The first in a series of nine events in
cities across Ohio, culminating with a rally at the Columbus statehouse,
kicked off in Cincinnati last week to protest the use of fracking
across the state of Ohio.
by Andy Brownfield
09.28.2012
We're Better Than Cleveland!
Cincinnati ranked 21st in list of 50 best cities
We’re 21.
That’s right, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, Cincinnati is the 21st best city in the United States.
The news wire cites Cincinnati’s picturesque downtown,
Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Pops orchestra and the
presence of corporate giant Procter & Gamble as reasons why the city
was included in its list of “America’s 50 Best Cities.”
It also doesn’t hurt that have 105 bars, 600 restaurants, 18 museums, 35 libraries and two professional sports teams.
The rankings were based on leisure attributes (such as
bars, restaurants and parks), educational attributes, economic factors,
crime and air quality. Bloomberg Businessweek said the greatest
weighting was placed on leisure amenities, (because having tons of bars
to go to is way more important than a good public school system).
San Francisco topped the list of best cities, followed by hipster haven Seattle, Washington D.C. and Boston.
Cleveland barely made it onto the rankings at 46 and Columbus beat us out by one, ranking No. 20.
The Queen City (we at CityBeat are refusing to
adopt the moniker “The City That Sings”) beat out such major
metropolises as Los Angeles, St. Louis, Reno, Dallas, Indianapolis, San
Antonio, Chicago and Houston.
A Great American Sculptor’s Show Visits Columbus
0 Comments · Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Columbus’
Wexner Center for the Arts makes a bold statement in its current
retrospective of David Smith’s work: He’s the greatest American sculptor
of the 20th century. If Smith, who died in an auto accident in
1965 at age 59, is ahead of Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi or Richard
Serra, I’m not sure the general public knows it.
Feb. 16-22: Worst Week Ever!
1 Comment · Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Those of us who long ago replaced our iPods with the one Apple invented that also has a phone in it don’t have to worry about getting our cars broken into for leaving our 8-gig sitting on the seat (in which case we’d only really care about the broken window and change missing from the console). Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis today broke Rule No. 2 when it comes to leaving electronics in plain sight of thieves: Don’t forget about the charger.
