Tony Rock — Brother of Chris Rock — Does Stand-Up at Liberty Funny Bone
Growing up in the tough Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, Tony Rock realized quickly that he needed to develop a sense of humor. “I had to, to stay alive,” he says. “On a daily basis I’d see a dozen characters — and I emphasize the word ‘characters.’ One minute I’d be fighting for my…
Fiery Hen Brings Hot Chicken and Southern-Style Cuisine To Court Street
Starting Friday, Jan. 11, Cincinnatians can scorch their little ol' tastebuds on some Southern-style hot chicken via Fiery Hen, a new chicken restaurant helmed by Dan Swormstedt, owner of neighboring Court Street Lobster Bar. Located at 26 W. Court St., Fiery Hen will offer a menu — developed by chef Clint Walker — featuring Nashville hot…
An Incomplete Utopia: Looking at the Legacy of Greenhills
As the crush of the Great Depression dragged on into 1939, the American Institute of Planners released a curious film simply called The City meant to screen at that year’s New York World’s Fair. The striking collection of black-and-white footage sat at an odd intersection of documentary film, social commentary and borderline propaganda for one…
A Right-Wing “Comedy” Tour Called The Deplorables is Coming to Cincinnati
The Deplorables Tour — featuring, according to noted comedy tastemakers Fox News, “one group of conservative comedians who are excellent” — is coming to Cincinnati. The self-avowed right-wing comedians will be at Taft Theatre on March 15 for a 7:30 p.m. performance. The performers on the tour are Steve McGrew (according to the email blast…
Three New Cincinnati Restaurants To Try in Fairfax, East Walnut Hills and Wyoming
Station Family + BBQ The team behind Wyoming’s CWC the Restaurant — chef Caitlin Steininger, her sister and front of house Kelly Trush and their business partner Karen Klaus — have expanded their empire with a second neighborhood eatery. The new Station Family + BBQ opened Dec. 7. “Station Family + BBQ is the place…
Cincinnati Chefs and Media Analysts Give Their Food Trend Predictions for 2019
People love a forecast — whether it’s for this weekend’s weather or the unfortunately real fashion prophecy that we’re all going to be wearing low-rise boot-cut jeans again this year like it’s 2001. But one thing people love more than an #OOTD is photographing their food, and here’s what major media outlets and analysts like…
FC Cincinnati Releases Inaugural 2019 MLS Season Schedule
The 2019 Major League Soccer schedule has been released and with it comes FC Cincinnati’s first official season in this professional league. FCC was established in the Queen City almost four years ago and has quickly become one of the most exciting sports teams in the region. Another season of action-packed soccer and Cincinnati’s debut…
Hip Hop Legend Chuck D of Public Enemy to Speak at Cincinnati’s Mercantile Library
Chuck D — the pioneering rapper, lyricist and frontperson of iconic Hip Hop group Public Enemy — has been announced as the 2019 "Words & Music" artist at Cincinnati's Mercantile Library. The music legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be speaking at the Mercantile on Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are…
One of These Six Cincinnati Neighborhoods Will Likely Get Millions in Affordable Housing Investment. But Which One?
Cincinnati officials have zeroed in on six neighborhoods where millions in federal tax credits for affordable housing grants could land. Next, they'll need to pick one to get the final award. The grants, part of a program by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, could provide $3 million in financing for more affordable housing in Cincinnati…
Wilco Singer/Songwriter Jeff Tweedy to Perform at Cincinnati’s Music Hall Ballroom
Wilco frontperson Jeff Tweedy, who spoke and performed last year at Cincinnati's Walnut Hills High School on his book tour, returns to the Queen City on April 17 for a performance at Music Hall's Ballroom. Tickets for the concert go on sale this Friday (Jan. 11) at 7 p.m. at cincinnatiarts.org or in person at…
Burning Man Comes to the Cincinnati Art Museum with All Its Requisite Mutant Art Vehicles, Giant Installations and Creative Costumes
Burning Man, one of the most radical and artful experiments in American community-building ever undertaken, will be sharing some of its fantastical art and fascinating artifacts with the Cincinnati Art Museum, starting April 26. Admission to the special exhibition will be free, in keeping with the community-building spirit. The art museum today announced that No…
The Second City’s ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ Wants You to Laugh at Love
As January plods on, humans everywhere find themselves in the middle of what is facetiously known as “cuffing season” — the period roughly between November and March where colder air blows in, which kills the desire to go out for fun and instead motivates people to lock down a romantic relationship; Netflix-and-chill dates ensue. This…
Former Mason Student Sentenced for ‘Unite the Right’ Attack
A former student at Mason Schools who was convicted in an attack on an African American man at the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va. will serve just under four years for the crime. Daniel Borden, 20, was one of four men charged with beating Deandre Harris at the rally in August…
Women in Film Cincinnati Wants to Connect Filmmakers With Resources to Back their Projects
In producing independent films, filmmakers are first given the task of actually raising funds toward their project, which is often brought in through a patchwork of venues. Laure Quinlivan, a board member of the nonprofit Women in Film and a former Cincinnati City Council member, is no stranger to this process. She found it tricky…
String Quartet Brooklyn Rider Makes Cincinnati Debut
Push back the onset of post-holiday funk: The wildly inventive string quartet Brooklyn Rider makes its long-overdue Cincinnati debut with two appearances on Jan. 8 and 9, sponsored by Chamber Music Cincinnati. Brooklyn Rider has been at the forefront of pushing artistic boundaries since its founding in 2004, having collaborated with master musicians in every…
Banksy May Have Planted an Art-Piece in the Contemporary Arts Center
Worldwide-known art maverick Banksy may have left a mark at the Contemporary Arts Center last month in the form of a half-peeled banana. A local artist — who also operates pseudonymously — says that Banksy reached out to them via an Instagram DM to hang the painting, which was crafted in a similar style to…
Meet the Winner of HGTV’s Urban Oasis Dream Home in Oakley
Call it a sign: The sweepstakes of the HGTV's 2018 Urban Oasis Giveaway started on Lois Anderson's birthday. Now she's been named the winner of the beautiful Oakley home — which is valued at over $750,000. Located on 2810 Hyde Park Ave., the 3-bedroom 2 1/2 bath Dutch Colonial Home underwent renovations that completely transformed…
Chicago Funk/Soul Artist Neal Francis to Play Free Concerts at Over-the-Rhine’s MOTR and Loveland’s Plaid Room Records
Though you may have never heard of him before, Chicago-based singer/songwriter/organist Neal Francis is in the midst of a major comeback. And given the momentum he’s built up going into 2019, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard of Francis by the time the year is over, particularly if you’re a fan of classic Funk,…
After Accidents Involving Students, Cincinnati Officials Detail Pedestrian Safety Efforts
After tearful testimony from the parents of a West High freshman killed by traffic last year as she tried to catch her school bus, Cincinnati City Council’s Law and Public Safety Committee heard about ways in which city officials are working to make the streets safer for pedestrians. Gabby Rodriguez, 15, was struck and killed…
Green Township Mac Shack Offering Keto-Friendly Bowls During Month of January
A new year brings new resolutions for personal growth — in terms of careers, finances, relationships, productivity and, most commonly, health. The Mac Shack, a macaroni and cheese-specific outpost of the local Keystone Bar & Grill chain, is a fast-casual hub for cheesy concoctions. The Green Township location recently paired up with local health and…
Minimum Gauge: John Legend, Chance The Rapper Among the Few Artists to Speak Out Against R. Kelly in Documentary
HOT: R. Kelly Doc Makes Waves Despite numerous sexual assault allegations against R. Kelly, the singer has remained wildly popular and successful. But the recent documentary miniseries Surviving R. Kelly may help shift the tide of public perception with its deep dive into the disturbing allegations. Producer dream hampton said the lack of participation by…
All the Winners (And Nominees) From the 2019 Golden Globe Awards
The 76th Golden Globe awards came with many upsets — was anyone expecting Bohemian Rhapsody to snag the title of Best Motion Picture – Drama? In case you missed it (or dozed off), we rounded up the full list of winners. Special shouts to everyone's favorite dude Jeff Bridges, who received the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which is bestowed to…
Downtown’s Arnold’s Bar & Grill Collaborates on Bathtub Gin with Woodstone Creek Distillery
Cincinnati microdistillery Woodstone Creek and Arnold's Bar & Grill have partnered up to release Hugo Arnold's Bathtub Gin. Available Jan. 12, the gin was developed by Woodstone's master distiller Donald Outterson and was named for Arnold's Prohibition-era owner Hugo Arnold, who was famously rumored to make gin in the bar and grill's second-floor bathtub. Woodstone,…
It’ll Be Adult Swim All the Time at This East Side Outdoor Pool and Bar
The Cincinnati Sports Club in Fairfax is slated to open an adults-only aquatic oasis. In May 2020. So you have a little while to work on that poolside bikini bod. The 29-year-old health and wellness center is constructing a 21-and-up outdoor pool with an adjacent bar and cafe; they're expecting to break ground at the…
East End Pizza Joint Taglio to Take Over the Former Lachey’s Space in OTR
Taglio, the Columbia Tusculum pizza joint from brothers Nick and Jared Wayne (also of A Tavola) and partner Jake Goodwin, is expanding into Over-the-Rhine and taking over the space once occupied by sports bar Lachey's at 56 E. 12th St. The new location will open June 17. Taglio is known for both its traditional and…
Cincinnati Music Greats like Wussy, The Sundresses and More to Honor Recording Master Dave Davis This Weekend
The shock over the early November 2018 death (from injuries sustained in a car crash in late October) of Dave Davis reverberated heavily in many corners of the Greater Cincinnati music community. Davis — who was 57 at the time of his passing — had a hand in innumerable recordings released by local artists (and…
Our Most Anticipated TV of 2019
The future is bright, and so are our screens. Here are the shows I’m most looking forward to in 2019. New Series Black Monday (Jan. 20, Showtime) takes a humorous approach to revealing what — or who — sparked the 1987 stock market crash that rocked the world, centering on a group of outsiders (Don…
This New Downtown Mural Shows Off Fiona the Hippo’s Sick Ballet Moves
If you've taken a stroll down the intersection of Eighth and Main streets downtown, you may have noticed a new arrival: Fiona the Hippo. Clad in a bubblegum-pink tutu and flower crown, she leaps across the side of Algin Retro Furniture's building, backdropped in a vibrant blue. It's whimsical and downright adorable — much like…
Cincinnati Author Jessica Hindman Lands a Spot on Goodreads Highly-Anticipated Novels of 2019
Local author Jessica Hindman's upcoming memoir Sounds Like Titanic — slated to be released Feb. 13 — has landed on Goodread's "43 Highly Anticipated Books of 2019." The memoir marks her full-length debut. Hindman, who works as a creative writing professor at Northern Kentucky University, has previously been published in McSweeney's, The New York Times Magazine, O: The…
Cranley Proposes Bias Training for City Workers After CPD Racial Slur Incidents
In the wake of recent revelations that two Cincinnati Police officers used racial slurs in unrelated incidents late last year, Mayor John Cranley has introduced legislation that would require training in implicit and explicit bias for new recruits to the city's police force as well as other new city workers. Cranley also highlighted changes to…
Cincinnati Named Second Best City for Nightlife in America
The Apartment Guide blog — a blog for people hunting for apartments — has made a list of the top 10 nightlife cities in America and, surprisingly, Cincinnati is No. 2 on that list. And, also surprisingly, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas are nowhere to be found. The site ranked their top 10…
Cincinnati Zoo Has Baby Little Blue Penguin Boom
At the end of December, the Cincinnati Zoo welcomed two fuzzy new friends: a pair of little blue penguin chicks. They were born on Dec. 28 and 31 and two more eggs, currently in the incubator, are expected to hatch soon. The zoo is home to the largest colony of this smallest penguin species. “We…
Cincinnati Funk Legend Bootsy Collins Announces He Will No Longer Play Bass In Concert
Cincinnati native and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins announced on his Facebook page on Jan. 2 that he would no longer be "playing bass on stage." In the post, Collins — known for his pioneering work with co-architects of Funk like James Brown and George Clinton — said his doctor told him…
Whispering Beard Folk Festival Moving to Cincinnati’s Riverfront for 2019 Event
The Whispering Beard Folk Festival has been drawing a mass of regional music fans to the small town of Friendship, Ind. for the better part of a decade. But yesterday (Jan. 2), festival organizers announced that it would be leaving Friendship for Cincinnati's riverfront in 2019. According to an announcement posted on the festival's social…
