The Chastity Bunch
Ohio Republicans continue their ill-conceived war on sex education, women’s rights and health care for the poor
Reflections Eternal
The quintessential Patti Smith discusses Mapplethorpe, her time in Cincinnati and an upcoming Contemporary Arts Center exhibition and concert
Bicycles Through the Ages
A generally agreed upon timeline of major bicycle developments
State of the Bike Union in Four B's
Everybody Snacked, Nobody Crashed
Three CityBeat staffers do things on bikes they'd normally do in a car
Pedal Pushers
Organized rides in the Queen City
Navigating the Novelties
The Cincy Fringe Festival returns to Over-the-Rhine in all its fringy glory
Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett's themed eatery in the Horseshoe Casino meets banal expectations of a high-cost, low quality chain restaurant model
3 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Needless to say, we at CityBeat
have had a jocular, contentious relationship with Buffett — the man, the
myth and the entire unwindulaxing Margaritaville™ industry (but not
tequila) — ever since, so the opportunity to check out his restaurant at
the Horseshoe Casino was too salacious to pass up.
From Dice to Dinner
Dining options inside and outside the casino
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Outside the balmy perimeter of
Margaritaville, conveniently nestled within the confines of the
Horseshoe Casino’s walls, sits steakhouse Jack Binion’s, Café Italia and
all-you-can-eat Spread Buffet. And each of these kitchens (plus the
banquet and event center catering) are overseen by Horseshoe Casino
Executive Chef Pete Ghione.
Legally Banned
The secret complaints and controversial characters behind the firing of Loveland High School's drama instructor
3 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The road to Sonja Hansen’s home is lined with houses that all look the same. Three left-hand turns off Loveland-Miamiville Road through sidewalk-free suburbia sits the Hansens’ five-bedroom brick house, home of the most infamous lady in Loveland this side of sex-toy merchant Patty Brisben.
Oh, Yes We Got Trouble (with a capital T)
1 Comment · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Theater is a great, creative outlet for
kids. Sonja Hansen’s efforts in Loveland inspired dozens of them and
engaged their families in a wholesome, enjoyable extracurricular
activity. Such undertakings are also learning experiences. Sadly, this
lesson in repression over trivial matters sends a terrible message to
students.
The Sweetest Thing
Artist Pam Kravetz and crew put the icing on the cake at 'The Art of Food'
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 27, 2013
For The Art of Food, Kravetz is the “marshmallow, glue and
sugar-coated sweetness” at the center of “Let Them Eat Cake (on the
Cakewalk),” a fashion show of 11 delectable looks from 15 artists
working with several layers of DAAP students, beauty experts, bakers and
others.
Smoke and Mirrors
Gov. John Kasich says his new budget offers a fairer tax system and more money for schools, but it’s really just more of the same
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 20, 2013
In the big public push for his 2014-2015
budget proposal, Republican Gov. John Kasich has often sounded
progressive. But deeper analyses of Kasich’s budget found that the
governor was likely off with some of his claims.
State of the Art
Cincinnati-based authors Marjorie Celona and Leah Stewart drop new novels
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Marjorie Celona’s Y and Leah Stewart’s The History of Us
are more than just novels by writers who happen to be female; they’re
sensitive, psychologically complex works that deal the nature of
identity in ways both singular and incisive.
Wired for Words
Leah Stewart’s love of the written word goes way back
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 13, 2013
It’s a frigid weekday afternoon in early February, less
than three weeks after the publication of Leah Stewart’s fourth novel, The History of Us,
a Cincinnati-set coming-of-age tale marked by psychological insight, a
sneakily addictive narrative thrust and a deft use of dialogue.
Total Immersion
First-time novelist Marjorie Celona delves deeply into her characters
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Published to wide acclaim in early January, the affecting Y
is a novel of myriad pleasures, the most obvious being Celona’s
sensitive, psychologically complex conception of Shannon, a character
who refuses to leave one’s consciousness.
The Love List 2013
1 Comment · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
This Valentine’s Day we’re not going to try to
define love. But CityBeat’s 2013 Love
List will introduce you, in a strictly platonic way, to nine “hot”
locals in various service, creative and philanthropic industries who
have turned their passions into successful careers.
The Love List: Jessie Hoffman
2 Comments · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
“From as early as I can remember I wanted
to be a hairstylist,” says Jessie Hoffman, owner/stylist at Parlour
salon. “I always had my hands on hair — cutting my dolls’ hair very
early on and foiling and hacking at brave friends’ locks in high
school.”
The Love List: Abby Artemisia
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
After
spending several months cooped up inside, immobilized, recovering from a
back injury sustained during a car accident, Abby Artemisia had a
realization: “I realized how vital nature is to my life, how much I
missed it and how precious every moment is. … I realized I’d never be
happy working inside and had to do something that fulfilled me.”
The Love List: Hideki Harada
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A twist of fate landed Hideki Harada
behind the sushi table when he applied for a part-time job at a Japanese
restaurant while in school at Ohio State University.
The Love List: Mike Gibboney & Jason Snell
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Eventually outgrowing his home-based business, Snell launched We Have
Become Vikings, an OTR-based creative agency that does everything from
motion graphics and illustration to branding, with one of his best buds,
Mike Gibboney.
The Love List: Libby Hunter
0 Comments · Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Libby Hunter was used to seeing interactions between
different social, economic and age groups. But after witnessing a
particularly upsetting altercation where local youths began throwing
rocks at a disabled client who was moving into a renovated property,
Hunter took action and flipped the script.
