Clermont County asks federal judge to force EPA to turn over waste dump records
With a closed hazardous waste dump slumbering just five miles away from one of its main sources of drinking water, Clermont County tries to stay as informed as it can about possible contamination. Just north of Harsha Lake and East Fork State Park, the so-called CECOS International landfill opened in 1972 and began taking cancer-linked…
Morning News: Council wrangles over human services funding ahead of budget vote; downtown Kroger will cost taxpayers millions; could FC Cincinnati stadium set off bidding war between cities?
Good morning all. Here’s your news today. Jurors will continue deliberations in the Ray Tensing retrial starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning after prosecution and defense gave their closing statements yesterday. You can read about the tense, emotional trial in our weekly news feature. Stay with us for updates as we wait for the jury…
Beer and politics to mix no more in Sycamore
A Hamilton County ethics investigation has ended with an agreement that allows the Republican-led Sycamore Township to keep giving its summer festival beer concession to the township's Republican Club as long as the club donates its profit to charity instead of to politicians' re-election campaigns. The flap, featured last December in CityBeat, was the subject…
Updated: Mistrial declared in Tensing retrial
UPDATE: A jury June 23 at 2:15 pm told Judge Leslie Ghiz they were "almost evenly split" and could not reach a verdict. Ghiz declared a mistrial. Prosecution and defense rested June 19 in the retrial of Ray Tensing, leaving the jury to decide one of the country’s highest-profile police shooting cases based on three…
Kroger hits the markdown bin
Of all the Kroger Co. shareholders hurting from last week's plunge in the company's stock price, CEO Rodney McMullen had reason to moan more than most. Kroger shares took back-to-back hits Thursday and Friday. First, its projection of lower profit took the stock price down 19 percent and made the Cincinnati-based company the biggest loser…
Morning News: streetcar budget faces tight Council vote; closing statements in Tensing trial; Mandel weaves politics into state business trips
Good morning all. Nothing gets a Monday morning started like a whole mess of news, right? Right. Let’s do this. Cincinnati City Council could face a tough vote this week on the budget for the streetcar. The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, which manages the streetcar, has asked for $4.6 million to run it next…
Your Weekend To Do List (June 16-18)
FRIDAY 16 MUSIC: HOOPS Over the past two years, Hoops has experienced a brighter media spotlight than any of its members ever dared to imagine. In fact, the Bloomington, Ind. quartet’s history goes back considerably farther than the attention lavished on the group since signing with Fat Possum Records, the release of its debut EP…
Morning News: Tensing to testify today; commissioners won’t stand in the way of medicinal marijuana in Camp Washington; Democrats in State House take aim at tax cuts
Hello all. It’s Friday. The sun is out. Let’s tick off a few news things real quick before you head toward your weekend. Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing is expected to take the stand today as his retrial for the shooting death of unarmed motorist Sam DuBose moves into day seven. Tensing…
Stage Door: The roots of ‘Rent’ — ‘La Bohème’
Cincinnati Opera kicks off its 97th season this week with a production of Puccini’s La Bohème, conducted by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Louis Langrée. The 1897 work is one of the most popular in the opera world’s repertoire: It’s about a bunch of impoverished, destitute artists who still love life — even when…
Cincinnati Pride Calendar
June is Pride month and locally there have already been multiple events to commemorate and celebrate, including NKY Pride, which took place on June 11. Cincinnati Pride kicks off next week. Here are some events leading up to the Pride Parade and Festival at Sawyer Point downtown on Saturday, June 25. Visit cincinnatipride.org or facebook.com/cincinnatipride…
Wanted: A Few Good People — Must be Republicans
In just one day last week, Donald Trump’s tweets attacked the mayor of London after terrorist attacks, his own Justice Department (!) for recrafting the Muslim travel ban to be somewhat less despicable, the media for being the media and others. A day later, it seems Trump was feuding with his own attorney general, the…
What a Week! June 7-13
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07 A McDonald's billboard got attention this week advertising a new green chili breakfast burrito and reading, “Usually, when you roll something this good, it’s illegal!” The ad was placed in New Mexico (where weed is not legal) near the Colorado border (where it is). A New Mexico franchisee hired an advertising company…
Coming Soon
13 Below Brewery // Sayler Park Thirteen miles past downtown Cincinnati, this brewery will find its home along the Ohio River and bring quality brews to the West Side. Stay tuned for a planned opening in June. 7391 Forbes Road, Sayler Park, 13belowbrewery.com. 16 Lots Brewing Company // Mason This brewery takes its name from…
Prepare for Beer Week 2017
Greater Cincinnati is known for its wealth of breweries, and there’s no better time to celebrate the past, present and future of our beer providers than during Cincinnati Beer Week — a literal week (June 18-24) dedicated to drinking and learning about beer that conveniently kicks off on Father’s Day. “Cincinnati Beer Week is a…
Brews on the Block
A pub or public house has traditionally served as the focal point of a community — a tavern in which friends, neighbors and even strangers who will soon become friends have gathered to drink, dine, discuss and unwind. Locally, a new type of drinking establishment is beginning to dominate the market: the neighborhood brewery. These…
Happy Hour Hacks
Whether you’ve just completed a long workday or are heading out at the start of the weekend, not much is better than strolling into a bar during Happy Hour — especially when it includes a wide gamut of specials on food, drinks and desserts (bonus!). For this year’s Drinking Issue, we’ve compiled a list of…
From Barn to Bar
Northside Distilling Company’s new bar on Race Street pays homage to its roots. Reclaimed barn wood decorates the walls of the freshly renovated space, giving it a rustic vibe. Einstein bulbs dangle from the ceiling and wash the cozy area in soft amber. Beside the bar, a chalkboard lists specialty cocktails. The award-winning local distiller…
The Expert’s Guide to Beer Cheese
When you hear the words “beer cheese,” what do you think of? Probably that warmed-up dip accompanied by a twisted pretzel, typically sold at German restaurants and brewpubs. But in Central Kentucky, beer cheese takes on a different meaning. The Allman family invented beer cheese in Winchester, Ky. in 1939. Dubbed “Snappy Cheese,” beer cheese…
Drink Your Veggies
The craze of imbibing cold, fresh-pressed juices — both green and fruit — is here to stay. People like it; it makes them feel healthy. And in an effort to continue to ingest our vitamins and vegetables with as little chewing as possible, bars and restaurants have started adding greens to mixed drinks — and…
Eleanor Coppola’s ‘Paris’ is worth the wait
Eleanor Coppola knows a thing or two about waiting. As the wife of Francis Ford Coppola and the mother of Roman and Sofia, she as a filmmaker has fashioned for herself the role of lady-in-waiting. Possibly best known for co-directing Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, the fascinating documentary about her husband’s perilous road to…
Lloyd Library displays rare, artful science book
The New York Times in January alerted the world that 2017 would be the year that Maria Sibylla Merian — a European artist, botanist, naturalist and entomologist who had died three centuries earlier — would finally be getting her due. The story was headlined “A Pioneering Woman of Science Re-emerges After 300 Years.” It was…
Carl Solway Gallery’s new show rediscovers four pioneers of Psychedelic art
Isaac Abrams, one of the four artists featured in the Distant Horizons: Pioneers of Psychedelic Art exhibit opening Friday at Carl Solway Gallery, well remembers when he tried the hallucinogenic drug LSD. It was 1965 and he had already taken the mind-altering substances psilocybin and mescaline. But acid, as LSD was called, was stronger — it…
Look Who’s Eating: Andi Ploehs
Three years ago, after a deeply unsatisfactory stint as a substitute teacher, Cincinnati native and Prospect Hill resident Andi Ploehs (pronounced “plays”) took her training as a graphic designer and started a.p. loves design, a greeting card company which features her whimsical designs and uplifting musings. After unsuccessfully attempting to conceive a child on their…
Jeremy Pinnell’s sophomore album set for August
Jeremy Pinnell, one of our region’s best songwriters, has announced the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2015 release, OH/KY. Digging deep into soulfulness behind vintage Country music, OH/KY led to widespread touring and jaw-dropped reviews, including one from the Portland Tribune that described the Northern Kentucky singer/songwriter’s haunting and haunted sound as something “Waylon Jennings might have written…
Indiana quartet Hoops reflects their love of lo-fi Indie Pop on debut album
Over the past two years, Hoops has experienced a brighter media spotlight than any of its members ever dared to imagine. In fact, the Bloomington, Ind. quartet’s history goes back considerably farther than the attention lavished on the group since signing with Fat Possum Records, the release of its debut EP for the label and…
Sound Advice: Jeremy Enigk with Son Little and Korey Dane (June 16)
It’s a reasonable certainty that Jeremy Enigk doesn’t own a razor-creased pinstripe suit that gives him the appearance of a mobbed-up wise guy, and it’s just as certain that history views him as The Godfather of Emo. Enigk’s first band of note, Sunny Day Real Estate, released its genre-defining Diary in 1994, effectively transforming Post…
Sound Advice: Miike Snow (June 19)
In the decade since Swedish musicians, songwriters and producers Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, known professionally as Bloodshy & Avant, and American musician and songwriter Andrew Wyatt formed Miike Snow, the Electropop/Indie Rock trio has released three acclaimed albums, toured the world numerous times and remixed the likes of Passion Pit, Kings of Leon and…
Sound Advice: The Homeless Gospel Choir with Zach Quinn (June 20)
Derek Zanetti is the Folk singer America needs right now. He’s who Woody Guthrie would have been had he been born in the early ’80s and raised on ’90s Punk Rock. They both share a masterful way with words, understand communication and value making a connection with listeners. They’re both all about justice. And both…
