Got Minutes?
First, I thought it would be dope to only have a cell phone. No land line, just a cellie. Much as I tire of talking on the phone, I took the cellular appendage not as a status symbol or a look-at-me-I'm-at-the-symphony-I'm-getting-an-important-call-I-must-be-a-brain-surgeon-symbol. The cell phone equaled freedom. Or so I thought. All my grown-up and semi-grown-up…
News: Anger in the Hood
Tensions ran high last week in Over-the-Rhine after witnesses alleged that Cincinnati Police used excessive force in arresting 19-year old Charles Antonio Brooks. "It's a tinderbox," said the Rev. Damon Lynch III, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church and a candidate for city council. At Green and Republic streets at approximately 3:45 p.m. Oct. 9,…
When to buy if someone is really bisexual or just a closet case
You're a dick. I've been enjoying your column for years, but your reply last week to "Confused in Ohio," who was worried about her boy-porn-perusing boyfriend, is typical bi-phobia. I thought you had laid your bi-phobia to rest when you fnally relented and acknowledged that, yes, there are lots of bisexuals. But now you're back…
Diner: Born Again
Design-aroused gals that we are, the three of us stop to admire the very groovy orange wall sconces that illuminate the otherwise generic entrance hallway of The Edgecliff, home of The Coach & Four. Once through the restaurant's handsome doors we're hushed by the martini cool-weds-solemn-elegance of the dining room: Medium-hued lamb's-ear-gray walls, modern glass…
News: Medicine Show
Jymi Bolden Dr. Debbi Silverman prescribes a little music and a bit of humor to help understand the state of health care in the United States. She's a medicine woman with music in her soul and healing in her heart — and she's managed to meld the two modalities. Last month Dr. Debbi Silverman…
Whirlygig: 99: Out on the Town
There Are Some Things Money Can't Buy At about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, I came up with a new commercial for MasterCard. Parking in downtown Cincinnati for dinner: 25 cents. Crappy service from waitress at Redfish: Free. Moving to the bar, where you can see the playoff baseball game, because of the crappy service: Free.…
Writer’s Block
A ninth season begins for the PERFORMANCE AND TIME ARTS SERIES. For those not familiar, it's a whirlwind trip through the arts. Though there's a bevy of local talent on the slate (Rachel James, F. Keith Wahle, Sarah Mann-Drake, I could really go on here), it's the inclusion of Hong-Kong-born fiction writer XU XI (pronounced…
News: Cop Watcher Cleared
A CopWatch volunteer's videocamera last week helped prove his innocence in court. After testimony by Jacob Crawford and the two Cincinnati Police officers who arrested him, Hamilton County Municipal Judge Cheryl Grant acquitted Crawford of obstructing official business. "After weighing the credibility of the witnesses, the court finds that the state did not prove its…
1611 Elm St.
Jymi Bolden 1611 Elm St. Address: 1611 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine Owner: Northern Liberties Corporation Year Built: 1875 Value: $20,700 Comments: This historic property was once a house of worship. It could use a prayer now; it's been declared a public nuisance because of dangerous and unsafe conditions. While inspecting the property, a reporter observed…
Todd’s Tattoo
The best performance from conceptual artist Todd Pavlisko involves his regular visits to the venerable Northside tattoo parlor Designs by Dana. It's a weekday morning, and Pavlisko has the shop to himself. He removes his shirt and stretches across the examination table. The buzz and whirl of the tattoo needle fills the room as Dana,…
