Advertising Support?
Someone keeps putting the damned cart before the horse. People do not watch television or listen to the radio for the commercials. By and large, they don't grab newspapers and flip right to the ads. So for some self-righteous corporate suits to suddenly think we'll miss their ads on a "racy" or "envelope-pushing" program or…
Stir Fried
IF YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR SOME GROOVY ROOTS MUSIC THIS WEEKEND, HOW 'BOUT A LITTLE STIR FRIED. The East Coast ensemble has made Cincy a regular stop on their consistent touring adventures. While based on Funk, Rock, Blues and Psychedelia, there's no telling where the group will go next. Legendary pedal steel guitarist Buddy Cage provides…
Fall. In Love Again
It's happening. I'm seeing promos for television's new fall season. And I'm loving it. This is a time of rebirth. Renewal. Resuscitation. This event is like a rite of spring, only without squirrel sex and much later in the year. In just a few weeks, I'll begin to reconnect with the old friend that was…
Straight Dope
I have read that one of the tallest buildings in the world — if not the tallest is a hotel in, of all places, Pyongyang, North Korea. My fragmented knowledge is that it was built after a South Korean company built the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and that it has never been occupied, despite…
Crosley work towards success for themselves and their peers
OK. Pop quiz. Why would a band from Cincinnati want to call itself Crosley when none of its members has that name? The band's bassist, Joel Knueven, answers that question for those of us who didn't know that Crosley Field was home to the Cincinnati Reds until 1970. "We thought it would be cool like…
News: Alternative Medicine
As science validates this ancient practice, acupuncture is gaining widespread acceptance. Acupuncture was developed in China approximately 5,000 years ago. There are all kinds of theories as to its origin, including warriors who were shot by arrows, with resultant relief of pain at distant sites. It's surmised that in southern China, where pine needles grew…
Is Dropping the Bengals Ticket Guarantee Meaningful?
The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus have taken a great deal of heat for the ticket guarantee included in the Paul Brown Stadium lease. If the Bengals didn't sell 50,000 seats for any of the first two years of home games, the county was responsible for buying enough tickets to make up…
Cover Story: Angels in the Heartland
The man owns a belt buckle alone that's as large as a Holy Bible. He keeps it on a mantle at home in Batesville, Ind. It would cut up his midsection if he wore it to ride horses. The buckle was given to him by a civic organization whose members believe in and love Jeff…
Fair Elections 2001
For all the talk about "empowerment" and "coalition building" by community activists and politicians, it's nice to see the real thing develop instead of just hear the words. The Fair Elections Coalition's Jane Anderson is talking about the real thing. This genuine coalition, composed of about 20-some member groups, has been working for about a…
News: Mall Wars
For years, people have been moving farther away from Cincinnati into swanky subdivisions and other new housing in Butler and Warren counties. Now the stores are following them. Although the proposed Monroe mall between Cincinnati and Dayton now seems like a long shot, it's only one of six malls either on the drawing board or…
