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Going Green(er): Cincinnati Researchers are Focusing on the Climate Challenges that Intimately Affect Residents
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. The number of eco-minded businesses – from plant-based delis to secondhand clothing stores to zero-waste refilleries – is growing in Cincinnati. These establishments make it easy (and, for some, fun) for consumers to reduce their carbon footprints. But what about the region’s sustainability efforts behind…
Sound Advice: Shakey Graves Brings Lo-Fi Charm to Bogart’s Next Week
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. With his lo-fi thrum, churn and charm, Shakey Graves brings his patented suitcase kit and eclectic roots music to Bogart’s for a night of ragged singalongs. Alejandro Rose-Garcia, the Austin, Texas-based musician, debuted with his album Roll the Bones and Shakey Graves stage name back…
Snail Mail Discusses Her Wiser, More Sophisticated Sound on Valentine Ahead of Cincinnati Concert
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. Valentine, the second album by Lindsey Jordan under the moniker Snail Mail, opens with her hushed voice delivering the following sentiments as atmospheric keyboards linger in the background: “Let’s go be alone/Where no one can see us, honey/Careful in that room/Those parasitic cameras, don’t they…
Cincinnati Prime’s Sister Restaurant Primo Aims to Create Authentic Italian Dining Experience
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. Anchoring the prominent corner of Walnut and Sixth Streets Downtown, Prime Cincinnati has become a mainstay restaurant on a block known for some of the best restaurants in the city. Prime now has a sister restaurant in another downtown area, 30 minutes north of Cincinnati.…
Review: College Hill Dining Scene Reinvigorated with Addition of Several Top-Notch Restaurants and Bars
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. For those who remember its decline in recent decades, College Hill has become a surprisingly vibrant dining destination. The neighborhood’s renaissance started a few years ago with new residential construction along Hamilton Avenue. By 2021, a few restaurants had opened nearby, although they struggled through…
New Contemporary Arts Center Exhibit Explores what Society Deems as Important Monuments and Heroes
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. There are some artists, architects, heroes and monuments many learn about in school, while others are hidden in plain sight even though they’ve made a lasting impact on society — until now. From April 28 through August 27, the Contemporary Arts Center will be hosting…
The Weed Issue: Both Ohio and Kentucky are Making Strides on Cannabis Legalization
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 19 print edition. Ohio: A State of Flux There’s a chance Ohio could become a safe haven for medical marijuana users and casual tokers in 2023. Legislation to expand the state’s medical program is making its way through the statehouse, even as a citizens’ push seeks to get…
CityBeat Streets: Four Cincinnatians Reveal Their Favorite Thing About Spring in the Queen City
What Cincinnati restaurant makes a great margarita? How will the big sports teams do this year? What issues should local government focus on? Nobody has more opinions on these and other pressing questions than Cincinnatians themselves. In our column CityBeat Streets, CityBeat reporters are asking local residents about a different topic each week, highlighting the Queen City’s…
Northside Yacht Club is Now Full-Service, Bringing the Peanut Butter Tequila Directly to Your Table
Northside Yacht Club is switching things up and even going back to “normal” in other ways. On their social media pages Monday, the popular restaurant and bar announced they’re changing to full service, writing, “We’ve realized with our maze of seating the best way to serve you is with full service—the lines at the bar…
Jewish Arts Organization ish Celebrates Holiday Mimouna With Fundraising Event Saturday
For the second year, Cincinnati Jewish arts and culture organization ish is hosting a fundraising event to celebrate the Jewish holiday Mimouna. Mimouna is typically celebrated in by North African Jews from Morocco and the Maghreb to celebrate the end of Passover. The holiday is meant to be a joyous community gathering to break bread,…
Watch the Ohio HB 68 Hearing, Play HB 68 BINGO and Enter to Win Prizes
This story was originally published by the Buckeye Flame and republished here with permission. The Ohio House of Representatives will hear testimony Wednesday, April 19 about HB 68, a bill that would ban gender-affirming healthcare for youth in Ohio. Let’s be clear: HB 68 is no laughing matter. This law would have devastating consequences to…
Allies, We Need All Hands On Deck: Volunteer at an Ohio Pride Celebration This Year
This story was originally published in the Buckeye Flame and republished here with permission. I am a straight guy, but that is the least important part of this story. In 2017 my world collided with Stonewall Columbus, the nonprofit LGBTQ+ community center on High Street. I met Thomas Grote, co-chair of the Stonewall Builds campaign…
Ohio River Named America’s Second-Most Endangered River
The Ohio River is now America’s second-most endangered, according to the American Rivers nonprofit. A new report from the national nonprofit American Rivers cited industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution from the Ohio River’s watershed, which is the source of drinking water for more than five million people. The second-place designation comes in the wake of…
Picasso’s Landscape Works Celebrated at Upcoming Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibit, Coincides with 50th Anniversary of His Death
Pablo Picasso was a master of Cubism and collage. But to celebrate him for a specific mastery is to exclude the Spanish artists’ extensive impact on the world, in both art appreciation and practice. The Cincinnati Art Museum will be the second venue to host a unique exhibition that demonstrates Picasso’s prolific exploration of landscape…
Multi-Day Music Festival Burritofest Returning to The Comet in Northside
Burritofest, a multi-day music festival at the Comet in Northside, is returning for a second year with even more acts and performances. Organizers say this year’s Burritofest will feature bands and musicians from an eclectic range of genres, including punk, bluegrass, heavy metal, folk and more. Many acts will come from Cincinnati’s local music scene,…
Canine Virus at Hamilton County Animal Shelter Could Continue for Months
Cincinnati Animal Care (CAC) has had to euthanize dozens of dogs and spend thousands of dollars treating a canine virus that could take months to eradicate from its Northside animal shelter, CAC told CityBeat. CAC, which is Hamilton County’s official animal shelter, announced a pause on dog adoptions and intake on April 6 in order…
Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub Holding Electronics Recycling Event in May
Got old electronics you want to get rid of? You can drop those off to be properly recycled at the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub on Saturday, May 6. The recycling event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hub warehouse at 911 Evans St. in Lower Price Hill. Guests are…
Butler Tech School of the Arts Student GRAYISOFFICIAL to Release First Album
A Hamilton high school student is taking a big step in his music career as he prepares to release his first album. Grayson Morley, known professionally as GRAYISOFFICIAL, is a senior at Butler Tech School of the Arts in their instrumental music program. Morley began getting recognition after releasing his single, “Hold On,” which he…
Win a Chance to Put Your Name on the Cincinnati Zoo’s New Carousel Hippos
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s highly anticipated carousel is now open, and you could win the chance to get your name on one of the animals. Offering up some feel-good nostalgia, the new zoo carousel is housed in a vintage-inspired, open-air gazebo with an old-timey boardwalk and offers views of the zoo’s Swan Lake.…
Hearings to be Held on Ohio Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills This Week
As the Ohio legislature plods forward in advancing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, hearings abound at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. This Wednesday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m., there will be a rare confluence of two anti-LGBTQ+ bills being heard in two different rooms at the very same time: The Public Health Policy committee will hold a first hearing…
Mounting Child Welfare Caseworker Shortages Put More Ohio Kids at Risk
All of Ohio’s 88 counties are struggling to find and retain child-welfare caseworkers. Between 2016 and 2017, around 1 in 4 caseworkers in Ohio left their positions, and the pandemic has worsened those numbers. Sarah Fortner, deputy director of Fairfield County Protective Services, said the job requires long hours, and often takes a physical and mental…
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Who All Over There? is a Reinvention of a Classic Interracial Love Story
We live in an enlightened society, right? When we watch a classic film, let’s say Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? from 1967, we might think we’ve come a long way in race relations. In that film, a white family is discomfited when their daughter brings home her fiancé, an accomplished young man who happens to…
Amazon Air Hub Faces Potential Labor Law Violations, and 4 Other News Stories You May Have Missed This Week
This week was full of national debates taking place in our own backyards. Amazon Air Hub union organizers aren’t backing down from their living wage campaign anytime soon, even amid potentially illegal union-busting practices from the corporate giant. In abortion news, Ohio doctors were forced to develop a new game plan for providing medical abortions…
University of Cincinnati’s DAAP Fashion Show Celebrates 70 Years
A sneak peak at senior fashion students’ capstone projects from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) reveal a sample of the diverse, artful designs that will premiere at the annual DAAP Fashion Show. Every senior studying fashion at DAAP participates in the iconic event, which is celebrating its 70th…
Cincinnati Professional Roller Skaters Appear on the Today Show
A couple local professional roller skaters showed off their stylish moves on the Today Show on April 14. Dylan Morton and Natalie Hickox represented Cincinnati on the Today Show while promoting Flipper’s 2023 Roller Boogie Palace at Rockefeller Center. According to a news release from Skate Downtown Cincy, Flipper’s has a long history of hosting skilled…
Northwood Cider Company Celebrating Release of Canned Ciders with Launch Party
Greater Cincinnati’s first and only dedicated cidery has expanded its operations to now offer its ciders in cans. Norwood’s Northwood Cider Company is releasing its first canned ciders with a launch party in their taproom Saturday, April 15, from 4 p.m. to close. The “extravaCANza” includes the release of six canned ciders, a food truck,…
The Banks’ E+O Kitchen to be Featured in Episode of America’s Best Restaurants
Local restaurant E+O Kitchen is about to get some national recognition. The restaurant, with locations at The Banks and in Hyde Park, will be featured on the web series America’s Best Restaurants. America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company based in Florence, Kentucky, uses its series to focus on local, independently owned restaurants.…
Ohio Advocacy Groups React to Fifth Circuit’s Mifepristone Ruling
A key abortion drug is now only approved for use up to seven weeks of pregnancy — a reduction from the original ten weeks — and can no longer be sent through the mail. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit made a decision late in the day on April 12 that paused…
Guest Commentary: Rep. Jim Jordan, Stop Playing Politics With Our Livelihoods
I’m going coast to coast on a bus trip this spring, telling my personal story with Courage for America. We’re calling on extreme members of the Republican House majority — including U.S. Representative Jim Jordan here in Ohio — to sign a promise to protect the essential benefits Americans rely on. Our message to MAGA…
Complaint Says Amazon is Requiring Kentucky Air Hub Employees Attend Anti-Union Presentations
The unionizing employees of Amazon’s largest Air Hub, KCVG in Hebron, Kentucky, allege the company is illegally requiring employees to attend presentations with misleading information about unions. Union organizer Griffin Ritze said Amazon started bringing in corporate employees known as “Employee Relations Managers” to the Air Hub on April 3. The employees, who Amazon confirmed…
Why Don’t the Cincinnati Streetcar Stops Show Wait Times Anymore?
Reddit users recently pointed out that the Connector, Cincinnati’s streetcar system, no longer displays wait times on the digital displays found at each stop. “At one point in the past the streetcar stops would announce how soon the next streetcar would arrive (even if that was not always reliable). That has completely gone,” Reddit user…
Analog Fair Festival Brings Offline Music and Art Experience to Northside
A music and arts festival in Northside is slated to premiere its second iteration of hands-on creativity via an offline experience that promotes mindful art-making. The Analog Fair festival was designed to encourage creative expression and mindfulness by removing the pressure of social media and engaging artists and participants in the present moment. By extracting…
College Hill Residents Ask Hamilton Ave. Drivers to Slow Down, Call on CPD to Do More
Residents of Northside and College Hill who are fed up with vehicles speeding down Hamilton Avenue gathered along the street on April 12 to ask drivers to slow down. Mark Ventura organized the demonstration for the College Hill Grass Roots Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) group, which holds monthly “action days” that promote pedestrian and…
Biden Wants to Strengthen Patient Privacy for Those Seeking Abortions
The Biden administration is trying to enhance the federal law that guards patient privacy to further protect those who seek legal abortion care and other reproductive health care services. The announcement comes amid two major ongoing federal court cases dealing with access to the abortion pill and fears that the pill’s U.S. Food and Drug…
Debut Voices of America Country Music Fest in West Chester Adds Chase Rice to Lineup
West Chester will be getting a little bit country next summer. In August, the Voices of America MetroPark in West Chester will be hosting the first-ever Voices of America Country Music Fest. From Friday, Aug. 11 through Sunday, Aug. 13 in 2023, some of the biggest names in country music will be hitting the stage…
Ohio Judge Denies Environmental Groups Request to Block Fracking on State Lands
Environmental Groups faced a setback this week when their legal petition to stop the mandatory leasing of public lands for fracking was denied by a Franklin County judge. Earlier this year, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 507 into law – which approves licenses for companies seeking to extract natural resources from state lands. The law went…
Blue Ash is Hosting a Contest to Name Its Snow Plow
Ever feel like naming oversized vehicles should be practiced more places than just at monster truck rallies? Well, fans of puns, plows and snow-free streets will rejoice at the city of Blue Ash’s current contest. The Blue Ash Public Works Department is once again hosting a poll to name its 2018 International 7500 Tandem Axle dump…
Guest Commentary: Walking Around Cincinnati as a Black, Queer Elder Was The Beginning of One Ohioan’s Healing Journey
You know the phrase, “If you don’t make peace with the past, you’ll be unable to move forward”? Sometimes making peace means just catching up to where you are currently. Sometimes, it means envisioning a very different future. Looking at the past is an opportunity not only to understand how we got to where we…
After Texas Ruling, What Does a Misoprostol-Only Abortion Look Like?
Abortion providers in Ohio are still going to offer abortion medication to patients despite a recent national ban on one of the key drugs used in the process, Planned Parenthood announced April 11. Just before Easter weekend, a conservative federal judge in Texas, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, released a decision to pause the Food and…
Collective Soul to Headline Red, White & Blue Ash July 4th Fireworks Show at Summit Park
Blue Ash is bringing live music back to its big Fourth of July party. This year’s Red, White & Blue Ash will be headlined by rock band Collective Soul, and all-female rock band Plush will open the show. Local brewery Fretboard Brewing is also a sponsor, so the event is now officially: “Fretboard Brewing Red,…
Viable Male Birth Control Could Become Available by 2026
Heather Vahdat has been advocating for male contraceptive options for nearly a decade, but she is the first to say it is a lonely space to occupy in the health science field. Vahdat is the executive director of the Male Contraceptive Initiative, based in Durham, North Carolina, which has been working with a single donor…
Ohio AG Dave Yost Wants to Make You Pay Your Student Loans
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is trying to prevent billions of dollars of student loan debt from being forgiven. Yost filed an amicus brief recently with the U.S. Supreme Court — along with 19 other states — arguing U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona’s plan to wipe away an estimated $6 billion in student…
Ted Nugent to Bring His “Adios Mofo” Farewell Tour to Dayton in August
Ted Nugent and the gray skidmark on his chin are coming to Dayton for his final tour. The outspoken draft-dodging conservative will bring his “Adios Mofo” tour to Huber Heights’ Rose Music Center on Aug. 10. This will be Nugent’s last time touring in his career, according to a press release, but one can imagine…
Feds Propose $2M Fine Against Cincinnati Meat Processor After Severe Injury
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a $1.9-million fine against the Cincinnati-based subsidiary of a meat-processing firm headquartered in the Netherlands. The proposed fines come after a severe accident in October, less than two weeks after OSHA warned officials at the Cincinnati plant that sanitation workers didn’t have the proper training, the…
Pop-Rock Band 5 Seconds of Summer Head to Riverbend Music Center in August
Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer will return to the city this summer on “The 5 Seconds of Summer Show” tour. The band announced a tour along with the release of their new live album, The Feeling of Falling Upwards – Live from The Royal Albert Hall. The album consists of reimagined versions of…
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Nurse Practitioner Invents Game to Reduce Fear and Anxiety for Kids Undergoing Surgery
A local nurse practitioner may have just changed the game for young children who need surgery. Abby Hess, a doctor of nursing practice with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s anesthesiology department, invented a breathing-controlled video game concept to help reduce stress and anxiety for kids when it’s time to put on an anesthesia mask for surgery. Called…
Tapit Trice Overcomes Owner’s Kentucky Derby Anxiety
Amanda Pope’s Kentucky Derby Fever peaks at about 98.6 degrees. Hers is a case so slight that a couple of aspirin would constitute overkill. She will go to Churchill Downs next month because Tapit Trice is dragging her there. The gray colt won Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes by a neck Saturday over Verifying, rising to fourth place…
How to Mentally Cope with Louisville’s Mass Shooting
For help coping with Louisville’s mass shooting, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or the Disaster Distress Hotline at 1-800-985-5990. Events like the mass shooting in Louisville on April 10 can heighten the human body’s fight or flight response, mental health experts say, and can raise anxiety — particularly for those with…
Biden Wants to Make it Harder to Ban Transgender Athletes from School Sports
The Biden administration will advance a rule to make it more difficult for schools to exclude transgender youth athletes from competition based on their gender identity, a senior U.S. Education Department official told reporters this past Thursday. The proposed rule would prohibit blanket bans of transgender athletes competing in sports consistent with their gender identity.…
Star Wars-Themed Pop-Up Bar Galactic Cantina Landing in Over-the-Rhine
Attention intergalactic bounty hunters: There will be a new Star Wars-themed pop-up bar landing in Over-the-Rhine this week. A den of scum and villainy, Galactic Cantina will set up shop behind the Cosmic Gorilla comic shop near Findlay Market. Gorilla Cinemas, the pop-up host, says it’s the premier spot in the galaxy to refuel with…
As Maternal Mortality Rises, Policymakers from Cincinnati Urge Action
With a recent CDC report showing a significant increase in maternal mortality, Ohio health advocates say the state needs more prevention strategies, particularly when it comes to minority health. The CDC’s report showed a 40% increase in maternal mortality in 2021, the most recent data released by the National Vital Statistics System. The report showed…
Hamilton County R3Source Hosting Free Programs to Help You Learn How to Compost
If you want to learn how to compost, Hamilton County R3source is hosting free seminars to help you get started. The program is an hour long and teaches participants how to balance a compost bin, what materials are compostable and how to tackle composting challenges. If you’re a resident of Hamilton County, you’ll also receive…
New Latin American Tapas Restaurant Livery Opens in Montgomery Quarter
A new tapas restaurant with Latin-inspired flavors is now open in Montgomery. Livery features a menu of empanadas, ensaladas, ceviche, tacos, tortas and other Central and South American dishes made with the freshest ingredients. For dessert, visitors can try housemade churros, flan and tres leches. It also has a fully stocked bar with an expansive…
Five Dead, Eight Injured in Downtown Louisville Bank Shooting
Five people are dead and eight more are injured, including two officers, after a shooter opened fire in a downtown Louisville bank on April 10, Louisville Metro Police have confirmed. According to a public press statement from Louisville Metro Police Department’s deputy chief Paul Humphrey, police started to receive calls for an active shooter inside…
Korean Fried Chicken Chain bb.q Chicken Opens Downtown
The new 3CDC development at 4th & Race downtown is now home to an internationally popular Korean fried chicken restaurant. bb.q Chicken opened at 150 W. Fourth St. on Monday, April 10. bb.q, which stands for “best of the best quality,” was founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1995. It serves Korean-style fried chicken in a variety…
Fairfield Resident Raises Awareness about Distracted Driving Through Foundation
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and in Ohio, fatal accidents caused by distracted drivers are on the rise. Deaths in 2021 reached their highest point in nearly two decades, topping 1,300, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Stephanie Easley, a resident of Fairfield, started the Erica Easley Foundation in 2022 to raise awareness…
Hamilton County Places Shelter Dogs Under Quarantine, and 4 Other Cincinnati News Stories You May Have Missed This Week
Cincinnati was full of bummer and baffling news this week. It’s not quite a doggy pandemic, but all Hamilton County Shelter dogs are on full lockdown while the shelter deals with a harmful doggy virus. Also, Kidd Rock had a full-on meltdown about Bud Light’s recent partnership with trans TikTok star and University of Cincinnati…
VIDEO: Kid Rock Guns Down Cases of Bud Light Over Company’s Partnership with Trans UC Alum
Kid Rock had a little fit this week when he learned that Anheuser-Busch was standing by its recent partnership with trans activist and influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Bud Light recently enlisted Mulvaney, who attended University of Cincinnati, to help the brand connect with consumers (and sent her a can with her face on it to celebrate…
Dozens of Women-Owned Businesses Taking Part in the Inaugural WOB Crawl in Covington
You can have a good time and support local, women-owned businesses at the inaugural WOB Crawl in Covington. On Sunday, April 23 from 1-7 p.m., more than two dozen women-owned businesses in downtown Covington and Mainstrasse will help showcase the many retail shops, bars, restaurants, service providers and other businesses owned by women in these…
Melanie Martinez’s ‘PORTALS’ Tour Heads to Andrew J Brady Music Center This Summer
Indie pop singer Melanie Martinez will make a stop at Andrew J Brady Music Center this summer on her “PORTALS” tour. Locan fans of the singer will finally be able to see Martinez live after she was slated to perform at Bunbury Music Festival in 2020 before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Bengals Running Back Joe Mixon Will Face Aggravated Menacing Charges After All
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon will face aggravated menacing charges after all, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. On April 19, Mixon will have to appear before a Hamilton County judge for charges related to a Jan. 21 incident in which Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and made threats. According to…
Food Service Leaders Ask Ohio Lawmakers to Combat Food Insecurity with Universal School Lunches
Student hunger looks different in every school district in Ohio, but legislative intervention could resolve the issues, from the funding gap to the stigma attached to meal support, advocates say. Districts across the state have held fundraisers to pay down unpaid meal accounts, and alternatives to hot meals are available, often in the form of…
Cincinnati Asian Food Festival Announces Dates, Record Number of Vendors
Cincinnati’s Asian Food Fest has announced a record-breaking lineup of food vendors for its 2023 festival. In its 12th year, Cincinnati Asian Food Fest will feature a record 39 restaurants and food trucks. The festival’s “Secret Menu” will expand to 10, making for a total of 49 food vendors representing 15 countries. Cincinnati Asian Food…
Hamilton County Animal Shelter Pauses Dog Adoptions, Intake Due to Contagious Virus
Cincinnati Animal Care, (CAC) which is Hamilton County’s official animal shelter, is pausing adoptions and intake for dogs at its Northside location to prevent the spread of a virus. According to an April 6 announcement from CAC spokesperson Ray Anderson, the shelter confirmed two cases of canine distemper virus (CDV) in stray dogs that recently…
Sex, Gender, Parents’ Rights: A Roundup of Kentucky Education Legislation
The recently-ended legislative session brought education to the forefront of Kentucky politics in an election year for statewide offices. Lawmakers approved legislation aimed at tackling a shortage of teachers, though the Republican-controlled General Assembly never considered Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s proposal to provide school employees with 5% pay raises. The education debates that sparked the…
Ohio Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Birth Certificates
Justices on the Ohio Supreme Court heard the argument of a woman who was denied the ability to change her birth certificate to match her gender identity. Clark County resident Hailey Emmeline Adelaide applied for a change to the sex marker on her birth certificate in October of 2021, but the county’s probate court decided…
Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper to Bring ‘Freaks on Parade’ Tour to Cincinnati
Rock icons Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper are set to visit Cincinnati on tour in September. According to a press release, the performance will take place on Sept. 13 at Riverbend Music Center for their “Freaks on Parade Tour.” The tour will also feature performances from industry trailblazers Ministry and Ohio alt-rock band Filter. Zombie…
Flying Pig Marathon Adds Handcycle and Para Division for Physically Disabled Athletes
Cincinnati’s Flying Pig Marathon is adding two new race divisions, expanding access to the iconic marathon race to athletes with physical disabilities. Participants in this year’s race, which takes place May 5-7, can now sign up for a 10K handcycle division or a para athlete division. According to a press release from Flying Pig organizers,…
Praying of the Steps to Attract Thousands of All Faiths to Mt. Adams’ Holy Cross-Immaculata Church for Good Friday
On Good Friday (April 7), thousands of people of all faiths will ascend the steps of Holy Cross-Immaculata (HCI) in Mt. Adams for the annual Praying of the Steps event. The practice of praying the steps is a Cincinnati tradition that goes back to the 1850s, “when Archbishop Purcell asked people to climb the hillside, praying…
Pasta-Centric Pop-Up Wildweed is Planting Roots in a New Restaurant in Over-the-Rhine
A new restaurant that got its start as a pop-up will open its doors in the Columbia Flats project in Over-the-Rhine. Getting its start as Sunday Sauce, a pop-up in Oakley, in 2019, Wildweed has gone through a few different iterations since but is now planting its roots on Walnut Street. Wildweed is pasta-centric and…
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes & Drums Band to Hold 111th Anniversary Celebration
The bagpipe is arguably one of the most unmistakable instruments around. It doesn’t exactly transcend genre but it is a distinguished symbol of culture, history and music. When the sharp pitch of a bagpipe sounds, you might think of Scottish or Irish tunes, the excitement of a parade or the honorable regards during a funeral…
Sound Advice: Upcoming Robert Cray Band Show at Memorial Hall to Feature Deep Cuts and New Originals
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. When the Robert Cray Band takes the stage at Memorial Hall this month as part of their national tour, they’ll likely keep the crowd guessing. “It’s best to be in the moment,” Cray told the Arizona Republic in January. “I just like the idea of…
Sound Advice: Sunny Day Real Estate’s Reunion Tour to Visit Cincinnati
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. If you cut your teeth on early Midwestern emo — think the Get Up Kids, American Football, Cursive — you’ll likely relish the opportunity to see trailblazers Sunny Day Real Estate. While originally from Washington, Sunny Day Real Estate went on to perfect the Midwest…
Sound Advice: Marc Broussard’s Gritty Gumbo of Blues Heads to Cincinnati’s Memorial Hall
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. With his rugged, old-school rasp, Marc Broussard has become one of the foremost artists of Bayou Soul, a gritty gumbo thick with blues, soul, funk, R&B and pop that boils up out of Louisiana and the South. With the recent release of S.O.S. 4: Blues…
Fluke Skywalker and Star Wars Fans Hosting May the Fourth Fundraiser for Disabled Veterans
The Force will be with attendees at a special Star Wars Day fundraiser as organizers raise money to help disabled veterans. Fluke Skywalker, a Luke Skywalker look-a-like who cosplays for good causes, will be in attendance for the fundraiser at Grainworks Brewing Company in West Chester on Star Wars Day (May the Fourth). “Please join…
Columbus Tex-Mex Chain Local Cantina Now Open in Rhinegeist’s OTR Taproom
A new eatery is now open in Rhinegeist’s taproom in Over-the-Rhine – the first one since OTR Chili closed in early 2022. Local Cantina, a Columbus-based Tex-Mex chain, officially began serving up food on Feb. 1. According to a press release, Local Cantina serves high-quality, hand-crafted fare like tacos, burritos and bowls, as well as…
Pedestrian Safety Group Plans to Flash “Slow Down” Signs to Hamilton Avenue Drivers
Residents of Northside and College Hill who are fed up with vehicles speeding down Hamilton Avenue are planning a demonstration to tell drivers to slow down. Organizers behind the College Hill Grass Roots Traffic and Pedestrian Safety (TAPS) group on Facebook have been organizing “Action Days” to promote pedestrian safety for more than a year.…
After Joey Votto Admits to Never Trying Cincinnati Chili, Gold Star Offers a Seat at Their Table
Cincinnati Reds star first baseman Joey Votto may soon become a Gold Star fan. The restaurant is offering Votto the chance to try their chili after Votto admitted on Twitter to never having tried Cincinnati chili, despite living in the Queen City since 2007. “Alright, Reds fans, chilling on the couch in Louisville (day off,…
Sound Advice: Lewis Capaldi Brings Wildly Popular Pop Tunes to Cincinnati
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. Boy oh boy has Lewis Capaldi whipped up a whirlwind of success. The Scottish singer-songwriter broke into the pop music scene in 2019 with his wildly popular debut single “Someone You Loved” and it’s been a non-stop Lewis Capaldi party ever since. Literally everyone is…
Ohio Ballot Board Fights Back Against Abortion Amendment Lawsuit
The Ohio Ballot Board submitted its comments to the Ohio Supreme Court, pushing back against claims they abused their power in verifying a proposed abortion amendment to the state constitution. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office wrote a brief on behalf of the ballot board, saying its members “correctly refused to usurp the people’s power by…
New Book Details How WOXY-FM Bucked the Norms of the Day While Cultivating Community
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. When Robin James was a student at Hopewell Junior School in West Chester Township, she loved the B-52’s and their massively successful, danceable 1989 hit, “Love Shack.” When she shared that information with a school friend, she was told about a low-wattage FM radio show…
Conserva Offers Taste of Spain with Classic Tapas Alongside Gluten-Free and Vegetarian Offerings
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. If you haven’t been to Ludlow, Kentucky, recently, you’re missing out. Less than five miles from downtown Cincinnati, this little river town is the area’s best-kept secret, with scenic views of the Ohio River and lively bars and restaurants that bring family and friends together.…
Cincinnati Artist Brandon Hill’s Coloring Books Fuse Mental Health and Fun as Works of Art
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. Cincinnati-based digital artist Brandon Hill’s line of coloring books fuse anime, hip-hop, western comic books and pop culture influences, and they’re created with mental wellness in mind. Flip through volume 3, Bad and Bushido, for example, and you’ll find uplifting affirmations interspersed with samurai philosophy,…
Northern Kentucky Artist Devan Horton Finds Inspiration in Nature — and its Destruction
This story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. Devan Horton finds inspiration for her oil paintings while hiking through local parks like Mount Airy, Mount Echo and Ault Park, but more recently, the Northern Kentucky artist has taken her environmental activism to new heights by experimenting with natural resources to create art. Growing…
Rural Queen: What Performers in an LGBTQ+ Dive Bar in Monroe Think About the Latest Drag Satanic-Panic
A version of this story is featured in CityBeat’s April 5 print edition. Hope Sexton’s hands used to shake before going on stage, but not anymore. “I had a lot of guilt because of my religious background. I would try to calm myself and my hair would be literally shaking on my head, you could…
