FC Cincinnati Officials Unveil West End Stadium Design
FC Cincinnati officials today unveiled designs for the team's $250 million Major League Soccer stadium in Cincinnati's West End. The design for the exterior shell of the stadium features 513 external fins with LED lighting that will create a distinctive wave-like structure and allow visibility into the stadium. The structure's west side, which faces the…
Downtown’s 21c Cocktail Terrace to Host Thursday Night DJ Series All Summer Long
The rooftop Cocktail Terrace at the 21c Museum Hotel is turning things up with a new Thursday night DJ series through the end of August. The series will be hosted by DJs Brandon Scott Perry and Savannah Sexton and will run from 7-10 p.m. every Thursday evening beginning July 17 and continue through Aug. 29. Visitors can…
Cincinnati Indie Rockers Hyperstatic Return with First New Music in 16 Years
Cincinnati Indie Rock vets Hyperstatic have been performing around town again lately and this Friday the band will release its first new music in 16 years. The trio celebrates its new Witness EP this Saturday with a free show at Northside Tavern. La Cerca and Young Runners will also perform at the 10 p.m. event.…
Lizzo’s Meteoric Rise has Bumped her Cincinnati Show From a Club Date to a Full-On Arena Spectacle
Lizzo spent her birthday eating ass. Not just any ass, but her own ass — just one glowing example of how the Detroit-born twerking rapper, flutist and Pop star is taking self-love and empowerment to new heights. "I had three cakes shaped like my ass," the 31-year-old says of her birthday, which she celebrated on…
BanaSun Smoothie Bar Opens its Brick and Mortar in Findlay Market
BanaSun Smoothie Bar has opened its long-awaited brick-and-mortar storefront at 1810 Race St. in Findlay Market as of 10:30 a.m. July 16. Helmed by Michael Kroeger, a former financial advisor, BanaSun has been operating as a mobile smoothie bike cart for the past four years, with frequent stops at Findlay Market's outdoor space, Washington Park…
Do Yoga on the Bengals’ Field at Paul Brown Stadium During NamasDEY
The pun might be cringy, but the yoga will be meditative. Come out to the Bengals’ field for an all-levels class led by instructors from The Yoga Bar. Bring your own yoga mat. Event is rain or shine. Entry fee proceeds go toward the Tidal Babe Period Bank, which provides feminine care products to local…
Sample from 50 Different Tequilas During Tequila Fest on Fountain Square
It’ll be a night you can’t remember as the third-annual Tequila Fest takes over Fountain Square with more than 50 different tequilas. Tickets include 12 samples (which totals about six shots); food from Mazunte; live music from Sun King Warriors, The Cliftones and Secret Circle; a T-shirt; and an additional cash bar. If you opt…
Where to See the New Movie About Phish’s Trey Anastasio in Greater Cincinnati
Between Me and My Mind, a new documentary film about Phish's Trey Anastasio, will screen in theaters nationwide tomorrow (July 17). Phish fans in Greater Cincinnati have a few options to catch the flick on the big screen. The two-hour movie screens at 7 p.m. at the AMC Newport on the Levee and Cinemark Western…
Drink Bier, Shoot a Wooden Eagle and Eat Some Schnitzel at the Kolping Society’s Schützenfest
Translated as “The Marksman’s Festival,” Schützenfest began in the 15th century when, according to the legend, a German marksman shot an eagle that attacked a child. The marksman was made honorary king. When German immigrants settled in Cincinnati, they brought the traditional fest with them, holding the first Schützenfest here in 1866. Today, the Kolping…
Sheryl Underwood of ‘The Talk’ Heads to the Liberty Funny Bone for Two Nights of Stand-Up
Sheryl Underwood is a card-carrying member of the Republican Party, something many would find unusual for a female African-American entertainer. She’s not what you would call a social conservative, though, as she tells audiences, “Men, every woman does not want to be in love with you, some of us just want sex. And don’t pull…
See ‘Ratatouille’ for Free at Washington Park
Bon appétit! This week, Summer Cinema in Washington Park screens Ratatouille. The 2007 Disney and Pixar animated movie is about a rat’s dream to become a Parisian chef. Hold in your gags, the film is super cute thanks to the computer animation and the cast, which includes the vocal talents of Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm…
The Video Archive Hosts a Six-Day, Six-Film Tarantino-Fest
In anticipation of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming ninth film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Video Archive is hosting Tarantino-Fest, a six-day, six-movie party on the patio with cocktails, costumes and plenty of blood. Hold on to your ears: Things kick off on Thursday (July 18) with a screening of the 1992 heist film Reservoir…
Rootsy Country Rocker Tennessee Jet Slides Into Newport This Week
TJ McFarland began writing lyrics and poetry when he was young and took the next step of setting his words to a traditional Country music soundtrack as a teenager. After moving to Nashville, he rebranded his musical identity utilizing the name of his newly adopted home state and James Dean’s character in Giant and Tennessee…
The Glier’s Goetta Pub Crawl at The Banks Combines Goetta Beer and Goetta Bites
Are you a true Cincinnatian? Happening before Glier’s Goettafest on the Newport Riverfront (which takes place July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4) the Glier's Goetta Pub Crawl peeks into the world of goetta-inspired alcohol. The crawl starts at the Moerlein Lager House, with the tapping of an official goetta-inspired beer, brewed by Christian Moerlein. The lager…
Learn How to Survive a Horror Movie at Overlook Lodge’s Instructional Film Screening Series
Learn how to NOT be the idiot who dies first at Overlook Lodge’s Horror Movie Survival Camp. Chad Baker, your very own Horror Movie Camp Survival Counselor, will teach you all the skills needed to make it through the night inspired by that week’s featured film, which could include anything from Sleepaway Camp to Get…
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 11 Tour Stops by Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center
Your favorite queens are coming to the Queen City. The latest season of RuPaul’s Drag Race has turned out to be “the most fashionable, fearless and jaw-dropping spectacle in Drag Race herstory,” says a release, and the performers are now going to walk the runway in Cincinnati. Expect to see Season 11 winner Yvie Oddly,…
Owners of MiCA 12/v Open Paper Wings Stationery Store and Gallery in Over-the-Rhine
The husband-and-wife team behind Over-the-Rhine’s MiCA 12/v have created a sister store specializing in all things paper. Paper Wings officially opened for business at 1207 Vine St. on June 28. Carolyn Deininger, who has owned MiCA since its 2003 inception alongside her husband Mike, said the local art, fine craft and design-based gift shop has…
Jungle Jim’s Hosts ‘Big Lebowski’ Blast with a Screening, White Russians and Costume Contest
The Coen Bros really know how to make a film, huh? Well Jungle Jim’s knows how to throw one mean Big Lebowski-themed party, complete with a screening of the cult classic movie — quoting is encouraged. When a case of mistaken identity upends his life, Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski must wrangle with kidnappers, rug thieves, German…
Minimum Gauge: Finland Hosts First Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship
HOT: Knitting Goes Metal There are several hobbies that seem well-suited to be soundtracked by Heavy Metal — axe throwing, wood-chopping… all of the major axe sports, really. Knitting would not logically be featured high atop that list, yet here we are — Finland recently hosted the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. It might…
Cincinnati Police Sued After Realtor, Client Handcuffed While Inspecting Home for Sale
A potential homebuyer and his realtor filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against the City of Cincinnati over an incident in which the two were allegedly handcuffed by Cincinnati Police while legally inspecting a house that was for sale. According to the lawsuit filed by attorney Chris Finney, Anthony Edwards and his realtor Jerry Isham…
‘Heartland’ Author Sarah Smarsh Kicks Off The Mercantile Library’s Memoir Lecture Series
Journalist and author Sarah Smarsh will speak at the Mercantile Library on July 18 about her book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth. Smarsh is the debut author in the library’s newly created Memoir Lecture series, a response to the resonance these works are having in…
Twenty-Four Years Ago This Week Jesus Lizard Singer David Yow Was Arrested in Cincinnati for Public Indecency
This Thursday, July 18, marks the 24-year anniversary of the Cincinnati arrest of David Yow — singer for American Post Punk heroes The Jesus Lizard — on public indecency charges. Yow was accused of exposing himself on stage (something he was well known to do) during his band's afternoon performance at Riverbend Music Center as…
Tortilleria Garcia Hand-Crafts Corn Tortillas with Traditional Methods and Family Recipes
Tortilleria Garcia will change everything you think you know about tacos. One might assume that the highlight of a taco is the protein or the salsa, but once you take a bite of a fresh corn tortilla made by restaurant owner Omar Garcia and his team, you’ll come to understand that — if made with…
LaRosa’s Opens Brand New Miami Heights Restaurant with Pick-Up Window
LaRosa's family pizzeria has opened a new restaurant at 7680 Bridgetown Road in Miami Heights with a special feature: a call-ahead pick-up window. You call-ahead, place your order and drive-thru to pick it up at the window when it's ready. The new, modern stand-alone eatery replaces the former LaRosa's inside a shopping center on Shady Lane; the…
More Than 100 Greater Cincinnatians Rally Downtown Protesting Injustice in Mauritania
More than 100 people living in Greater Cincinnati who came here from the West African nation of Mauritania rallied downtown today asking the United States to sanction the government of their home country. The rally, organized by members of the Greater Cincinnati Mauritanian community, was meant to raise awareness about conditions in the country of…
The Avett Brothers Play Great American Ball Park in a Post-Reds-Game Concert
Hugely popular and critically acclaimed Americana group The Avett Brothers are back in Cincinnati Sept. 7 and once again they'll be performing at Great American Ball Park following a Reds game. The band previously played the stadium in 2017 after an August game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Avetts will follow the Reds, this time…
Art Academy of Cincinnati Announces New President
The Art Academy of Cincinnati has announced that their board of trustees has named Joseph Girandola as the college's next president, a role he will assume Aug. 1. He will succeed Mark Grote, who served as interim president following former president John Sullivan's retirement last June. A few quick facts about Girandola: Originally from Baltimore, he was classically…
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Calls Trump “Racist” After Weekend Tweets
After President Donald Trump posted an inflammatory series of tweets telling four Democratic representatives to "go back" to the "totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," Ohio's Democratic senator has responded, calling the president racist. In the series of tweets Sunday, Trump lashed out at four unnamed members of Congress widely thought…
Cincinnati is the Seventh Most Stressed-Out City in America, Study Says
Cincinnati is the seventh most stressed city in America, a new study by personal finance website WalletHub finds. The ranking evaluated 39 key metrics for 182 cities across the United States. The four main rankings took large stressors into consideration like work stress, financial stress, family stress and health and safety stress and included specific evaluations for each such…
Portland Artist Patternist Brings Lush and Emotive Electro Pop to Legends This Week
With lush synths, sparkling guitar riffs and some of the softest vocals around, Patternist exudes a cheery, head-in-the-clouds energy that blends naturally with any summertime playlist. Only upon closer inspection do the one-man-band’s Emo roots shine through. Gabe Mouer, the Portland-based musician behind the solo project, began toying with music just before high school. The…
Stephan Jenkins Talks About Third Eye Blind’s New Material and Classic Debut Album Ahead of Cincinnati Concert This Week
A couple of years ago, Stephan Jenkins, frontperson of Third Eye Blind, announced that the group would no longer make full-length albums. It’s a thought that’s occurring to plenty of music acts these days, given the way the major label music industry emphasizes singles and how streaming encourages putting out music in small batches. Jenkins…
Cincinnati’s Busken Bakery Introduces Ice Cream-stuffed ‘Halo’ Donut Truck
When two of the world’s most heavenly sweets come together, what is it called? Busken Bakery calls it a Halo. The bakery introduced their newest fan-favorite concoction to the public on July 13. The Halo takes a freshly made glazed donut, stuffs it full of ice cream and then hot presses it for a sealed,…
Graeter’s Ice Cream Releases Fourth Secret Bonus Flavor of the Summer
Graeter's Ice Cream has a secret — five of them. The company is introducing five limited-time Bonus Flavors and each will be kept a total secret until the day it's released. Each Bonus Flavor will be available for a short time and once it's gone from Graeter's shops and online, it will be retired for…
Aunt Flora is Reopening Her Famous Cobbler Shop in Findlay Market
Everyone's favorite aunt is reopening her Findlay Market stall in a roll-up door space at 10 a.m. July 19. Aunt Flora (Katrina Mincy) first had a stall at the market in the early 2000s, but, according to a release, had to shutter the space after she and her husband, Ron, faced some serious health issues.…
Eddie Money is Out, Patty Smyth and Scandal Are In for Rick Springfield Concert at PNC Pavilion
In April it was announced that Rick Springfield would be bringing his "Best in Show" tour to Cincinnati's PNC Pavilion on Sept. 6. The tour finds the hunky pop-rocker/actor teaming up with other ’80s chart-toppers like Tommy Tutone and Richard Marx. For the Cincinnati date, Springfield was to be joined by Greg Kihn and Eddie…
Camp Washington’s Mom ‘n ‘Em Coffee Featured in ‘Food & Wine’ Magazine
Camp Washington is home to one of brothers Austin and Tony Ferrari's most recent projects, Mom 'n 'em Coffee. The shop has gained quite a bit of attention from local coffee fanatics, foodies and wine aficionados since opening in the spring of 2019. Now, the coffee and wine café is being recognized under the national spotlight…
Cincinnati City Council Member Calls on Hamilton County Prosecutor to End Cash Bail for Nonviolent Offenders
You've probably heard of cash bail — a monetary payment made to a court system some defendants can pay to gain release from jail as they await trial. It's a practice that takes place in many county courthouses around the country. But critics say it is unjust and causes poor defendants accused of nonviolent crimes…
YouTubers Claim to Have Heisted a Banksy Painting from the CAC — and Now the Art Piece is Traveling Cross-Country
In a Youtube video posted by Reckless Ben — aka Ben Schneider — on June 29, a group of 20-something vloggers claim that they took an alleged Banksy painting from downtown’s Contemporary Arts Center. “You see that painting my friend is holding? Yeah, that’s an original Banksy painting,” Scheider says in the 13-minute-long video’s intro, which has…
Kicking Ass, Coming of Age in ‘Stranger Things 3’
The Hawkins kids are growing up. That’s the biggest takeaway from Stranger Things 3 (now on Netflix), picking up in the summer of 1985 as the younger crew has reached their early teens while the older ones are joining the workforce (well, interning, scooping ice cream and lifeguarding). Of course, navigating puberty, first loves and…
Cincinnati R&B and Hip Hop Online Radio Station illSONIC Launches New App
Cincinnati-based online radio station illSONIC recently released an app for Android and iOS. The R&B/Hip Hop outlet, which has been streaming online for the past year, features an array of local DJs, including PXVCE from Triiibe, and playlists put together by locals like the folks behind the great local interview series Donuts N’ Akahol. The…
Rootsy, Dreamy Indie Rock Act Carriers’ Unveil “Make It Right,” the Second Single Off Debut Album
Yesterday the website Talkhouse premiered "Make It Right," a new single by Carriers, the band project spearheaded by Cincinnati singer/songwriter/guitarist Curt Kiser. The track is from Carriers' debut album Now Is The Time For Loving Me, Yourself & Everyone Else, which is due Aug. 23 on Brooklyn/New Jersy-based indie label Good Eye Records. Previously, Consequence…
Ohio Attorney General Orders Review of FBI Access to Database Containing Drivers’ License Photos
Should federal law enforcement agencies be able to access Ohio's drivers' license database? Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has ordered the state to look into the question. In 2016, then-Attorney General Mike DeWine authorized the state to share its database with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The American Civil Liberties Union objected to that move. Ohio…
John Paul White, Formerly of Americana Duo The Civil Wars, Brings Latest Solo Tour to Newport
After a dozen years as a professional Nashville songwriter, John Paul White released his 2008 debut solo album, The Long Goodbye, and subsequently met Joy Williams at a songwriting workshop where they were thrown together by chance to collaborate on a song. That twist of fate led White and Williams to form The Civil Wars,…
‘The Office! A Musical Parody’ Brings Everybody’s Favorite People Person’s Paper People to the Aronoff Center
Imagine a paper salesman’s joy on pretzel day. Now take that joy and multiply it by keleven because The Office! A Musical Parody is coming to the Aronoff Center. Following its Off-Broadway run in New York City, the hit show will stop in 23 cities as part of its North American tour, including a stop…
Officials Confirm First Case of Measles in Ohio in Two Years
For the first time in two years, an Ohio resident has a confirmed case of the measles. State Health Director Dr. Amy Acton says a young adult in Stark County in Canton likely contracted the virus after traveling to another state with active measles cases. The contagious virus can spread quickly via coughs and sneezes…
RJ Cinema Movie Theater and Taproom Concept Opening in Jungle Jim’s Shopping Center in Eastgate
The former Eastgate Brew & View is getting new life thanks to local entrepreneurs Bob Slattery and James "Jungle Jim" Bonaminio. Slattery, a founder of the Slatts Groups, which oversees businesses including Valpak, Slatts Pub, WagsPark and Fifty West (founded by Slattery's son Bobby), and Bonaminio, of the infamous Jungle Jim's, have partnered to create…
Indie Rock Legends Sebadoh Retain Their Distinct Identity Amid Revolutionary Changes in the Music Industry
Sebadoh is on the Mount Rushmore of Indie Rock. What started 30 years ago as Lou Barlow’s bedroom side project away from his main band, Dinosaur Jr., is now recognized as one of the pillars of the genre: a lo-fi-loving, heart-on-sleeve outfit driven by the long-running collaboration between Barlow and Jason Loewenstein. (Current drummer Bob…
Cincinnati Officials Outline Immediate Plans to Address Spike in Gun Violence — But What About Deeper Issues?
In the midst of an especially deadly summer for gun violence in Cincinnati, city officials have outlined immediate plans for curbing the shootings. But, even as Cincinnati's overall rate of violence has slowed in recent years, the bloodshed that persists may have deeper roots that need long-term solutions, data and some experts suggest. Cincinnati Police…
Cincinnati is One of Twenty One Pilots’ Just-Announced Fall Tour Dates
If you’ve been stressed out (overused joke, we know) about not being able to see Twenty One Pilots, you’re in luck. On Oct. 22, the Columbus, Ohio-based duo will stop at U.S. Bank Arena as part of the extended fall leg of their “Banditø Tour.” The band released the dates after completing the summer leg…
BLINK Announces Free Live Concert By Grouplove at Covington’s RiverCenter
BLINK organizers have announced a live concert and the creation of a permanent mural with projection mapping during the 2019 BLINK festival. Alternative Rock band Grouplove will perform a free show, with opening acts TBA, on Oct.12 at Covington's RiverCenter parking lot. Grouplove is well-known for their Billboard top-five charting songs "Tongue Tied," "Ways to…
