Coffee is an unnecessary additive to the frenetic energy of artistic everyman Nathan Singer, yet he partakes in refill after refill. He drinks it up, interspersing sips of java with gulps of wate  

After a release last year, local mystery writer JEFFREY MARKS is ready to bite the literary world again. This time though, he's taking on editing duties primarily for Criminal Appetites, a collectio  

Jo Jackson props herself up against a cascade of whimsical and austere skulls. The bright sky-blue background illuminates a colorful dichotomy to the scene. This is the canvas that Jackson has cre  

"The place where I come from is a small town/ They think so small/ They use small words But not me/ I'm smarter than that/ I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth/ To let those big wor  

Charlie was my answer to Sept. 11. Some people opted for duct tape. I went for sex. Feelings were forged, but Charlie essentially became my two-month long one-night stand. He was designed from a s  

It's unsettling to hear Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli referred to as "Sugar Bob." It's a touch disrespectful, even for the non-religious like me. But Stacy F. King, president and chief executive  

Over-the-Rhine is under observation again, but this time it's not media scrutiny into the politics of race or redevelopment. The Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation (RARE) Project -- a gov  

A Thin Line Between Lovers and Friends When a guy and girl are best friends and hang out nearly every night they're free, sooner or later one of them begins to question whether or not to take the  

Tall Stacks: Five Days of Peace, Love and Understanding I attended a couple of days of Tall Stacks last week with the intention of taking photos of some of the acts that performed and maybe so