Is Anyone Listening to Rape Victims in the U.S. Military?
Does U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have time to tend to a bit of terrorism taking place right in his own shop? Despite occasional scandals and calls for reform, rape and sexual harassment continue to ruin lives in the armed forces of the United States — and many perpetrators still get off with little in…
Cover Story: Missing Mac
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com In his later years, the Rev. Maurice McCrackin depended on friends and church members such as Tim Kraus. The images persist — the minister carrying a picket sign over his shoulder, standing at the gates to Coney Island, sitting in a federal courtroom, standing vigil outside the gates to the old Ohio…
News: Deconstructing Cinergy
Jymi Bolden The sky is dark and cold at 5:30 a.m., but dozens are already on hand to pay last respects to the concrete sports bowl, Cinergy Field, nee Riverfront Stadium — former home of the Big Red Machine and a football team that once knew how to win. The media, our breath showing…
3925 Spring Grove Ave., Northside
Doug Trapp Address: 3925 Spring Grove Ave., Northside Owner: William R. Hulgin Value: $44,200 Year Built: 1890 Comments: This steadily decaying building at the intersection of Spring Grove Avenue and Cooper Street is a little more than a block from lower Hamilton Avenue, home to a neighborhood business district that's at least holding its…
Bar Louie opens at Newport on the Levee
As 2003 kicks off, a new restaurant has arrived in town. Perhaps you were among the crowd who helped BAR LOUIE get started on New Year's Eve. Things were undoubtedly hopping that evening at Newport on the Levee's newest eatery. It seats 200, with an indoor café for another 30 and an outdoor café for…
Real Mother
Real Mother In 2000, Dayton Hard Rock bands World Gone Wrong and Lucky Levin called it quits. Being two groups from the same scene, the band members had developed a friendly rapport that ultimately led to the idea of forming a new outfit. In 2000, they did just that, leading to Real Mother, one…
Home Work
I was surprised at the results of a local TV news program phone survey that asked the following question: Did you receive what you wanted for Christmas? In excess of 50 percent reported no, they didn't get what they really really wanted. I was amused because even with all of our advancements in communications technology…
News: Fighting for Home
Jymi Bolden Some residents would rather have English Woods maintained, according to Marcia Battle. The tumult over English Woods, a housing project for low-income families, comes down to this: Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) wants residents to have better homes, but residents want the ones they have. The conflict over the proposed demolition of…
Diner: Doggone Good
Some money clichés are patently false. For instance, "Early to bed and early to rise …" Do you know anyone who attributes his health, wealth or wisdom to such a dull practice? Or "Money makes the world go around." Absolute poppycock. But there is one financial adage I swear by now: "You get what you…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The grounds are rocky where my intellect turns somersaults. It's a conspiracy of time and place that I navigate this malaise. It's an emotional/spiritual/professional End-of-the-Year Clearance Sale. All energy, self-confidence, vision and ideas are up for sale. Consider metaphors a mirage. Here's context. I don't make resolutions; they make for self-loathing when I fail to…
Listings
Art Opportunities 97X COMMUNITY GALLERY AND ARTISAN GROUP — A virtual art gallery of digital art, photography, sculpture, poetry, food and art has opened its doors on the pages of chris.klinger@ketterngoh.org or write to: Rosewood Gallery, 3600 Shroyer Road, Kettering OH 45429. Deadline for submissions is March 1. Music Opportunities BASE GALLERY — Looking for…
