Safe and Clean OTR for Everyone
Regarding the letter entitled "OTR Is a Struggle" (issue of June 7-13), Mike Morgan got it wrong when he said there is high vacancy rate in Section 8 property in Over-the-Rhine. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Section 8 housing is in high demand and has the highest occupancy rate and waiting lists to…
News to Use
Activists' Brunch The Quarterly Get-Together Brunch for Peace and Justice Groups is from 10 a.m.-noon July 8 at Peaslee Neighborhood Center. Abdul Bilal will give a presentation on the theme, "Violence among African American males: Its causes and what can be done to address it and resolve it." A discussion will follow, and a potluck…
Film: Warning Shot
Paramount Classics A global warning: Al Gore makes one of his many incisive points in An Inconvenient Truth. Back in the spring of 1992, I caught Al Gore during an appearance at the Center City Borders in Philadelphia. He was supporting his book Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, but the…
Film: The Devil Inside
Jeff Fuerzeig Daniel Johnston fuels up for another day of creativity. Feature-length music documentaries have taken an unusual turn in recent years. While it used to be that only the true superstars or the biggest concerts warranted a movie — Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, endless Rolling Stones movies — now…
Locals Only: : Locals Disc-O-Fever
· THE HINGES — UNHINGED With Unhinged, the first release featuring its current lineup, The Hinges unveil four songs of late-night Rock & Soul. The adaptable band plays shows as both an acoustic trio and full-on five-piece Rock band; this EP features the latter version. With vocals that possess the raspy soul of Paul Westerberg…
Weston Art Gallery
Weston Art Gallery Stewart Goldman's "Sweet Sixteen" is currently on view at the Weston Art Gallery. If you haven't had the chance to visit the WESTON ART GALLERY (650 Walnut St., Downtown) this season, hurry up already — you only have a few days left to catch Old Square/New Square: Paintings and Wall Drawings…
Diner: My Kingdom for a Meal
The arrival of Executive Chef Clinton Jones this spring was heralded as the beginning of a new culinary day at The Palace. In recent years, The Palace had lost some of its sizzle, suffering from high turnover in the kitchen and a seeming loss of focus. The good news is that Jones' presence has definitely…
Music: Life of Brian
Mike Breen After the break-up of Higbee, Brian Cammerer adopted the pseudonym Kayneevol for solo work. Sped up technology has dealt somewhat of a blow to fans of the "lo-fi" musical aesthetic. Musicians on a budget can use computers now, eliminating the snarling tape hiss and White-Castle-drive-thru-speaker sonics of past lo-fi Indie Rock. But…
A League of Their Own
The last time I saw The Minor Leagues' singer/songwriter Ben Walpole in person, he seemed almost despondent about his inability to find a stable band line-up (guitarist Patrick Helmes has been the only other consistent member in the band's five-year history). He then handed me a CD burn with some excellent new songs he and…
News: Equal Before God
Janis Hastings Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church has emerged from the metaphorical wilderness with a new pastor and a new policy for handling commitment ceremonies between same-sex couples. The changes follow a tumultuous period that saw its pastor fired for marrying two women and a protracted debate among the denomination's hierarchy. The Rev. Susan Quinn…
Lesbians on the Move
Jenny Werff The Queen City Rainbow Band marches June 11 during the annual Pride Parade, from Burnet Woods to Hoffner Park The Cincinnati Lesbian Archives have found a new home. The collection of news articles, personal journals and other cultural items (see "Shelving Lesbians," issue of May 24-30) will move to Clifton United Methodist…
News: Raising the Roof
Graham Lienhart At the University of Cincinnati's Niehoff Studio, visitors study presentations on green roofs and sustainable design in Over-the-Rhine. In Greater Cincinnati, summer is smog alert season. But it doesn't have to be. While car manufacturers shout protests about manufacturing more fuel-efficient vehicles and politicians debate scientists about the merit of alternative fuels…
Film: Working on the Weekend
TaTa Productions' Laura Hester (left) and Ashley Akers shoot a scene for their entry in the 48 Hour Film Project. It's late afternoon on June 10 when I find Ryan Seymour and his crew of five deep in the woods at Devou Park. Amid a cool drizzle and fading light, Seymour, producer and editor…
Opposites (Cuz ‘n Jake) Attract
Notes: While Cuz and I have our differences, we've never been ashamed to show undying and unconditional platonic love for one another. With the gay marriage debate back on the radar, we thought we'd address the issue by revealing the musical marriage we've shared as we unite in lyrical genius. We only pray that the…
Living Out Loud: Not Ready to Make Nice
Apparently, I don't know much about Country music and its audience here. They seem not to support freedom of speech. Case in point: I'm not supposed to want to listen to those liberal, outspoken Dixie Chicks. Marty Thompson, program director at Country station B105, is frustrated by the whole thing. "We want to play The…
Before You Take My House, Send Me a Postcard
In Andre Dubus III's chilling book, House of Sand and Fog, Col. Massoud Behrani buys a house at a San Mateo County tax foreclosure sale. When the deputy sheriffs come to tell owner Kathy Nicolo the house is being auctioned and that she surely had ample notice of this fact, she vaguely recalls all the…
Upcoming Concerts with Steel Pulse, Basdie and More…
Bayside Steel Pulse with Four Ohms Thursday · Annie's From their start, Steel Pulse has expanded the borders of Reggae, moving from a rootsy, traditional style laced with Jazz and Latin rhythms to a synth-laden Dance groove to a combination of the two and back to foundational Roots. Through it all, the band's strongly…
That Unwelcome Feeling
Here at CityBeat, we almost never cover press conferences hosted by the Cincinnati Police Department. That's because we almost never know when the police will hold a press conference. But it's not for want of trying. The closest we've come in recent years was March 8, 2004, when we learned from a radio news report…
Sucks. Rocks. Both.
The conversation continues, both inside your head and on the street: Cincinnati sucks. Cincinnati rocks. Each day offers events and encounters to change your mind. Sometimes your opinion of this city changes within hours. You take in a few nights of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, hoping to see something different and to be inspired. Before…
Cover Story: My Right Foot
Sean Hughes My Right Foot Jan. 30 was the grand unwrapping. After surgery, the bandages had to stay on for a few days. There was no showering, no getting the foot wet and absolutely no walking — but come that Monday, the wrapping needed to be changed. I would get to take a look…
Just Call Me Gnarles Crazy
HOT "Crazy" Covers A couple of issues ago, Entertainment Weekly did a poll asking readers what they thought would be the biggest summer anthem (or as we like to call it, "the song we'll be sick of by June 25"). Nelly Furtado's "My Humps (Part Deux)" (or whatever it's called) came in first, while Gnarls…
U.S. Soccer Falls Flat on World’s Biggest Stage
The 1990 World Cup took place in Italy at a time when the United States enjoyed high international prestige. The Soviet Union and its satellite nations came apart from the edges by summer, and America claimed victory in the Cold War. If the United States stood to become the world's only remaining superpower, it…
