News: Tax Revolt
Matt Borgerding With a $2.5 million deficit looming, Norwood could see some "frightening" changes, according to Mayor Thomas F. Williams. The year was 1956 and the city of Norwood was at its peak. Its factories produced playing cards, Chevrolets, shoes, laundry machines and electric motors. The city's population doubled on the weekdays as residents of…
Robot Cops
Cincinnati City Council voted Aug. 4 to put the repeal of Article 12 of the city charter on the Nov. 2 ballot. Gary Wright, chair of Citizens to Restore Fairness, was in attendance for the formality of the vote, though council legally had no choice but to obey the will of petitioners who'd gathered more…
Ohio Could Make the Difference This Year
It's difficult to overstate the importance of Ohio's role in presidential elections. In the 26 elections since 1900, only two candidates — Democrats Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and John F. Kennedy in 1960 — have won the White House without winning Ohio. In the 2000 election, Republican George W. Bush won Ohio's 20 electoral…
Hey dad can you pass me the sex toy?
Visiting my home state, I went to a favorite store where folks buy porn, buy sex toys or sit in "private" booths and watch XXX videos. It's always crawling with gay men such as myself looking for sex. In the parking lot I ran into my stepfather of 12 years, a man who married my…
Naturopathy
Jennifer Miller is not only a naturopathic doctor, but also a registered nurse with certification in iridology, craniosacral, kinesiology (also in animals) and lactation counseling. A naturopath specializes in wellness, teaching patients to apply natural lifestyle approaches that can act to facilitate the body's healing and health building potential. Miller believes disease (when not caused…
Diner: Evolution
It's always intriguing to watch restaurants evolve over time. Nicola's, which opened in 1996, bringing fine dining and authentic Italian cuisine to downtown, this year took some big steps forward, redesigning its kitchen, upgrading stemware, furniture and lighting, revamping its menu and changing its chef. Now overseeing the kitchen is Cristian Pietosa, son of owner…
News to Use
Differences Are Good Earth Connection presents "Celebrate the Difference," a workshop on cultural awareness, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call 513-347-5207. Karma for the Vote A vigil for the electoral transformation of the country takes place at Lone Star Pavilion in Clifton from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each of three Saturdays, Sept. 11, Oct.…
Tired From Jump
Hooty-hoot! This will be the year of the wrong white men yielding the right-of-way to who's left. Regardless of which evil of the two lessers nabs the White House in November, we in Cincinnati can rest assured our "leader" is doing right by us. Mayor Charlie Luken's not running again. (Sigh of relief here.) It's…
Upcoming concerts with Kittie and sick of it all
Kittie Kittie with Candiria and 36 Crazyfists Thursday · Bogart's With their debut album, Spit, Morgan Lander, her sister Mercedes, Fallon Bowman and Talena Atfield threw themselves into the music world as an incomprehensible anomaly called Kittie. A quartet of teenage girls thrashing around among — relatively speaking — much more intimidating and maniacal heavyweights…
Fill ‘Er Up, Charlie
Apparently Charlie Luken was the last person in Cincinnati to figure out he wasn't up for being mayor anymore. His Aug. 2 announcement that he wouldn't seek re-election next year might have shocked because of its timing. But his lack of enthusiasm for the job had to qualify as the city's worst-kept secret. Luken's sad…
Cover Story: Life After Luke
Sean Hughes and Jerry Dowling Mayor Charlie Luken is not dead, as he reminded well-wishers at the Aug. 4 Cincinnati City Council meeting. Yet since announcing Aug. 2 he won't seek re-election in 2005, the longest-serving mayor in Cincinnati history has been subject to a crush of political obituaries. If Luken says he isn't dead,…
Take a Leap with the Playhouse in the Park this February
Sandy Underwood Cezar Williams, who originated the role of James in Ensemble Theatre's premiere of Warren Leight's James and Annie, again read the role at Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer. The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this week announced that LEAP, a new play by John Yearley, has been chosen as the theater's world premiere…
Living Out Loud: : Soufflés and Tiffany Bags vs. Sausage Gravy and Bologna
If you read last week's "Living Out Loud" by Larry Gross, you heard all about his and Sara's dining experience at the Maisonette. I read the article with interest, because as stated in the story, the Maisonette is thinking about packing its bags and moving toward the burbs. For about 10 seconds I thought it…
Thanks, Frank
Support Self Expression Why is art continually subjected to criticism or, in the case of Cincinnati, censorship? Should art be subjugated by "good taste?" Citizens about town ask, "Why are all the young people leaving? Why isn't there a continuously stable art community here?" I wonder. Maybe the younger generation is getting tired of the…
