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Close Encounters of a New Kind

Missed connections personal ads inspire Sophie Blackall’s quirky paintings

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 10:00 am

Missed connections — anonymous personal ads posted on websites like Craigslist — are something of a generational phenomenon. Sure, people have always shared brief moments with one another, later wishing they had said hello, given a compliment, asked for a phone number. ...

Breeding Ground

Lack of dog auction regulation draws out-of-state dealers

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 01:20 pm

A citizen-initiated statute has reached the Ohio General Assembly after eight years of protests and a two-year signature drive by an Ohio volunteer group called the Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions (CBODA). The statute would ban the sale of dogs through auctions or raffles, as well as all trafficking in dogs from out-of-state auctions. ...

Archbishops, Politicians Bear False Witness

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 09:19 am

Don’t believe the tall tales spouted by Newt Gingrich, Steve Chabot or Dusty Rhodes. Despite what some overly excitable white, middle-aged men will tell you, recent federal rule changes that mean women will be able to get free birth control don’t infringe on religious liberty. ...

Winter Inspiration

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 02:16 pm

I’m writing this on a January afternoon and there’s a bright blue, cloudless sky outside. Weird, but in a good way, right? I never would have expected anything but grey snow during this time of year, but with the sun shining I feel energetic and inspired.  ...

'Bot Rockin' Beats

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 01:33 pm

If a duo can qualify as a “supergroup,” then Freekbot is a legit local music supergroup. Freekbot features Freekbass (a.k.a. bassist/singer Chris Sherman of Funk crew Freekbass) and Tobotius (a.k.a. Tobe Donohue, producer and founder of world-renowned turntable crew Animal Crackers) in an Electronic duo configuration. ...

Cincinnati Ballet Production Makes High Art More Human

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 09:28 am

At heart, Carmen is a sensual story of passion. Putting a daring new spin on one of the best-known and beloved stories of opera repertoire sounds like a tall order. But internationally renowned choreographer Amedeo Amodio is perfectly suited to create a contemporary-infused dance version. ...

 
 

On the Road(show) Again

PBS' 'Antiques Roadshow' returns to Cincinnati

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 02:29 pm

Before Pawn Stars and Auction Hunters, there was Antiques Roadshow. This summer the OG appraisal show will film an episode in Cincinnati.On July 21, the Roadshow will make a stop at an area venue (not yet announced) and hopefully make a few locals a little bit richer (but just a few — it's...

A Greener Cincinnati? Energy Aggregation Explained

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 01:45 pm

The Cincinnati City Council met on Monday to discuss the energy aggregation policy for the city, which, if implemented, could mean big changes in the way residents’ homes are powered. In the meeting, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls introduced a motion outlining the possible use of renewable energy...

Hunter, Dems Prevail in Election Lawsuit

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 01:02 pm

Nearly 15 months after the disputed election, a federal judge ruled today that Hamilton County elections officials must count roughly 300 provisional ballots cast in a 2010 Juvenile Court judge race.U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott said that the Board of Elections violated the voters’...

The Politics of Inappropriate Campaign Songs

Why do conservatives keeping using campaign music by liberal artists?

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 12:06 pm

There have been an increasing number of examples — especially in the past decade — of conservative politicians using songs in their campaigns by artists who do not want their music used in that way. Recently, a member of Survivor who owns the copyright for the Rocky III anthem, "Eye of the...

Kasich Being Kasich

Governor’s real persona is more offensive than his political one

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 11:25 am

Ohio Gov. John Kasich yesterday delivered his second “State of the State” speech, a reportedly hilarious mockery of political tradition that ranged from harmlessly wacky to straight-up sexist, while making a pit stop in the “Parkinson’s disease is funny” category. Kasich’s apparent...

 

Wells to the Wall

Natalie Wells channels the Rock of the ’70s with her head firmly in the now

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 01:14 pm

Some guitarists form in the womb and emerge ready to push their instrument’s limits and in turn be pushed by them, using their childhoods as a proving ground for the brilliance to follow. That is not Cincinnati’s Natalie Wells.  ...

Archbishops, Politicians Bear False Witness

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 09:19 am

Don’t believe the tall tales spouted by Newt Gingrich, Steve Chabot or Dusty Rhodes. Despite what some overly excitable white, middle-aged men will tell you, recent federal rule changes that mean women will be able to get free birth control don’t infringe on religious liberty. ...

Experimental Investigations

The Love Boat (abandoned) and Out of the Gray demonstrate quirky interest in the artist’s craft

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 01:07 pm

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center’s latest exhibition is the work of Travis Townsend in The Love Boat (abandoned), which is presented in conjunction with Out of the Gray, a group showing of works made using graphite.   ...

Saving a Modernist Cincinnati Kitchen

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 09:11 am

When Chuck Lohre and Janet Groeber learned the innovative kitchen at Hyde Park’s landmark 1960 Corbett House was being replaced by new owners, they shifted into action to save it. They offered to take it and the owners agreed. They acquired the kitchen in 2010. Now, no longer wanting to store the disassembled kitchen, they are trying to find a new home for it. ...

Embracing the Tao of Bruce Lee

Comments 0 · Feb 8, 2012 09:32 am

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, this Year of the Dragon, Bruce Lee, the legendary “Little Dragon” returns to screens for a select two-night-only event in 60-plus cities across the country. I Am Bruce Lee, the new documentary feature from Pete McCormack offers up the cultural icon as a mirror into the interwoven matrices of life, spirituality and philosophy. ...

Winter Inspiration

Comments 0 · Feb 7, 2012 02:16 pm

I’m writing this on a January afternoon and there’s a bright blue, cloudless sky outside. Weird, but in a good way, right? I never would have expected anything but grey snow during this time of year, but with the sun shining I feel energetic and inspired.  ...

 

A-Line Holiday Kick-off Party

Check out the holiday kick-off party at Sloane Boutique and the Get Wet event at Japp′s.

 
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