Bike Month Events!
The Great Cincinnati Music Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge of all things local music
Hit the Trails
Urban trails offer a safe haven from automobile traffic, but more are needed
So You Want To Be A Cyclommuter?
Bike advocates offer tips on making the most of your commute
2012 Summer Film Preview
Typical sequels dominate the summer slate, but smaller festival favorites offer hope
Face It
Cincinnati Fringe Festival is ready to roll for its ninth year of adventurous theater
Fresh Energy
Homegrown Theatre draws on local talent
Face It
Cincinnati Fringe Festival is ready to roll for its ninth year of adventurous theater
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The four images on the cover of the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival program (included in CityBeat’s
May 16 issue) featured various people smushing their faces against a
window. Cross-eyed, surprised, disgruntled, quizzical, amused — it’s a
diverse set of reactions, all appropriate responses to shows that Know
Theatre will present May 29-June 9.
Fresh Energy
Homegrown Theatre draws on local talent
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Leah Strasser and Tyler Smetts have lived in Cincinnati. In fact, they’re first cousins. She’s an actor; he’s a writer. They’ve been talking about creating a
year-round theater company that draws on homegrown talent, and the 2012
Cincinnati Fringe seemed like the perfect moment to take the next step
by undertaking a production.
2012 Summer Film Preview
Typical sequels dominate the summer slate, but smaller festival favorites offer hope
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The visions are as fresh as the day they
entered my impressionable head. As a child weaned at the entertaining
teat of 1980s blockbusters like Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future, I have a soft spot in my movie-snob heart for a good summer popcorn movie.
The Great Cincinnati Music Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge of all things local music
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Are you ready for some trivia?! In the summer of 2008, CityBeat
ran the first “Great Cincinnati Music Trivia Challenge,” featuring
questions about local musicians and Cincinnati musical events from
several eras and multiple genres.
Bike Month Events!
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Cincinnati's annual celebration of the two-wheeled lifestyle returns in May. We've got the official Bike Month calendar, provided by Queen City Bike and the Cincinnati Department of Transportation. Events run all month long, and "Bike to Work Week," May 14-18, will offer free coffee and treats for those who want to try cycling to or from work for the first time.
So You Want To Be A Cyclommuter?
Bike advocates offer tips on making the most of your commute
2 Comments · Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The light bulb that is Cincinnati’s
cycling culture is shining brighter than ever as more people switch out
steering wheels for handlebars for their morning and evening treks to
and from work. The reasons are multitude: to keep in shape, save a hunk
on gas, use green transportation or just to slip some fresh air into the
long days at the office.
Hit the Trails
Urban trails offer a safe haven from automobile traffic, but more are needed
2 Comments · Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A couple
of years ago I was heading up William Howard Taft Road to Gilbert
Avenue and was nearing the intersection in the left turn lane when a
contractor’s van started tailgating me. The driver whaled on his horn
for me to move. Now, seriously, this guy had a gas pedal and could go
much faster than me.
Full Steam Ahead
Locals put Cincinnati on the map of steampunk empire
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 25, 2012
“I’m known to many as Aloysius Fox, and I am
actually British,” says the enigmatic founder of The League of
Cincinnati Steampunks. Though role-playing is a significant part of the
literary genre-turned-cultural movement, Aloysius assures that his
charming European swagger is, in fact, authentic (he notes that he moved
to the States from Britain in the mid-1990s).
Where My Ladies At
MC/producer J-Phunq & the women of Cincinnati's Hip Hop scene
6 Comments · Wednesday, April 11, 2012
During the last few years, as I’ve
been getting out and networking with women at shows, I’ve discovered why
Cincinnati’s Hip Hop community as a whole continues to be isolated.
It’s a complicated mix of sub-communities that only intersects because
of certain key people, and, not surprisingly, the connectors are women.
Losing Fight
Why new state legislation removing a breed-discriminatory clause doesn't matter to Cincinnati pit bull owners
17 Comments · Wednesday, April 4, 2012
I wander through all three dog kennels at
the Sharonville SPCA. Perry, Zyr, Rocky, Lance, Goldie, Sage, Sugar,
Boomer, Buddy, Macho. Pit bull, pit bull mix, pit bull, pit bull, pit
bull, pit bull mix. The list goes on. The shelter, only miles from the Hamilton
County border, is ridden with pits because it’s just outside the
Cincinnati city limits, where it’s still illegal to own a dog designated
as a pit bull or pit bull mix.
Cincy Messes with Texas
A record number of bands from Greater Cincinnati complete successful invasion of Austin’s South By Southwest
8 Comments · Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Among the masses at this year’s South By Southwest, the yearly Austin festival,
(the music portion of which ran March 13-18) were several of
Cincinnati’s hometown favorites, marking the largest turnout yet for
Cincinnati-based bands at SXSW.
The Great Eight Debate
City, Duke Energy spar over streetcar construction technicality
3 Comments · Tuesday, March 6, 2012
If you listen to many native
Cincinnatians, they will tell you their hometown is different from other
cities. Special. Unique even. What works everywhere else doesn’t always
work in the Queen City, and vice-versa. Whether the provincial attitude is due to
a sense of pride or a neurotic inferiority complex, its accuracy
ultimately is a matter of personal opinion.
Miracle or Mirage?
ACT scores and a mysteriously ended cheating probe raise questions about Taft High School’s climb to the top
8 Comments · Tuesday, February 21, 2012
In a Cincinnati neighborhood plagued by
high rates of blight, poverty and crime, the new $18.4 million Robert A.
Taft Information Technology High School in the West End couldn’t offer a
more contrasting narrative. While city police book killers and other
suspected felons right next door, Taft students are enriching their
minds in nine computer labs and exploring the world through wall-to-wall
Wi-Fi.
Mardi Gras By the Bite
Local eateries offer traditional foods to celebrate the start of Lent
0 Comments · Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Fat Tuesday, the day before Christians settle down to 40
lean days of Lent, is part of almost every culture, whether it’s called
Carnevale, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. But before you pick up that
Hurricane glass and get your beads on, you’d best pick up a fork and get
something substantial in your tummy.
Close Encounters of a New Kind
Missed connections personal ads inspire Sophie Blackall’s quirky paintings
1 Comment · Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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.
