Diner: Cork It, s’il vous plait
Andrew Jennings The other night in the restaurant where I work a server asked a guest if she'd like coffee with dessert. Looking down at the French press coffee offered on the menu, she replied, "I would like good old American coffee, please." Excusez-moi? As in, the kind made from South American beans? Anger…
News: Coming Clean
A human face has finally been put on the problems of air and water pollution in Middletown. In February 2000 several environmental groups — the Sierra Club, EarthCare, Ohio Citizen Action and Environmental Community Organization — came together to begin filming the documentary AK, Come Clean. The problems of pollution surrounding AK Steel aren't new,…
James & Annie (and Me)
I left during intermission. I got half a play buzzing through my brain. Growing up I couldn't understand why my mother, born in 1934, never got excited about TV movies and documentaries that retread racial paths she'd literally walked along. I was all over anything on PBS or network television about America's screwed up race…
1407 Race St.
Jymi Bolden 1407 Race St. Address: 1407 Race St., Over-the-Rhine Owner: Lemuel Johnson Value: $32,000, according to theHamilton County Auditor's Office Year Built: 1900 Comments: This building has been vacant for three years, according to the city of Cincinnati's Department of Buildings and Inspections. In November 2001 the city ordered heat and water service…
Listings
ART OPPORTUNITIES 97X COMMUNITY GALLERY AND ARTISAN GROUP — A virtual gallery of digital art, photography, sculpture, poetry, food and art has opened its doors on the pages of sr-curator@cacmail.org. … Rapidly heading Toward a New CAC with an ongoing exhibition featuring the architectural plans of Zaha Hadid. … 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 115 E.…
Whirlygig: 69: Out on the Town
Run, Forrest, Run Once in a while I get a strange notion to do something crazy and stretch the mind. In this case, it's the body that's being stretched. When the going got tough this January, I decided that maybe Forrest Gump had an idea and perhaps I would run my way to spring. God…
Therapy after Exercise: the Sauna
More than 2,000 years ago, Parmenides said, "Give me a chance to create fever, and I will cure any disease." Artificially induced fever has proven to be beneficial to the bod. An excellent way to overheat the body is by sweating it out in the sauna. If you're very active, this therapeutic modality will do…
News: Pressure for Peace
Vina Parel Ayers Anti-war protesters again converged on Washington, D.C. March 15, filling the capital's streets and subways with what Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) estimated was a crowd of about 100,000. After gathering throughout the morning and mid-afternoon at the Washington Monument, marchers surrounded the White House. "We have reached…
Locals Only: : Wojo Working
Wojo When you ask songwriter/guitarist/singer Justin Lynch about the current line-up of his band, Wojo — Mike Fair (lead guitar), Aaron Zlatkin (bass, backing vocals) and drummer Matt Retherford — he makes it sound like destiny: "This is the ensemble I always dreamed playing my songs." Lynch and Zlatkin met at 13, then reconnected…
Music: Evolution Rock
Doug Trapp England's KaitO provided a noise-meets-melody musical highlight during 2003's South By Southwest music conference and showcase in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN, TX — I almost made it through South By Southwest without seeing a strange man's naked ass. Almost. Last year's ass belonged to Mojo Nixon, who was mooning the audience to one-up…
News: Vagina Power
Vina Parel Ayers The shocking truth: Vaginas are part of the student body at a Catholic school, Xavier University. It wasn't only the return of spring weather March 14 that explained the casual dress on the campus of Xavier University. Many students wore shorts, but many also wore T-shirts proclaiming V-Day — V as…
Events: Dress Up, Drag Out
Patrick Howell has designed costumes for many Cincinnati-area divas. His work is pictured above. For those who think the arts in Cincinnati are affected by conservative attitudes, think again. The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) and designer Patrick Howell are teaming up to present his collection of outlandish performance costumes for female impersonators. That's right,…
Music: South By Southwest Bonus Coverage
Doug Trapp VHS or BETA MOST IMPRESSIVE SXSW PERFORMANCE TIE KaitO/The Polyphonic Spree No other band made me want to dance more than U.K.'s Noise Rock quartet KaitO — except Dallas' 24-member Pop symphony, The Polyphonic Spree. Well, OK, technically KaitO made me want to dance with my fist pumped in the air, while…
