Hamid Drake & Napoleon Maddox
Hamid Drake When two deft defiers hook up to trade beats, rhymes and riffs, we're in for a master class. On May 22 there will be two chances to witness Hamid Drake and Napoleon Maddox in performance and to hear what they will beat out of one another. Drake is a master drummer/percussionist whose…
Demystifing Davis
At one time Angela Yvonne Davis was, as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, a proud member of the Communist Party. She was fired for that very reason — her pride, not so much the membership part. She ran from the feds, got thrown in prison, served a 16-month sentence and was…
Springtime Walk
I've been keeping a log of my most dismal walks in Greater Cincinnati. It's my way of tracking progress — or the lack thereof — in the revitalization of our sleeping city. I know that anyone who passes the rundown buildings on East McMillan between Clifton and Walnut Hills will agree that they belong on…
Cover Story: The Color of Air
David Sorcher Trash mars a creek near Winton Terrace apartments (above). Residents of Winton Hills live within walls of pollution. To the north and east are Interstate 75 and a row of industrial plants. Between Este Avenue and the Mill Creek, the factories produce food additives, adhesives, solvents and a variety of other substances…
Locals Only: : No Good Heroes
No Good Heroes Remember when Punk Rock stood for something besides a surly attitude and a multi-colored hair dye kit, when it was a reaction to a bloated music industry and a poke in the eye to the status quo of the mid '70s? Local Punk quartet No Good Heroes does, and does so…
Whirlygig: 26
Edited By Rebecca Lomax Running on Empty Lactic acid is an evil thing that bit down hard after the Flying Pig Marathon leaving scores of runners crawling out of bed on Monday morning. Even though I had only run a few miles chasing and supporting, I was feeling a little low on petro going into…
News: Asphalt vs. Jungle
Jymi Bolden Mike Fremont says the new highway proposal is the same one he's fought for decades. What some see as smart planning for Greater Cincinnati's Eastern Corridor is nothing but the same old sprawl, according to environmental activists. Big changes are in the works for this slice of eastern Hamilton and western Clermont…
2136 St. Michaels St.
Clayton C. Knight Address: 2136 St. Michaels St., Lower Price Hill Owner: Cincinnati Real Estate Properties, LLC Land Value: $3,200 Year Built: N/A Comments: An abandoned job trailer sits slowly decomposing on the vacant lot at 2136 St. Michaels St., sandwiched between an abandoned building and a residence. William Cohn of the city of…
Is the Union Battle at Xavier Coming to an End?
Has Xavier University finally come out in favor of Catholic social teaching on labor unions? More than a year and a half after union organizers started speaking to cafeteria workers at Xavier, the university has taken a stand. The Rev. Michael J. Graham, president of XU, recently issued a letter saying the school supports letting…
Lynne Hinton’s Garden of Faith
At the First Congregational United Church in North Carolina, parishioners tried to call their new pastor Lynne Hinton "pastor." She would have nothing of it. She preferred they just call her Lynne. Hinton, like her character Charlotte in her newest novel Garden of Faith, wanted to make it clear she is a fallible human being…
News: One Step at a Time
Jymi Bolden To end racism, people must first understand it, according to Jonathan Williams. When Jonathan Williams crossed into the white side of the segregated housing complex where he grew up, he did more than aggravate his Caucasian neighbors. He also sparked a need within himself to stand up against oppression. Today he is…
