Diner: Zen of Bar Food
Lucie M. Rice We all like to worship occasionally at the altar of bar food. After a couple of beers, comfort food becomes a gourmet treat. Funny how that works. For our readers' benefit, we've checked out some popular — not trendy — hang-outs around town where the grub is good. Covington Something about…
Cover Story: Seeing the Arts 20/20
Jymi Bolden Lisa Mullins wants to "drive people to the arts in droves." Even if you wear eyeglasses as thick as Coke bottles, you're sure to be seeing 20/20 this fall. As in "20 Days & 20 Nights," or "20/20," a non-stop arts festival organized by the cultural organization Enjoy the Arts/START. The three-week…
News: No Free Ride
Hamilton County voters decide Nov. 5 whether to begin the largest local transportation project since the interstate highway system. What began in 2000 as a plan to revamp Queen City Metro, the city's bus system, has grown into MetroMoves, a comprehensive, 30-year vision for the Tristate's public transportation network. MetroMoves is a $4.2 billion plan…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
It's the green road to freedom. It's the one that leads to the mother lode of power. Ownership, self-sufficiency and inheritance travel on this road. Call it the economic highway, and once the mainstream of African Americans starts to roll on it, the bell of freedom might finally ring in this country. The political paradigm…
Do You Want to Know if a Politician Uses Racial Slurs?
Does racism have a statute of limitations? Does news? If something that happened three years ago would have caused a public outcry but only now comes to light, is it still newsworthy? Each new release of one of Richard Nixon's secret White House tapes attracts headlines, but those revelations are more history than news. After…
Reviews of Bel Canto and Pocket Muse
Bel Canto has won a fistful of awards, each richly-deserved, each heralding a lyrical, enchanting talent not to be missed. Ann Patchett writes of normal, everyday people wrapped into situations that sparkle, and in some cases, bristle with life. Across all of her books — including Patron Saint of Liars and Taft — she…
Cover Story: Highlights of ’20/20′
(Programming was still being planned by certain organizations at press time.) Two-Fisted Art Attack! Sept. 24, 4-6 p.m. Sigma Sigma Commons, University of Cincinnati, Clifton Heights. Free. 513-556-6000. Performance artist Denny Dent, who creates giant-sized pop art and is described as "the world's only Rock & Roll painter," will produce portraits of the famous and…
News: We Must Talk
Jymi Bolden Linda Bates Parker says women must move beyond superficial understanding. Linda Bates Parker had doors slammed in her face while doing market research for her company. Travel was part of her job, but it was a big problem. "Everything from discrimination in terms of hotels to multiple identification and verification needed to…
Continuing Films
THE ADVENTURES OF PLUTO NASH — (Grade: D) Director Ron Underwood's outer space comedy sucks all the spunk out of the once raunchy Eddie Murphy's comic persona. I don't mind Murphy playing warm and fuzzy, as long as he delivers some laughs. It's the year 2087 and Pluto Nash (Murphy) owns a nightclub on the…
Whirlygig: 41
Dine Around Statistically, if you're going to have an auto accident, it'll be within a radius of 5 miles from your home — and I believe it. I've had three in reverse in my driveway alone. My point is that most of us are creatures of habit, and our habitat is relatively small. We travel…
Members, Don’t Git Weary
'Members, don't git weary/ Keep your lamps trimmed and burning/ We're going down to the river Jordan when our work is done.' — Max Roach When Roger Owensby Jr. died Nov. 7, 2000, at the age of 29, his mother, Brenda, knew her oldest son was dead. She knew before she got to University of…
Cover Story: Fits to a ‘T’
Jymi Bolden The new CAC rises. One of the most ambitious ideas for promoting Cincinnati's arts and culture might turn out to be a savior for the struggling downtown economy. As with many civic solutions, however, the idea hinges on money and leadership. An "avenue of the arts" is emerging downtown and in Over-the-Rhine…
Cover Story: The Most Influential People in the Arts
Jymi Bolden Jim Tarbell A year ago, four of CityBeat's top five arts influentials were artistic directors of major institutions. They're all still listed, but this year our top five are a more diverse group — a politician, an arts administrator, a philanthropist, a grass-roots arts organizer and a performer. Perhaps this mixture is…
649-655 Evans St., Lower Price Hill
Jymi Bolden 649-655 Evans St., Lower Price Hil Address: 649-655 Evans St., Lower Price Hill Owner: James and Sandra Triantos Value: $49,600 Year Built: Unknown Comments: This warehouse in an industrial section of Lower Price Hill doesn't look too shabby when you're standing in front of it. The bottom two floors are secure and…
News: ‘Continuous Pressure’
Jymi Bolden The Rev. Damon Lynch III asks where Billy Graham's followers are on a day-to-day basis. The Rev. Damon Lynch III is easily the most controversial person in Cincinnati. That distinction owes in part to his insistence on directly saying what he sees. The pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church and president of…
Herbs for Life, Part 3
This column is third in a series highlighting some common herbs that can assist in healing the body. These herbs, available at local grocers, can be taken with food as part of your regular diet. (If you're under a medical doctor's supervision, please consult with him or her before taking any supplement.) Flaxseed: A great…
The Mayflies USA
The Mayflies USA The Mayflies USA are a classic-sounding Pop/Rock band hailing from the nurturing music scene in Chapel Hill, NC. Formed in the mid '90s, the band (who added the "USA" as a joke, not by legal obligation) had their '99 debut album, Summertown, produced by the dB's Chris Stamey, a man who…
The Arts as a Window
This week's issue offers our sixth annual "State of the Arts" report, featuring our popular ranking of the most influential people in the local arts. We also preview fall programming in theater, dance, film, music, vocal arts and visual arts. The state of the arts? In short, better than the state of things in…
Cover Story: The Gift That Keeps Giving
The big story in last year's State of the Arts issue was the demise of the Regional Cultural Alliance, the five-year effort to establish an organized arts and cultural plan for Cincinnati (see RCA R.I.P. issue of Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2001). Fortunately, the RCA has lived on in the form of a fund available to…
Fear Dot Com, Love and a Bullet, Possession, Serving Sara and Underground Zero
FEAR DOT COM— Haunted cemeteries and shadowy back alleys are yesterday's news when it comes to 21st-century horror. Today's best scares can be found on the Internet. At least that's the premise for director William Malone's Fear Dot Com. Stephen Dorff plays a New York City detective who teams up with a pretty health inspector…
