Reds’ Motto for Success: Names Make Headlines, but Plays Make Wins
Jerry Dowling The magic of Opening Day is never far from the imagination. But seldom is it so close to reality as on April 4, when the revitalized Reds gave their fans one of the happiest days in years. The day, of course, is always about Cincinnati and its special place in the game, even…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Camp Climax For Girls with Scout’s Honor, Bonnie “Prince” Billy/Matt Sweeney and More
Bonnie "Prince" Billy/Matt Sweeney Camp Climax For Girls with Scout's Honor, The Defrost Star, Lost Hands Found Fingers Saturday · Alchemize Hailing from the St. Louis suburb of Alton, Ill., the boys of Camp Climax For Girls have a great sense of humor and also possibly one of the best sounds of any new band…
Keep on Puffing
Ohio was on the forefront of the first Prohibition, and now it appears it's again repeating history ("Butt Out," issue of Feb. 23-March 1). In pressing their case for a statewide ban, the anti-smoking advocates rely solely on your beliefs: belief that tens of thousands of people die each year from secondhand smoke; belief that…
News: Virtual Crime
David Sorcher Jesse Tuttle shows the electronic monitoring device he's worn nearly two years while awaiting trial, which is schedule to begin Monday. A Camp Dennison man's trial, set to begin Monday, raises important questions about what constitutes child pornography, how it gets into computers and who is legally liable for possessing it. But Jesse…
Return of the Chicks
This weekend marks the return of the Chicks RockFest, the annual music festival that celebrates women in Rock music. On Friday and Saturday at Newport's Southgate House, CRF presents 30 artists across the club's three stages (each act features at least one female member). Music starts at 8:30 p.m. both nights. Founded by local singer…
Stereotypes of bottles
If I were to pick a song for karaoke that reflects how I feel about red wines from Italy, I'd quickly cue up Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In." One of the most compelling things about Italian reds is the range of weights and styles that run the gamut from light and fruity to heavy…
Television and Radio: Airing It Out
Steve Booth (left) and A.J. Silverman think there's enough going on in Cincinnati to fill a weekly TV show. You can read regularly in CityBeat about talented people involved in all sorts of artistic pursuits. Steve Booth is one of them: He's producing XLTV, a local late-night TV show that airs on Cincinnati's UPN affiliate.…
The Wit and Wisdom of Richard Janke
Portland's alternative newsweekly won the Pulitzer Prize this week for its investigation of political bigwig Neil Goldschmidt. It's no secret that Cincinnati Assistant Police Chief Richard Janke has a way with words. His rhetorical skills first came to our notice in 2001, when CityBeat heard him tell a group of peaceful protesters, "We are prepared…
Under The Influence: The Record That Changed My Life
Jenny "Jem" Schmidt, Chicks RockFest K's Choice Paradise in Me For me, there have been many crucial turning points in music that made me not just "listen" to music anymore but made me feel that I'd become more a part of it. I can remember the first time and the first emotion that came…
Fit To Be Tied
Here's my wah-wah: I'm 20, gay and my boyfriend of eight months is into tying me up. I work out a lot and I have pretty decent muscles, and something about tying me up makes him extra horny, which is a turn on for me too. I'm wondering if I have anything to be worried…
Cover Story: Armed and Next to Us
Sean Hughes Armed and Next To Us Patrick Feely never let on that he was a genuine, if modest, celebrity. Classmates remember soft-spoken Feely mainly for his booming, concussive .50-caliber Smith & Wesson Magnum revolver, the most powerful production revolver made today. He let others fire it after we'd qualified with lesser weapons during our…
Living Out Loud: : Editorial on Editorial
I've lost track of how many essays I've written for CityBeat over the years, but there's one that keeps raising its head over and over again. On Aug. 20, 2003, I wrote an editorial called "Diabetics R Us" (Editorial: Diabetics R Us). It was a piece about me and my co-worker and friend, Sara, who…
Playing to WVXU’s Strength
News media in the Cincinnati area are changing dramatically. The U.S. Justice Department raised no objection to Gannett — owner of The Cincinnati Enquirer and CiN Weekly — buying most of the region's community weeklies. WGUC (90.9 FM), which no longer is owned by the University of Cincinnati, is buying WVXU (91.7 FM), which no…
Humana Festival of New American Plays
Harlan Taylor Tamilla Woodard and Palestinian actor Sami Metwasi portray journalists in Moot the Messenger in Louisville. I spent April 1-3 at the 29th annual HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS, presented by Actors Theatre of Louisville. Six full-length plays, an "anthology" by a half-dozen playwrights and four 10-minute plays — it's both a marathon…
Remembering ‘The Riots’
Twenty-two-year-old April L. Martin was safely tucked into her Glendale bedroom when news clips of Cincinnati's April 2001 riots sparked an idea. Four years later she premiered her documentary, The Color of Justice: A History of Cincinnati's Race Riots from 1792 to 2001, to a standing-room-only audience in Christ Church Cathedral's undercroft. The showing took…
Sin Cities
The state contest for best yard sign belongs to the owner of farmland off I-71 in the rural stretch of Clinton County between Cincinnati and Columbus. The towering sign's message is a matter-of-fact warning: "Hell Is Real." Standing a few feet away from the hell-raising sign are a large wooden cross, a barn with a…
News to Use
The Lawyer Who Won Choice For Women Enjoy Cocktails and Conversation" with the attorney who successfully argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973. Sarah Weddington speaks at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Phoenix. The event is sponsored by Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, which is selling tickets for $20, or $10 with…
Locals Only: : Of Mutts And Monkeys
Foxy McCoy When someone says they want to be a fire truck when they grow up, you know you're in for a different kind of experience. When this someone is Bebhin Blank, lead singer/guitarist/vice president ("I took the role of vice president because I didn't want to be in charge")/legal adult of Foxy McCoy, you…
Spring Cleaning
Spring has finally arrived after a particularly dreary winter, and our thoughts go to new growth, new starts, fresh paint and clearing out the cob webs. While many of us can't wait to get started on our ritual of spring cleaning, others are overwhelmed and don't know where or how to start. This yearly purge…
News: Take Back Your Self
Consumption is the engine of the economy. This weekend the conference "Global 3: Reclaiming Community and Environment" will examine problems with that engine. Global 3 is a gathering of more than 40 local, national and international organizations to share information, skills and experiences. Caucuses and workshops meet at the University of Cincinnati Tangeman University Center…
Diner: Classy Little Number
I try on Italian restaurants like most women try on shoes. I thought I'd found the perfect fit when I happened upon Trattoria Roma one night — a classy little number, not too fancy but nice enough for a night on the town. Tucked away between the array of restaurants that popped up when the…
Dead Man Talking
Bob Marley HOT Ouija Consider a Phoner With Elvis? The BBC has apologized for a guffaw the Drudge Report would be proud of. For a story on Reggae legend Bob Marley's song "No Woman, No Cry" (following a popular piece about Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"), producers figured they'd go straight to the source … and request…
Ohio Religious Right: ‘Welcome to Our World’
Basking in the glow of the sweeping passage of Ohio's Issue 1 last fall, Citizens for Community Values President Phil Burress boasted to The New York Times that his religious-based political movement was just starting. "I'm building an army," Burress told the paper in a Nov. 26, 2004, story. "We can't just let people go…
