The brothers and close friends of The Seventies returned to the Cincinnati scene with a rejuvenated outlook
It worked well for the Gibb brothers, maybe not so well for the warring Gallaghers and Everlys, and the Osmond boys had great success before prepubescent Donny took off for greener pastures and television stardom with little sis Marie. For better or worse, mixing music and brotherly love is one of Rock & Roll's…
Deters’ Questionable Fund-Raising Reveals Loopholes in Ohio Campaign Finance Laws
Gearing up for a campaign season of playing David to the GOP's well-funded Goliath, Democrats have loaded their slingshots with allegations that Ohio Treasurer Joseph Deter is operating a pay-to-play system and using the Hamilton County Republican Party (HCRP) to launder the proceeds. Fueling these allegations are contributions made by investment brokers whose firms enjoyed…
Diner: Alluring Flavors
Drive down Ludlow Avenue in Clifton on most evenings, and you'll see a crowd gathered on the sidewalk outside Ambar India Restaurant. Not 'Fish Have Mothers, Too!' activists or unbridled skateboarders — diners willing to wait for a table even though there is another Indian restaurant directly next door, as well as one a half-mile…
Cover Story: Death of Innocence
Jymi Bolden Thomas Condon in his Walnut Hills studio The same haunting face stares out from most of the pieces of art in Thomas Condon's studio in Walnut Hills. It's the face of a baby inspired by a photo he took 10 years ago. A teddy bear covered in plaster sits below a photo…
476 Dayton St.
476 Dayton St Address: 476 Dayton St., West End Owner: Priscilla White and others Current Property Value: $6,500 in 2001 Year Built: 1881 Comments: According to the Cincinnati Buildings and Inspections Department, the building at 476 Dayton St. has been placed on the Dead Buildings List, a list of condemned buildings the city is…
In the Studio with Thomas Condon
Thomas Condon Thomas Condon uses this photograph of afriend's child as the key image behind hiscurrent artwork on "life." The one thing that best explains Thomas Condon is a black leather notebook containing his current sketches. Inside the book, roughly the size of an outstretched hand, are 22 pencil drawings comprising the series of…
News: All Politics Is Local
Jymi Bolden Bill Bridges is working to educate Cincinnati about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act through town hall meetings. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District has upheld the legality of Issue 3, which added Article 12 to Cincinnati's city charter, the federal government still might offer protection to local gays and…
Whirlygig: 22
Edited by Rebecca Lomax Englishman Who Went up a Hill My roommate now has a transcontinental love affair, which means a high degree of romance and an outrageous phone bill. Her English lad, who I'll call Limey, is actually quite a sweet and charming fellow. Would you expect anything less from a Brit? He came…
News: Separating Church and State
Rebecca Lomax Halima Addou describes oppressive conditions for women in her native Algeria, saying, "When religion takes over politics, it's an explosive ingredient." In her home country, Halima Addou isn't allowed to speak out at all, much less speak out about her beliefs on government and religion. She must have felt a long way…
Get Back
"What have you bought into/ How much will it cost to buy you out?" — Poet Saul Williams Back in the day, I used to like Alicia Reece. I voted for the vice mayor. Twice. Be clear that I empathize with that age-old pull of being black in a hard place. Negroes expect one thing,…
Ayurveda: The Science of Mind
The Sanskirt word "Ayurveda" means the science or knowledge of life. In the science of Ayurveda, each person has a specific body constitution: Vata, Pitta and Kapha (see my previous article, issue of April 4-10). Likewise, each person has a tendency to exist in a specific state of mind. The difference between the two states…
When Are Public Records Too Public?
Hamilton County has one of the most useful court Web sites in Ohio. Citizens can check upcoming court dates or the status of traffic tickets and even read electronic scans of actual court documents — all without leaving their homes. Jim Cissell, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts since 1992, has been on the leading edge…
Stolie
Singer/songwriter Stolie (né Rebecca Stoelinga) has enlisted fellow Chicagoan Dan Darrah for her current tour, which finds the artists performing together on each other's songs with acoustic guitars and keyboards plus some turntable and bass work by Albino Red. Stolie started performing in 1995 and, through travels across the country and England and gigs…
Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?
If you look close enough at CityBeat's film clock on page 42 of this week's print edition, you'll notice that for the first time in 10 months it includes information on the Esquire and Mariemont theaters. The movie times, however, come with an asterisk. Film Editor Steve Ramos remains banned from the theatres, a move…
