You’re out running errands, thinking about how you need to get your hands on the new novel you saw on BookTok, and suddenly an aqua VW truck bearing the words “The Book Bus” rolls past you. It’s a sign! You find the bus at a pop-up with its canvas rolled up to reveal several shelves of books, including that one you’ve been itching to get your hands on. Cincy Book Bus not only helps you find your new favorite read — owner Melanie Moore also uses her profits to buy children’s books to build up low-income classroom libraries so kids can discover the joy of reading, too. And when this fabulous mobile bookstore isn’t traveling around town, you can find it parked at its new home, the Book Bus Depot in Sharonville, a brick-and-mortar bookstore  — the best of both literary worlds. the-book-bus.square.site.

1. Jungle Jim's International Market
2. The Party Source
3. Liquor Barn (Formerly DEP's Fine Wine & Spirits) TIE
   4. Marty's Hops and Vines TIE

Boys, keep out! Explorer Chick has women-only tours all over the world, but they call Cincinnati their home. With trips ranging from backpacking in the Grand Canyon to glamping in Belize, the tours focus on exploring new places and getting your heart and blood pumping for adventure. The website makes it easy to book  — sort tours by where you want to go and what kind of experience you want to have. Up for hiking? Rappelling? Surfing? All three? Click on those options and see where Explorer Chick can take you. And if none of your gal pals can go with you, don’t worry; it’s super-easy to bond with and befriend the other badass ladies on your trip. explorerchick.com.

1. Beelistic Tattoo


2. Skincraft Piercing & Tattoo


3. Hybrid Image

1. Cincinnati Museum Center
2. Parky’s Farm
3. Super Parties TIE
   4. Dave & Buster’s TIE

1. Top Golf


2. Toyko Kitty


3. MadTree Brewing

1. Richter & Phillips


2. Schwartz Jewelers


3. Monmouth Jewelers

1. Fern


2. Natorp's Nursery Outlet


3. A.J. Rahn Greenhouses

1. Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center


2. McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center


3. The Plastic Surgery Group

1. Apollo Home


2. Jolly Plumbing


3. Zins Plumbing

1. Tiffany Brogden


2. Jordan Nicely


3. Nick Foltz

1. Sibcy Cline


2. Keller Williams Realty


3. Pivot Realty Group

1. Maple Knoll Village


2. Twin Lakes


3. Marjorie P. Lee

1. Mt. Lookout Shoe Repair


2. D & P Shoe Repair


3. Clarence Howell Shoe Repair

1. Jungle Jim's International Market


2. Hemptations


3. High on the Hill

1. H&R Block


2. The Tax Man


3. Orcutt & Company CPA

1. Churchill's Fine Teas


2. Jungle Jim’s International Market


3. Coffee Emporium

1. Christ Hospital Urgent Care Red Bank Rd.


2. Bluegrass Urgent Care


3. CareFirst Urgent Care - Beechmont

1. Cincy Vapors


2. Lefty's Tobacco Plus


3. Galaxy Vapors

1. Noah's Ark Animal Clinics


2. Animal Care Center


3. Grady Veterinary Hospital