Wrong Plan, Wrong Time
Cincinnati desperately wants change. Like many long-term relationships, city dwellers have grown vaguely dissatisfied with their hometown, and its once-endearing quirks are now just annoying. After the relationship's boiling point, the racial disturbances in 2001, Mayor Charlie Luken spoke the words most of us longed to hear: Cincinnati was due for fundamental change. And he…
News: Justice on a Bun
Mt. Olive pickles, relishes and peppers take up about one-third of the shelf space allotted to canned cucumbers at the Kroger store in Mariemont. Nearby are jars of Kroger brand pickles, followed by pickles and relishes made by Vlasic. A 16-oz. jar of Mt. Olive's Kosher Dill Strips costs $1.60, while a 16-oz. jar of…
Reggae fun in the sun
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News to Use
Support Farm Workers The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) rallies at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Music Hall during the Kroger shareholders meeting. FLOC wants Kroger to support its boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, part of a campaign to organize farmworkers who pick cucumbers for the company's suppliers. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and churches…
That’s Soooo Cincinnati
Ryan Greis There might be no experience in the country quite like seeing theater on board the Showboat Majestic. And that's because there simply aren't any more of its kind left in the country. The Majestic is the last of the original floating showboats that would travel from town to town bringing live entertainment to…
Music: Flying Home on TransLove Airways
TransLove Airways land at Lava on Saturday. I've been anxiously waiting to see the live show of one band featuring a "hometown-boy-made-good" in Cincinnati this year. No, not our beloved "Dulls" and his Twilight Singers, but Steve Lay and TransLove Airways. "TransLove who?" you ask. Well, as their song "If You Have to Ask" says:…
Cover Story: Matters of Principal
Geoff Raker While other schools in the Cincinnati Public School District struggle to pull themselves out of a state-declared academic emergency, Walnut Hills High School shines as an example of the potential inherent in public schools. Walnut Hills is, in many respects, the flagship school of the district. It offers more than 20 advanced placement…
Walking Yoga
Dear Diane, I have a busy schedule and have trouble fitting one more ´health practice´ into my day. But I do love to walk and can fit that in at least 15 to 30 minutes five to six days a week. Is there some way I can combine yoga and walking to kill two birds…
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer coming to Saturday mornings
Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week … Thursday 7:30 a.m. The Legend of Joe Morgan, ESPN Classic. Set the VCR, DVR, whatever. He was one of the cogs in the Big Red Machine and is now a highly regarded broadcaster. Thursday 10 p.m. The Graham Norton Effect, Comedy…
Stenger’s still alive
Join Us Regarding your "Where Are They Now?" column about Stenger's on Vine Street (issue of June 16-22), the writer obviously didn't stop by to see where they are now. For the past year and a half, owner Doug Bootes has been hosting monthly wine tastings that are attended by a diverse group of folks…
Bold Is Beautiful at the Opera
Outsourcing boldness, a decision that requires its own sense of artistic self-confidence and bravery, leads Cincinnati Opera Artistic Director Nicholas Muni to collaborate with UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Professor Richard Cawood. Muni and Cawood, working with resident lighting designer Thomas Hase and production designer Dany Lyne, are the creative engines of a new double-bill…
Does my colostomy bag match my shoes?
I was talking with my Rush Limbaugh-quoting uncle, and gay marriage came up. I told him that gay men and lesbians wanted nothing more then their human rights. I told him that telling part of the population that they can live as "partners" but not get married is separate and unequal. He responded that anal…
Scott Roberts: Oakley Drive-In
Vol. 2 Issue 34, featuring Scott Roberts Then: The Oakley Drive-In is the last of a dying breed. Steve Ramos covered the aging theater and its manager, Scott Roberts, in the summer of 1996. He found out that although running a drive-in takes a lot of hard work, Roberts — who'd been managing the theatre…
Writer’s Block
After a release last year, local mystery writer JEFFREY MARKS is ready to bite the literary world again. This time though, he's taking on editing duties primarily for Criminal Appetites, a collection of culinary mysteries. Naturally, Marks tosses in one of his own creations, "Undercooked," a brief utilization of characters from his U.S. Grant mystery…
News: A Womanist Approach to Racial Harmony
Active in the collaborative agreement are (L-R) Nancy Walters, Harriet L. Kaufman, Ruth Cronenberg and Madeline Moxley. The goal of Cincinnati's collaborative agreement is a community founded upon "peace, safety, and mutual respect," according to Harriet Kaufman, chair of a Woman's City Club action group working to help implement it. By placing their support behind…
Diner: Belly of the Beast
Woodrow J. Hinton When reviewing restaurants, I always find myself wondering: What's the kitchen like? Who's cooking my food? Who owns this place anyway? How I'd love to follow my order in and see how it all comes together, to let readers know not only that the Grilled Halibut Encrusted with Spinach and Artichoke Topped…
Locals Only: : Instant Messenger
Kill the Messenger Megadeth. Billy Joel. Otis Redding. Even Bj
