Unintended Consequences
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Cincinnati City Councilman Sam Malone's invective against Issue 3 during an Oct. 23 candidates' breakfast at New Hope Baptist Church outraged Barbara Chin. "He was really spewing some incredible rhetoric," Chin says. "He used the line, 'There are no gay ghettos' at least 10 times. (Malone said) they shouldn't be telling anyone they're…
Upcoming Concerts with Brian Jonestown Massacre and Mosquitos
Mosquitos Brian Jonestown Massacre with The Giant Judys Wednesday · Southgate House Make no mistake: Anton Newcombe is crazy. Not crazy like the life of the party but certifiably, classifiably white-coatable. Like most crazy people, he's out mingling with the merely neurotic among us because he poses no real danger to himself or others. Unlike…
Diner: Jazz It Up
Ominous rumblings about UpStarCrow, a self-described "Jazz and Blues Dinner Club" with a "casual atmosphere" that opened in June across from Newport on the Levee, had already reached me. After a friend from New Orleans, known for his refined palate and white-glove, South-will-rise-again civility, went on a long rant — dismantling the food, service, décor,…
News: Campaign Wheelies
Every election eve, Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune performs his traditional campaign ritual, dropping off campaign literature in the Clifton Gaslight district, Mount Adams and the Twin Towers apartments in Westwood. But this time things were a little different. Overcome with excitement, Portune started doing wheelchair wheelies in the middle of the street in Mount…
Wine some, lose some
Whether your candidate or issue won or lost or begins its litigious journey, there are lots of wines to celebrate a hard-fought victory, drown your political sorrows or make the post-election chaos a bit more sufferable. Uncorked is proud to present its "Campaign 2004 Wine Guide," your guide to selecting a wine that reflects your…
News to Use
Food Films at Kaldi's EarthSave Cincinnati Presents a weekly film series at Kaldi's Coffee House at 8 p.m. Mondays. Admission is free. This film series is centered on food issues: How our diets impact our health, our environment and the animals of our earth. The film this Monday is Super Size Me. Community Solutions for…
Lonely Lesbian
After much trial and error, it's become abundantly clear to me that I'm a lesbian. My problem is that I'm having a lot of trouble meeting women. I tried dating a friend of mine, but that turned out terribly. I'm sick of meeting people in bars, seeing as how bars only ever seem to be…
Locals Only: : a study in socialsology
The Socials 'When you think about it, what other city has music awards that include Punk Rock?" This is what singer and guitarist Miss Communication says when I ask her what she thinks of the music scene in Cincinnati. (Well, there might be other cities, but none that we Cincinnatians really care about.) Communication and…
When Everyone Writes, Everyone Needs an Editor
Is it over? I don't know. My deadline preceded the vote count. Even so, let's be candid. Did you burn out on repetitive news stories and photo ops, insultingly deceptive ads, stenographic reporting of misleading or false accusations and the sheer nastiness of the presidential campaign? When did you begin avoiding vitriolic swift boat veterans'…
Living Out Loud: : Squash Porn
I was walking up Broadway from Columbus Circle one summer afternoon some years ago. It was one of those perfect New York summer days, the type that lets you know that nothing, however awful, could touch you. The only sensible thing to do on a day like that was to procrastinate in the guise of…
News: Poll Me, Push You
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com The Women for Kerry rally Oct. 18 at Sawyer Point drew a crowd to hear from the governor of Kansas, Kerry's sister and former Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls. Blame the threat of terrorism, credit the economy or chalk it all up to the culture war, but something was different this year on…
That’s Soooo Cincinnati
He stands watch over the riverfront, protecting rollerbladers and Frisbee throwers making the cross between the Serpentine Wall and the Bicentennial Commons park area, also known as Sawyer Point. His 12-foot statue was one of the centerpieces of the bicentennial party for the city in 1988. He's the namesake for this fair town. But just…
Go West into the Desert
Twentynine Palms, Calif. — The Palms, a roadhouse tavern set back from the highway in the vast, minimalist starkness of this patch of desert-country California, is an unexpected place for a Cincinnati art collector to be a center of attraction on a Saturday night. Yet as Andy Stillpass walks through the crowded tavern and adjoining…
John Falwell?
Figure It Out I write this letter smack dab in the midst of relocating my base of operation from the Seattle area back to Greater Cincinnati. Why? It's good to notice that apathy is falling away like so many leaves. The great awakening continues underfoot. Watch your step, watch your thinking and mind your interpretations.…
He’s Not Jesus, But He Has the Same Initials
Jeff Conner, formerly of the late Spiff, will debut his new band, The JC3, Saturday at Radio Down. The show features an impressive support lineup, with sets from Paperback, The Defrost Star and Cari Clara. Conner will also release the five-song JC3 EP, Moment, at Saturday's show (the disc will be given away free to…
News: City Schools, County Services Head for Win
The morning after Election Day left tax-levy advocates with confidence and opponents with a shadow of doubt. At 2 a.m., final results for the Drake Center, Cincinnati Public School (CPS) and Mental Retardation/Developmentally Disabled (MRDD) tax levies were still being finalized. Issue 32, the CPS levy, and Issue 43, the Drake Center levy, faced determined…
The return of Todd Almond
Dan Davidson (L-R) Michael Littig, Salvatore Cacciato and Adam Standley (as the Marquis de Sade) in Quills at CCM. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (ETC) fans are surely cheering the announced return of TODD ALMOND for the regional premiere of the one-actor, 40-character play, I AM MY OWN WIFE (March 2-20, 2005). Almond won Cincinnati Entertainment…
Vol. 6 Issue 1 and John Fox
John Fox Then: In 1999, CityBeat celebrated its fifth anniversary with an issue devoted to looking back over the first five years of publication. Writers chose their 12 favorite stories from 1994-99 to share with readers. Editor and Co-Publisher John Fox also weighed in on the state of the paper and its place on the…
Split
President Bush will not save us. And by us I mean the U.S. Yet all shades of the Republican Party — McCains, Rumsfelds, Condoleezas and Colins alike — will swear he did, does and still can. But just because we're faced with four more years of addiction to Middle Eastern oil, of Americans living below…
Bebhin Blank – Foxy McCoy
Dale M. Johnson Bebhin Blank – Foxy McCoy · The Jayhawks Rainy Day Music I love to harmonize, and I dig the somewhat Country (feel), sans the obnoxious twang. I think the songs are well thought out and arranged beautifully. They make me want to sing along! · Steadman Revive I heard these…
Back to the Future: Another Typical UC Football Season Unwinds
Jerry Dowling The University of Cincinnati football team is like a Cheshire cat — the smile is there, but where's the cat? The few who line up behind the Bearcats and speak on their behalf usually wind up betrayed, embarrassed, painfully silenced by another UC football mishap. How many times has this space sung UC…
Music: True Colors
Blonde Redhead overcame numerous obstacles (including a serious horseback-riding accident suffered by Kazu Makino, center) on their way to completing their latest disc, Misery is a Butterfly. When one looks at the incredible range of influences and cultural experiences that comprise the life quilts of the members of Blonde Redhead, the fundamental dichotomy of their…
Clean Underwear, Dirty Tricks
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com City Councilmen Christopher Smitherman (at podium) and David Crowley blast GOP tactics. Musical group R.E.M. introduced Michael Moore Oct. 27 at the University of Cincinnati, where nearly 2,000 boisterous admirers gathered to hear the filmmaker push "lazy college students" to vote. He began by wallowing in the boos coming from a cluster of…
News: Rebuilding Value
Because of a program called Building Value, more than 350 tons of building material in Cincinnati has avoided being dumped in a landfill. "This has the potential to make a serious impact on the environment," says Amanda Harper, communications manager for the Work Resource Center (WRC), a nonprofit agency that provides career training to people…
