Literally hot because the Northside Rock ’N Roll Carnival, Fourth of July Parade & Festival embraces the heat and humidity of a steamy Cincinnati July, this is also one of city’s hotte  

There are 82.5 million mothers in the United States — and at least a few more living in countries outside of the U.S. Do all of these landmasses celebrate Mother’s Day? Who knows? (Probably Wikipedia.) But they should, because moms do many things: grow us inside of them, raise us, feed us, wipe our butts, yell at us, etc., and they deserve assorted presents and recognition for that, especially the butt part.  

One characteristic of a bar-based entertainment district is that such businesses must adapt in order to keep up with the latest trends. It’s just the nature of the bar industry, according to Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce President Brian L. Tiffany, who says the Main Street bar district’s struggles during recent years are not uncommon. “A friend of mine always used to say, ‘Your bar has to be like Madonna — you have to reinvent yourself or you’ll be closed,’ ” Tiffany says. “I think if you look at the Central Business District, even the Lodge Bar’s closed ... you’re seeing the same thing.”  

Michele (‘Chele) Hobbs worked in construction sales and Amanda Broughton has a marketing degree. And they've joined forces to start the Findlay Market-based custom pet food retailer, Pet Wants.  

It’s almost Saint Patrick’s Day, and you know what that means! We all get to be Irish (and drunk) for a day — and get a special little bum pinch if we aren’t wearing green. Doesn’t that happen? And while we CityBeaters were out trolling around bars for timely and Irishy stories about green beer and shamrocks, I ran into a short, red-haired dude named Mike O’Malley (not the actor). After several Guinness, he admitted to being a leprechaun, so I chased him. Leprechauns are very fast and hard to capture because they’re made of magic. But I did and then I asked him some questions.  

With more than 2,000 attendees at the 2010 show, around 40 percent of those coming from outside Greater Cincinnati, 20th Century Cincinnati is one of the nation's best — and few — Modernism events. No matter if you're a treasure hunter, a vintage home restorer or nostalgic for the past (or Don Draper's apartment), show producer Bruce Metzger guarantees "a very cool scene" this weekend.  

Getting to the heart of Valentine's Day is a tricky business. Take a journey with us to sort through a foggy history full of unverifiable facts. Get the low-down all the modern days events happening on the 14th this year in Cincinnati. And take a detailed look at the Public Library's alluring, but strange, Victorian Valentine's Card collection.  

Well, realistically, you're never going to be the first bride to have your wedding at any of these locations — they're all well-prepared to host your big day. But you don't have to be the first to enjoy matching your event to your personal sense of style.  

"Your wedding cake may just be the most significant confection you ever buy," according to www.theknot.com, one of the leading bridal information Web sites. And it's probably right. It's not like you regularly match your birthday cake with your outfit and home décor. (Unless you do. No judgment.)  

"The idea for Home Grown Cakes came out of demand. In high school I started decorating cakes at a local bakery after school. Family and friends, and family and friends of theirs, started requesting I do cakes for them outside of that. I needed the money for college, so I started fulfilling those requests."