Diner: Shooting Star
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com The Comet's jukebox As I wound my way along Central Parkway to Hamilton Avenue and through Northside, I fiddled with my visor and tried to avoid the early evening blinding sun. Maybe Westsiders are built of sterner stuff: They know how to deal with the sun both coming to work and going…
Cover Story: Environmentally Friendly and Fun
The CAC's Ecovention exhibition will feature work such as Jackie Brooker's "Die Gabe des Wassers (The Gift of Water)." This summer, the Contemporary Arts Center, in coordination with Ecoartspace in New York, presents Ecovention, a two-part exhibition of environmental art. The term "environmental art" refers to art that reflects and impacts its surrounding ecosystem.…
News: Unsettled Feeling
Jymi Bolden The Rev. Damon Lynch III of the Black United Front criticizes the city's pace in implementing police reform. Settling a lawsuit doesn't usually cement friendships, but the settlement of a racial profiling lawsuit against the city of Cincinnati has been portrayed as an extraordinary collaboration. Judging by statements last week, however, one…
Continuing Film Listings
CAPSULE REVIEWS AND SUMMARIES By TT CLINKSCALES, RODGER PILLE AND STEVE RAMOS ABOUT A BOY — (Grade: A) In Will, a smarmy British bachelor who joins a single-parents' club as a way to meet women, actor Hugh Grant finds a screen character perfectly matched to his own unique blend of cultured arrogance and foppish personality…
Spiritual Walkers
Looking quickly through the bedroom blinds, I thought it was someone else. The bell had such a friendly sounding ring to it. But by the time I got into the hallway, it was too late. There was no turning back. They'd already seen me, so I had to answer the door. Something like dread engulfed…
Whirlygig: 28
Edited by Rebecca Lomax Playing in the Dirt Flower power is a beautiful thing and seeing the city abloom is a terrific sight, but it does mean getting down and dirty. Doing a little civic duty, I headed up a planting project that involved 40 flats of annuals on Tuesday morning. Calling out the garden…
Cover Story: Just Jazz
Mike Wade will be one of the local acts playing a brand-new Jazz and Heritage Festival this summer. In his mayoral candidacy last November, Courtis Fuller pledged his support to the arts. It was a promise he's proving he intended to keep, especially in the musical category. After a 40-year stint, the plug was…
News: Taking Your Kids
Jymi Bolden Haviva and Michael Horvitz say their children were taken from them despite being in the care of a trained babysitter: their 11-year-old son. Until 18 months ago, Haviva and Michael Horvitz of Amberley Village weren't uptight parents. They allowed their 11-year-old son Jason to push his 3-year-old sister around the neighborhood in…
Mush Records Tour
If you have ever bitched about the lack of creative Hip Hop, then you've never heard of Mush Records. The Avant Hop label features a stable of inventive, experimental and often mind-blowing MCs, musicians and DJs, including several artists with Cincinnati ties, including Boom Bip (pictured) and Doseone. That's probably why the first ever…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
It's time to start thinking about city council elections. No, seriously. With 17 months to go before the next council is sworn in, should we start the noisy, expensive, sometimes even divisive squabble called a Cincinnati City Council campaign? Well, yeah. It's all about a word and a number. It's all about Issue 6. It's…
Locals Only: : Cari Clara
Cari Clara There's a new face in town, but if you see it, you won't know. Not yet, at least. Cari Clara wants to reinstall the element of mystery to music, which he feels has been lost. The 27-year-old singer/composer considers his new home in Cincinnati an experiment of sorts. He plans to release…
Cover Story: DIY TV
Jymi Bolden Brandon Showers (right), a part-time Media Bridges facilitator, helps Bill Anderson of Saylor Park learn to work the equipment and communicate. Summer is for reruns, and who cares anyway: Dr. Greene is dead, Rachel had her baby and Ozzy's over. If only there were some way to make your own television program,…
Cover Story: Everyone Loves a Wiener
Jymi Bolden At a recent Reds game, Mike Felts answers the call, "hey, man, can you get me something while you're up?" f you've been down to see the Reds play in this, the final season of hallowed Cinergy Field/Riverfront Stadium, you've likely noticed that the food and beverages taste a little better. Is…
What Will We Pay for Convergys to Stay?
Is it time for corporate-welfare reform in Cincinnati? You've heard this story before. Company X begins thinking about moving out of the city. Executives drop hints and politicians, ever fearful of losing local jobs, begin negotiations to keep Company X in town. After many private meetings, the politicians sign an agreement giving Company X tax…
News: More Conflict for Reece
Cincinnati Vice Mayor Alicia Reece has illegally used her public office for private gain, according to a complaint with the Ohio Ethics Commission. The complaint, filed April 29 by political activist Nate Livingston, accuses Reece of "introducing, discussing and voting for legislation that directly benefited or had the potential to benefit her personally, her business…
Cover Story: Girls and Boys, Dancing Together
Matt Borgerding Mikey Roesch (left) and Puck Dunaway are trying to turn Cincinnati into Manchester, England circa 1984 … and we like it. It's a Saturday night in the close-quartered upstairs lounge above Carol's on Main that's appropriately titled Plush. Local Indie Pop/Rock faves The Tigerlilies mingle after a solid set, while a guy…
Diner: Bad Habits
You know the kind of neighborhood dive where it's a bit on the dumpy side, but you could care less because the food is forget-the-diet rockin'? Unfortunately, Habit's is not one of those. The Scene OK, so it's a dive … a hangout, joint, barroom, pub, saloon, taproom or tavern. A handsome bar in a…
Cover Story: Amusing Comeback
David Wasinger Elephants and Workers are putting the final touches on reopening the venerable Americana Amusement Park. Amusement park enthusiasts will have another place to get their thrills this year when the former Americana Amusement Park in Middletown reopens as LeSourdsville Lake: The Great American Amusement Park. Park operators hope for an opening over…
CAM Wings It
David Sorcher Will Mark Fox open the CAM's new wing? Of the three construction projects underway at Cincinnati's major art museums, only one looks to significantly impact local artists. For its flashy new home at Sixth and Walnut streets, the Contemporary Arts Center promises exhibitions that represent the best of the international arts community.…
Cover Story: Hot Shot
Weegee with his Speed Graphic Camera, c. 1944 There are people who don't mind their jobs. There are people who are happy to stay an extra hour to finish some work. There are people who get up every day with the reassuring knowledge they're doing exactly what they were meant to. And then there…
Cover Story: 100 Days of Hot
Despite the iffy weather, there's no doubt summer is here. To help you plan your movements throughout this celebrated season, we've picked a Hot Ticket for each of the next 100 days. We also nominate a Hot Spot for each day, which are typically free or near free (hence, no ticket). On selected busy…
