Jul 17-24, 2019
Good As Hell: Pop sensation Lizzo’s meteoric rise has bumped her Greater Cincinnati show up from a club date to a full-on arena spectacle
Documents: Fairfield Hospital Paid $6 Million Settlement Over Neil Armstrong’s Death
Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital paid $6 million to 10 members of Neil Armstrong's family in 2014 to settle a lawsuit over the astronaut's death, court documents first reported by The New York Times show. The lawsuit from the family of the first man to walk on the moon alleged that avoidable post-surgical complications from a heart…
Taste of Belgium at The Banks Second Place in the World to Offer All Four Chimay Trappist Ales on Draft
Big news for fans of Trappist beers: Taste of Belgium's bistro at The Banks will become the second place in the world to offer all of Chimay's Trappist ales on draft, outside of the brewery in Belgium. According to Chimay, Trappist ales are "brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery under the supervision and…
In Conversation with Know Theatre’s Tamara Winters
Know Theatre's previous season lineup was billed with the theme "Fear Itself." Looking past scares, their forthcoming 2019-2020 squares-up with "The Fight." Six mainstage shows — Girl in the Red Corner; The Absentee; Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic; In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises); Alabaster;…
Deters Call to Bring National Guard to Cincinnati Draws Pushback
While crime overall this year has been at its lowest levels in a decade, this summer has seen a particularly brutal spike in shootings, including the deadliest month in nearly two decades this June. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters has an aggressive idea to address the spike in violence — but not everyone is on…
Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week’s Concerts and Club Shows (July 24-July 30)
WEDNESDAY 24 BLIND LEMON – Tom Roll. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10. FOUNTAIN SQUARE – Mighty Mystic. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Braza Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. THE LISTING LOON – Ricky Nye. 8 p.m. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free.…
Last Living Member of the Original Temptations Otis Williams Reflects on Broadway Success and the Group’s Enduring Legacy
The world of legacy Soul, Rock and Pop musicians — sometimes called “oldies acts” — rarely overlaps with the cutting-edge of contemporary popular culture. These acts have their own circuit, their own show-biz niche, often appealing to nostalgic fans that want to thank them for the hit records of the past. On one level, the…
Cincinnati Opera’s ‘Blind Injustice’ is a ‘Masterpiece’
I’ll just put it right out there: Blind Injustice is a masterpiece. It is also brilliant theater with a powerful libretto by David Cote; a compelling dramatic score by Scott Davenport Richards, performed with urgency by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra members under the direction of John Morris Russell; and a superb cast staged by Robin Guarino.…
Eighties-Referencing AltPop Act I Don’t Know How But They Found Me Plays the Taft Ballroom This Week
First things first — all kudos are due to Dallon Weekes for not only naming his AltRock project I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, but also for resisting the certain pushback from industry types to change it. The shorthand iDKHOW seems a fair compromise for the moniker, which is taken from a line…
Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly Announce Cincinnati Concert This Fall
Hip Hop artists Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly (an Ohio native) have announced a joint fall North American tour that will bring them to Riverbend's PNC Pavilion on Oct. 8. The pair will be joined by special guests YBN Nahmir and Strick. It's a bit late in the concert season for the outdoor venue,…
111 Places for Every Type of Imbiber to Throw a Few Back
As they say, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere — which means it’s time for a drink. Whether you’re looking for a nightlife destination to mix and mingle or a place to spend happy hour before heading home to binge-watch Netflix, there’s a bar for every vibe in Cincinnati. For this Drinking Issue we’ve divided different boozy…
Everything You Can Eat at This Year’s Two-Weekend-Long Glier’s Goettafest at Newport on the Levee
Glier’s Goettafest is expanding its festivities at Newport’s Festival Park on the Levee to two weekends (July 25-28 and Aug. 1-4) for the first time since the annual celebration began 18 years ago. Goetta, next to Cincinnati-style chili, is our city’s most popular regional dish. And chances are high that you’ve been ordering Glier’s brand…
Hamilton County Commission: Hunter Incarceration ‘A Grave Injustice’
The three members of the Hamilton County Commission today railed against the jailing of former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Dinkelacker yesterday executed Hunter's six-month jail sentence on a fourth-degree felony conviction, leading to a dramatic scene in the courtroom. A deputy dragged Hunter away by…
Yonder is an Outdoorsy Themed Rooftop Mocktail and Cocktail Bar in MainStrasse
If you’re looking for great mocktails, just head over Yonder — literally. Yonder is a rooftop bar that opened at the end of June above Commonwealth Bistro in MainStrasse. Conceived by Commonwealth owners Chris and Tess Burns as a way to utilize the patio above the main restaurant, the new bar features the same attention…
Middletown’s Rolling Mill Brewing Company Serves Celiac-Friendly Craft Beer in a Gluten-Free Taproom
When Josh Laubach, a native of Middletown, was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2011, he set to work figuring out how to brew a gluten-free beer to satisfy his craft cravings. His experience with the disease is particularly acute — even a few parts per million of gluten can make him sick, which is an…
Country Artists Filmore and Aaron Goodvin Play the Cincinnati Zoo During Red, White & Zoo
Independence Day may be over, but the Cincinnati Zoo is still celebrating ’Merica. Crack open a cold one with the bonobos and enjoy a night of live music performed by Country artists Filmore and Aaron Goodvin. Proceeds benefit USO of Central and Southern Ohio, and for every ticket bought, the zoo will donate a zoo…
Sample Fair-Trade Food at the Fair Fare at Ten Thousand Villages Harper’s Point
This brand-new event explores the world of fair-trade food with Ten Thousand Villages. Come hungry because you can sample soups, appetizers and entrées direct from the maker to the market. Learn how to turn simple mixes, dips, spices and oils into complex and inventive recipes. Aprons, cookbooks and serveware will be 20 percent off. 6-8…
OTR’s Ziegler Pool Goes to the Grown Ups During Thursday Night Adult Swim Parties
Ziegler Pool gets lit after hours with monthly Adult Swim nights this summer. Each evening includes a bar and a DJ. At the July event, Meraki Haus will provide the music. Then in August, OWN LANE SHOES will host the first-ever Adult Swim fashion show at the pool. Attendees must be over 21. 7:30-10 p.m.…
‘The Fast and The Furious’ Screens for Free at Washington Park
The Summer Cinema series at Washington Park hosts family-friendly blockbusters every Wednesday night. Grab some lawn chairs, lay down a blanket or sprawl out on the grass. Concessions will be available on-site, offering light snacks and refreshments, including beer, wine and spirits. This week, the park is screening The Fast and The Furious. The original…
Former Playboy Channel Host Dan Cummins Heads to Liberty Funny Bone for Two Nights of Stand-Up
“It was so random,” says comedian Dan Cummins of his former TV job. “I hosted Playboy’s morning show on the actual Playboy Channel.“ Like many comics, Cummins has auditioned for acting roles over the years. “I just kind of figured out that hosting things was easier than trying out for acting roles. I don’t have…
Things Get Beachy for the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Art After Dark Final Friday Happy Hour Party
The Cincinnati Art Museum took inspiration from the Spanish word “playa,” which translates to beach, for this month’s Art After Dark after-hours cocktail party. The word is also used to describe the dry lake beds in the American West — including those at Black Rock Desert, home to the annual Burning Man event, inspiration for…
Learn About Wolves and Eat Some Potluck During the Pagan Pride Picnic at Mount Airy Forest
Pagans, witches, druids, heathens and ceremonial magicians can come together for this sixth annual gathering. The family-friendly event will celebrate the Pagan holiday Lughnasadh with a ritual at 5 p.m. There will also be a drum circle, vendors selling pagan goods, wolves from Ironwood Wolves and a potluck dinner. Noon-8 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Free…
Get Unique and Limited-to-the-Public Wholesale Textiles During Fabric Fest at Sew Valley
Crafters and designers rejoice: Thousands of fabrics, interfacings, linings, labels, hang tags and other sewing materials will be coming to Cincinnati for one day. Not-for-profit sewn-product resource, technology and workspace enterprise Sew Valley is partnering with Chicago-based supplier The Sourcing District to bring fabrics not usually available to the local market, and at wholesale prices.…
EDM DJ Zedd Plays Great American Ball Park in a Post-Reds Game Concert
Grammy Award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd will “Stay” for an hour performing a free, live concert after Friday’s Reds game. The show is part of the Ohio Lottery Post-Game Concert Series. The Reds take on the Colorado Rockies and the concert begins 20 minutes after the game ends. You must have a game ticket to attend the…
Watch Racers Careen Down Broadway Street on Big Wheels During Pendleton’s Dangerwheel
Make like Evel Knievel and hop on an adult big wheel for this tournament-style downhill race in Pendleton. Doubling in size from the 2018 competition, Dangerwheel will now invite 128 three-person teams to compete in an obstacle course built into Pendleton’s urban core. Race teams consist of three — one driver and two to supply…
This Year’s Ohio State Fair Butter Sculpture Honors the 50th-Anniversary of the Moon Landing
The Ohio State Fair's best-kept dairy secret has been leaked: the annual butter cow display's theme for 2019 is Apollo 11. Honoring the 50th-anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, sculptors used more than 1 ton of butter to recreate special moments from the 1969 mission, including a scene of Ohio-born Neil Armstrong saluting the American…
World Champion Sand Sculptor Creating Massive Sand Statues Inside the Newport Aquarium
The Newport Aquarium is bringing the beach to the levee. World champion sand sculptor Damon Farmer has transformed more than 14 tons of sand into three massive works of sea-themed art. The three sculptures stand 6 to 8-feet-tall and feature several animals from the aquarium. It took Farmer between 25 and 30 hours to build each sculpture.…
Ohio House Passes HB6, Propping Up Nuclear and Coal Plants While Rolling Back Renewable Energy Mandates
The Ohio House of Representatives today voted 51-38 to approve Senate amendments to a controversial bill that would prop up two nuclear plants and two coal plants while reducing mandates for renewable energy. Democrats in the House and environmental advocates pushed back against the legislation, called House Bill 6. But Republicans say it will save…
Cincinnati Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ is as Relatable as it is Lively
Porgy and Bess, a folk tale, centers on the inhabitants of a coastal town in rural South Carolina called Catfish Row. A tragic love story between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman with another complicated love affair and a “happy dust” habit, the two must dream, fight and come face to face with their…
Tiny Meat, Major Tour: YouTubers Cody Ko and Noel Miller are Headed to Covington’s Madison Theater
YouTubers and podcasters Cody Ko and Noel Miller — aka the Tiny Meat Gang — are headed to Covington's Madison Theater on Oct. 11 as part of their first touring show, Tiny Meat Gang Live. The former software engineers left their careers to become self-described "pretty decent" comedians and launched their podcast in October 2017.…
It’s “Jazz Fest” Week — Cincinnati Music Festival Returns with The Ohio Players, New Edition(ish), Mary J. Blige and Much More
A recent article from Newsweek named the Cincinnati Music Festival (still colloquially called "Jazz Fest" by many in the Queen City) one of the “13 Best Music Festivals of Summer 2019.” The classic R&B fest — by far the longest-running popular music festival in Southwest Ohio, with origins dating back to 1962 — was included…
Eater Highlights Cincinnati’s 14 Hottest New Restaurants
After Newport's Baker's Table landed a spot on food and dining website Eater's recent best new restaurants in America round-up, Cincinnati has attracted some more attention from the publication. Eater reached out to local food writer and educator Grace Yek to explore the Queen City's hottest restaurants right now. The spectrum of restaurants spanned from the…
Bright Eyes Mastermind Conor Oberst Plays Taft Theatre This Week
Has it really been 17 years since Conor Oberst dropped his breakthrough effort, Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, a sprawling, melody-infested ride through the mind of a young man traversing the minefield of adult relationships for the first time? Released under the moniker Bright Eyes via…
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Truck is Giving Out Free Ice Cream in Cincinnati at These Locations
Columbus-based cult favorite smooth and buttery ice cream purveyor Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream is taking the show on the road this summer for the Jeni's Makes Summer Better Tour. The mobile scoop shop has been posting up in cities including Atlanta, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati, offering free ice cream as they go. According…
Cincy Psych Rock Band Pop Empire Returns with New ‘Novena’ Album
The superb Cincinnati Indie Rock trio Pop Empire (now in its 10th year as a band) returns this week with Novena, its first full-length album since 2014’s excellent Future Blues. Album tracks like “Sister Chaos” (which premiered yesterday via Ghettoblaster), “Black Wine” and “For Maggie” (which premiered in late June on Midwest Action) wonderfully showcase…
Minimum Gauge: Iowa Government Official Forced to Resign Over Tupac Love?
HOT: Tupac.gov Jerry Foxhoven, the head of Iowa’s Department of Human Services, was recently forced to resign from his job the day after he sent a mass email to over 4,000 fellow government employees that included an uplifting quote from rapper Tupac Shakur: “Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply…
Mission2Move Uses Fitness, Mindfulness and Community Involvement to Tackle Childhood Stress and Obesity
After working grueling hours for a San Francisco tech company, Sarah Habib left to coach a girl’s elementary basketball team. Immediately, Habib says she noticed the unhealthy habits of many of her players and wanted to design a program to enable proper eating choices and improve their physical capabilities. Her initial fitness plan morphed into…
Your Guide to CCO’s Summermusik Festival
Now in its fifth season, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s August Summermusik Festival has silenced doubts about viability with performances hosted in both standard and surprising venues, many of which have sold-out well in advance. Much of that credit should go to music director Eckart Preu, who uses “joy” as a frequent descriptor and conveys a palpable…
Courtside with Wave Pool Artist-in-Residence Abigail Smithson
A college basketball season doesn’t end at the final buzzer. March Madness wouldn’t be complete without its ceremonial send-off: that post-tournament tradition in which the season’s reigning champions climb a ladder and cut the nets free from the arena’s hoops. As enduring a tradition as football’s Gatorade shower, net-cutting makes victory manifest. The scissored scraps…
The Mount Adams Pavilion is Throwing Fyre Fest 2.0
This party is definitely happening — like it actually is. Someone call Ja Rule. The Mount Adams Pavilion is throwing an event called Fyre Festival 2.0 on July 27. Dubbed a “luxury music festival,” it will have city views and local DJs, plus live music from The SunBurners. Mark your calendars and break out your FEMA…
Construction on the Newport SkyWheel Will Begin ‘As Soon as Possible’
Newport City Manager Tom Fromme announced in a release that the highly anticipated SkyWheel has received permit approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city will begin moving forward with construction. In the same release, Matthew Stack, managing director of Koch Development — the developer in charge of the SkyWheel project —…
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s ‘Miss Holmes’ Elevates Female Voices
CRITIC'S PICK Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 2019-2020 season, “The Season of the Woman,” kicks off with the debut of Christopher M. Walsh’s Miss Holmes at the Otto M. Budig Theater. It is a joyous and thought-provoking staging that will leave theater lovers excited for the rest of the season’s adaptations, which prominently feature women in lead…
Fretboard Brewing Company to Release New Bootsy Collins Beer
"Ah — the beer that sings, baba." That's how a new commercial video promoting "Bootsy Brewski IPA" — a beer in honor of Cincinnati native and global music icon Bootsy Collins — begins. Collins recently announced the collaboration between him, the Bootsy Collins Foundation and Fretboard Brewing Company on social media. The beer will first…
Courtroom Erupts as Former Hamilton County Judge Tracie Hunter Given Six Months in Jail
The long legal saga of former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter reached a tense bookend July 22 as a deputy dragged her by her shoulders out of the courtroom of Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Patrick Dinkelacker to spend six months in jail. Dinkelacker executed the sentence for a fourth-degree felony conviction…
Contemporary Prog Rock Kings Dream Theater to Return to Taft Theatre
Contemporary Progressive Rock kings Dream Theater will return to Cincinnati's Taft Theatre this fall. The group has performed at the venue multiple times over the years, including most recently on Nov. 6, 2017. The band, which is currently on a swing through Europe, will again play the Taft on Nov. 6, exactly two years after…
Here Are All the Cincinnati Easter Eggs You May Have Missed in Netflix’s ‘Point Blank’
On July 12, Netflix released the Cincinnati-filmed Point Blank. The gritty chase drama is a remake of a 2010 French film in which Paul (Anthony Mackie), an emergency room nurse, must work with Abe (Frank Grillo), a criminal and murder suspect on the run from the cops and at least one kingpin, to get back his pregnant…
Downtown’s Black Owned Outwear Opens Black Coffee on Elm Street
blaCk Coffee is a new downtown coffee shop and lounge from the owners of BlaCk OWned. It held its soft opening 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 19. Located at 824 Em St., it features a menu of coffee, tea and Matunda cold-pressed juices, plus a couple of sandwiches and pastries. In addition to a focus on…
Jesse Eisenberg Goes Dark in ‘The Art of Self-Defense’
For the longest time, I, like many people, operated under the assumption that Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cera were either the same person (in that we never saw them in the same room/movie together) or, more practically, were brothers from different mothers. In the heyday of quirky independent flicks, they were the absolute definition of…
Netflix Cut a Triggering Scene From ’13 Reasons Why’ in Preparation for its Third Season
Earlier this week, Netflix announced it cut that scene from the first season of 13 Reasons Why over two years after it originally aired. “We've heard from many young people that 13 Reasons Why encouraged them to start conversations about difficult issues like depression and suicide and get help — often for the first time," Netflix tweeted in…
Watch Cincinnati Roots Rock Band 500 Miles to Memphis Get Campy and Really, Really Bloody in New Video
Cincinnati Roots Rock greats 500 Miles to Memphis get campy and gory in the new music video for their track "Hold On Tight." The short includes some good special effects and features a "love story," zombies, a squishy, dissected squid and blood — lots and lots of blood. The clip is locally-sourced, written and directed…
Queen City Hemp Celebrates the End of ‘Hemp Prohibition’ with Free Seltzer
Right now, it's technically illegal to buy or sell CBD (a hemp extract that contains only trace amounts of THC) in Ohio outside of the state's medicinal marijuana program. But that will probably change soon. The Ohio House of Representatives July 17 passed Senate Bill 57 legalizing the sale of CBD and the cultivation of hemp. That could…
Procter & Gamble Urged to Flex Its Policy Muscle to Close Pay Gap
Procter & Gamble called on the U.S. Soccer Federation to be "the strength on the right side of history" in the fight for equal pay. But some policy groups are encouraging the Ohio-based company to do more.. P&G announced a $529,000 donation to the U.S. Women's Soccer Team, winners of last week's World Cup Championship.…
Cincinnati’s Frontier Folk Nebraska Announce Next Album, Share New Track, “Teenage Freaks”
A decade after their debut album release, Pearls, Greater Cincinnati rockers Frontier Folk Nebraska have announced that their latest LP, Freaks, will be out Oct. 15 on Old Flame Records. Today, CityBeat is thrilled to share the first cut from the album, "Teenage Freaks," a joyous, sky-high Power Pop anthem that would slide perfectly into…
Report: Unaddressed Climate Change Will Skyrocket Number of Days With 100-Degree Heat Indexes in Midwest
As Cincinnati heads into a weekend with extreme heat watches, a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists warns that with no or little action on climate change, places like the Queen City could see exponential increases in days with heat indexes in the triple digits by the middle of the century. For example,…
Northern Kentucky’s Vent Haven Museum Hosts International Ventriloquism Convention
The world has just one museum dedicated to the art and history of ventriloquism, and it’s right here in the Greater Cincinnati area. Fort Mitchell’s Vent Haven Museum is home to hundreds of unique sidekicks, some dating back to the 19th century. And Since 1975, Vent Haven has organized a “ConVENTion,” which attracts professional and…
Cincinnati City Council Passes Efforts Aimed at Reducing Violence — and Debates Long-Term Solutions
Cincinnati City Council passed a motion today by members P.G. Sittenfeld and Greg Landsman asking city administration to implement a raft of policy changes designed to immediately address a summer spike in gun violence that caused the city's most deadly month on record. Overall, this year has been less violent than most statistically. But 20…
City of Cincinnati Says it Has Settled Lawsuit Over Realtor, Homebuyer Handcuffed by Police
Cincinnati City Manager Patrick Duhaney announced the city has settled a lawsuit brought by a realtor and his client who were handcuffed while legally viewing a house for sale in West Price Hill. The incident took place in November last year, when Anthony Edwards and his realtor Jerry Isham were scheduled to view a house at…
“Murder Folk” Purveyor Amigo the Devil to Play Madison Theater
On paper, the Folk music singer/songwriter Danny Kiranos’ releases as Amigo the Devil shouldn’t have anything to do with the world of Metal music. But once you start listening to the heavy, dark sound Kiranos first introduced to most of the world with his 2018 album Everything is Fine, the connections become a bit clearer…
Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Wheels of Soul Tour Returns with Blackberry Smoke and Shovels & Rope
Singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and her guitar-slinging husband Derek Trucks have been spending their summers on the road since 2015, with their Tedeschi Trucks Band heading up the cross-country, Roots-music-heavy “Wheels of Soul Tour.” The tour — which has frequently come to Cincinnati — has showcased a nice range of American Roots music since its inception.…
Tax Cuts, Private School Funding and Making the Smoking Age 21: DeWine Signs $69 Billion Ohio Budget
It took more than two weeks past a deadline mandated in the Ohio Constitution, but state lawmakers yesterday finally settled on a $69 billion, two-year spending plan for Ohio. Today, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the budget, though he vetoed 25 provisions within the spending plan. The budget, which passed 75-17 in the House and…
St. Bernard’s German Luau Festival to Return This Summer After 35 Years
From 1971 to 1984, Cincinnati neighborhood St. Bernard hosted its annual "German Luau" carnival. This summer, the festival is coming off of its 35-year hiatus to once again celebrate Cincinnati's German heritage with a unique Hawaiian twist (think tiki torches, coconut bras and grass skirts mingling with lederhosen and German beer and food). “It was…
Cincinnati Ranks in Top 25 Cities with the Most Craft Breweries
Hello. Here's some news: Cincinnati has many craft breweries. In fact, according to Chicago-based research firm C+R Research, we are No. 25 in the nation for the "most breweries per 50,000 people." The group looked at more than 500 different cities across the United States and, according to their methodology, used SteadyServ Technologies’ BreweryDB database to…
Ohio Lawmakers Approve CBD, Hemp Legalization Bill
Right now, it's illegal in Ohio to buy or sell CBD, a hemp extract that contains only trace amounts of THC, outside the state's medicinal marijuana program. But that will probably change soon. The Ohio House of Representatives July 17 passed Senate Bill 57 legalizing the sale of CBD and the cultivation of hemp. That…
Buzzed Bull Creamery Opening Second Boozy Ice Cream Shop in Maineville
Over-the-Rhine's boozy ice cream shop Buzzed Bull Creamery is expanding and opening a second store in Maineville this fall. A new franchise partnership, the Maineville operation will be co-branded with Cincinnati's Roll On In, an Asian fusion restaurant with sushi burritos. Buzzed Bull uses liquid nitrogen to create both "buzzed" — aka alcohol-infused — and…
Price Hill Creative Community Festival Defies Genre
The fourth iteration of the Price Hill Creative Community Festival will take place at four distinct but physically close venues in East Price Hill, including the one-time home of the late actress Doris Day. More than 50 performances will unfold, representing a variety of musical and artistic styles, with shows featuring PHCCF’s four artists-in-residence taking…
Hannah ‘Kitten Lady’ Shaw Has Dedicated Her Life’s Work to Saving Newborn Felines
Hannah "Kitten Lady" Shaw lives up to her name. Self-described as a kitten rescuer, humane educator, author and animal advocate, she has dedicated her life's work to saving newborn felines. As she explains in a YouTube video, "Most people don't realize that kittens are often the most euthanized population in animal shelters; and most shelters aren't…
Cincinnati Opera’s World Premiere of ‘Blind Injustice’ Uncovers Innocence
“There are no innocent people in prison.” So thought Mark Godsey when, as a new faculty member at Northern Kentucky University’s Chase College of Law, he took over the school’s Innocence Project for a year. The Innocence Project aims to exonerate the wrongly convicted using DNA evidence and when his students did just that, his…
An Ohio Woman with Liver Disease Gets Her Dying Wish to Meet Fiona the Hippo
Cheri, an Ohio woman who has end-stage liver disease, will get her wish to meet the queen of the Cincinnati Zoo, Fiona the hippo. According to a GoFundMe post made by Sandi Scott of Dayton, Ohio, Cheri — Scott's sister — was originally given three months to live. Posted on July 10, the GoFundMe page says…
Shake It Records Releases First Deck of ‘Cincinnati Musical Legends’ Trading Cards This Week
The first set in a series a trading card decks that tell the story of Cincinnati’s rich music history will be available beginning this Friday, July 19 at Shake It Records (4156 Hamilton Ave., Northside). The “Volume 1” deck can also be ordered online ($15.99) at shakeitrecords.com. The Cincinnati Musical Legends Trading Cards series is…
Former Federal Prosecutor Launches Campaign to Challenge Hamilton County Prosecutor
A former federal prosecutor and assistant district attorney will challenge Republican Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters in 2020. Cincinnati Democrat Gabe Davis announced today that he is running for the powerful county position. Davis, who graduated from Harvard Law School, served as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan and in the Department of Justice's Civil…
Watch the New Animated Music Video for Cincinnati Soul Rock Band Heavy Hinges’ “Ms. Right”
Cincinnati artist Dylan Speeg has combined his two creative loves for an eye-popping new animated short. The video is soundtracked by the song "Ms. Right," a track off of his Alt/Rock/Soul/Roots band Heavy Hinges' stellar 2018 release, Lonely. The visuals are based on MeSseD, the 2017 comic series Speeg collaborated on with Know Theatre founder…
Potential Chabot Challengers Grab Endorsements
The race to take on U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot for his First District congressional seat is heating up. Democratic Party primary contender Kate Schroder, vying for a chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot in 2020, got some high-profile local endorsements today. Schroder's primary opponent, Air Force veteran Nikki Foster, received some of her own…
Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week’s Concerts and Club Shows (July 17-23)
WEDNESDAY 17 *BURNET WOODS BANDSTAND – Wednesdays in the Woods with Triiibe. 7 p.m. Hip Hop. Free. BLIND LEMON – Thom Stephenson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Big Band Jazz. $10. *FOUNTAIN SQUARE – Reggae Wednesdays with Lazo. 7 p.m. Reggae. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT -…
Daisy Jane’s is a Florist on Wheels
Daisy Jane’s Flower Truck is easy to spot with its bright red exterior and custom-made white canopy, which covers baskets filled to the brim with bouquet-ready flowers, each accompanied by a sign that lists its name, price and background story. Having a bad day? There’s a flower for that. Owner and founder Megan Moore is…
Cincinnati Musicians to Pay Tribute to Paul Stewart of Pioneering Local Alternative Band Red Math
This Saturday, the Southgate House Revival (111 E. Sixth St., Newport, southgatehouse.com) will be home to an ’80s Cincinnati music scene reunion as some of the biggest Alt acts from the era team up to remember Paul Stewart. The enigmatic singer for influential local Alternative music bands Red Math and Junta died in February from…
