Boycott This: Lots of Blame to Go Around
The stale-ass economic boycott of Cincinnati ain't never been about race. Two years on and we're poised at the threshold of a class war. The boycott's acid-refluxed up our classism. Some blacks don't wanna be black-by-association, because siding with (mostly) black thugs bullying the city is some black shit. Not-so-black blacks move north or east,…
Music: Mae Day
Believe it or not, Mae stands for Multisensory Aesthetic Experience. What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer. How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb? None. There are machines that can do that for them. There's a reason that there are a plethora of dumb…
Diner: Soul of the Chef
Jymi Bolden Jean-Robert de Cavel (rear right) and his culinary staff at Pigall's tak a break at the Chef's Table in the upscale restaurant's kitchen. Great parties always end up in the kitchen. The kitchen is an extraordinary atmosphere, the soul of the home intensified by a wide range of sensorial experience. It is…
How Will the Arts Deal With the Boycotters?
If I were to walk the protest line outside the new Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) during its opening festivities, my sign would read something like this: "When you stick your head in the sand, you're bound to get your butt kicked." The boycott by the Coalition for a Just Cincinnati, asking entertainers to avoid playing…
Home Work
The word "bubble" has entered the common vernacular with increased frequency. The stock market bubble busted three years ago beginning with the demise of the overhyped technology sector, and millions of people lost. Then came a corporate ethics bubble and the ensuing Enron/Andersonitus that afflicted many of America's most esteemed corporations and accounting firms, and…
Film: Anatomy of the Mind-Screw
John Cusack (left) and Ray Liotta in the 'mind-screw' thriller, Identity. There's a difference between knowing that things on screen aren't always as they seem and being flat-out manipulated. Moviegoers usually appreciate the former. A little twist, like Darth Vader revealing himself as Luke's father at the end of The Empire Strikes Back, is…
We Can Do Better: Boycott Issues Can Be Solved
A little more than two years ago, Cincinnati was rocked by rioting and curfews following the police shooting of Timothy Thomas. After order was restored, everyone — white, black, politician, citizen, business leader, police officer, city dweller, suburbanite — understood that our community was deeply conflicted. Mayor Charlie Luken challenged all of us to come…
Whirlygig: 74: Out on the Town
Crack Talk Every year around mid-April I take my mom out for her birthday dinner. This year it was her turn to pick the restaurant, which always scares me. We have totally different taste in restaurants. I like smaller ones that are more intimate and she likes large chain ones. Her choice for this year…
News: Linkin’ Logs
Diane Menendez Ann Santen admires the rebuilt Chilo log house making its debut in Felicity. Near the end of a country road winding through farmland just outside Felicity, Ohio, the Chilo log house lives again, standing tall, overlooking a pond whose still waters attract elegant wood ducks and a Northern oriole that flits along…
News: Hate Hunter Comes Calling
With training, police officers can recognize the racism they might not see in their own behavior, according to Karen Mock. To hear Karen Mock speak, you'd think she were a longtime Cincinnatian. Her message features discussion of hate crimes and complaints about inequitable treatment of minority groups and racial profiling by police officers. But…
925 Dayton St.
Doug Trapp 925 Dayton St. Address: 925 Dayton St., West End Owner: Dale Mallory Value: $27,800 Year Built: 1900 Comments: From his living room window a few doors away, Dale Mallory can see the vacant building he owns at 925 Dayton St. The building has been under two city orders for repairs since 1996.…
Cover Story: Stuck in Place
Two years after the start of the boycott of Cincinnati, city leaders still hope it will fade away, falling victim to bickering among its own advocates. "They're spending a lot of energy fighting each other, so how much energy do they have left?" says City Councilman David Crowley. "I think this thing is self-destructing…
