oasis Pointe

$588,500

$564,000

96%

153

4.1

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Shelf Life A CHALLENGE TO CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE FOR HEALTHY HABITS IN THE NEW YEAR,

WE TURNED TO THERESA BOSSE, LONGTIME ENGLISH TEACHER AND LOVELAND HIGH SCHOOL’S MEDIA SPECIALIST. After all, what’s more important than exercising your brain and stretching your mind? Or, more difficult: changing your perspective. 2

“These books challenge us to be empathetic. It’s what I love about them.”

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Winning awards for both artwork and story, it’s Theresa’s gateway book for non-readers—pictures make it non-threatening; its narrative is easy to read. Yet, it’s powerful and emotionally deep, with a universality that appeals to any age.

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Sci-fi meets history in this time-traveling tale of an early-’70s biracial couple. She finds herself a slave, he her slave owner. Both are changed, both scarred. But their scars are different, and none fade after their return to the present. A classic, inviting conversation and thought.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman The quintessential curmudgeon, Ove appears to be just a cranky old man. But so much of his story echoes of Socrates, “Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” It’s about our shared humanity, our ability to touch someone else’s life. And why it’s vital to do so.

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