Cincinnati Mulls Barring Employers From Asking About Salary History
If you're a prospective employee fielding a question about your salary history during a job application process, it can put you between a rock and a hard place — you don't want to price yourself out of the job, but you also don't want to end up with less than the job is worth because…
Candy Conversation Hearts Won’t Make it To Production This Valentine’s Day
This year, the iconic Necco Sweethearts candy — those tiny, chalky hearts bearing messages like “Be Mine” — will be hard to find. Spangler Candy Company bought the Sweethearts brand last year after Necco declared bankruptcy, and a recent announcement broke the news that there wouldn’t be time to “meet customer expectations” for the candy…
Cincinnati Candy-Adorned Cocktails for a Boozy Sugar Rush
Find your inner “kid in the candy store” at these four local bars, which add confections to their cocktails to show how very sweet happy hour — or any hour — can be. 16-Bit Bar+Arcade The Carrie Fisher: Coconut rum, blueberry vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple and lime juice and rock candy Who says you can’t…
Fun Facts About Cincinnati Candy History with Food Etymologist Dann Woellert
Dann Woellert, local food enthusiast and self-proclaimed food etymologist, is the author of Cincinnati Candy: A Sweet History. (He’s also written The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili, Historic Restaurants of Cincinnati and his new book, Cincinnati Goetta: A Delectable History, is due later this year.) We got in touch with Woellert to discuss the significance…
13 Sweet Spots and Candy Shops to Find Old-Fashioned and Handmade Confections
Aglamesis Brothers Thomas and Nicholas Aglamesis, two brothers who immigrated to Cincinnati from Sparta, Greece in the late 19th century, opened their first ice cream and candy parlor in Norwood in 1908. While the Great Depression forced them to sell that store less than two decades later, their second location, established in 1913, still remains…
Doscher’s Candy Co. Makes French Chews, Candy Canes and Candy Buttons Out of a Nostalgic Newtown Farmhouse
You can smell it before you see it. Outside the entrance to the oldest continuously operating candy company in the United States, the air is thick with the delicious scent of vanilla. On the first day of factory tours of the year, the team at Doscher’s Candy Co. in Newtown has been at work since…
Some Top Cincinnati Destinations for Dumplings
Hungry for dumplings? I’m referring to the predominantly Asian-inspired variety, not the starch-based Western kind, like those found in chicken and dumpling stew. No, these Eastern-style sort-of-meatballs are gift wrapped in a thin dough, which are then pan seared, deep fried or steamed with a simplicity that makes them delicious and versatile. Here are several…
Southern-Style Pub Grub Hub Main Street Tavern Joins the Lineup of Local Restaurants in Covington
Although MainStrasse isn’t in Ohio, it’s certainly a destination for food-loving Cincinnatians — and for good reason. Foodies from both sides of the river can find their favorites on this small stretch of road, with not a chain in sight. It’s the ideal area to hop from place to place and have a small bite…
Cincinnati Native Andy Black to Return for Hometown Concert in April in Support of New Album and Graphic Novel
Cincinnati native Andy Biersack — aka Andy Black — is coming home for a concert at Bogart's on April 25. Tickets for the show — which will also feature performances by The Faim and Kulick — go on sale tomorrow (Feb. 13) at 10 a.m. here. The hometown visit is part of Biersack's The Ghost…
Landlocked Social House Hosts a Galentine’s Latte Art Throwdown
Drinks, coffee art and a little competition is how Landlocked Social House is celebrating their Galentine’s Day. A 24-person bracket-style tournament will judge the best female coffee artist. These talented baristas will be judged on definition, symmetry and difficulty and will be eligible to receive prizes. Landlocked Social House invites guys and gals to come…
Midwest Dhamaka 2019 is a Bollywood-Fusion Dance Competition Held at SCPA
Celebrate South Asian culture by witnessing energetic choreography and dizzying footwork coupled with ear-worm melodies in the eighth-annual Midwest Dhamaka competition. Every year, eight of America’s best Bollywood-fusion dance teams come to Cincinnati for a chance to win a Bollywood America championship bid (Bollywood America is the world’s largest fusion competition). This infectiously rhythmic style…
The Taft Museum of Art Hosts a Valentine’s Day House Party with Palm Reading and Pasta
The Taft Museum of Art is taking the pressure off of creating that perfect Valentine’s Day date because they are doing it for you. From a DJ spinning romantic hits to DIY aromatherapy and even finding out you and your special someone’s future with palm reading, this Taft House Party is aimed at lovers. Channel…
MTV’s Jeff Dye Does Stand-Up at the Liberty Funny Bone
Jeff Dye is probably most widely recognized for his work on MTV shows like Money from Strangers and Girl Code. “I am single,” he tells an audience. “I had a girlfriend and then she was like, ‘I want to get married and have babies,’ and I was like, ‘You have changed. This is not the…
Cincinnati Ballet Presents ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at Music Hall
The Cincinnati Ballet revisits a fairy tale classic with The Sleeping Beauty. The last time the ballet staged The Sleeping Beauty was during the 2010-2011 season and this rendition features Tchaikovsky’s score, played by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with choreography by Devon Carney. “It’s a 21st-century version that pays homage to a 19th-century classic,” Carney…
Head Curator Steven Matijcio Will Leave the Contemporary Arts Center Next Month
After five years as head curator at downtown's Contemporary Arts Center, Steven Matijcio will leave his post for a new job as director and chief curator at the Blaffer Art Museum, located on the University of Houston's campus. He officially begins that job March 11. Andrew Davis, the dean of UH's College of the Arts, says…
Alfred Hitchcock’s Masterpiece ‘Rebecca’ Screens at the Esquire Theatre
Alfred Hitchcock released his masterpiece Rebecca in 1940 and it won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Cinematography out of its 11 nominations. Seventy-nine years later, it is still considered a cinematic masterpiece with a 100 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Esquire is paying tribute to the Master of Suspense this month…
Spend Valentine’s Day with Royalty at the ‘Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs’ Opening Reception at the Museum Center
Travel back to the time when pharaohs ruled and men could wear makeup without it being a big deal; this Valentine’s Day, an exclusive Cincinnati Museum Center event lets you see the American debut of over 350 ancient Egyptian artifacts dating back more than four millennia the night before the exhibition goes public. Finger foods…
Sample Assorted Goodies at the Valentine’s Day Sweet & Savory Stroll at Findlay Market
Findlay Market offers a day to celebrate Valentine’s Day with food tastings, drink pairings and romantic music. Couples, family and friends are invited to partake in a stroll through the heated farmers market shed of Cincinnati’s oldest market to taste samples from local vendors selling sweet treats like mini cheesecake, tea and candy. Other vendors…
Planned Parenthood Hosts a ‘Hamilton’-Themed Sing-A-Long For Sexual Health at Tokyo Kitty
Now, we can all admit it, Hamilton’s quick rhymes and catchy beat had us all screaming “I’m not throwing away my shot” at some point. Instead of having to embrace your inner Broadway star in the shower, Tokyo Kitty and Planned Parenthood are hosting an event for Hamilton lovers to sing on a karaoke stage.…
AmerAsia Pops Up at Landlocked Social House with Buns, Bao and Rare Japanese Beer
East meets West at Landlocked Social House when Covington’s premier Amer-Asian restaurant and Japanese beers rarely seen in this hemisphere come together in savory harmony. Pair AmerAsia’s pork bao and steamed veggie buns with a can of Kiuchi Brewery’s citrusy Yuzu Lager — complete with an adorable cartoon owl — or some 8 percent ABV…
MadTree’s Winter Bonanza Brings Rare and Specialty Brews, Food Trucks and Local Music to the Taproom
We all need something to get us out of our cozy abodes during these cold and uneventful winter months. MadTree invites the people of Cincinnati to its taproom to enjoy their 2019 Winter Bonanza, featuring beer, music and local eats. If you like beer, they’ll have a wide selection of local brews from their own…
NKU Professor Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman Discusses and Signs Her Full-Length Debut at Joseph-Beth
An aspiring violinist leaves Appalachia for New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a classical musician. She lands a gig in a professional ensemble — but there’s a catch: The group doesn’t actually perform; rather “the composer” blasts music from a CD, which sounds a lot like the Titanic soundtrack. In a gist, that’s the basis…
Punk Rock Night Cincinnati Presents Final Show In Its Current Format This Week
Punk Rock Night Cincinnati, an offshoot of a popular live-music showcase in Indianapolis, is presenting its final show this weekend. According to a Facebook event posting, Friday’s Punk Rock Night at the Southgate House Revival (111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com) will be the final one in its current format, which has been running for…
Kaleidoscopic Cincinnati Rock Band Lemon Sky to Release New EP This Weekend
This weekend, dynamic Cincinnati Rock crew Lemon Sky is releasing a new EP, Mirco Dos. The band is celebrating its first new music in three years with a free show Saturday, Feb. 16 at MOTR Pub (1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine, motrpub.com). Cleveland, Ohio rockers The Sublets will open the night at 10 p.m. Featuring singer/guitarist…
Pop Duo The Chainsmokers Returning to Cincinnati to Kick Off Extensive ‘World War Joy’ Arena Tour This Fall
After last year helping to give the Bunbury Music Festival its first three-day sellout in the fest's history, Pop duo The Chainsmokers have announced their return to Cincinnati this fall. The hit-making DJ/production twosome of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart will bring their World War Joy tour to U.S. Bank Arena on Sept. 25. Joining…
Here is Everything We Know About the Key Votes Coming This Week on FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium
Cincinnati City Council's Budget and Finance Committee passed a key approval for FC Cincinnati's coming West End stadium today, priming a final vote on the $250 million facility in council's weekly meeting Wednesday. But even if legislation around a land deal and zoning variance pass, questions will likely linger. A recent study about the impact…
From Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe: The Road to Abstraction at the Taft
Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe: American Paintings from The Phillips Collection — the Taft Museum of Art’s current temporary exhibition in the third-floor gallery — begins with a lush work by George Inness. Set in an Italian countryside, associate curator Tamera Muente points out its three-dimensional appearance during a tour. Entitled “Lake Albano,” a cypress…
Columbus’ Wexner Center Exhibits John Waters Retrospective ‘Indecent Exposure’
There’s nothing quite like having John Waters himself lead a tour of Indecent Exposure, the retrospective of his visual art that just opened at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts. You not only get to see close-up the works — 160 photographs, sculptures, sound works and moving images — but also get…
Local Author Jessica Strawser Releases Third Tale of Domestic Suspense
Jessica Strawser’s third novel, Forget You Know Me, descends straight into fast-paced tension. Two childhood friends — Liza and Molly — sit down to video chat over wine, painting glossier versions of their respective lives with forced smiles. As Molly leaves momentarily to check on her kids, Liza gets a glimpse of an intruder at…
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Ohio Announces New Leader
The Planned Parenthood chapter that serves Cincinnati and the surrounding region today announced it has a new president and CEO. Kersha Deibel will lead the organization, PPSWO's board announced today, replacing retiring President and CEO Jerry Lawson. Deibel attended the University of Cincinnati for an undergraduate degree in social work before receiving a master's of…
Alternative Rock Stars Beck, Cage the Elephant and Spoon to Bring Summer Tour to Cincinnati’s Riverbend
Beck and Cage the Elephant announced the dates for their 2019 co-headlining summer tour today (Feb. 11) and it includes an Aug. 2 stop at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center. The show will also feature performances from Spoon (which performed at Riverbend's PNC Pavilion last year with Grizzly Bear) and Wild Belle. Tickets for the Aug.…
Louisville’s Forecastle Music Festival Announces 2019 Lineup featuring The Killers, The Avett Brothers, Anderson .Paak and More
This morning Louisville, Kentucky's Forecastle music festival announced the lineup for this summer's event, which returns July 12-14 along the Ohio River at Waterfront Park. Headliners for the 2019 Forecastle Festival are The Killers, The Avett Brothers and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals. Besides the top-of-the-poster acts, the undercard for Forecastle's 17th annual event is…
The ‘High Flying’ Retirement of Steven Soderbergh
In January of 1989, Sex, Lies, and Videotape debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. It was the first narrative feature from Steven Soderbergh and is a seminal moment in both the history of Sundance and modern film lore. But at the time, Soderbergh just seemed like a guy with his head down watching for the…
Minimum Gauge: Rap Pioneer Kurtis Blow is Not Flattered by Virginia Politician’s Blackface ‘Tribute’
HOT: Kurtis Blow Does Not Appreciate Blackface Tribute “It was meant as a sincere tribute” is the latest excuse being thrown around to explain why some white people who have worn blackface aren’t racist. A Real Housewife tried that excuse last year to explain her Diana Ross “costume” and now Virginia politicians have floated it…
Newport Aquarium Dives ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Playhouse in the Park is taking over the Newport Aquarium for a one-night-only performance of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Based on Jules Verne’s classic work of science fiction, 20,000 Leagues tells of the travels of the submarine Nautilus, manned by a strange captain with a murky past. Brush up on your improv skills, because…
Almost 13,000 Ohio Residents Have Legally Purchased Nearly 70 Pounds of Medicinal Marijuana
Ohio has almost 13,000 residents who can legally buy medicinal marijuana, the state's pharmacy board announced yesterday. The state's patient registry launched Dec. 3. Between that time and yesterday, 12,873 people have applied and been granted a card allowing them to purchase medicinal marijuana from the state's five licensed dispensaries, which have sold almost 70…
Hamilton County Sheriff Will Lay Off 10 Deputies Due to Budget Shortfall
Starting next month, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office will have 10 fewer deputies, Sheriff Jim Neil announced yesterday. Those cuts come as part of a larger effort to reduce the number of deputies the county employs down to 800. The sheriff's office had 930 deputies in July, but has since cut down to 896 via…
Hotel Covington and 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati Named Best Hotels in Kentucky and Ohio by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
This week, U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for 2019's Best Hotels across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean, evaluating more than 30,000 luxury options to select its top picks. "The U.S. News Best Hotels rankings combine data from industry expert evaluations as well as traveler-focused reviews and insight to…
Dreamy Cincinnati Indie Pop Band Sungaze Releases Captivating Debut Single, “New Familiar”
Cincinnati Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Dreamgaze band Sungaze recently released its alluring debut single, “New Familiar,” which was followed by the premiere of the track’s equally captivating music video via liveeyetv.org. With echoes of Stone Roses and Mazzy Star, the song and video swell and swirl with the blissful dizziness of a new love affair, and that’s no…
Cranley, Mann Proposal Would Put $700,000 in Affordable Housing Trust Fund
The City of Cincinnati could make an investment into an affordable housing trust fund created last December, Mayor John Cranley and Councilmember David Mann announced today at an event at the former Manse Hotel in Walnut Hills. The proposal would make a one-time contribution of $700,000 from city-owned railroad revenues to the fund, which was…
Cincinnati City Council Poised to Vote on Final Approvals for FC Cincinnati West End Stadium
As Cincinnati City Council sits poised to vote next week on final approvals for FC Cincinnati’s $250 million stadium in the West End, some loose ends remain. A recent study about the impact stadium noise could have on Music Hall, lingering questions about parking and street closures, changes to FC Cincinnati’s stadium plans and details…
Cincinnati Folk Group The Tillers Host Inaugural Old Time String Breakers Ball Concert This Weekend in Northern Kentucky
Cincinnati Folk faves The Tillers are hosting a “string band” showcase this Saturday, Feb. 9 at Southgate House Revival. The powerhouse lineup for the first Old Time String Breakers Ball features some of Greater Cincinnati’s finest Americana and Bluegrass groups, including Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, The Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, Chelsea Ford &…
The Woodward Theater to Light Up Its New Marquee Project During Bockfest with ‘The Big Turn On Festival’
In late 2017 it was announced that The Woodward Theater, a popular music and events venue in Over-the-Rhine, would receive a $150,000 grant to bring back its exterior marquee. On March 2, the new marquee and lighted sign will be officially unveiled and lit up as part of The Big Turn On Festival at the…
Indie Folk Poet William Fitzsimmons Returns to Familiar Territory with the Post-Divorce Meditations of ‘Mission Bell’
To create his latest album, Mission Bell, acclaimed Folk singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons started over — quite literally. His collection of home-recorded songs was packed with exorcized demons and the painful emotion of a recent divorce. And when the recording was finished, he erased each track. Then, the songs were brought back to life in Nashville…
Local Groups, Immigrants Push Back on Trump’s State of the Union Calls for a Border Wall
A coalition of Greater Cincinnati faith organizations, community organizing groups, immigrants and their advocates today issued a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address: Don’t build a wall. Trump touched on a number of points in his address yesterday, but among them, he doubled down on calls to build a wall…
Four Prominent Cincinnati African-American Artists Will Join Forces for ‘Cultural Compositions’ Exhibit at Oakley’s Caza Sikes
Cultural Compositions — a new exhibition at Caza Sikes in Oakley — will peer into the political and cultural hues of Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll and the influential people behind the music. Opening Feb. 8, the show features four local African-American artists: Jimi Jones, Cedric Michael Cox, Ricci Michaels and Terence Hammonds. “Hoods…
Nashville Band The Steel Woods Showcase the Latest Evolutionary Iteration of Southern Rock This Week in Covington
Of all the subgenres of Rock, the Southern variety is among the richest and most diverse. Southern Rock emerged from the creative and hormonal impulses of teenagers who grew up on their parents’ Country record collections and the early Rock output of Sun Records, but were forever altered by the Beatles’ adrenalized Pop frenzy and,…
Funk Icon George Clinton to Bring His Final Tour with Parliament-Funkadelic to Cincinnati in June
Yesterday, music legend George Clinton told Rolling Stone that he will be embarking on his final tour with Parliament-Funkadelic after five decades in the biz. “I would love to keep on doing this but I’ll be 78 in a few more months,” Clinton said in the interview with Rolling Stone. “Even though I feel like…
The O.F.F. Market Returns to MadTree for Local Shopping and Local Brews
The O.F.F. Market is celebrating love and the local small business community with the What Love Looks Like-themed flea market at MadTree. Local vendors of treats and crafts will be setting up in the brewery. Drinks are available at the bar, so if shopping and drinking are two of your hobbies, this might be the…
The Off the Hook Dinner at Newport Aquarium Highlights the Importance of Sustainable Seafood with Local and National Restaurants
Off the Hook is a dining event at the Newport Aquarium featuring more than 30 local and national restaurants serving dinner-by-the-bite (with wine and beer pairings) to highlight the importance of conservation and sustainability as it applies to seafood. Participating eateries include Bouquet Restaurant & Wine Bar, Coppin’s, Boca, Anchor-OTR, Sleepy Bee Cafe, Boomtown Biscuits…
Cincinnati Pet Shops for Dogs, Cats, Birds and More
A list of locally owned establishments for pet parents to shop for food, toys, holistic items and more. Argos Pet Food & Supply This local shop stocks a wide variety of food for dogs and cats — dry, wet, treats and beyond, including their own signature line — as well as health products like probiotics, calming…
Jungle Jim’s Big Cheese Festival is a Two-Day Dairy Party in Fairfield
This weekend, Jungle Jim’s is celebrating cheese with their “two-day homage to fromage.” This event is a cheese and alcohol tasting experience for cheese veterans and/or new and casual cheese chasers. The vast list of fresh and aged dairy — along with samplings of paired wines and beers — is anything but short and everything…
‘Chelsea Lately’ Panelist Michael Yo Brings His Stand-Up Set to the Liberty Funny Bone
“People ask me, ‘How do you juggle all these jobs?’” says comedian, actor, TV host and radio DJ Michael Yo. “I find it pretty easy because they’re all entertainment. It’s not like I do all these and then I’m a doctor at night. I compare it to being a chef at an American restaurant. No…
Walk The Moon Collaborator Morgxn Brings His AltPop Back to Cincinnati for Opening Gig with Robert DeLong
It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that an artist influenced by equal parts Duran Duran and Stevie Nicks would deliver an album as catchy and alluring as Morgxn’s Vital. The Nashville native’s 2018 debut features 11 fizzy, keyboard-laden tunes, nearly all of which teem with soaring choruses and enough atmospheric U-turns to keep things…
Recommended Concerts in Greater Cincinnati for the Week of Feb. 6-12
WEDNESDAY 06 MOTR PUB – Big Hit with Zoe Sky Jordan. 10 p.m. Free. SOUTHGATE HOUSE REVIVAL (LOUNGE) – Ryan Malott with Chuck Cleaver and Sarah Gail Davis. 9 p.m. Singer/Songwriter. Free. URBAN ARTIFACT – Marjorie Lee and The Lovers with JIMS, Lost Coast and Matt Waters & The Recipe. 8 p.m. Pop/Rock/Various. Free. THURSDAY…
