State of the Shitty: Hoping for the Best with the Hate Crimes Ordinance
This do in remembrance of him. Just in time for Black History Month, Cincinnati pays homage (and penance) to Gregory Beauchamp — gay, black, proud and bashed to death on New Year's Eve on his way to party like it's 1999. Perhaps fed up and pressed to show itself humane, city council expanded the existing…
An Artful Protest to War
What would you say if I began this column by stating my feelings about the impending war between the United States and Iraq? I have every right to do so. Arts Beat is an opinion column, and I'd simply be sharing with readers my opinion on a subject I feel passionate about. For those who…
Whirlygig: 64: Out on the Town
Love Notes Sometimes it's quite OK to take in a meal or a movie on one's own. You get to eat what you want and watch the movie of your choice without criticism on the spiciness of the restaurant choice or the chick flick quotient. Plus there's no one reminding you of your New Year's…
News: County Speed Bumps
All politics might be local, but they're also damn near unpredictable. That about sums up the first few weeks of Republican Phil Heimlich's term on the Hamilton County Commission. Things looked bleak for Democratic Commissioner Todd Portune on Jan. 13. He arrived at the year's first county staff meeting in a wheelchair, plus his political…
Home Work
The changes occurring in the insurance industry's underwriting and pricing process are revolutionary. According to A.M. Best Company — the Standard & Poor's or Moody's of the insurance world — the last time the insurance industry made money from homeowner insurance operations was in 1987. Claims and related expenses cost insurers 97 cents for every…
Listings
ART OPPORTUNITIES 97X COMMUNITY GALLERY AND ARTISAN GROUP — A virtual gallery of digital art, photography, sculpture, poetry, food and art has opened its doors on the pages of chris.klinger@ketternoh.org. THEATER OPPORTUNITIES BEECHMONT PLAYERS, INC. — Is holding auditions for their upcoming production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. They're looking for two women and five…
Diner: Fusion Twists
My sister is telling me she wants to wrap herself up in a gigantic roti for her boyfriend on Valentine's Day. We're grinning and giddy, but sitting up straight. This is no delirium, but a state of heightened awareness akin to nirvana. We've just polished off four courses at Cumin, a six-week-old Indian café with…
Cover Story: Sexual Healing
Woodrow J. Hinton The Pink Pyramid's selection of sexual stimulants attracts a "steady group of repeat customers," says owner George Vanover II. Elyse Metcalf of Elyse's Passion says she discourages people from relying on magic pills and potions to improve their sex lives. "I support erotic imagination." Enzyte's ads in Rolling Stone are part…
Is Legal Abortion in Jeopardy?
With Republicans in control of the White House and Congress and with steadily aging U.S. Supreme Court justices, is Roe vs. Wade in danger of being rolled back or seriously compromised? Pro-life groups sprung up in the wake of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, and they've never stopped fighting to have it reversed.…
Porkopolis: : Curly Tales of the City
Combatting Hate They say if you let a fool talk long enough he'll prove himself foolish. That adage certainly applies to Citizens for Community Values (CCV) President Phil Burress, who finally went on the record as trying to deliberately damage CityBeat's business. During a break in the Feb. 7 taping of Hot Seat, the local…
Valentine’s Day: Listings
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM — Cincinnati Ballet presents the Shakespeare classic, ballet-style. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $55-$16. Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. 513-721-3344. CELTIC VALENTINE'S CONCERT — CITYFOLK's Celtic Series presents Irish singer Karan Casey in concert, with Niall Valleley and Robbie Overson for…
Locals Only: : Called On The Carpet
When you hear the name the Black and Tan Carpet Band, you probably first think of beer. Or maybe cleaning beer out of a dirty patchwork rug. Or if you've seen the actual band live or heard their debut EP, Dirty Mama, you'll more likely think of the organic Funk and Roll band that…
