In the mid 1950s, Cincinnati recording studio King Records was a hit powerhouse, featuring R&B artists like James Brown. Today, a devoted group of nonprofits, organizers, and policy makers are working to promote and preserve the historic studio.

Taren Kinebrew started baking around the age of five with her grandmother, and later a friend told her she should start selling her desserts for a living — a notion that was, at the time, the furthest thing from her mind. It wasn’t until much later in life she began imagining baking as a career.