Why Should Anyone Care About Findlay Market?
Are all groceries created equal? Does it matter where we buy our food? Otherwise serious people treat shopping at Findlay Market as a kind of civic virtue, an expression of support for Cincinnati itself. The market's importance to the city seemed all the greater after the rioting April 10 and 11 in Over-the-Rhine, which damaged…
Dayton’s Guided By Voices flood the Southgate House with a career-spanning retrospective
Doug Trapp Bob flips a bird to the adoring crowd. Bob Pollard, by CityBeat's estimation, is now on tour in support of three LPs. One of these is currently available. Expect this from someone who only half-jokes about writing five hundred songs a year. Available is Guided By Voices' Isolation Drills, a 16-track Rock…
Curly tales of the city
The Gang That Couldn't Cuff StraightThe first of nine people arrested June 2 in Mount Adams for protesting police brutality has gone to trial and won acquittal. Officers charged Benjamin Samuels, 24, of Rochester, N.Y., with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest (see "¡Viva Cincinnatistas!," issue of June 7-13). In a trial June 14, Hamilton County…
News: Resigned to Wait
Despite a flurry of resignations in top management positions in City Hall, the city of Cincinnati is effectively on hold until after the fall election. The latest departures, announced last week, are Evonne Kovach, the city's economic development director, and Tom Jackson, the manager of Findlay Market. City Manager John Shirey — whose own resignation…
Suran Song in Stag
While you can't always judge a band by its covers, the trio Suran Song in Stag have chosen some pretty indicative renditions on their latest album, the two-disc Cowboys & Indians, including songs by Gang of Four (the CD cover is styled after that band's legendary Entertainment album), The Pretenders, Duran Duran, The Chills…
Geek Noir, Part 2
Last week: A mysterious woman, claiming to be desperate for help, surprised PI(IS) — Private Investigator (Internet Specialist) — Spam Spade with a late night visit to his office cubicle. She stood there, waiting for my answer, wondering if I'd agree to help her. I wondered, too. Why I shouldn't get involved was easy: I…
It’s Not the Fat, It’s the Insulin
If you think fats and cholesterols can impact negatively on your health and contribute to weight gain, you've fallen for the commonly held misconceptions that can have disastrous consequences for your health and longevity. If you believe the propaganda spoken by the medical establishment and the large food conglomerates, you are at risk. "Food technology"…
News: Collateral Damage
Predatory lending can take many forms: check-cashing outlets; "Buy here, pay here" car dealers; and rent-to-own stores — each of which offer a service at a high interest rate. But among the most pernicious money-lending trends is mortgages that end up costing families their homes. The Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati has seen the…
News: Puttin’ Out the Bone
My mom, God rest her soul, always told my brothers and me not to name call. Sure, you might disagree with someone on ideas, she would say, but always make sure your talk honors your values. Then grade school and high school came and the Sisters of St. Joseph nurtured that same motif. They said…
News: Editorial
There's a scene in The Laramie Project, recently performed by the Playhouse's intern company, that perfectly captures prevailing attitudes in post-riot Cincinnati. In the play, residents of Laramie, Wyo., discuss how Matthew Shepard's murder by two local men impacted their pristine, proud hometown. A young woman describes a candlelight vigil she attended: "And it was…
Talk Up Not Down, Part 1
I was looking for an average, work-a-day black cop. Nobody extraordinary, just an officer looking to talk about what it's like standing on that side of the law. What about divided loyalties, being an overseer among massahs, a uniformed black man divvying out white authority to uncoiled black rage? When a black cop buttons his…
Cover Story: A Local Roots Music Primer
Ass Ponys A music scene is only as good as its bands, and the local Roots scene's strength is evident if you've seen the following bands in action. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? We know there are numerous other bands that would fit under the umbrella of Roots music, but this…
Relationships
I don't know if you're a big Sex in the City fan. But you should be. It's a great show. I particularly like the character of Mr. Big. He and the main character, Carrie, have an on-again/off-again relationship. He can't commit, although he did marry a model for about five minutes. He also can't stay…
News: A Matter of Degrees
Ohio's newest state budget promises to leave no child behind. Instead, it plans to wait until people become young adults — then let them trail in the dust. A college education has long been an expectation for the rich, a goal for the middle class and a dream only recently achieved by some of Ohio's…
Diner: Pigging Out
I've enjoyed seeing some of the remaining Big Pig Gig porkers around town, but BBQ Revue's pig looks like Big Boy's own rotund porcine. Quite appropriate, too, in that BBQ Revue is located in the former Frisch's location next to Madison Bowl in Madisonville. BBQ Revue's original big pig has always brought a smile to…
