The Dish: : Food, drink, etc.
The question for this week is, "Where's the beef?" If you live on Cincinnati's West side, you know it's at MAURY'S TINY COVE. A lot of establishments west of Vine Street have been popular for a long time — in Maury's case since 1949 — so they don't often get written about. But Maury's has…
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 ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION — The…
Cover Story: Homeboy or Homegrown?
Whether your next joint comes from home or your homeboy, growing your own will break down the endos and outs of the dope game. Undercover drug narcs, tapped telephones and street surveillance cameras can make buying marijuana a big hassle. For some, homegrown marijuana is the solution. But marijuana cultivation involves serious legal hazards.…
News: Drunk, With Power
Jymi Bolden Kandy Linthicum says the police officers who had sex with her knew she was too drunk to freely consent — even after they lay aside their guns. Part of Kandy Linthicum's job as a bartender and waitress is to talk to strangers. During lunch at Charlie's on Main, where she once worked,…
A Good Omelet: The Arts Consortium and MLK
Namesakes are fallin' out in the aisles. The Arts Consortium of Cincinnati dodged a bullet when it changed the name of its Dr. Martin Luther King Day Breakfast, assuaging itself for holding the event in the downtown boycott zone despite protests from Martin Luther King III. But they're still in the crosshairs of character. And…
Cast Iron Filter
Cast Iron Filter Is it Roots Rock? Is it "Newgrass"? Is it psychedelic Folk? It's hard to pin down exactly what North Carolina's Cast Iron Filter are trying to do with their music. And that's exactly what will make the group's new live album Live From the Highway, so appealing to fans of the…
Cover Story: Crazy Conflict
Doug Trapp E.R. Beach, owner of Hemptations, says one of his goals is to overcome misconceptions about hemp. A national religious organization calls the drug war "cruel and counterproductive." A new study suggests marijuana might not be the gateway to harder drugs it's been labeled. Several states are studying the return of industrial hemp…
Cover Story: Father, Like Son
Jymi Bolden "Here, pass that joint on over here." "Sure, Dad. Man, you rolled this way too tight. It keeps going out." "Sorry, son. Next time, let's use the pipe." "That would be cool — I really get stoned that way." "Yeah, me too." And then I woke up in a cold sweat. This…
Enquirer to Local Artists: We’ll Do Better (Maybe)
Early January is the time for New Year's resolutions to do things better. What other explanation is there for a Jan. 5 blurb, "The Media's Message," in The Cincinnati Enquirer? The item was part of a staff-written story in the Sunday Tempo section, "25 Forces That Will Shape Culture in 2003." In this particular blurb,…
Whirlygig: 60
A Calming Effect Blueberry winter is supposedly a term like Indian summer. It's essentially comparable in definition, as both are a dose of great weather in the midst of foreboding frosts. I haven't really done any research to see if this is truth or just lore, but I for one love the concept. This week,…
842 Monmouth St.
Doug Trapp Address: 842 Monmouth St., Newport Owner: Linda G. Proffitt Value: $50,000 Year Built: Very early 20th century Comments: The plywood-covered storefront at 842 Monmouth St. might be the ugliest on Newport's main drag. But there is hope for this building, the old furniture store to its north and the old Trixie Delight…
Move Your Dial To The Right
From its inception until the late 1970s, AM radio was king. The medium survived an assault from television in the 1950s by switching to music as its main source of programming. FM gradually supplanted AM as the preferred choice for folks who wanted to listen to music on the old wireless. AM has fought back…
Music: Desolation Angels
Robin Kirsenbaum Interpol's atmospheric take on Post Punk has made them one of the most talked about bands on the Indie Rock scene. Things can change quickly in the disposable, often fickle world of pop culture — just ask Paul Ruebens. Yet for every Pee Wee-like fall from grace, the hands of fate sometimes…
Diner: Mouth-Watering Poetry
When I returned from the restroom during a recent visit to the newly opened Bonefish Grille — the latest outpost in the sprawl of trendy chain restaurants near Rookwood Commons on Cincinnati's East side — a dining companion told me a story I can't resist retelling: While she was sitting alone, a stream of five…
Locals Only: : Mill-Ing Around
Mill Anyone who has seen the top local Roots Rock, Folk and Bluegrass acts in concert knows that the Roots and AltCountry scene is probably the strongest thing going in the local scene. In terms of unity, promotions and sheer talent, it simply can't be beat at the moment. The latest entry to that…
