Aug 9-16, 2017
Her Own Private ‘IOWA’: The remastered edition of Nancy Rexroth’s landmark photo book revisits the small towns of 1970s Appalachian Ohio
Rufus Wainwright set to bring his opera-in-progress here
UPDATE: On Aug. 22, it was announced that this event has been postponed. Check citybeat.com for updates. Rufus Wainwright, the Pop singer/songwriter who has been expanding his interests into Classical music, is set to be workshopping his new opera here in late fall. It is called Hadrian and, besides Wainwright’s music, has a libretto by…
Lift the Medium’s game-changing ‘Moment In Time’ drops Saturday
This Saturday, Cincinnati Hard Rock crew Lift the Medium returns with its second full-length album, Moment In Time. The release party is Saturday at Southgate House Revival (111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky., southgatehouse.com), where the band will be joined by locals Dear Agony and See You in the Funnies. The show begins at 8…
Morning News: Bond denied for former Florence resident charged in Charlottesville killing; Sierra Club pans MSD deal; CPS board prez won’t be on November ballot
Hello all, here’s your news today. You’ve probably already heard about the horrific events in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend, where a mass rally of white supremacist groups protesting the removal of a monument to the confederacy turned violent Saturday. After white supremacists were ordered to end their demonstrations due to concerns about violence, a…
For Prosecutor’s Office internships, political and family ties get you in the door
When the college-aged sons of three powerful Hamilton County Republicans sought paid, resume-boosting summer internships this spring, they found a willing taker in Republican prosecutor Joe Deters. “Joe, can you find a spot in your internship program for my son Matt this summer?” Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine asked Deters in an April 23…
Stage Door: Take a peek at Cincy Shakes’ new digs
This weekend offers a variety of chances to check out the Otto M. Budig Theater, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s new venue at 1195 Elm St. (at 12th) in Over-the-Rhine. If you received and responded to the company’s invitation to a “Welcome Celebration Open House,” that’s happening from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday. The rest of the world…
On Screen: ‘Step’ Right Up
Tough inspirational inner-city documentaries tend to find themselves lined up alongside 1994’s Hoop Dreams, in which Steve James presented the lives of two Chicago teens (William Gates and Arthur Agee) as they stared down the long odds of transitioning from high school to collegiate basketball on the way toward their ultimate goal of one day playing…
Morning News: Will new CPD anti-violence tech work?; Cincinnati library country’s second-busiest; Ohio won’t issue medicinal marijuana licenses until November
Good morning all. Here are a quick few news hits to take you into the weekend. Enjoy! As we told you about earlier this week, the Cincinnati Police Department is testing new gunshot-detection technology called Shotspotter, which picks up gunfire sounds and maps them so police can respond. But does it actually work? Research is…
Your Weekend To Do List (Aug. 11-13)
FRIDAY 11 EVENT: HAMILTON COUNTY FAIR Join the circus performers, belly dancers, demolition drivers, pro wrestlers and livestock that call Hamilton County home. The Hamilton County Fair is in its 162nd year, promising yet another week of family fun. Watch a vintage baseball game, pet a barnyard animal or take a picture with a princess.…
Cincy Blues Fest celebrates 25th anniversary this weekend
The Cincy Blues Fest is one of the longest running Blues festivals in the country, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary. This Friday and Saturday, the Cincy Blues Society’s popular event continues doing what has made it so successful and enduring, showcasing more than 30 diverse national and local Blues artists on three stages along…
What a Week! Aug. 2-8
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 02 So, WTF is this Sarahah thing everyone’s talking about? The anonymous messaging app launched in February with an English version arriving in June and has recently topped Apple’s App Store charts. The word “sarahah” roughly translates to “honesty” in Arabic (cue nationalists clutching their collective pearls), and the app was originally intended…
Can FC Cincinnati maintain without MLS?
In American sports today, there is nothing else going on like FC Cincinnati. Nowhere else but the Queen City is a minor league team stealing so much thunder in a market with major league competition. Very few of you, at this point, need to be told that FC Cincinnati is our local pro soccer team.…
Lost in the mystery of ‘The Mist’
Based on the 1980 Stephen King novella and the 2007 film by Frank Darabont, The Mist (10 p.m. Thursdays, Spike) centers on a mysterious heavy fog that descends onto a New England town and brings a host of murderous monsters with it. Of course, like in most apocalyptic narratives, The Mist pays more attention to the characters’ reactions to…
An ‘Inconvenient’ Warning on Climate Change
Former Vice President Al Gore has been on a burning crusade to wake this country and the world to An Inconvenient Truth, to use the title of his 2006 Academy Award-winning documentary. We are facing climate change/global warning and it is a serious threat to our existence. You might have thought that film’s impact would have done…
Roxane Gay’s ‘Hunger’ to Tell the Truth
Author Roxane Gay’s latest book — after her essay collection Bad Feminist became a New York Times bestseller — is Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, in which she reveals the largest piece of herself yet. A Purdue University professor, feminist commentator and voice of reason on social media, she here challenges society once again, but also reveals much about…
Comfort in the Familiar in ‘Drowsy Chaperone’
It is human nature to find comfort in doing the same things we have done dozens of times before. It’s why we watch It’s a Wonderful Life around Christmas or order the exact same burger at the corner bar time and again. The familiar rut helps us shut out the rest of the world when life becomes…
Museum Shows Hillsboro’s Segregationist Past
History museums in small cities have their charms — a chance for residents to see how their hometown grew and changed, an opportunity to glance at artifacts from the homes and businesses of former prominent residents. The Highland House Museum in Hillsboro, Ohio fits that bill — besides old dental equipment, it has the childhood…
Local couple specializes in vintage decorations and photo booths
Lori and Jeff Lewis’ storefront at 6818 State Route 128 looks like the real-life manifestation of a wedding-themed Pinterest board. Succulents peek out of a miniature wooden cabinet embellished with wooden hearts, flowers in a weathered watering can provide a shock of color and multiple chalkboard signs sport terms like “Mr.” and “Mrs.” in jovial…
Fifty years fly by at Northside’s Blue Jay Restaurant
Near the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Medill Alley in Northside sits a piece of the American dream. Since its opening in 1967, the Blue Jay Restaurant has, for the most part, remained the same, boasting a nostalgic image and homestyle eats that keep regulars coming back and draws others in to experience the food…
Seven Minutes in Doritos Heaven
The word “Doritos” means many things to many people. It’s a chip that all of us ’90s kids grew up eating (fun fact: the chips were actually introduced in 1964), and it has grown with us. In Spanish, “doritos” translates to “little golden things.” To me, Doritos are a hallmark of innovation that has changed…
MSD deal hits political hurdles
City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials late last month announced they had reached an agreement that would restructure a 50-year-old operating agreement for the region’s Metropolitan Sewer District just months before it expires. But plans for MSD’s new operating structure aren’t out of the woods yet, even as Council is poised to vote to…
Rob McAllister’s multiple personalities create one of Cincinnati music’s most entertaining live shows, Dead Man String Band
I felt something tickle the back of my neck, telling me it wasn’t a good idea to meet Dead Man — of the Kentucky-based, one-man band Dead Man String Band — in a cemetery for our initial interview. He has a bit of a reputation for speaking his mind, getting up close and (very) personal with…
