Cover Story: Meet the New Boss
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com Mayoral hopeful Courtis Fuller wraps up the evening at Swifton Commons. What a long, strange trip Cincinnati's city elections have been. The year began with political pundits predicting Mayor Charlie Luken's coronation in his "strong mayor" bid, and then all hell broke loose — literally and figuratively — in early April. Second-guesses…
Gig of the Week: : Rival Schools
Rival Schools With the bands Gorilla Biscuits and Quicksand, singer/guitarist Walter Schreifels helped spread the good word of the New York Hard Core scene worldwide. It's been over half a decade since Schreifels has been visible on the music scene, but his latest project, Rival Schools, puts an end to the draught. The band…
Know your enemy; Know yourself
The time has come to move beyond the desire for revenge. The enemy is not transparent. He is worldwide in location; he is multiracial in identity. The enemy represents a global problem; and to the extent we make him only our problem, we will foolishly pay a high price. This is not a war. The…
Hostile-ry
Check-in chafes. I can't simply be polite, I have to be friendly; I can't merely transact business, I have to meet our "hosts;" I can't just be interested in getting to our room, I have to feign interest in the house and grounds and grasp "how breakfast works." Thus, I'm reminded that vacationing at a…
Relationships
What do these TV shows have in common: M*A*S*H, Seinfeld, Cheers, Dallas, Cosby? They were all popular television shows that had a series finale. They weren't just yanked from the air. The audience and the actors were given closure, a chance to say goodbye with all the loose ends tied up. This is my series…
Cover Story: Same Old, Same Old
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com David Crowley Every incumbent on the ballot Nov. 6 won new two-year terms on Cincinnati City Council and will be joined by two new council members, Democrats David Pepper and David Crowley. Pepper was the top vote-getter in the race, his first bid for public office. In final unofficial results, he had…
Cover Story: School Reformers Finish on Top
Matt Borgerding Cincinnati School Board member Sally Warner at the board of elections Voters Nov. 6 returned three incumbents to the Cincinnati Board of Education, but newcomer Melanie Bates beat them all. Bates — perhaps getting a boost from her experience on the Ohio Board of Education — received 43,783 votes, or almost 3,000…
Urine Trouble
This week we'll be talking about urine. My interest in urine began a few days ago when someone handed me a leaflet about drug testing. More precisely, the leaflet listed a few ways to beat the mandatory drug tests often required by employers. One thing is apparent: Urban myths abound. So tomorrow you're going to…
Community calendar
California Community Council, 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Ebersole Recreation Center, 5701 Kellogg Ave. Camp Washington Community Council, 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Camp Washington Community Center, 1201 Stock St. Corryville Community Council, 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Church of God, Fosdick and Bellevue streets. Downtown…
Still Dickless After All These Years
"The city's gotta unify and come together."— Charlie Luken on Nov. 6 Your once and future mayor is stuck on stupid. When approached by a CityBeat reporter on the night of the biggest political win of his lackluster career, Mayor "Mister Charlie" Luken greeted her by saying he was still waiting for his endorsement —…
Diner: Shanghaied
Downtowners celebrated the long-awaited opening of Shanghai Mama's last month by lining up for lunch and dinner at the city's newest Chinese restaurant. Once word got out that this would be a new eatery by the owners of the well-known Pacific Moon Café (Alex Chin and Barbara Chin), folks could hardly wait to sample Mama's…
Cover Story: Charting a New Course
If you enjoyed the presidential race and ensuing ballot wrangle last year, you should enjoy what's happening with Issue 6, the campaign finance charter amendment. With 100 percent of the unofficial results counted, campaign finance reform was losing by a mere 23 votes — that's 50.01 percent to 49.99 percent. The Hamilton County Board of…
Cover Story: Same Old Charlie
Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken spent Nov. 6 in a familiar role, the star of the 11 o'clock news. The former TV news anchor was gracious on camera and talked about working to unite the city. "We have to reach out," he said in various interviews. "One of our big challenges is to reach out to…
Connecting and volunteering
Thanksgiving is soon upon us and, coming in the midst of these terroristic times, I can't help but to reflect on what, oh what, do I have to be thankful for? I think about what's carried me through these dark days, and the answer is simple: my family and friends. Ho-hum, right? Well, OK, let…
My Night at Emily’s
Under a full moon, an eerie blue light shines behind a glass door with the letters SSNOVA. It's Halloween night, and I'm standing before an abandoned three-story building that's been brought to life by some visionaries from Cincinnati's artistic underground. Their story is nothing new to those familiar with avant-garde gallery spaces like Semantics and…
News: Separate, Unequal
Jymi Bolden Poverty is also part of suburban sprawl, according to Myron Orfield. In the past two decades, land development in Greater Cincinnati grew so much faster than its population that the region is now like a two-child family in a five-bedroom home, according to Myron Orfield. From 1970 to 1990 Greater Cincinnati's urbanized…
