Let My People Know
19 April 2001 To: Cincinnati City Manager John Shirey, Mayor Charlie Luken, FOP President Keith Fangman and Police Chief Tom Streicher From: Your Negro Tour Guide Re: Let My People Know Gentlemen: You had to see this coming. Knowing, as surely you did, that Negroes here had been in a deep, languorous and stupefying sleep…
Like It Or Not, E-Check Works
The combustion in a perfect gasoline-powered engine would produce only water and nitrogen — harmless byproducts — and carbon dioxide. In reality, no such engine exists, and even the most sophisticated, perfectly tuned engine produces unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that successfully escape through the tailpipe of a car…
After Riots, Arts Organizations Are Breathing Life Back Into Over-the-Rhine
The initial warning call came to Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (ETC) staff from a friend who works at the Garfield House Hotel. It was Tuesday, April 10, as a violent crowd of protesters made its way north on Vine Street. They had already smashed windows, and ETC was in their path of destruction. Earlier that…
News: Puttin’ Out the Bone
To the Bathrooms — and the Barricades!Dude. If you care about your high school, tear out this column, get in the bathroom, lock the door and start reading. In fact, forget high school. If you care about your future, do it. We're talking rebellion. My God. We're talking America. OK. Got the door locked? Right…
Local Hip Hop ensemble Animal Crackers get interactive hosting weekly throw-downs
Local Hip Hop ensemble Animal Crackers get interactive hosting weekly throw-downs Hip Hop culture, for many a Cincinnati youth, tastes like Animal Crackers. Snack time and place is Wednesday nights after ten at Top Cat's Club in Corryville. A co-ed, biracial, mostly college-aged audience enters the club, several at a time. The stage is set…
Card-Carrying Capitalist
Dear Mr. Woodwiff, If you're like most people, you have dreams. Big dreams. Maybe you'd like to drive a car luxurious enough to compensate for your lack of a viable personality. Or enjoy an indulgent getaway to a far-flung land with an unconscionably low age of sexual consent. Perhaps you dream of going underground for…
Dating
I was recently visiting an office building when I had a serious flashback to Mr. Happy. Remember Mr. Happy? I honestly do not remember his real name, but he was one of my shorter relationships. And the reason a building reminded me of him is that he worked in this building, and he took me…
Diner: Hometown Holiday
The Restaurant at the PhoenixGo: 812 Race St., Downtown Call: 513-721-8901 Hours: Tuesday-Friday 5-9 p.m.; Saturday 5-10 p.m. Prices: Moderate to expensive Payment: Major credit cards Beyond Red Meat: Fish, seafood and vegetable options by lyn marsteller Sometimes I like to travel in my own backyard. When I'm out of town, I tend to seek…
News: Leadership for the Rest of Us
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com Cincinnati church volunteers supplied 3,000 meals april 14 for people attending Timothy Thomas' funeral and for residents of Over-the-Rhine. When government officials fail to act, citizens must. Last week's street demonstrations erupted because of the failure of Cincinnati's leadership to address racism, according to Jenny Laster, president of the Grassroots Leadership Academy.…
Dining: The Dish
Mount Adam's ROOKWOOD POTTERY has undergone a lengthy transformation and emerged as an upscale, casual bistro. After a two-and-a-half month remodeling job, the restaurant reopened last week with a new kitchen, a new look and a new menu. Behind the swinging doors, the restaurant completely gutted and installed a new kitchen. Patrons will notice front-of-the-house…
Old Blind Dogs
With a contemporary twist on traditional Celtic music, Scotland's Old Blind Dogs have been heralded as somewhat of a "supergroup" in the Celtic and Folk world, drawing comparisons to legendary acts like the Bothy Band. Core members Jonny Hardie and Buzzby McMillan have a reputation for turning over members on a regular basis, but…
Music: Head Easton
Tim Easton There's a curious thing about the cover of Tim Easton's new CD, The Truth About Us. Right beneath the title and just to the right of the singer's name sits a row of three stars, as if the album were being rated right on its own cover. Of course, it's unlikely that…
Cover Story: Editorial
We hold this truth to be self-evident: The city we love dearly is fundamentally fucked up. This truth isn't news to many folks, of course, though the depth of last week's rage in the streets shocked even the most cynical among us. Even the very people who kept telling us that African Americans were mad…
Marginalized
You never miss your water till your well runs dry, and now that Kaldi's is open again, after the recent racial violence in Over-the-Rhine, the old regulars are clinging to their bar stools like they were recently washed up in a flood. "I've seen better riots from a bunch of teen-aged girls at a cancelled…
