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Best Hometowns 2012

Every year, Ohio Magazine honors five communities across the state for their livability, as measured by education, parks and recreation, arts and entertainment offerings, services and, most important, citizen involvement. The 2013 Best Hometowns meet and surpass these criteria. In the following pages, you'll get a glimpse of Findlay, Gallipolis, Greenville, Grove City and Peninsula — and some of their proud residents.

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Best of the Best Hometowns

We discovered some great finds in Ohio Magazine's Best Hometowns: Findlay, Gallipolis, Greenville, Grove City and Peninsula

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Keeper of the Flame

Dayton educator Herbert Woodward Martin honors the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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The Legacy of Harry M. Stevens

The native of England settled in Niles, Ohio, before trading his mill job for the baseball business. The innovations he pioneered remain staples of the ballpark experience.

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Ohio State Fair Fun

Check out these not-to-miss experiences, from food and farm animals to classic rides and favorite traditions.

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Best Hometown Getaways 2018

If you’re looking to hit the road this summer, check out these finds we discovered while visiting our 2017–2018 Best Hometowns.

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Coshocton Dulcimer Days Festival

This annual southeast Ohio event at historic Roscoe Village celebrates a very American musical instrument.

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102 Days + Nights of Summer: June 2018

Check out Jack White at Cincinnati's Bunbury Music Festival, celebrate the opening of John Glenn Astronomy Park and head back to the beach for Edgewater Live.

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Best Of Ohio 2018

Discover new finds and learn about reader favorites in our roundup of the interesting, the unusual and the just plain fun.

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Live Well Ohio May 2018

Here’s how to get moving this summer, no matter your level of fitness. Plus: Physicians share advice for protecting yourself from the sun’s rays.

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Creating History

Miami University Art Museum’s “Telling a People’s Story: African-American Children’s Illustrated Literature” features 130 works published during the past 50 years.

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3 Questions: Earle Bruce

We talk with former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce about his time on the sidelines, working with Woody Hayes and the fierce rivalry with Michigan.

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