Brady Udall’s The Miracle of Edgar Mint
Edgar Mint's childhood mission is locating the mailman who ran over his head as a child. He wants to assure him that he's OK. This mission is the focus of Brady Udall's The Miracle of Edgar Mint. The author's inspiration to write Edgar's story developed from something much less painful than having his head…
Cowardice defines legislature’s budget ‘fix’
After weeks of political wrangling, Ohio's legislators have finally agreed on a budget overhaul bill. On June 4, Gov. Bob Taft signed the bill into law, balancing Ohio's budget through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. This bill addresses short-term budget issues without raising personal income taxes but fails to adequately provide for the…
Diner: Open Air
David Wasinger Evan (left) and Randy Sisto enjoy the fresh air on Claddaugh Irish Pub's outdoor deck. For a very brief moment — sometime between frost, torrential downpours and oppressive humidity — Cincinnati has a very comfortable climate for outdoor dining. From a long list, here are some of our favorites. Claddaugh Irish Pub…
News: Open and Shut
Jymi Bolden Todd Portune says a new rule on documents from the prosecutor blocks open discussion of issues. Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune says he can't do his job because of a new rule restricting the release of information about the prosecutor's office. The rule applies to documents from the county prosecutor's office labeled…
PH Balance
PH BALANCE Fusing organic Hip Hop, live instrumentation, a chilled-out, jazzy vibe and an old-school Soul flavor, Atlanta's PH Balance have become one of that city's most talked about bands. And the word is spreading. The quintet — fronted by smooth vocalist Pam Howe (the PH in the Balance) — formed in the mid-'90s…
Behind the scenes engineer/producer and popular sideman Brian Lovely releases solo disc
Brian Lovely As a local songwriter, producer, studio session player and talented guitar slinger for hire, Brian Lovely has played many roles in his 15 plus years in the music business. This week, he steps into the spotlight with his first solo release, Superimpose. Recorded at Lovely's Cincinnati studio, The Beat Parlor, the disc…
News: Pride in Stride
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com Gay Pride Weekend featured perfect weather for flaunting one's leather. The Gay Pride Parade doesn't get the luxury of the whole road. Instead of completely stopping traffic, participants are instructed to march on the right side of the road while cars pass on the left. But even more so than most parades,…
Goodbye, Jazzy
I think his real name was George. I knew him as Jazzy. No one ever said how he got that name. We all just called him that. When my grandfather, Edward Hill, died, I looked around for an old, wise curmudgeonly black man to stand in the gap. There was Jazzy all along. I met…
A Conservative Father
I'm a 47-year-old man who's been a liberal most of his adult life. I'm also a nonconformist who, for the past three years, has been a single parent to my 17-year-old son. Things just haven't been working out for me lately as far as knowing how to handle the rebellious streak in him, so I've…
38 Clinton Springs Ave.
38 Clinton Springs Ave., North Avondale Address: 38 Clinton Springs Ave., North Avondale Owner: Emanuel H. Watson Jr. of Cincinnati Value: $91,500 in 2001 Year Built: 1900 Comments: The city of Cincinnati hasn't heard from this building's owner since August 2000, when it was reported "vacant and open." Condemned that month after a fire,…
Ambling Toward Justice — or Just Shuffling Along?
Is it an agreement yet? If you expected the June 6 hearing in U.S. District Court to end with a ruling settling the racial profiling lawsuit against the city, you were probably disappointed. Instead of emerging from the courtroom into the dawn of an era of kinder, gentler policing on the streets of Cincinnati, the…
Continuing Films
CAPSULE REVIEWS AND SUMMARIES By TT CLINKSCALES, RODGER PILLE AND STEVE RAMOS ABOUT A BOY — (Grade: A) In Will, a smarmy British bachelor who joins a single-parents' club as a way to meet women, actor Hugh Grant finds a screen character perfectly matched to his own unique blend of cultured arrogance and foppish personality…
Whirlygig: 30
Edited by Rebecca Lomax Speed Bumps "School's Out for Summer" should be blaring from the rooftops as all the area schools call it a year. Even though it's been a while since I felt that elation of the last day of school, it's still reason to kick up my heels. Of course, one of the…
