News: Junior Achievement
All is whole again! A great miracle has occurred before our very eyes! The son of a proud warrior for our cause, born in the birthplace of his father and raised by our hand, disciplined by the dangers and victories of his campaigns abroad, a prince, is returning to save our city! Behold, the second…
Local Advertisers Should Pick Their Noses
I am not a violent man, but if I ever run into Dan the Red Tag Man, I plan to end his life. You know the guy. He's the clown on your TV dancing around in stupid costumes — most recently in large red price tag costumes — all in the name of hocking Holiday…
News: Alternative Medicine
It's common for us to see patients who have been in pain for many years following a motor vehicle accident. The typical story is of a seatbelted driver or passenger who's hit from the back or side. The whiplash injury commonly involves a forward-backward-forward movement, often with some rotation as well. Usually the person gets…
Charlotte’s Spite
Charlotte's Spite After hearing Bastard Complex (Prosthetic/Metal Blade) by Charlotte's Spite, you won't have any question about how they got their name. The quartet dive into their aggressive songs with utter disdain for everything. While heavy in that modern Aggro-Metal vein, the band won't easily be mistaken for any of the MTV Metal boys.…
Cover Story: Down the Drain
When rumors started to spread in the local music community that Sudsy Malone's was going to drop its live music format, no one was shocked. Over at least the last three years, those kind of rumors were commonplace. People knew the struggles and frustrations that booker Dan McCabe had encountered, and they could see…
Unlikely Allies on Districts
The emerging discussion over whether to return to districts or wards for the election of Cincinnati City Council and dump the current "9X" system might hinge on individual and group action within the Republican Party. With the departure of Buck Niehoff and the return of State Treasurer Joe Deters to head the Hamilton County party,…
Working Out (Some Issues)
Bitter winds sweep south into the U.S. from the country that pioneered the flannel-lined cocktail dress; thermometers continue to show less mercury than Charlie the Tuna's last blood test; snow so plagues and oppresses us that men, instead of urinating their names into its white dominion, now urinate suicide notes. Clearly, friends, winter time is…
Diner: Fast Friends
A blustery February saunter down Greenup Street in Covington surprised us with the bevy of mid-week activity. The area has become quite a dining and culinary hub with the addition of Sonoma as the newest attraction. After five months of extensive renovations, owner Ezra Castle opened Sonoma last May. With chef Stefan Marcus and Castle's…
News: Woo Hoo! We’re All Gonna Be Rich!
Several amazing things happened the night of Feb. 10 during the Cincinnati Reds' press conference to announce their trade for and signing of Ken Griffey Jr. For the first time in the 15 years I've lived here, I heard Carl Lindner's voice. He hesitantly read from hand-written notes and actually came across like the kindly…
Lawsuit Could Complicate Fort Washington Way Project
Bob Bedinghaus and Tom Neyer, Jr. Don't count your Fort Washington Way decks before they're built. A lawsuit filed Feb. 4 could derail the Hamilton County Commissioners' Jan. 31 closed-door decision to provide $2 million of the $10 million needed to build pilings for the planned Fort Washington Way deck covers. Although County Commissioner…
