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Farm Fresh

Chef Ryan Santos provides a literal farm-to-table al fresco dining experience at Carriage House Farm

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:41 am

 On a recent Saturday, Chef Ryan Santos of Please, a mobile dining pop-up, uses pages from old copies of CityBeat to light a fire. Santos moves quietly and efficiently between trays of colorful but gnarled carrots, turning them gently over the brick-lined grates as the afternoon warms. ...

Before Hell Freezes Over

The case for inducting Punk pioneer Richard Hell into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:53 am

He’s a Kentuckian and architect of Punk, but Kentucky Music Hall of Fame seems to be in no rush to induct Lexington native/Punk icon Richard Hell. ...

Cincinnati Theaters — Come and Gone

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:41 am

I’ve written about theater in Cincinnati for more than 25 years — including reviews and features for CityBeat since it began in 1994. I recently dug through my files on theaters that came and went during the 1990s. In this column (and one on July 3), I’ll provide an overview of that era and offer some thoughts about what’s missing in 2013.
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Aralee Strange: 1944-2013

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 08:56 am

There was this woman with a deep, slow drawl spoken in something between a rasp and a whisper who had a lightning bolt inked high on her right cheekbone not as thuggery, irony or defiance but as a simple, stunning marker adding to the mystique of a woman easily mistaken in her era-defying androgyny for a man.
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No Boundaries On Main Street

OTR gallery promotes artists of all abilities

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:32 am

Jymi Bolden seems propelled by momentum. A deliberate speaker with a warm smile, Bolden’s Art Beyond Boundaries (ABB) gallery has been exhibiting at its current location on Main Street for more than six years.
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Morning News and Stuff

Parking lease signed, council discusses highway project, Medicaid bills introduced in House

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:16 am

City Manager Milton Dohoney signed an agreement yesterday to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, but the mayor and City Council may still make changes to the controversial parking plan before it’s implemented. In the past week, the Hamilton...

City Signs Parking Lease

Mayor, City Council could make changes

Comments 0 · Jun 18, 2013 03:45 pm

The city signed an agreement today to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, but the mayor and City Council may make changes to the plan before it’s implemented. The city tweeted the news of the signing to several reporters today with a caveat:...

Fountain Square Goes Punk Friday

Free MidPoint Indie Summer series presents all-Punk lineup

Comments 0 · Jun 18, 2013 11:01 am

The free, every-Friday MidPoint Indie Summer (MPIS) series concerts at Downtown’s Fountain Square have featured some eclectic music over the past few years, everything from Bounce and Electro to Roots Rock, World music and Pop. But this Friday, the series goes where it has yet to go, presenting...

Morning News and Stuff

Court refuses delay on parking, interchange needs city support, final budget mixes tax cuts

Comments 1 · Jun 18, 2013 09:07 am

The Hamilton County Court of Appeals refused to delay enforcement of its earlier ruling on the city’s plan to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, which will allow the city administration to sign the lease as soon as a lower court rescinds its...

Freekbass to Teach Master Class in London

Local bassist first artist announced for 2014 London Bass Guitar Show clinics

Comments 0 · Jun 17, 2013 02:23 pm

Veteran Cincinnati bass wizard Freekbass (of the band Freekbass, as well as Freekbot, the Kelly Richey Band and Headtronics) is the first Master Class leader to be announced for The London Bass Guitar Show 2014. The event (March 1-2 at the Olympia Conference Centre London) will draw some of the...

Court Refuses Stay on Parking Ruling

City now waits on lower court to sign lease

Comments 0 · Jun 17, 2013 12:25 pm

The Hamilton County Court of Appeals today refused to delay enforcement of its earlier ruling on the city’s plan to lease its parking meters, lots and garages to the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, which will allow the city administration to sign the lease as soon as a lower court rescinds...

Ohio Is No. 46 for Job Creation

State has added 4,400 jobs in past year

Comments 0 · Jun 17, 2013 11:38 am

An infographic from Pew Charitable Trusts shows Ohio ranked No. 46 out of all the states for job creation in the past year, beating only Wisconsin, Maine and Wyoming and tying with Alaska.Between April 2012 and April this year, Ohio added 4,400 jobs — a 0.1-percent increase in the state's...

MOTR Owners Light Up New Woodward Theater Tomorrow

More details about the 100-year-old OTR theater to be revealed at "Turn On" event

Comments 0 · Jun 17, 2013 11:36 am

In honor of its 100th birthday and its forthcoming plans to renovate it into a music venue/"multi-use events hall," the owners of the Woodward Theater (1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine) will show off the new space tomorrow at 7 p.m.The Woodward was purchased by the owners of MOTR Pub, with help from...

 

A Summer Song

Four impressive shows round out Cincinnati Opera's upcoming season

Comments 0 · Jun 12, 2013 08:46 am

One intriguing opera in a new venue plus three warhorses equals Cincinnati Opera’s summer season. Factor in casts featuring many of opera’s most exciting and acclaimed young singers, along with young directors and acclaimed conductors, and the formula may come up a winner.
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Before Hell Freezes Over

The case for inducting Punk pioneer Richard Hell into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame

Comments 0 · Jun 19, 2013 09:53 am

He’s a Kentuckian and architect of Punk, but Kentucky Music Hall of Fame seems to be in no rush to induct Lexington native/Punk icon Richard Hell. ...

Spring Grove's Civil War Section Is an Artwork and a Memorial

Comments 0 · Jun 12, 2013 08:50 am

On June 20 at 7 p.m., Spring Grove Cemetery will offer a Twilight Tour of what I believe is one of the finest and most prescient war memorials in this region — its Civil War section, where 1,027 soldiers are buried in a manner so subtly unobtrusive to the surroundings that it’s easy to overlook. ...

Growing Pains

Remedial efforts to combat and understand local food deserts strive to improve public health

Comments 0 · Jun 12, 2013 11:28 am

When grocery store chain Aldi shuttered the doors of its Avondale location in 2008, the neighborhood didn’t just lose a community business. It lost a slice of its livelihood.  ...

All Hail Billith

Comments 0 · Jun 12, 2013 09:51 am

Now in its sixth season, Southern-fried vampire drama True Blood (9 p.m. Sundays, HBO) has truly “turned.” What started as a somewhat realistic take on the genre, suspenseful and sexy with a wink of camp, is now a full-blown supernatural soap opera. ...

Get Your Tequila On

Barrio Tequileria joins the Northside taco explosion

Comments 4 · Jun 12, 2013 08:28 am

I unabashedly love authentic tacos. I’m thrilled about the recent influx of restaurants in the greater Cincinnati area where I can indulge in my addiction, particularly in Northside. The most recent addition is Barrio Tequileria. It’s a good one, too.
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