Diner: Better Than Q
Jimmy's BBQ Go: 8401 Vine St., Hartwell Call: 513-761-4BBQ Hours: 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday Prices: Reasonable Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express Red Meat Alternatives: Great selection of veggie sides, smoked portabella, chicken and seafood Accessibility: Yes Grade: A Guess where I ate dinner last night? I had two lovely pieces of smoked Copper River salmon…
News to Use
Say What You Think About CPD The Cincinnati Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to maintain accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in the following…
Onstage: Playing Roles
Know Theatre Tribe Juan Carlos Diaz (left) and Chris Guthrie in Know Theatre's production of Last Sunday in June. Jonathan Tolins' Last Sunday in June, the final production of Know Theatre's 2005-06 season, is portrayed as a comedy. A play that ends with a character sobbing uncontrollably is hardly a laugh-fest, especially in light…
Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome/The Seeger Sessions
Craig Weiglein So what's a DualDisc, and who needs it? The major labels have come up with another new format, on the heels of their two still-births, SACD and DVD-A. I'm a hands-on sort, so I picked up the first one to catch my attention, Bruce Springsteen's tribute to Pete Seeger, We Shall Overcome/The…
Scribble Jam
Historically, the words "dance" and "competition" would rarely appear in the same sentence, but nowadays the American-as-apple-pie competitive ideal permeates areas well outside the sports arena. You've seen So You Think You Can Dance? and Dancing With the Stars, and now you can witness some fine ballroom dancing live at the ninth annual CINCINNATI DANCESPORT…
News: United for the Suffering
Justine Reisinger Rabbi Abie Ingber (left) and Andy Hajjar are raising funds for Mideast hospitals. Two old friends are sitting around a restaurant bar and eating fresh sesame bagels, discussing the difficulty of finding a decent bagel in Cincinnati. One is Jewish. One is Lebanese. They are "waging peace around the bar," according to…
Living Out Loud: : Trashin’ the ‘Nati
In some circles, I've become known as a Cincinnati basher. No doubt bar owner and former Cincinnati City Council candidate Nick Spencer feels this way, but I'm simply trying to raise awareness about a problem. What got this debate going was a Living Out Loud column I wrote in 2004 (see "They Closed," issue of…
Nicholas Korn
For several seasons local director, actor and writer NICHOLAS KORN entertained theatergoers with his classically-inspired plays. His company, Stage First Cincinnati, closed in 2003, but Korn continues to write, and he recently spent a weekend in Little Rock, Ark., seeing his comic script, The Antic in Romantic, in a professional reading concluding the biennial Kaufman…
Building an Extraordinary Life
Do you feel like there's just got to be more to life? What do you truly want? A change in career, a more fulfilling relationship, a body that you love, more fun and relaxation in your life? You might just be able to find your answers with the help of a Life Coach. Life Coaching…
News: Not as the Romans Do
Jared M. Holder Ed Kuhlman, the deacon at an independent Catholic church in Bellevue, Ky., says his congregation is attracting people who like the Roman Catholic liturgy but reject some of the dogma. They tend to be introspective, soft-spoken and spiritual — not exactly the typical characteristics associated with renegades. But in earlier centuries…
Reds Might Be the Best of a Bad NL Lot
Jerry Dowling The New York Mets of 1973 included Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Willie Mays as well as Tug McGraw, a screwball reliever who coined the campaign slogan "You Gotta Believe." The Mets won 82 games and captured the National League East division. All of that probably overstates how good the Mets…
Executive Privilege and Public Records
I am of an age that, when I see U.S. v. Nixon cited as precedent, I think, "Uh oh, things are going to end badly." That is exactly the authority by which the Ohio Supreme Court handed Gov. Bob Taft an executive privilege. Let's study this. In spring 2005, several Ohio newspapers began to report…
Critics’ Pick: Hofbräuhaus
Scene: Picnic table seating lets you cozy up to friends and strangers for some Gemütlichkeit, relaxed sociability, in the great outdoors. The gravel floor, shade trees and beer barrels impart the rustic feel of an authentic German bier garten, but this locale has something Germany does not — an impressive view of the Cincinnati…
Music: Warmer Communications
Fat Beats Records Glue (L-R Adeem, Maker and djdq) celebrate their new CD with a release party Thursday and a Scribble Jam headlining slot Saturday. Something's been tugging at the veil in front of Glue. If you pay attention, their latest single presses "play" on this concept: They have "A Lot to Say," but…
Rumors, Lies and General Misunderstandings
· Indie popsters MercuroChrome release their debut CD, Is That What They Want, Friday at Northside Tavern. The band is joined by openers Staggering Statistics, featuring bassist John Curley, who also produced MercuroChrome's album. The four-piece features former Morals Galore singer/guitarist Brian Stegeman and showcases the new band's killer melodic instincts and dynamic song structures…
News: The Pulse Is Just the Start
Women make up the majority of the U.S. population — 149.1 million, compared to144.5 million men as of July 1, 2004 census numbers. But being the majority doesn't remove the second-class citizenship that has characterized the female sex for generations. While the argument still rages about whether women are treated as equals, having raw…
Film: The Professional
Columbia John C. Reilly (right) stars as Cal Naughton Jr., Will Ferrell's best-buddy NASCAR sidekick, in Talladega Nights. John C. Reilly has a familiar face, and not just because he's been in 39 movies over the last 17 years. He looks like the guy at the corner pub, an everyman with brown curly hair,…
Upcoming Concert Reviews with Don Caballero, X and More…
Michael Hyatt X Don Caballero with Zombi, Ampline and Death In Graceland Thursday · Southgate House It's been a long, tumultuous ride for Indie/Math/Jazz rockers Don Caballero. Wildly talented rhythmatist Damon Che assembled the band's first iteration in Pittsburgh in 1991 as a two guitar/bass/drum quartet; they had gigs lined up before hiring a…
Onstage: An Era Exploding
Ragtime is an effective musical reinvention of E.L. Doctorow's complex novel about America early in the 20th century. Watching the current local staging by Jersey Productions, I was reminded of its particular power to shine a light on issues of class and race that still haunt us. "Where's the America we were supposed to get?"…
Film: Requiem for a Day
Paramount Classics Nicolas Cage plays real-life New York City Port Authority police officer John McLoughlin in World Trade Center. There's a perfectly good reason why disaster movies focus on just a handful of characters. It's a way of injecting intimate personal drama into a tragedy whose enormity is so great and whose circumstances so…
Designsmith Gallery
Designsmith Gallery Bill Ross' "Sweet Tooth" is currently on view at DesignSmith Gallery. For a cool experience in both the literal and artistic sense, make a stop at DESIGNSMITH GALLERY (1342 Main St., Over-the-Rhine) for a blast of air conditioning as well as a look at artist BILL ROSS' latest exhibition, Sweet Tooth. His…
Wake up and Smell the Crime
In your recent article about the Hamilton County jail proposal ("The Politics of the Jail," issue of Aug. 2), reporter Kevin Osborne emphasized that violent criminals haven't been released early, but lesser offenders were. As if to say we really don't need extra jail space. What isn't being realized is that most of the murders…
Cover Story: Behind The Badge
Woodrow J. Hinton Citizens' Police Academy gives glimpse of a Cincinnati cop's life Heather and Richard Wigle are involved in their community because they're committed to making their adopted hometown a safe and enjoyable place to live. They volunteer for Price Hill Will, a community development organization; host porch parties and talk to their…
New Poll Favors Pepper
Jared M. Holder Praying for peace in the Middle East, Kankeb Malik (left) and people of various faiths participate in a candlelight vigil at the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati. A new poll released by the campaign of Democratic challenger David Pepper could indicate some trouble for incumbent Republican Phil Heimlich, his opponent in…
Locals Only: : Tears In The Sum
Jason Ludwig "There was a time for each of us during the making of this album when we just wanted to give up," says Jason Ludwig of Noctaluca's full-length debut, Towering the Sum. " 'What the fuck are we doing? This is taking way too long.' " The wait was equally frustrating for fans,…
A Midsummer’s Nightmare
Notes: I don?t know if Castro died last week or not, but if he did, I?m guessing he?ll be on his way to meet Lucifer et al down under. Since I recently finished Dante?s Inferno, I thought I?d try to write my own epic where Fidel Castro guides me through the various stages of Hell.…
