Star Power Gleams at The Taft
Why are Hollywood glamour photographs on display at the Taft Museum of Art? FotoFocus isn’t reason enough; the Taft likes to establish a tie between the renowned permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. So what is Myrna Loy doing here? If at first glance this one is a stretch, exhibition curator Nancy Huth is quick to…
Cincinnati Unemployment Drops to 6.9 Percent
With 1,500 people leaving the labor force in one month, Cincinnati had a seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 6.9 percent in September, according to new data released today by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The city’s unemployment is still above the unadjusted rate of 6.4 percent for Hamilton County and Greater Cincinnati.…
Bottles and Bites
O n a Friday evening, College Hill wine and beer emporium Marty’s Hops & Vines is alive with spirited buzz. It’s the wine shop’s weekly wine tasting during which a wide demographic of customers sample six healthy pours accompanied with cubed cheese and crackers for a mere $10. Tonight the mahogany bar is swarmed with…
Ready For Takeoff
N estled between Black Plastic Records and Styles of Essence, 4029 Hamilton Ave. is a modest building with a sign reading, “Northside International Airport” adorning the storefront. The name itself coupled with the chalkboard outside advertising tacos is enough to pique the interest of passersby. Aileen McGrath, owner of Northside International Airport (NIA), is well…
Santa Ono Is UC’s New President
The University of Cincinnati has officially named Santa Ono as its new president in a unanimous approval by the UC Board of Trustees today. Ono, who joined UC's staff in 2010, was UC's interim president since Aug. 21, when former President Greg Williams abruptly resigned due to “personal reasons.” Previously, Ono served as UC's provost.…
Controversial Voter Fraud Billboards to be Removed
A Cincinnati outdoor advertising company announced Tuesday that it will take down controversial billboards that opponents claim are aimed at intimidating voters. Norton Outdoor Advertising had been contracted to put up about 30 billboards that read “Voter Fraud is a Felony!” The billboards also listed the maximum penalty for voter fraud — up to 3…
‘Enquirer’ Accused of Age Discrimination
A group of eight former employees from The Cincinnati Enquirer filed an amended lawsuit Oct. 19 accusing the Gannett-owned newspaper of age discrimination. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by Joseph Fenton and Catherine Reutter in 2011, was amended on Oct. 19 to include six more plaintiffs. The origins of the complaint, which also alleges…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was last night. The general consensus from media pundits is Obama won by a substantial margin. But political scientists say debates typically have negligible electoral impact. In aggregate polling, Obama is…
The Werks
Dayton’s music scene is similar to Cincinnati’s in that they’ve both given rise to a great number of bands that represent the incredible musical diversity within the respective band communities. The Werks are one of Dayton’s more recent success stories; the Jamadelic quartet officially formed five years ago and in that brief time the band…
The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake has never been too dedicated to any one concept. Fundamentally, the Chicago four-piece could cozily fit into your average Indie Rock festival (their sound is closest to the pensive, downbeat stylings of Pinback or Built To Spill), but the group’s not really interested in sticking to an aesthetic palatable for just…
Twenty One Pilots
There are a million things to love about Twenty One Pilots. I’ll give you three. First and foremost, they’re from Columbus, Ohio, which practically makes them one of our own hometown heroes. The duo is made up of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun who, despite having toured all over the globe, still call Ohio home.…
The Alejandro Ziegler Quartette
Pianist Alejandro Ziegler was only 12 years old when a cerebral hemorrhage ended the brilliant career of fellow Argentine Astor Piazzolla, the originator of Neuve Tango and one of the world’s most revered musical giants. In a few short years, Ziegler would pick up the late Tango master’s torch and begin writing a new chapter…
The Greenhornes Team with An Animal
Cincinnati Garage Rock superheroes The Greenhornes made a big splash with their comeback album ★★★★, released in 2010 on pal Jack White's Third Man Records, but after some touring behind the acclaimed LP, the band hasn't made so much as a peep. For Record Store Day's nationwide "Black Friday" celebration on Nov. 23, the band…
Music Tonight: The Kickback and Savoir Adore
Indie rockers The Kickback come to MOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine tonight for a free show. The band formed just a few years ago in Chicago, where brothers Danny (drums) and Billy (vocals/guitar) had relocated from South Dakota. So far, the band has put out just one release — the Kill Fee EP, a mix of…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The final presidential debate is tonight. It will cover foreign policy. The debate will likely focus on the recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya and Iran’s nuclear program. Whatever happens, political scientists say debates typically have little-to-no electoral impact.…
I Do! I Do! (Review)
I Do! I Do! a musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (creators of the legendary hit, The Fantasticks) is onstage currently at the Covedale Center In the mid-1960s, the show had an 18-month Broadway run. It was popular then, but more than a half-century later, the two-character musical tracing the course of a 50-year…
Brighton Beach Memoirs (Review)
Critic's Pick Neil Simon has arrived at the Cincinnati Playhouse. It’s surprising that one of the most frequently produced and honored playwrights of the 20th century hasn’t previously had one of his works staged at our award-winning regional theater, but it’s almost worth the wait given the current staging of Simon’s 1983 Tony Award winner,…
Your Weekend To Do List: 10/19-10/21
If all you care about is nugs, chillin’ and grindage, you’re in luck this weekend because Mr. Pauly Shore is in town. Grab your purple headscarf and wheeze a little ju-uice then head to the Levee Funny Bone Friday and Saturday. Shore is touring in support of his upcoming comedy special, PAULY~TICS, which will be…
Stage Door: Blue Man Group
My first and foremost recommendation for the weekend is Blue Man Group. (Review here.) It's a performance experience unlike much of anything else you've probably ever experienced in a theater — raucous music, zany humor, eye-popping technology and infectiously fun engagement with the audience. Amazingly, it's done without spoken words — the guys mime (well,…
Comedy: Underbelly Comedy Reunion and Farewell
It’s the end of an era indeed. Underbelly, the comedy show that mixed improv, sketches, music and poetry returns to the new Southgate House for one farewell performance. Over the years, many of the area’s top local stand-up comedians have contributed to the show and its outlandish presentations. The experience has helped propel those comedians…
Cincy Psych Fest’s First Trip
Saturday night at Northside's Mayday is the debut of the Cincy Psych Fest, a multi-band event inspired by the popular Austin Psych Fest, a six-year-old event that showcases the current state of Psychedelic/Garage Rock and Pop, led by artists like The Black Angels, The Warlocks and Dead Meadow. The Cincy Psych Fest is the…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Ohio’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.0 percent in September despite employers cutting 12,800 jobs. The rate is much lower than September's national unemployment rate of 7.8 percent. Ohio actually lost jobs in manufacturing, construction, education, health services, government and other sectors, with…
Blue Man Group (Review)
Critic's Pick Projected on a screen filling the proscenium at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall, as the audience waits for Blue Man Group to get under way, there’s a quotation from the International Diplomacy Guidebook. It says, “The best way to forge a lasting friendship is to create something together,” and continues, “Whether…
Brown, Mandel Continue ‘Clash of Ideas’
For a full hour Thursday night, Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel continued their feisty fight for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat. For the most part, the debate centered on the candidates’ records and personal attacks, with policy specifics spewing out in between. Apparently, the barrage of attacks is not what the candidates…
City to Host LGBT Public Safety Forum
The city and gay rights organizations will host an LGBT public safety forum tonight. The partnership between the city of Cincinnati, Equality Cincinnati and the Human Rights Campaign of Greater Cincinnati (HRC) is meant to encourage and improve relations between the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) and the gay community. Lisa Davis, spokesperson for CPD, says…
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages Funk Up Northside
Boston’s Barrence Whitfield & the Savages have returned to Cincinnati in a big way this week. The R&B/Soul-rockin’ crew has several local ties, including employing prolific locally-based drummer Andy Jody on the skins. The group also features Peter Greenberg of pioneering Boston band DMZ (as well as The Lyres) and groundbreaking Cincy Garage rockers The…
Senate Democrats Demand Investigation Into Voter Fraud Group
Ohio Senate Democrats sent a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Wednesday asking them to investigate True the Vote (TTV), a Tea Party group established to combat alleged voter fraud. The Democrats claim TTV is unnecessarily intimidating voters. In the letter, the Democrats say they would…
March to End Injustice this Saturday
This year, the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition's annual Hunger and Homeless Unity March will focus on an abundance of issues regarding the poor and homeless in our city. Marching a route that highlights the path of homelessness, the walk will move through the southern portion of Over-the-Rhine, through the Central Business District and end in…
Why? Performs at CAC Before Global Tour
Experimental Indie/Art Pop/Hip Hop band Why? performs its first local show since the release of the group's stellar fourth studio album, Mumps, etc., earlier this month. The band — which helped build the awesome Anticon label — plays downtown tonight at the Contemporary Arts Center for an 8 p.m., all-ages show. Tickets are $14. After…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. In case you missed it, CityBeat is hosting a party for the final presidential debate at MOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine. There will be live tweeting, and Councilman Chris Seelbach will be on-hand to discuss this year's key issues. Even if you can’t…
Taft High Heading for Lower Rating
After two years of racking up an excellent rating on its state report card, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School appears headed for a lower grade. Preliminary school report cards released Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Education show an “effective” rating for Taft, a technology-magnet school for grades 9-12 in Cincinnati’s West End.…
I Just Can’t Get Enough
It’s a good time to be a Louie C.K. fan. And probably a good time to be Louie C.K., since in the last year the comedian has nabbed two Emmys, wrapped a successful third season of his FX series and pretty much single-handedly changed the way performers distribute media. Where most performers might ride this…
Haunted Duck Tours (Preview)
Quacks and Screams $17. Scheduled evening tours Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27. Newport on the Levee, Newport. newport.ridetheducks.com. Amphibious, WWII vehicles take passengers on land and over the river to hear tales and see the sights of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky’s most haunted attractions. You’ll learn about the dearly departed denizens of the…
Springboro Haunted Hayride and Black Bog (Preview)
Dark Rides, Darker Destinations $10-$20. Sundown to 11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Oct. 27. 6070 Springboro Road, Lebanon, Exit 28 off I-71 North toward Lebanon. 937-748-2272, springborohauntedhayride.com. Expect a hell of a night at the region’s most terrifying hayride. The ghouls racing along the trail hop on the hayride and aren’t afraid to get up in…
Scream Acres Court (Preview)
Run, Shoot, Repeat! $7 single game of Laser Tag (kid-friendly 7-9 p.m.); $15 for three-hour pass. $4 "Buried Alive" attraction. All out scary: 9 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Haunted Overnight Lock-in midnight-7 a.m. Oct. 26. 5055 Glen Crossing Way, Western Hills. cincyscreams.com. Scream Acres combines the terror of running from ghouls with the exhilaration of…
ScareDown (Preview)
Historic Haunt and a Barn of Blood$10-$20. Dusk to midnight Fridays and Saturdays; Dusk until 10 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1. 5511 Township Line Road, Waynesville. scaredown.com. Set on a real, historic, haunted farm, ScareDown is two attractions in one — a real haunted house where a local family was slaughtered by their psychotic father…
Sandyland Acres Haunted Hayride and Farmer’s Revenge (Preview)
Devils Among the Corn $12-$20. 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Nov. 3. 4172 Belleview Road, Petersburg, Exit 11 off I-275. 859-322-0516 or 859-250-9790, sandylandacres.com. This slow and evil dark ride brings wary visitors along a trail of terror, populated by a familiar string of ghouls and monsters. Freddy, Jason and other killers line the trail and…
Lebanon Theatre Hauntings (Preview)
Commune with the Dead $13. 8 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20. Lebanon Theatre Company, 10 S. Mechanic St., Lebanon. ltcplays.com. A magic show featuring stunts that range from funny to frightening is the centerpiece of this special event. Mystical musings are just the start — the crescendo is reached during an allegedly real trip into…
Sharon Woods Haunted Village (Preview)
Little House on the Scary $8. 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27. Sharon Woods Park, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville. heritagevillagecincinnati.org. The historic village at Sharon Woods turns into a ghoul’s gallery during Halloween. Bring on the kids for a mild scare-ride on the haywagon (pursued by the undead) and trick-or-treating at the old…
USS Nightmare (Preview)
Rusted Rivertub of Terror $16-$20. 7-11 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday; 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday through Oct. 31. Newport on the Levee, 101 Riverboat Row, Newport. ussnightmare.com. Can there be a more badass boat on the entire Ohio? This splendid, extravagant Halloween dream is one of the nation’s top haunts and not to…
St. Rita’s Haunted House (Preview)
A Charity Haunt That Makes You Howl $10. 7-11 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays through Oct. 31. 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Evendale. 513-771-1060, srsdeaf.org/events/hhouse/hhouse.html. Greater Cincinnati’s oldest haunted house is more creepy and eerie than scary, but it still serves up plenty of fun. Dracula and the Wolf Man and a gaggle of other classic horror icons…
Mount Healthy Haunted Hall (Preview)
Old-School Haunting $10. 8-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 27 and 7-9 p.m Sundays through Oct. 21. 7700 Seward Ave., Mount Healthy, free parking at Duvall School or on the street. 513-729-1974, hauntedhallinfo.com. Arguably the city’s best charity haunt, the Haunted Hall is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and staffed by Boy Scouts. There’s a…
Mayhem Mansion and Haverford Hollow Trail (Preview)
Abandoned House of Horrors $8-$20. 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 27. 13966 Decoursey Pike, Morning View. 859-392-0027, themayhemmansion.com. Mr. Haverford was an old-timey bootlegger from the hills of Prohibition-era Kentucky. He managed his craft quietly until the untimely loss of his daughter. It was then that all hell broke loose and Haverford unleashed…
Lewisburg Haunted Cave (Preview)
Cave of Lost Souls $15. 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 27. 4392 Swisher Mill Road, Lewisburg. 937-962-5602, hauntedcaveatlewisburg.com. This is so cool. It’s a historic, abandoned mine that’s been turned into a haunt. You will cross the massive River Styx along a rickety bridge, be chased by all manners of ghouls and become lost in…
Land of Illusion (Preview)
Five Flavors of Fear $25-$35. Dusk until 2 a.m. Friday-Saturday through Nov. 3 and dusk to 11:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28. 8762 Thomas Road, Middletown. 513-423-9960, thelandofillusion.com. The “Haunted Scream Park” brings on not one but five casts to scare you out of your wits. There’s the Temple of Terror (an Indiana Jones-themed attraction),…
Kings Island Halloween Haunt (Preview)
Amusement Park Zombies Attack $25.99-$54.99. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturdays through Oct. 27. Tickets are discounted online. Kings Island Drive, Mason. visitkingsisland.com. There are a dozen different haunted attractions to choose from at the area’s largest haunted attraction. A cast of literally hundreds awaits you inside and brings on the fear in…
Dungeons of Delhi (Preview)
Suburban Slasher Film $10. 7 -11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7-9 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28. 362 Anderson Ferry Road (at Delhi Avenue) in the rear of Del-Fair Shopping Center, Delhi. dungeonsofdelhi.com. The abandoned, blood-spattered Thriftway building sitting atop the hill in Delhi is alive (or dead, if you prefer) with fright and tortured…
The Dent Schoolhouse (Preview)
Detention Hell $20-$30. 7:30 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Saturdays through Nov. 3, 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays and Oct. 31. The Lights On Tour for kids is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and 31. 5963 Harrison Ave., Harrison (Exit 11 off I-74). 513-598-4600, frightsite.com Charlie the Janitor is at it again. Every year he and the restless spirits of…
45 Halloween Happenings
MASQUERADE BALLS AND SPECIAL EVENTS A Wicked Affair—Drinks, dancing and a costume contest in support of organ donation, benefiting the National Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati. $40 for single tickets and $75 for couples. 7-11 p.m. Oct 26. Receptions Banquet and Conference Center, 4450 Eastgate South Drive, Cincinnati. 513-265-8530, facebook.com/awickedaffair. Augusta Ghost Tour—A ghostly hay…
The Chambers of Horror (Preview)
Hundreds of Doors But No Exit $12. Dusk to midnight Fridays and dusk -1 a.m. Saturdays through Oct. 27. 1601 S. University Blvd., Middletown, Exit 32 off I-75. thechambers.org. Hundreds of shifting doors, walls that move and a crew of hellish thugs keep visitors on their toes at this intense haunt. Effects are lo-fi but…
Step Inside The Horror Movie
At the center of a stark Waynesville, Ohio, field you can see a circle of excited faces surrounding a large fire. There’s a farmhouse that’s supposed to really be haunted on one side and a theatrical haunt on the other, the latter a barn containing scenes of murder and sadism, real things that are said…
Curmudgeon Notes 10.17.2012
• Look at the rare collection of Enquirer photos at the National Underground Freedom Center. They’ve been reprinted and for many, reprinted copies of original pages are nearby. The show is part of the much larger Fotofocus at many venues. Unfortunately, the Enquirer chose the Freedom Center which charges $12 admission; many Fotofocus displays are…
Cincinnati Welcomes Award-Winning Louisville Restaurant
Downtown Cincinnati continues to put itself on the dining map as Metropole, a farm-to-table restaurant and rooftop bar, will open in the old Metropole hotel on Walnut Street in late 2012. As part of a larger project, Cincinnati's Metropole will be located inside 21c Museum Hotel's 160-room hotel and contemporary art museum. 21c Museum Hotel's…
Freddie Flick, Zeppelin Dick and Snoop Is Sick
HOT From Dictator to Queen It’s hard to judge a biopic based on casting announcements, but news that the film about iconic Queen singer Freddie Mercury is finally moving forward with Sacha Baron Cohen in the lead is promising. Queen’s Brian May announced that the film (first rumored in 2010) is set to begin shooting…
New Cincy-Spawned Releases Celebrated This Week
• Gifted, progressive local Americana/Newgrass/Country/Pop quartet Hickory Robot returns to record store shelves (cyber or otherwise) this week with its new album, Sawyer . The band — which features Lauren Schloemer (fiddle, cello, washboard, vocals), Scott Carnder (mandolin, vocals), Jim Pelz (guitars, banjo, vocals) and Mike Georgin (bass) — will host an album release party…
My Dark Passenger
The music of one of Cincinnati’s all-time greatest musical exports, The Afghan Whigs, hit me at precisely the right time. As a child, the music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who tattooed itself onto my DNA, while my high school years found me becoming obsessed with College Rock, Punk, Hip Hop and…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took place last night. The general consensus from the media is Obama won. Although the victory will likely inspire an Obama comeback narrative for some political pundits, keep in mind political…
Come With Me, My Congregation
“We’re The Afghan Whigs from Cincinnati, O-hi-o,” frontman Greg Dulli relayed to a raucous crowd early in his band’s Aug. 4 show at The Metro in Chicago, one of many sold-out stops on the Whigs’ current reunion tour. An unexpected sense of hometown pride swelled within me as he said it — a feeling only…
Welcome To Their ‘Nightmare’
C ulture Queer is all about anticipation. In the Indie/Art Pop group’s decade-plus existence, the Cincinnati quartet (often aided by a support staff of A/V techs, go-go dancers, etc.) has turned out just a trio of full-length studio efforts — including the just released Nightmare Band — an EP and a single. And Culture Queer’s…
Dusty Coming Back to Finish What He Started
Many people were unhappy that the Reds signed Dusty Baker to a two-year extension shortly after the end of the team’s 2012 season, but the people happiest with the news are the Reds players themselves. After the Reds lost to the Giants in the National League Division Series, I spoke a bit to Jay Bruce,…
Seven Weeks Later, High Court Upholds Three Early Voting Days
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 16 declined to take up Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s early voting appeal, meaning Ohio must allow all voters to vote on the weekend and Monday before Election Day — a right previously reserved for military personnel and their families. The decision came slightly more than seven weeks…
Fair & Balanced vs. Accurate and Contextualized
If this presidential campaign hasn’t been sufficiently enervating, here’s more dispiriting news. Gallup reports that “Americans’ distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60 percent saying they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly.” As I use it, trust does not…
Come Together, Right Now, Over Me
I’m grateful to have known Marcus “Skandal Da Ruckus Man” Mitchell the last 15 years. The veteran MC, producer, DJ and the man behind Sharkface Entertainment died on Oct. 10 at age 36 after a bout with acute leukemia. The day I learned Skan died, I looked for the only tangible thing I knew of…
Majority of Ohioans Support Same-Sex Marriage
For the first time, a Washington Post poll shows 52 percent of Ohioans support same-sex marriage, and only 37 percent say it should be illegal. With a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points, it’s possible the September poll could be too optimistic, but it shows a sharp contrast to 2004, when 62 percent of…
State Rep. Alicia Reece Decries Voter Fraud Billboards
A Cincinnati-area state representative is decrying billboards throughout Ohio whose aim, she says, is voter intimidation. Democratic Rep. Alicia Reece held a news conference Oct. 15 in front of a billboard that read, “Voter Fraud is a Felony!” The billboards were paid for “by a private family foundation,” but Reece claims the sponsors are essentially…
Cincinnati vs. The World 10.17.2012
President of the Central Mississippi Tea Party Janis Lane told the Jackson Free Press that women are too emotionally unstable and “diabolical” to be able to vote rationally, like men: “Our country might have been better off if it was still just men voting,” she mused. WORLD -2 A new poll indicates that a slim…
Romney Comeback Narrative Disconnected from Reality
As Mitt Romney rose in the polls against President Barack Obama following the first presidential debate, the media quickly grabbed onto a new narrative: the Romney comeback. While ignoring the political science that says bounces in polls after debates typically recede, the media said the presidential race was now a “horse race” because Romney and…
Paranormal Activity 4
Five years after the mysterious disappearance of Katie (Katie Featherston) and her nephew, paranormal activities emerge in a new suburban community. A teenage girl (Kathryn Newton) and her boyfriend (Matt Shively) begin documenting the strange happenings on cell phones and their computers, and the big tease for the fourth installment of the found footage franchise…
Social Schism
W ere it not for the giant touring bus emblazoned with the words, “Nuns on the Bus,” it would be hard to assume that the collection of about 10 white-haired women were members of Catholic religious orders. Eschewing the black-and-white habit, the nuns on Oct. 15 stopped by pizza shop Venice on Vine in Over-the-Rhine…
Worst Week Ever!: Oct. 10-16
WEDNESDAY OCT. 10 Everyone has an opinion about extra days for absentee votes during the upcoming presidential election. Some people think a democracy should make it as easy as possible for all citizens to take part in the voting process. Other people feel like if those people didn’t plan ahead and clear time from work,…
Nolstagia for a Time We Never Knew
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wished I had been alive in a different era. The fantasy to experience my life in another time period ignited with my obsession with American Girl books, historical fiction “chapter books” about young women of different eras. I enjoyed studying social and cultural history of 20th century…
School of Shock
Miami University is a sick, sick campus in desperate need of the largest group therapy session ever recorded, top-rung leadership more palpably concerned with student safety and a less corporate approach to media relations. But the violent, apathetic, entitled, racist and homophobic climate of Miami’s campus that sometimes extends to student behavior off campus and…
Event: CityBeat Presidential Debate Watch Party
If we had to name two things the CityBeat news team does expertly, we’d choose drinking and talking smack about politics. Especially at the same time. Meet the smartasses geniuses behind CityBeat’s weekly news and political coverage at a watch party in honor of the final presidential debate — this time, the focus is on…
Event: Northern Kentucky Wine Festival
Home to the first commercial vineyard in the United States, Kentucky was once producer of more than half the nation’s grape and wine output. Now, Kentucky is reclaiming its proud heritage and rebuilding its wine industry to take its place among the world’s best. There’s no need to travel to Napa Valley for a wine tasting…
