Cover Story: Journey of Engagement
June 7, 2003, is the day I've been waiting for. It's the day the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art opens its doors to the general public. So it's the day you and I and everyone else interested in contemporary art will find out what art fills the interior spaces of our brand new art venue.…
Volunteer Slavery: Thoughts on Jayson Blair’s screwup at The New York Times
"You know, there's nothing worse than being wrong around white folks." — Jill Nelson, 'Volunteer Slavery' I still wince. Yanked off car crashes, fires and dog attacks, I was anxious to prove my worth not as a writer but as a reporter. The exact date now fails me, but back in 1993 or 1994 I…
Whirlygig: 79: Out on the Town
Taste Buds The average temperature for this time of year is upper 70s. It's not that we would know that by stepping outside or by looking at this week's forecast, but so the weather experts' average normal temperature for late May tells us. I will take their word for it and pray for sunny and…
News: A New Charter
Jymi Bolden City council should stop "punishing the poor" and work on solutions, according to Charter Committee candidate John Schlagetter. Some party members might call their new candidates' ideas common sense, some progressive. But John Schlagetter and Christopher Smitherman won the Charter Committee's endorsement for Cincinnati City Council because of their concern about issues…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
Who the hell are you making fun of? You making fun of me? No, don't turn away from me. You're making fun of me, aren't you, big-time Christopher Guest, Mr. Mockumentary Man, Mr. Let's Get Millions of People Into Movie Theaters Across America and Make Fun of the Jene Galvins of the World Because They…
Locals Only: : Father, Son and the Holy Notes
William Menefield has this show-off shirt. It's royal blue; this side of nouveau pimp. But if you're in his audience and he shows up wearing it, strap yourself in — Menefield's about to thrash the piano into submission. Menefield, 22, straddles and then usurps the protégé/prodigy tag like any other artist who started young…
News: The Pace of Change
Jymi Bolden Having overcome addiction, Robert Pace is now working to help other men recover. Five years ago Robert Pace saw the need for transitional housing in Cincinnati, a place where men who are addicted, homeless or mentally disabled could rehabilitate and move toward independence. Last year he purchased a home in Avondale to…
The Blue Moon Circus takes to the center ring
Remember when you were a kid and you were torqued off about some injustice done to you by your overbearing, uncaring parents so you notified them you were going to run away to join the circus? Remember other times when you were a difficult-to-handle child and those same parents coolly suggested you run away…
News: Me, Myself and ‘Oh, My!’
Jymi Bolden Colored and flavored condoms Everybody does it, but Students Supporting Sexual Expression like to talk about it. The Third Annual Masturbation Celebration, held May 20 at the University of Cincinnati, featured games and literature promoting the world's oldest sport. The purpose of the program is to remove the stigma associated with masturbation…
Writer’s Block
Prison was JEAN TROUNSTINE's workplace. Breast cancer was her sentence. But Trounstine fought back and won an appeal. As she writes, "Like many who enter the dark tunnel of cancer, I feared for my life, fought back with treatment and depended on family and friends to help me with hope. My particular nature also took…
2908 Euclid Ave.
Jymi Bolden 2908 Euclid Ave. Address: 2908 Euclid Ave., Corryville Owner: Marvin and Sarah Jones Value: $74,400 Year Built: 1885 Comments: City of Cincinnati Building Inspector Ed Pinkston can't keep up with the Joneses. He's been trying for five years to locate Marvin and Sarah Jones, the owners of 2908 Euclid Ave. The Joneses…
How veggie friendly is Cincinnati?
I left my vegetarian-friendly heart in San Francisco: In a recent study, the PETA organization rated the top 200 VEGETARIAN-FRIENDLY CITIES, with San Francisco nabbing the No. 1 spot. (How many "fill-in-the-blank"-friendly lists are they on?). No surprise that the former Porkopolis didn't make it into the top 20. And yes, we did get out-ranked…
