Ivan Klipstein
Ivan Klipstein is a prolific and ambitious 25-year-old singer/songwriter hailing from the seemingly unlikely burg of Madison, Wisc. There's nothing that could be considered unlikely on Klipstein's albums, as the artist employs a kitchen-sink approach, avoiding pigeonholing by surfing in and out of genres with a masterful touch. On Lifestyle!, Klipstein shows that even…
Are Fewer Steps From the Parking Lot Worth All This?
Norwood might be the latest city to embrace a new Walgreens store by leveling older buildings. But would the benefits justify the social cost? The city has been on a decade-long redevelopment spree that began not long after General Motors closed its Norwood plant in 1987. Office and retail projects such as Surrey Square, Rookwood…
Critics’ Picks
Thursday 26We're all about beds. And we'll definitely be needing nap time what with all the Tristate has to offer this week. So much to do, not enough time, and all that mumbo-jumbo. We have a feeling we'll need to double up just to tackle everything. Fortunately, we hear that the CINCINNATI FLOWER SHOW has…
Talking to Myself, Part 1
On Jan. 1, 2000, bogus daybreak of the new millennium, scientists at PPL Replications, the world's leading genetic research laboratory, issued a press release stating their intention to clone a human being. The reaction — from politicians, religious leaders, social scientists and ethicists (can someone please tell me from whom or where this last group…
Curly tales of the city
Winners and LosersThe vultures have already begun to circle around Mayor Charlie Luken, who's been receiving both praise and criticism for his handling of the city's racial tensions, police conduct, the unrest following Timothy Thomas' shooting, the curfew, the Reds' so-so start and the cool spring weather. Luken was judged a Loser of the Week…
Local Garage rockers draw local reverence, national acclaim
The Greenhornes Is The Greenhornes one of the first great recordings of 2001, or one of the last great recordings of 1965? Who cares? "Can't Stand It," the opener, is 3:21 of a peak quality answer. Drummer Patrick Keeler's thunderous, mid-tempo back-beat first kicks you in the teeth. Then guitarists Craig Fox and Brian…
News: All God’s Children
Rabbi Steven Greenberg Like Jews, homosexuals are long familiar with oppression. Rabbi Steven Greenberg of New York might be uniquely qualified to help the two groups understand one another. He is one of the first openly gay Orthodox rabbis. Greenberg, author of Wrestling with God and Men, is a senior teaching fellow at the…
News: Zoning Defense
Two seemingly disparate issues facing Covington City Commission and the city's zoning commission will together decide important issues about Covington's future. The first is the expansion of the Kenton County Detention Center, which lies directly in the heart of a growing riverside restaurant district. The second is the Life Learning Center, a proposed complex that…
Dating
Ten years ago this month I was thin, single and being fitted for my second bridesmaid's dress. Four years before that I was a little heavier but still sexy, single but in a relationship and being fitted for my first bridesmaid's dress. My thinking isn't usually linear, but this tale will be easier for most…
Diner: Spruced Up
The Petersen family enjoyed several successful years as restaurateurs with three locations: downtown (now Aioli), Clifton (now Biagio's Bistro) and Mount Adams, where they expanded to add the Promontory Bar to their popular dining room. Dan Chrzanowski, a transplant from Miami and the new chef/owner of the Mount Adams location, purchased the rights to the…
Alternatives to Hormones
To hormone or not to hormone? That's the question many women ask as they approach menopause. Trusting their physician to prescribe exactly what they need, few women ever hear about herbal alternatives, progesterone creams or all-natural hormone replacement therapies. Symptoms associated with premenstrual syndrome, early or difficult menopause, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, polycystic ovary disease, fibrocystic…
artists, exhibits, etc..
Nostalgia reigns in two retrospectives. LEON LIPPERT, REDISCOVERING THE ART AND THE MAN is an historical walk through Cincinnati's past at the Cincinnati Art Club this weekend. Lippert's Cincinnati people and places in the kinder, gentler '20s, '30s and '40s are available in catalog and online. Info: tlippert@fuse.net. And PAUL CHIDLAW, who taught or guided…
News: Don’t Lie Down
Jymi Bolden Mary Ann Meredith is suing Cincinnati Police over injuries from a "bean bag" missile. People have stopped throwing bottles, setting fires, breaking windows and beating passersby. The problem was simple: End the riots and end the turmoil, right? Wrong. What the riots have really shown, and what people are starting to realize,…
