Al Hunter’s Story Archive

The Ghosts of Kings Island, Part 1

May 16, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Summer time is just around the corner and no doubt your mind is drifting towards vacation. Maybe you’re thinking about heading down to Cincinnati to see a Reds game, visit the aquarium or art museum, tour the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center museum or spend a day at Kings Island. … Read More

Chicago Cubs: The Curse of Billy Goat Sianis

May 9, 2013 | by Al Hunter

It’s not often these days that goats make the news. You may have heard recently that a severed goat’s head mysteriously appeared outside of Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. To the uninitiated observer, the news of a blood-soaked box containing the mortal remains of a Capra … Read More

Dave “The King” Wilson

May 2, 2013 | by Al Hunter

The term “legend” gets thrown around a lot these days. Play a few seasons with the Colts or Pacers, you’re a legend. Get elected to political office a couple times, you’re a legend. Appear on a reality show or in a B-movie, you’re a legend. We hear the term so … Read More

Ebbets Field — 100 Years Ago

April 25, 2013 | by Al Hunter

I’m an anniversary guy. Nothing gets me to daydreaming faster than when I find out that something important happened on this date however many years ago. This month, we passed another anniversary that I really didn’t hear much about. April 9th was the 100th anniversary of the opening of Ebbets … Read More

Slaughter on North LaSalle Street

April 18, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Captain Robert L. Snow is  a serious man. I met with him a few weeks ago, perhaps appropriately, in the underground studio beneath Bookmamas bookstore in Irvington. Captain Snow is a cross between detective Joe Friday and private investigator Jim Rockford. Pragmatic, no-nonsense, drama free; in short, “Just the Facts … Read More