Big Pig Gig

Local artists and schools decorated hundreds of full-sized fiberglass pig statues and installed them throughout the downtown area.

The public version of the story was noted by Laura Pulfer, a columnist at The Cincinnati Enquirer, who wrote about seven-year-old Alexander Longi's proposal to Mayor Roxanne Qualls for an event similar to the one in Chicago.

[9] With the support of ArtWorks and various local businesses and media outlets, the project attracted 425 entries,[10] many of which depicted "flying pigs".

They stretched north to Findlay Market, east to Eden Park, south to the Covington Cathedral, and west to Union Terminal.

One hundred fiberglass pigs – including a pair joined by a replica Roebling Suspension Bridge – were stationed downtown and in Over-the-Rhine.