Oct 2-15, 2019
Queen City of Light: BLINK, an immersive art and light experience stretching from Findlay Market to Covington, returns for a second run
140 of the Best Places to Eat in Greater Cincinnati
Hello. Are you hungry? You probably will be at some point today or in the near future (unless you’re a robot). And when you’re ready to eat, you may need a restaurant recommendation. That’s where we come in. This year, CityBeat’s handy annual Dining Guide is a collection of some of the best places to…
French Canadian Chanteuse Celine Dion Brings Her Courage World Tour to U.S. Bank Arena
French Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion is stopping by Cincinnati on her Courage World Tour — her first North American jaunt in more than a decade. Usually seen onstage during her years-long residency in Las Vegas, the diva lost her husband and former manager René Angélil to cancer in 2016 and was rumored to be dealing with…
Iconic Star Wars Actor Brings Book Tour to Cincinnati’s Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Iconic Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, known for his role as C-3PO in the internationally famous film series, is bringing his book tour to Rookwood's Joseph-Beth Booksellers this November. The memoir is titled I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story and offers a front-row seat to what it was like portraying the golden droid. "In this deeply personal…
A Pop-Up Bar Made with One Million LEGO-Style Bricks Is Coming to the American Sign Museum in November
Yes, when we originally wrote about the Brick Bar pop-up in March — and when it was slated to appear in Cincinnati in July and then was reschedule for "Nov. 8 and 9" — did we really think the bar made with more than 1 million LEGO-style bricks was going to appear in the Queen City? …
Election 2019 Cincinnati: Everything You Need to Know
It would be easy to sleep on this year’s elections, sandwiched as they are between last year’s dramatic congressional races — i.e. U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s reelections — and next year’s guaranteed-to-be-insane presidential contest. Don’t. As low-key as it seems, decision time 2019 is chock-full of pivotal choices. Should voters…
Election 2019: Cincinnati Public Schools Levy and Other County-Wide Levies
It’s no secret: Cincinnati Public Schools District is growing. In the last six years, enrollment has increased by more than 4,400 students to 36,000. That’s a great sign for the district and the city — but it comes with its own costs. In the coming year, the district is poised to open new schools, including…
Election 2019: Cincinnati Public School Board
In addition to a levy renewal for the schools, voters in the Cincinnati Public School district will also need to choose how to fill four seats on the school board. The board serves as the public’s representatives who weigh in on big calls about how CPS budgets taxpayer money and many other overarching policy decisions…
Election 2019 Cincinnati: Issue 22 — Eliminating the City’s Earnings Tax for Bus Funding
After years of uncertainty about the financial state of Metro, Cincinnati City Council in August took a first step toward a new funding model for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority’s bus service. There are still plenty of dominoes left to fall, but voter approval of removal of the earnings tax could clear the way…
Election 2019 Cincinnati: Municipal Court Races
Municipal court judges aren’t well-known generally, but they have an important role: hearing criminal misdemeanor cases in the county as well as conducting initial hearings in felony cases. They also preside over civil cases involving claims of less than $15,000. Elections for those positions — which have six-year terms and pay $138,000 a year —…
Taking Back Sunday Will Play Two Nights at Bogart’s — and ‘Tell All Your Friends’ in Full — for 20th Anniversary Tour
This year marks 20 years since Taking Back Sunday formed in Amityville, New York. The two decades have seen several band members leave and, in 2010, a pair of them — guitarist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper — return. Through it all, the group has continued to release albums on a regular basis, in…
Night Circus: Witchcraft Promises an Evening of Dark Cirque-Themed Entertainment at the Woodward Theater
Night Circus: Witchcraft promises an evening of “beautifully wicked entertainment” with a “dark alternative cirque theme.” Think aerial acts, macabre burlesque, tarot readings, belly dancing, pole and lyra performances, assorted vendors and emcee, the “high priestess of horrors” and recent winner of Louisville’s Drag Me To Hell spooky drag queen competition, Stixen Stones. Must be…
Pop Rock Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Ben to Play Solo Piano Show at Taft Theatre
Pop Rock singer/songwriter/pianist Ben Folds recently released his memoir, A Dream About Lightning Bugs, and he’s hitting the road to promote it with a mix of solo concerts (just Folds and a piano) and book signing events. Since his early years fronting the popular North Carolina trio Ben Folds Five, Folds has etched out a…
Comedian Billy Gardell of ‘Mike & Molly’ and ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Headlines the Taft Theatre
Way back in 2008, Billy Gardell was a headlining comic with a few high-profile TV credits including recurring roles on My Name is Earl and Desperate Housewives. At that time, he told CityBeat, “I love the stand-up performances, but I like the acting money better.” In fact, he was unabashed about his approach to TV.…
My Drunk Kitchen YouTube Star Hannah Hart Heads to Joseph-Beth to Promote New Holiday Cookbook
YouTube cooking comedy phenom Hannah Hart is out with a new cookbook, My Drunk Kitchen Holidays!, named after her popular YouTube channel, My Drunk Kitchen. Now more than a human with a kitchen, a camera and a cocktail, this two-time New York Times bestselling author, LGBTQ activist, podcaster (Hannahlyze This), Forbes “30 under 30,” et al is embarking on…
Findlay Market’s Fall Food Fest Features Tons of Seasonal Bites, Thematic Cocktails and a Scavenger Hunt
Findlay Market celebrates the bounty of the season with a Fall Food Fest. There will be food samplings and fall cocktails at the biergarten all day, with pumpkin painting and a “spooky scavenger hunt” at 10 a.m. and live music starting at 10:30 a.m. Vendors across the market will be serving seasonally inspired eats like…
The Cincinnati Art Museum Presents Fine Art and Florals in Dialogue During Art in Bloom
During Art in Bloom, the Cincinnati Art Museum’s permanent collection of fine art will be surrounded by over 90 floral arrangements created by local florists. The arrangements — works of art in their own right — will be crafted to “emphasize, challenge and build upon elements and concepts” within works of art across the CAM’s…
Washington Park Hosts Wednesday Night Reading of Spooky Female-Centric Campfire Classics
In the lead-up to Halloween, Washington Park is once again hosting its Campfire Classics “adult storytime” series. While in previous years, the series — hosted by Warlock Vorobok, a reference librarian at the downtown Main Library — has featured dramatic readings of spooky pieces of literature by the likes of Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, this year’s…
Over-the-Rhine Boutique Steakhouse Losanti is Now Open in the Former Anchor-OTR Space
The team behind downtown's Crown Republic Gastropub has opened a new restaurant in Over-the-Rhine. The boutique steakhouse, which officially opened to the public on Oct. 15, is situated in the former Anchor-OTR space. Named Losanti, the title is a reference to the original Cincinnati settlement of Losantiville, which dates back to 1788. "Losanti pays homage…
Hip Hop Artist Jidenna Supports His Afrobeat-Tinged ’85 to Africa’ at Bogart’s with Kelechi
Hip Hop artist Jidenna recently released his second album, the Afrobeat-tinged 85 to Africa, which Pitchfork says “invokes a metaphorical highway to Africa, uniting the sounds of the sprawling diaspora.” Issued through Janelle Monáe’s Epic-distributed Wondaland Records, the album is a clever mix of Hip Hop and contemporary African music, with lyrical themes inspired by…
Tickets are Limited for ‘That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody’ at the Aronoff Center this Weekend
Throw a party. Invite everyone you know. Revel in an evening of cheesecake, Jazzercise, shoulder pads and elderly puppets talking about their sex lives, with all the witticisms that made the mid-1980s sitcom a classic. The world of puppetry and Golden Girls have become one. Directed by Michael Hull and written by Doug Kmiotek, the 90-minute production will feature puppets…
Hamilton County Commission Extends Expiring Sales Tax
All three members of the Hamilton County Commission today voted to implement a .25 percent sales tax in April next year to bridge a $20 million budget gap. That tax, however, will not lead to an overall increase in the county's 7 percent sales tax rate because it will replace the expiring tax levy approved…
Tattoo Artist, Breast Cancer Activist Beth Fairchild Visits UC Cancer Institute to Train Staff on 3D Areola Tattoos
Beth Fairchild is a medical tattoo artist and breast cancer activist who has been in Cincinnati for several days helping to train staff and practitioners at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute on the art of 3D areola tattooing for women who have undergone mastectomies and breast reconstruction surgery. Fairchild was diagnosed with metastatic breast…
The City Flea Hosts its Last Market of the Regular Season at Washington Park
The City Flea’s last regular market of the year takes over Washington Park on Saturday. Whether your closet is looking a little sparse or you are in the mood for some artisan eats, The City Flea has something for you. There will be vendors — local artists, vintage collectors, apothecary shops, plant outposts and more…
University of Cincinnati DAAP Students Transform Thrifted Looks into Runway Styles for St. Vincent’s RetroFittings
Students from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning are out to prove that thrift store threads can be runway ready with a little needle, thread and creative vision. Fifteen DAAP sophomores were given $50 to use at any local St. Vincent de Paul thrift store and asked to transform their…
Metropole’s Hallowqueen Offers a Spooky, Sexy Drag Queen Brunch
The drag queens are taking over the dining room at Metropole for a wickedly raucous brunch. The restaurant invites you to “slay the day” as you watch favorite local queens, including Amaya Sexton, sashay from table to table while you dine on family-style breakfast and brunch dishes and a welcome mimosa. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,…
Kick Off Cincinnati Pizza Week with Beer, Free Food and Live Music at Braxton Brewing Co.
CityBeat’s Pizza Week is back Nov. 4-10. But before you get to gorge on seven days’ worth of $8 pies from your favorite local pizzerias, Braxton Brewing Co. is hosting a kick-off party with sneak peek samples, your first chance to grab a Pizza Week passport, live music and plenty of Braxton brews. 5:30-8:30 p.m.…
OTR’s Taste of Belgium is the Fifth Location in the U.S. to Offer Duvel Beer on Draft
Taste of Belgium's Over-the-Rhine bistro just became the fifth place in the United States to offer Duvel beer on draft. Duvel is "a strong golden ale originally brewed in 1918 to celebrate the end of World War I" and is "known as one of the best biers in the world," according to TOB. It was…
Northside’s Urban Artifact Hosts Bon Vivant Food Truck and Beer Pairing Festival
Northside brewery Urban Artifact is hosting an epicurean street food festival in its upstairs event space, located in a former church. The event — Bon Vivant — will be held Nov. 27 and includes eight food and beer pairing creations. Each dish has been hand-crafted by a different food truck chef to bring out the…
Cincinnati Mulls Entertainment Districts in Camp Washington, on Court Street Downtown
Two proposed entertainment districts could bring more bars and restaurants to parts of Cincinnati that are already seeing big changes. The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) is applying for one of the districts along Court Street downtown, and Camp Washington's community development corporation wants to establish a similar district in a large swath of…
Newport Brunch Hot Spot The Baker’s Table Launches Dinner Service
Newport's The Baker's Table has become a culinary hot spot since opening in December 2018, bringing in brunchers, foodies, coffee fanatics and attracting national praise from food and dining website Eater. Chef and co-owner David Willocks aims to make everything in-house, including the bread, and calls it the canvas upon which the food appears. As such, the…
Fretboard Brewing & Public House to Open in Downtown Hamilton
Blue Ash's music-focused brewery Fretboard Brewing announced earlier this month that they will be expanding their business with a new venture in downtown Hamilton. Fretboard Brewing & Public House will take over the space formerly occupied by Quarter Barrel Brewery + Pub, which closed earlier this year. The new brewpub will feature a rooftop patio…
‘The Price is Right Live’ Heads to Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center This Spring
America's beloved interactive stage show The Price is Right Live is returning to Cincinnati this spring as part of the Cincinnati Arts Association's 2019-20 season. This year, the show will take place at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall. Due to the event's popularity, they have added an additional show. There will be performances at 4 p.m.…
Sam Adams Cincinnati Taproom Releases Rare 28% ABV Barrel-Aged Utopias Brew to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary
The Samuel Adams Cincinnati Taproom is celebrating its one-year anniversary in a big, boozy way. The brewery will release its 11th-biennial barrel-aged Utopias in select locations on Oct. 15 and on draft for the first time in the Cincy taproom on Nov. 15. But this isn't just any regular beer release — Utopias is one of…
Cincinnati Ballet Gives Whimsical Classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’ the Stage Treatment
The beloved characters of L. Frank Baum’s timeless 1900 children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, have traipsed down the yellow brick road on the page and on the silver screen in Victor Fleming’s classic 1939 film. Now they’re taking the ballet stage by storm. “This is Broadway-ballet, because it’s so over-the-top,” says Victoria Morgan,…
Why Was ‘The Art of Burning Man’ Cincinnati Art Museum’s Highest-Attended Exhibit of All Time?
I can tell you how the Cincinnati Art Museum’s record-breaking No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man changed me: Since seeing it, I can’t drive past a gigantic, aesthetically negligible power transmission tower without it reminding me of the great wooden effigy Man, legs and arms extended, set afire at the annual Burning Man event…
concert:nova’s Festival of Words Fuses Storytelling and Sound
In its 13th season, concert:nova’s Festival of Words dives into the synergy of words and music with three events. “From our first season, several programs incorporated words and music,” says Ted Nelson, cellist and concert:nova producing artistic director. “But Festival of Words is devoted to music prompting responses with narrative and vice-versa.” The series begins…
Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Bounces to its Own Beat
How are we supposed to feel about young Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis), an undersized pipsqueak living in Nazi Germany who longs to be accepted as an equal among the Hitler Youth of his community? He’s whip-smart and decidedly hip in an anachronistic way — perfectly suited to step out of the frames of Taika Waititi’s…
Halloween Is Forever at Fairborn, Ohio’s Quaint and Creepy Year-Round Foy’s Halloween Stores
Just outside of Dayton, Ohio, in a town called Fairborn, is a place where October is eternal, candy is eaten with every meal and hyper-realistic animatronics are on standby, ready to scare the bejesus out of any brave soul willing to shell over three dollars. This magical place is Foy’s Halloween Stores — a series…
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s ‘Titus Andronicus’ is Riveting But Hollow
My high school theater director often regaled us with one of my favorite Shakespeare stories of all time: At the Globe Theatre in London, he stood with hundreds of other theatergoers to watch Shakespeare’s foray into the slasher genre with Titus Andronicus. As the blood began to pour onstage, he recalled audience members dropping…
With a Dozen Democrats, Tomorrow’s Presidential Primary Debate in Ohio Will be the Largest Ever Televised
Television crews are going to need a wide angle lens to capture the dozen Democratic Party presidential hopefuls crammed onto the stage at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio for the party's primary debate tomorrow. That's the most candidates ever for a televised presidential debate, besting Republican's 11 candidates in the 2016 primary elections. But don't…
Former Judge Fanon Rucker Jumps Into Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Race
One of Hamilton County's biggest coming elections just got another contender. Former municipal court judge Fanon Rucker has announced he will run for Hamilton County Prosecutor, possibly challenging incumbent Republican Joe Deters for that powerful seat in November 2020. But to get the chance to take on Deters, Rucker will need to come out on…
Macy Gray to Perform Rescheduled Cincinnati Concert at Ludlow Garage This Week
Clifton’s Ludlow Garage shut down a couple of months ago for a summer-long renovation project that ups the capacity from 300 to 500-plus people. The venue’s reopening was delayed, however, causing singer Macy Gray’s September show at the club (the intended “grand reopening” event) to be postponed. This Tuesday, Oct. 15, Gray is finally coming…
Metal Faves All That Remains Play Riverfront Live This Week
Philip Labonte was the second frontman for Shadows Fall in the unexpectedly fertile Metal scene of Springfield, Massachusetts, providing lead vocals for the band’s seminal Melodic Death Metal debut, 1997’s Somber Eyes to the Sky. But within a year he was shown the door due to oft-cited “musical differences.” Labonte had already been exploring a…
Web Series ‘Science Around Cincy’ Documents the Work of Queen City Ecologists, Conservationists, Engineers and Beyond
In the first episode of Science Around Cincy — a new web series hosted by local educator Chris Anderson and featuring Queen City scientists — a frog sits perched atop a hand, its ribbit opening the scene. “My dad would tell me to kiss it,” Anderson blurts in the background, just before a cartoonish theme…
Cincinnati Bike Projects Grab Federal Grants
Two major efforts to build bike paths in Cincinnati will move forward with the help of federal grants administered by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. The city's bike-share program will also get a boost from the federal money. A plan to finish the Central Parkway Bike Lane by constructing an off-road, shared-use path from…
‘Harry Potter’ Themed Wizardfest Lands at Ludlow Garage in November
If you spent your adolescence (or adulthood) pinning for an admissions letter from Hogwarts delivered via owl or chimney, you'll soon get your chance to experience the magic. On Nov. 16, the Ludlow Garage will transform into the wizarding world beloved by fans of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Aptly dubbed Wizardfest, the one-night-only event is…
Minimum Gauge: Trump Insults “Little Bruce Springsteen” and Prince’s Estate at Minneapolis Rally
HOT: Rally Crying If there’s been a single day in the Trump presidency when the Prez didn’t insult someone — be it Debra Messing, Mitt Romney, whistleblowers or any of his other many real and perceived “foes” — it’s been a rare occurrence. At last night’s unhinged campaign rally in Minneapolis, a few of Trump’s…
Cincinnati Hip Hop Artist Papa Gora Looks at Fleeting Financial Security in New Music Video “Bad Economy”
After debuting last year with the impressive album H.O.P.E. — a smart, reflective look at the societal/cultural ills of his native Senegal — Cincinnati Hip Hop artist Papa Gora returned this summer with a new 7-track EP, It's Gonna Cost You. The new release zeroes in on a different kind of strife — money issues.…
Here’s Where to Find a Print Edition of CityBeat
Recently, Kroger stores nationwide decided to cease carrying all free publications in all of their stores. That includes CityBeat and myriad other Association of Alternative Newsmedia publications. (The AAN published this piece about a "Don't Lose Local News" campaign with numbers to call to ask Kroger reverse its decision on free alts.) Here at CityBeat…
Cincinnati’s Sky Hank Debuts Evocative Dream Pop Song “Dandelion”
Drummer/multi-instrumentalist Jake Langknecht has had a creatively busy and fruitful 2019. Both of the Cincinnati Indie Rock bands he's in have released great recording projects this year. The Indie/Psych trio Pop Empire released its first full-length album in five years, Novena, and did some touring (including dates in New York City) in support of it…
Arrests Made in Hocking Hills State Park Death
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it has arrested two teens in connection with a Sept. 2 death at Hocking Hills State Park. The 16- and 17-year-old boys from the town of Logan, Ohio in Hocking County are accused of allegedly dislodging the tree branch that fell on and killed 44-year-old Victoria Schafer. Both…
Watch Greater Cincinnati’s Frontier Folk Nebraska Rock the Roller Rink in New “Teenage Freaks” Music Video
Northern Kentucky Rock crew Frontier Folk Nebraska is gearing up for the release of its anticipated new album, Freaks, which will be out next month and feted locally with a release party concert at Newport's Southgate House Revival on Nov. 29. Back in July, FFN shared the first single from Freaks, "Teenage Freaks," a soaring…
Law Striking ‘Pink Tax’ on Feminine Hygiene Products Could Pass Ohio Legislature Soon
The Ohio House of Representatives has voted to pass Senate Bill 26, legislation that includes a provision removing state sales taxes on tampons and other feminine hygiene products. State representatives tucked the provision striking the so-called "pink tax" into SB26. That bill also allows teachers to claim a $250 state income tax deduction for school…
Architects of Air’s Otherworldly ‘Dodecalis’ Takes Over Washington Park for BLINK Cincinnati
BLINK — a four-night light and art experience spanning 30 city blocks through Over-the-Rhine, downtown and, new this year, across an illuminated Roebling Bridge into Covington — returns to Cincinnati by popular demand this weekend after the event’s inaugural event in 2017. Now in its second run, BLINK kicks off Oct. 10 and, through Oct.…
Metallica To Headline Hard Rock Fests in Columbus and Kentucky in 2020
In a press conference today it was announced that Metallica has teamed up with promoter Danny Wimmer Presents to headline five of DWP's Hard Rock fests next year, including Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus and Louder Than Life in Louisville. The band will play two different sets at each festival. Tickets are…
BLINK Cincinnati’s Website is Temporarily Down — Here’s Where to Find Info and Updates
Cincinnati's pretty stoked about BLINK, so much so, that the festival announced on their Facebook page on Thursday afternoon that the website is temporarily down due to an overload of traffic. According to the post, due to heavy traffic from late Wednesday evening, the site and parts of the BLINK app are down. "We continue…
Longtime Over-the-Rhine Residents Use BLINK to Make a Statement About Community Inclusion
BLINK is a four-night light and art experience spanning 30 city blocks through Over-the-Rhine, downtown and, new this year, across an illuminated Roebling Bridge into Covington. It is returning to the area by popular demand after the event’s inaugural event in 2017. Part of the official BLINK manifesto reads: “The people of the future city are unified…
Over-the-Rhine’s Forty Thieves to Host Sunday Pop-Ups for Local Aspiring Chefs, Cooks and Bakers
Over-the-Rhine's Middle Eastern street food spot Forty Thieves will be welcoming some new faces to its kitchen later this year. Owner/chef Daniel Wright, who also owns Cincy mainstays Senate, Abigail Street and Pontiac, announced on his Facebook page that he will be starting a residency program at the restaurant on Sundays in order to give aspiring…
A New Poll From Fox News Says 51 Percent of Respondents Want the President Impeached and Removed
Just over half the respondents to a new poll conducted between Oct. 6 and Oct. 8 said they support the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump — a sign that criticisms of the embattled Republican's remarks to Ukrainian and Chinese leaders may be sticking. The poll conducted by Fox News, Beacon Research and Shaw…
Cincinnati-Based Indie Pop Project WHY? Releases Silver Jews Cover for World Mental Health Day
For World Mental Health Day 2019, Cincinnati-based Indie Pop project WHY? has released a cover of Silver Jews' "We Are Real." The release is a tribute to Silver Jews mastermind and Indie Rock savant David Berman, who died by suicide in August. Proceeds from WHY?'s version of "We Are Real" — which features vocal assists…
Downtown Cincinnati is Ohio’s Most Expensive Rental Market, Study Finds
What's the swankiest spot for apartments in the Buckeye State? If you're going by rent prices, it's right here in the heart of Cincinnati. At $1,608, Cincinnati's 45202 ZIP code has the highest average rent of anywhere in Ohio, according to a new report by real-estate website RENTCafe. That's a 1.3-percent increase from last year.…
Hocus Pocus-Themed Murder Mystery Coming to Cincinnati This Fall
This fall, Cincinnati will get to enjoy the cult-classic Halloween movie Hocus Pocus in an entirely new way: Something Wicked This Way Kills is a murder-mystery dinner party that will take place at two different locations. Themed after the Hocus Pocus film, the murder mystery invites guests to enjoy a two-hour show, accompanied by a three-course…
Great Ohio River Swim Canceled Due to ‘Harmful Algal Bloom’
The Great Ohio River Swim — an open-water swim which invites people to cross the Ohio River from the Serpentine Wall to Kentucky and back — has been canceled due to what organizers say is a "harmful algal bloom" in the Ohio River. The swim was postponed from its original date in September because of…
Cincinnati Folk Musician Mike Oberst of The Tillers Celebrates New Solo Album Release This Weekend
Cincinnati Folk musician Mike Oberst has been keeping busy with regular bouts of touring with The Tillers, but he’s also found time to squeeze in work on a new solo album. Six Feet of Earth, Oberst’s second solo venture, is slated for release on Oct. 12 via his Reggieville Records label. Six Feet of Earth…
Country Music Veteran Charlie Daniels Will Be Fiddlin’ Around in Lawrenceburg This Weekend
Charlie Daniels — who will be celebrating his 83rd birthday on Oct. 28 — is in his sixth decade of music. The singer/fiddler/guitarist’s career took off in the late ’60s/early ’70s. A session musician, Daniels played on albums by Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and the Marshall Tucker Band, among many others; he released his first…
Should City of Cincinnati Change the Way it Funds Anti-Poverty Initiatives? Some Think So
Last year, Cincinnati had the fifth-highest poverty rate of U.S. cities with more than 250,000 people, Census data shows. How should the city portion out funds that go to organizations fighting poverty, helping Cincinnatians find employment, pushing back against the drug addiction crisis and other efforts? Some Cincinnati City Councilmembers want to see a new…
Cincinnati City Council Passes Ordinance Banning Discrimination Based on Natural Hair
For generations, people of African-American descent — and others with textured hair — have had to make a decision: go natural and face potential discrimination or spend time and money on services and products that change the natural texture of their hair. Cincinnati City Council has voted to ease that dilemma, at least in this…
Hotel Covington Named Eighth Best Hotel in The South By Conde Naste Traveler Readers
Hotel Covington is back in the spotlight for excellence after being named the eighth best hotel in the American South by Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards of 2019. The top 20 list was based on votes by Condé Nast Traveler readers and also includes Southern cities in states like Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia,…
Overwhelmed by BLINK? The Fest Has Five Self-Guided Walking Tours to Explore Different Neighborhoods
Now in its second iteration, the BLINK art and light festival is bigger than ever — in scope and expected attendance. Taking place across Over-the-Rhine, downtown and — new this year — across the Roebling Bridge into Covington, the fest will feature a light parade, projection mapping, interactive installations, tons of live music and more…
One Hundred Years Ago Today, the Cincinnati Reds Won Their First World Series
Being a sports fan in Cincinnati is… kind of brutal these days. So we can be forgiven for looking back wistfully at former glories. And those glories don't get much bigger than when, 100 years ago, our Cincinnati Reds, the first professional team in baseball, won its first World Series. The Reds beat the Chicago…
Queen City Hemp is Rolling Out Four New Limited-Time Flavors Just for BLINK
Locally based Queen City Hemp — America's first producer of CBD seltzer — announced that it will be BLINK Cincinnati's non-alcoholic drink sponsor, with plans to roll out new experimental flavors for the large-scale event: ginger, pink grapefruit, key lime meringue and dragonfruit. Of those flavors, one will be packaged for a limited release later…
22 Cincinnati Halloween Parties for Costume Contests, Themed Cocktails and Wicked Dancing
'80s Halloween Dance Party — Wake me up before you go-go to this 1980s-themed Halloween party. All treats, no tricks. Free event with specialty spooky-themed drinks. 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Mixwells Northside, 3935 Spring Grove Ave., Northside, facebook.com/MixwellsBar. Leather Halloween at Mixwells — Mixwells is mixing drag shows, leather and Halloween. Dress in your best Halloween…
Before BLINK Illuminates Cincinnati, Catch a Natural Light Show Tonight Thanks to This Meteor Shower
As Greater Cincinnati gears up for massive light art festival BLINK, nature may have a light show of its own in store for the region. Astronomy-minded Cincinnatians will likely be able to catch a meteor shower late this evening as the Southern Taurids are at their peak in the night skies above Ohio and other…
Fall TV Preview: New Shows and Old Favorites Coming to the Small Screen
It’s fall, y’all! And amid the changing weather comes a new season on TV. From primetime to premium cable, new and returning series are taking over our screens. Here’s what to watch out for. This Is Us (9 p.m. Tuesdays, NBC) – How can this show continue to surprise viewers and travel back and forward…
Cincinnati Tribal Rock Band Acarya Explores Love, Family and Togetherness on Debut Album, ‘The Way Home’
Self-described “Tribal Rock” group Acarya was formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Wes Davidson and percussionist extraordinaire Liz Wu at the start of the decade. After a few EP releases and extended touring over the years, the group is gearing up for the release of its debut full-length album, The Way Home, which will be available starting Thursday,…
Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week’s Concerts and Club Shows (Oct.9-15)
WEDNESDAY 09 BLIND LEMON – Thom Stephenson. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. BRICKHOUSE PUB & GRUB – The Twirlers. 7 p.m. R&B/Pop/Various *CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Brad Myers Trio. 6 p.m. Jazz. Free. LUDLOW GARAGE – Towne. 8:30 p.m. Folk. $15-$25. MOTR PUB -…
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Approves Sale of Turfway Park
Turfway Park is changing hands as part of a $150 million plan by Churchill Downs to create what it calls "New Turfway Park." The 15 members of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission unanimously approved the deal, clearing the way for it to move forward. The sale of the Florence, Kentucky horse racing venue comes after…
Your Guide to BLINK 2019
BLINK is a four-night light and art experience spanning 30 city blocks through Over-the-Rhine, downtown and, new this year, across an illuminated Roebling Bridge into Covington. It is returning to the area by popular demand after the event’s inaugural event in 2017. Now in its second run, BLINK will kick off on Thursday, Oct. 10…
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Comes Alive with Color, Light and Sound During BLINK
Locals know the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge well. Opened in 1867 as a precursor to the Brooklyn Bridge, its unmistakable stone towers and sky-blue trusses make their way onto every postcard and skyline shot of Cincinnati. During BLINK, the original lifeline between Ohio and Kentucky will be reimagined in an explosion of color and…
Architects of Air Debuts the World Premiere of New Inflatable Luminarium ‘Dodecalis’
In 2017, Washington Park played host to “Katena,” an inflated, palace-like “luminarium” that glowed in vivid color. As BLINK’s only ticketed event (it cost $5), it also proved to be one of the most popular. Outside, its rounded arches and floral turrets made it resemble a miniature, alien version of Music Hall. Inside, visitors were…
Protesters at P&G Shareholder Meeting in Downtown Cincinnati Decry Deforestation
Roughly 25 protesters gathered outside Cincinnati-based consumer products company Procter & Gamble this morning, chanting, sitting on toilets and holding signs decrying the company's Charmin toilet paper brand as shareholders filed in for the company's annual meeting. The demonstration was organized in part by New York-based National Resources Defense Council, which gave Charmin the lowest possible rating…
Camp Washington’s Sacred Heart Church Hosts its Cult Favorite Fall Ravioli Dinner in October
Sacred Heart Church in Camp Washington has been hosting ravioli dinners twice a year for more than a century (108 years to be exact). And when we say ravioli dinners, we mean like home-cooked, old-fashioned, Italian-recipe ravioli dinners made by actual Italians and parishioners from Northern Italian recipes brought to Cincinnati from the Old Country. …
Kroger to End Sale of E-Cigarettes
Cincinnati-based grocery giant Kroger announced this week that it is ending the sale of electronic cigarettes amid mounting concern about the health effects associated with the products. The chain, with more than 2,500 stores across 35 states, says that regulations around the smoking alternatives as well as questions about the health risks associated with them…
County, Concrete Company, Bengals Strike Deal Moving Banks Music Venue Forward
After months of wrangling, Hamilton County Commission today unanimously approved a deal that commissioners say will clear the way for a music venue at The Banks. That venue, developed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's concert promotion arm MEMI, had been tied up in a complicated land swap deal. The Cincinnati Bengals have veto power over…
Legendary Investigative Journalist Bob Woodward Presents the Mercantile Library’s 32nd-Annual Niehoff Lecture
The Mercantile Library will present its 32nd-annual Niehoff Lecture Oct. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, featuring two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward. In the early days of his nearly 50-year career in journalism, Woodward broke the story of the Watergate scandal in 1972 with fellow The Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein. Their book,…
Kick-Off BLINK and Watch Cincinnati Light Up During the Future City Spectacular Parade
In its inaugural 2017 run, BLINK Cincinnati was one of the largest and most innovative light and art events in the nation, transforming city blocks all the way from The Banks to the edges of Over-the-Rhine into a glowing, pulsing wonderscape. Cincinnatians could feast their eyes on large-scale projection mapping, light-based sculptures and installations, a…
Jewel and Perez Hilton Headline Cincinnati’s Celeb-Packed Health and Fitness Wellness Your Way Festival
Kroger is bringing its Wellness Your Way Festival back to the Duke Energy Convention Center with a big ol’ roster of health and fitness celebs, wellness experts and Jewel, the singer-songwriter and fest co-founder. The stated goal of Wellness Your Way is that it is “a life-altering weekend experience to kick-start your journey to a healthy lifestyle.”…
The Cincinnati Art Museum Hosts an Art House Triple Feature During Horror Film Fest: An Evening of Vampires
Its spooky season and the Cincinnati Art Museum is taking cinematic advantage by hosting an evening of vampire-centric film screenings. The triple feature includes a screening of: Let the Right One In, a poetic and tender Swedish story about a bullied 12-year-old who befriends the vampire next door; A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,…
Caffeinate and Educate Yourself at the Cincinnati Coffee Festival at the Duke Energy Convention Center
The third-annual Cincinnati Coffee Festival returns to the Queen City and has moved from OTR’s Music hall to a larger venue, taking over the Grand Ballroom at downtown’s Duke Energy Convention Center. The event will kick off with a Trade Day on Friday, which is reserved for coffee shop owners, baristas and enthusiasts interested in learning more…
Engaging Greater Cincinnati Singer/Songwriter Wonky Tonk Returns with New “Lessons” Music Video
Engaging Greater Cincinnati singer/songwriter Wonky Tonk is gearing up for the release of her anticipated new full-length album, Lessons & Lovers, which is due later this year and is the follow-up to her 2015 debut LP, Stuff We Leave Behind. In advance of the release of the album — credited to Wonky Tonk & The…
Cincinnati’s Mikey’s Late Night Slice to Serve the ‘World’s Hottest Pizza’ For a Limited Time
Things are heating up at Mikey's Late Night Slice in Over-the-Rhine. The pizzeria is debuting its Fiery Death with Hate Sausage pizza, which, according to the eatery, has been labeled "The World’s Hottest Pizza." By who? We aren't totally sure, but judging by the ingredient list, we certainly wouldn't doubt it. This spicy-ass pizza requires…
The Northside Flea Brings Antique, Vintage and Upcycled Vendors to Building Value for a Crafty Maker Market
This open-air flea market is hosted by Building Value and features a variety of handcrafted items from regional vendors. The focus here is on sustainability and upcycled items made from reclaimed, recycled or salvaged materials, along with natural goods. Vendors include Queen City Alchemy, ReVamper Vintage, Crafty Delinquent, Applehead City Pet, Unsung Salvage Design Company…
The Cincinnati Cyclones Kick Off the 2019/2020 Season with Dollar Beers and Dollar Hot Dogs
The Cincinnati Cyclones kick off hockey season with their first face off against the Wheeling Nailers. And not only is it the first home game of the season, it’s also the first dollar dog and dollar beer night. That’s right: Fans can get $1 John Morrell hot dogs, $1 Donatos pizza, $1 soda and $1…
The de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation’s Annual eat.play.give Brunch Brings the City’s Best Chefs to Cincinnati State
The de Cavel Family SIDS Foundation is hosting its 16th-annual SIDS awareness brunch event — eat.play.give. — at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State. It’s a chance for attendees to eat and drink their way through food stations crafted by chefs from restaurants and epicurean destinations including Boca, Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey, Fausto, Karrikin…
Second Sunday on Main Becomes BLINK on Main for October’s Street Fair
Second Sunday on Main coincides with the final evening of BLINK so the party is being extended into the evening hours during BLINK on Main. During the day, check out live music and a biergarten lounge. In the evening, there will be more live music from Brooklynn Rae, Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Knotts and…
Masterpiece-Inspired Floral Show ‘Art in Bloom’ Returns to the Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum is about to blossom. Visitors to the 138-year-old museum will soon be able to experience its permanent collection of fine art surrounded by the natural beauty of fresh flowers with the return of Art in Bloom, a four-day event that will fill the museum with floral arrangements Oct. 17-20. Works of…
Ohio Garage Punk Greats New Bomb Turks to Play Northern Kentucky in February
In 1994, “Alternative Rock” from Ohio was having a moment. And that moment was captured rather ingeniously at a once-in-a-lifetime “Arena Rock” concert. The Breeders — riding high on their hit Last Splash album — headlined Hara Arena in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio on March 18 of that year. Second on the bill was…
Cincinnati Boutique The Native One Opens a New Covington Location
OTR's Vine Street got a little bit cuter last year with the addition of The Native One's first brick-and-mortar location in spring of 2018. About a year and a half later, business owner Anna Steffen is opening her second storefront in Covington. The shop will open at 11 a.m. on Oct. 8 at 326 Scott St. and the…
O’Bryonville’s 8th & English Has Closed; East Walnut Hills’ Branch Honors its Tuesday $1 Oyster Tradition
O'Bryonville's Eighth & English has closed its doors, according to the Woodburn Village Voice, a news round-up from East Walnut Hills' restaurant Branch. The seafood-centric, Italian-flavored eatery — which went by the nickname 8&E — was a "godsend for those looking for innovative, thoughtfully crafted fare" somewhere outside of Cincinnati's urban core, wrote CityBeat dining critic…
Rising Country Star Morgan Wallen’s “Whiskey Glasses Roadshow” Coming to Cincinnati in Early 2020
Rising Country star Morgan Wallen has just announced a 19-date tour to kick off 2020 and it includes a Cincinnati stop. Wallen's "Whiskey Glasses Roadshow" — featuring guests Jon Langston and Ashland Craft — is scheduled to hit the Taft Theatre on Jan. 18. Tickets ($35-$65) go on sale Friday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. via…
Prolific Cincinnati Rockers Vacation Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Happy 10th birthday to Cincinnati rockers Vacation. The band came together in 2009, formed by singer/guitarist Jerri Queen (who has worked with local groups from The Read to Tweens). Vacation’s current lineup — with longtime bassist Evan Wolff, drummer Dylan McCartney (who fronts his own group, Mardou) and guitarist John Hoffman, a solo artist, member…
DeWine Details Gun Violence Prevention Proposals, Backtracks on ‘Red Flag’ Law and Universal Background Checks
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has drilled down on promised measures to reduce gun violence in the wake of the August mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio that killed nine and wounded dozens more. The governor proposed some legislation to tighten gun restrictions, but did not include a controversial measure he had floated earlier this year: a…
The Mueller Report Gets the Stage Treatment at Know Theatre in ‘A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts’
The Mueller Report has been dissected in every major media news outlet, thousands upon thousands of tweets and has even been made into a graphic novel. Now it’s getting the stage treatment. Over-the-Rhine’s Know Theatre will present a one-night-only staged reading of The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts on Oct. 24…
The Final Burlington Antique Show of the Season Takes Place in October at the Boone County Fairgrounds
Oct. 20 is your final opportunity to visit the Burlington Antique Show this year. As the Midwest’s premier antique market, they're celebrating almost four decades of bringing the best antiques and vintage collectibles to the Boone County Fairgrounds. On every third Sunday of the month throughout the summer, more than 200 dealers converged to exhibit…
CityBeat’s HopScotch Scotch, Irish Whiskey and American Whiskey Tasting Event Returns to Newport’s New Riff Distilling
It’s that sweet, smoky, peaty, perfect time of year once again: CityBeat is bringing HopScotch back for our annual celebration of non-bourbon whiskey. An annual tasting event guaranteed to light a fire in your belly for Scotch, Irish whiskey and American whiskey, the whiskey-curious and longtime liquor enthusiasts alike come together for this evening of…
Twin Peaks Sports Bar (As in Boobs, Not Agent Dale Cooper) is Coming to West Chester
The double-entendre sports bar and lounge Twin Peaks is opening its first Cincinnati restaurant in West Chester in mid-November. According to a press release, "Twin Peaks is the ultimate sports lodge featuring made-from-scratch food, the coldest beer in the business, attractive servers and wall-to-wall TVs for sports from every angle." It is not a Twin Peaks…
Environmental Groups Plan Protest for P&G Annual Shareholders Meeting
Tomorrow (Oct. 8) is Cincinnati-based consumer giant Procter & Gamble's annual meeting for shareholders, and environmental groups and local activists say they'll be right outside to protest the company's Charmin brand toilet paper. New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council has organized the protests set for 7:30 a.m. on public space outside P&G headquarters. The group…
Off-the-Cuff ‘Mister America’ Follows ‘Tim and Eric’s’ Tim Heidecker on the Campaign Trail
Like a found-footage cam straight out of the Blair Witch Project, Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington and Eric Notarnicola’s experimental vérité Mister America closes with a slanted shot of a hapless flower, barely holding its own and backdropped by sunset desert skies. As a whole, the mockumentary feels much the same. The 90-minute film hones in…
The Best Ways to Get Around Cincinnati’s Four-Day BLINK Festival
BLINK is a free(!), four-night art and light spectacle spanning more than 30 blocks across Over-the-Rhine, downtown and Covington held Oct. 10-13. The inaugural 2017 event saw more than 1 million visitors to the Queen City and many, many more are expected this year. To avoid the hassle of parking, traffic, humans walking in front…
Every Road Closure You Should Know About Ahead of Cincinnati’s BLINK Festival This Weekend
BLINK, one of most anticipated events of the year, returns to Cincinnati Oct. 10-13. The four-night art and light fest will span 30 city blocks through Over-the-Rhine, downtown and — new this year — across an illuminated Roebling Bridge into Covington, transforming the cities into an interactive glowing adventure. Due to the walkable nature of…
Brink, Listermann, Taft’s and Rhinegeist All Take Home Major Wins from the Great American Beer Festival
Cincinnati breweries Brink Brewing Co., Listermann Brewing Co., Rhinegeist and Taft's Brewing Company all participated in the 38th-annual Great American Beer Festival competition, which held its awards ceremony in Denver, Colorado over the weekend. And each local brewery took home some very, very exciting wins. Brink took home the gold for both its Hold the Reins English-Style Mild and…
Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club Owner: Future Unclear, but ‘I Will Be Back’
A popular Northern Kentucky restaurant on a marina that was floating in the Ohio River is down, but maybe not out, its owners say. A barge struck the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club in the early morning hours of Oct. 2, dragging some of it down the river and sinking the rest. That effectively ended the…
McConnell Pledges to Block Impeachment in New Social Media Fundraising Video
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has a lot going on these days. He's running for reelection next year, for one. He's also presiding over a Senate that will likely consider articles of impeachment against his fellow Republican, President Donald Trump. So what's a busy guy-about-D.C. to do? Multi-task, obviously. McConnell has seized…
Antenna Users Will Need to Rescan Their TVs to Continue Watching These Eight Cincinnati Area TV Stations
If you're a Cincinnatian who uses an antenna versus cable or satellite to watch TV, the Federal Communications Commission has some news: You're going to need to rescan. Some 1,000 TV stations across the U.S. are moving to new frequencies by July 2020 to make room for 5G and other broadband services and that includes…
Raclette Night Returns to The Rhined at Findlay Market Every Wednesday
Raclette Night is back at Findlay Market cheesemonger The Rhined. Yes, as of Oct. 2, the shop has brought back its cold-weather tradition of melting and scraping raclette cheese (a type of Swiss) onto a pile of goodies like potatoes, veggies and charcuterie. Raclette Night takes place 5-9 p.m. every Wednesday through March and costs…
Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote in Ohio
If you plan on casting a ballot in the November election, you'll want to make sure you're registered to do so — and soon. Today (Oct. 7) is the last day to register to vote in Ohio. You can find out your voter status and/or register to vote at the Ohio Secretary of State's website. Even…
Could You Climb Trump’s Border Wall? Climbing Enthusiasts to Give It a Shot at Kentucky Competition
To paraphrase a saying popular with a certain segment of the population: “Climb the wall! Climb the wall!” A 75-year-old rock-climbing enthusiast is hosting an interesting climbing competition next weekend (Oct. 11-12) at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. Rick Weber, a founder of the Gorge-area rock climbing preserve Muir Valley, is celebrating Rocktoberfest by hosting the…
Bryan Stevenson’s Impassioned Call for Racial Justice Inspires at Cincinnati Public Library’s First Mary S. Stern Lecture
There was a large, sold-out crowd on hand for Bryan Stevenson’s talk at Downtown’s Aronoff Center for the Arts on Wednesday night — the first of what will be an annual Mary S. Stern Lecture presented by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. What people heard from the impassioned, eloquent and charismatic author,…
Ohio Lawmakers Passed HB6 Earlier This Year. But the Battle Over the Energy Legislation is Still Heating Up
Most pitched battles over legislation happen while lawmakers are cooking up a bill, during hearings at the State House and protests outside of it. But a law called House Bill 6 passed by lawmakers this summer to shore up the financial situation of two Ohio nuclear plants, a coal plant in the state and another…
Minimum Gauge: Nickelback Ruins Donald Trump’s Conspiracy Theory Meme. Sad!
HOT: Photo Finished Like about 98 percent of what has happened with the executive branch of the U.S. government in, say, the past nearly three years, no one would have guessed a recent turn of events possible — this one involving eternal Rock punching bags Nickelback and the President of the United State (yes, of…
Bellevue’s Darkness Brewing is Hosting a Horror Art Show and Black Pumpkin Ale Tapping
Bellevue's Darkness Brewing is getting in the spooky spirit with a special horror-themed art show coinciding with their Dark Pumpkin Ale keg tapping today (Oct. 4), with the festivities going until 11:30 p.m. The event will feature live art-making by artists including Art Bizarre, Adam Lusso, Brad West and Sarah Lalley, as well as tarot card…
‘Casper The Friendly Musical’ Kicks Off the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Centennial 2019-2020 Season
Perhaps the cutest ghost to make a silver-screen appearance in the 1990s, Casper, is getting the stage treatment this Halloween season at Over-the-Rhine's Taft Theatre. Hold the tricks; double the treats. The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati's world premiere of Casper The Friendly Musical kicks off the company's 100th anniversary season, with showtimes Oct. 12 through Oct. 21.…
200 Life-Size Scarecrows Have Popped Up in Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio — located about two hours away from Cincinnati — is home to an ever-growing collection of human-sized scarecrows. Currently, there are about 200 and counting. Yes. The people of the nine communities that make up Fairfield (Amanda, Baltimore, Bremen, Carroll, Lancaster, Lithopolis, Millersport, Pickerington and Sugar Grove) have banded together to create a "Trail…
Cincinnati Country Music Great Dallas Moore’s New ‘Tryin’ to Be a Blessing’ Album is Out Now
Happy album release day to Cincinnati Outlaw Country music hero Dallas Moore, whose new album, Tryin’ to Be a Blessing, was released today via Indiana’s Sol Records. Just like Moore’s last album, 2018’s Mr. Honky Tonk, Blessing was produced by Dean Miller, son of the legendary Roger Miller and a fellow Country singer/songwriter. In the…
Ubiquitous Hip Hop Innovator Young Thug’s “Justin Bieber Big” (?) Tour Rolls Through Riverbend’s PNC Pavilion
In the past decade, Hip Hop artist Young Thug has become one of the most ubiquitous figures in popular music. That’s not just through the success of his own mixtapes and albums, including his first No. 1 — the recently released So Much Fun — or his status as a go-to collaborator to the stars…
Influential Garage Rock Veterans The Fleshtones to Play Concert in Newport
No band in Rock history has a more coincidental origin story than The Fleshtones. The Garage Rock icons began in 1976 when roommates Keith Streng and Jan Marek Pakulski found abandoned instruments in their rented basement, with Streng on guitar, Pakulski on bass and friends Peter Zaremba and Lenny Calderon joining on keyboards and drums,…
Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter and Ohio Native Griffin House to Play Newport’s Southgate House Revival
A good decade into his career, Springfield, Ohio-born singer-songwriter Griffin House decided to mix things up for his latest album, Rising Star. He co-wrote several of the release’s tunes with fellow Nashville musicians Brian Elmquist (The Lone Bellow), Joy Williams (the Civil Wars) and longtime collaborator Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow). “It’s unusual,” he admits in…
U.S. Navy to Commission USS Cincinnati Tomorrow
A combat ship named after the Queen City will be ushered into service with the U.S. Navy Saturday during a ceremony in Gulfport, MS. The USS Cincinnati is a littoral combat ship — a small, quick and agile vessel capable of speeds up to 40 knots. It's primarily designed to operate near the shore against…
Art Rock Juggernaut Man Man to Play Cincinnati This Weekend
Birthed in Philadelphia and based in Los Angeles, Man Man is the brainchild of Ryan Kattner, aka Honus Honus, the pianist/lead vocalist/songwriter extraordinaire whose Art Folk/Rock conglomeration answers the unasked question: “What would result from a songwriting round that featured Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, Jimbo Mathus, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz and Low Cut Connie’s Adam…
Poll: 7-in-10 Ohio Adults Believe Climate Change is Impacting U.S.
As Ohioans sweat through record high October temperatures this week, new polling suggests many people are connecting the dots between extreme weather and climate change. The 2019 Ohio Health Issues Poll released by Interact for Health found that seven-in-ten Ohio adults believe global warming is affecting the United States either somewhat or a great deal, and six-in-ten…
College Hill’s FERN is Hosting its Semi-Annual Plant Sale in October
FERN, the hip houseplant and design shop located in a converted gas station in College Hill, is hosting its twice-a-year plant sale on Oct. 13. From noon-4 p.m., customers can expect to find up to 60 percent off select plants and 20 percent off sale merchandise, with bonus discounts and giveaways. The shop carries all…
Mesa Loca Modern Mexican is Opening in the Former Cock & Bull Space on Hyde Park Square
The former Cock & Bull pub location on Hyde Park Square is getting reimagined as a modern Mexican destination called Mesa Loca. The restaurant is slated to open in "late fall" and will start with dinner service, adding brunch and lunch after the grand opening. The space has been remodeled from a British corner bar…
Catch-A-Fire Pizza to Open a Second Location in Downtown Blue Ash
Popular food truck and Oakley's favorite brewery/pizzeria Catch-a-Fire Pizza announced on Oct. 3 their plans to open a second location in downtown Blue Ash. Founders and lifelong Cincinnati residents Melissa and Jeff Ledford plan to open the restaurant in early 2020. The new location will be a full-service restaurant, with a bar and bottle service.…
Cincinnati City Council Tables Hilltop Land Swap… But Deal Isn’t Sunk Yet
The convoluted path to a music venue at The Banks isn't getting simpler any time soon. But the county and a company involved in a potential land swap that could make it happen say that deal isn't dead in the water — or technically, at the water's edge — yet. That venue to be run…
New Over-the-Rhine Steakhouse Losanti Will Open in The Anchor’s Former Space This October
The team behind downtown's Crown Republic Gastropub has announced that they have chosen a name for their forthcoming Over-the-Rhine restaurant. The boutique steakhouse taking over the former Anchor-OTR space will be named Losanti — a reference to the original Cincinnati settlement of Losantiville, which dates back to 1788. "Losanti pays homage to the Queen City’s…
Former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter Will be Released From Jail on Saturday
Thsi Saturday, a little more than two months after former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter began serving a six-month sentence related to her conviction on a felony count, she will be released from the county justice center. Hunter was convicted in 2014 on one of nine felony counts for providing documents to her…
Groups Say They’ll Push a Cincinnati Ballot Initiative to Fund Affordable Housing
Housing advocates who organized a march on Oct. 2 from the West End to Cincinnati City Hall to push for more affordable housing funding had a surprise for the more than 100 people who turned out for the event: the announcement of a citywide ballot initiative that, if successful, would direct the city to put…
In Conversation with YouTubers Drew Gooden and Danny Gonzalez
YouTubers Drew Gooden and Danny Gonzalez — aka two dudes who make comedy commentary videos — are taking their nearly sold-out We Are Two Different People tour to Covington’s Madison Theater on Oct. 8. Kurtis Conner, another YouTuber, will open the show. Between the three they have nearly 6.4 million subscribers. Often satirical and cynical,…
Cincinnati Named No. 11 Best City in America for Freelancers
Hello. Do you like reading about how great Cincinnati is based on studies by various websites and media outlets? Great. Here's another one. Neighborhoods.com — "a full service brokerage and an easy-to-use online real estate resource that helps people find the perfect home as well as the ideal neighborhood" — has named Cincinnati the No.…
Check Out the Expansive Music Lineup for Cincinnati’s BLINK Art and Light Extravaganza
BLINK is a light-based art festival that transforms Cincinnati into a luminous, kaleidoscopic alter-ego of the city with large-scale projection mapping installations, lustrous murals, and immersive art that's fun for all ages. A walk through BLINK will have you look at the city in a whole new (forgive the pun) light, thanks to the efforts…
Dead Low Brewing to Open by Riverbend Music Center and Coney Island
A new brewing company is dropping anchor on Kellogg Avenue in Cincinnati's California neighborhood — within walking distance of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center. Dead Low Brewing is slated to open its doors on Oct. 10 and will feature a taproom, beer garden and kitchen. Located at 5959 Kellogg Ave., Dead Low takes its name…
Cincinnati Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Rachel Maxann’s Fickle Hellcat to Release Debut Album
This Friday (Oct. 4), singer/songwriter/guitarist Rachel Maxann will release her first album with her band Fickle Hellcat. The group’s self-titled full-length is the latest chapter in Maxann’s musical pursuits. A Cincinnati native, she got her start fronting a Funk/Rock band in Athens, Ohio, then went on to pursue projects while living in places like New…
Muggles, Witches and Wizards: Drink Your Way Through Over-the-Rhine During the Third-Annual Wizard Pub Crawl
Accio, alcohol! The third-annual Wizard Pub Crawl through Over-the-Rhine invites muggles, wizards, witches and everyone in between to imbibe many potions as they make their way from 16-Bit Bar+Arcade to partner drinking destinations including MOTR Pub, Mr. Pitiful’s, Below Zero, Drinkery OTR, Revel OTR Urban Winery, OTR Live and more. Tickets include a signature wand…
Meet Farm Animals, Listen to Live Music, Snack from Food Trucks at the Sunflower Festival at Gorman Heritage Farm
Please note this update from Gorman Heritage's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gormanfarm/posts/10157716574197458 If you follow ‘hip’ folks on Instagram, they probably post an annual #candid of themselves in a field of sunflowers. And most likely, it was taken at Gorman Heritage Farm’s Sunflower Festival. Honestly: totally worth it for the cute pics alone. This autumnal celebration will…
Kids, Adults (and Animals) Can Enjoy Tricks and Treats at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Weekends-Only HallZOOween Event
HallZOOween is more about the treats than the tricks. Kids and zoo animals alike will be treated to special themed activities. Kids can trick-or-treat at stations scattered throughout the grounds, catch a show from Phil Dalton’s Theater of Illusion and even hop on the Hogwarts Express. Be magically sorted at the Transfiguration Station, board the…
Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire Brings the Heat — and Spicy-Ass Food — to Fairfield
Calling all spice lovers: Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire presents all things hot, from salsas and dry rubs to sauces, marinades and mustards. There will be hundreds of foods to sample as well as an Arena of Fire competition with newly imagined contests and showdowns to see who can eat (or create) the spiciest items.…
Find Arts, Crafts, Bluegrass Music, Fried Fair Food and Sheep Herding Demos at the Annual Kentucky Wool Festival
Drive through winding country roads before landing at the Kentucky Wool Fest; be greeted by the wafting scent of fried food, twangy banjos, a petting zoo and vendor booths with handcrafted items selling everything from threads to keep you warm to goat-milk soap and lots and lots of wool. Watch sheep herding and sheep shearing…
Solve a Mystery, Crack a Safe in the Christian Moerlein and Brewing Heritage Trail Underground Haunted Brewery Tour
The collaboration between Christian Moerlein, the Brewing Heritage Trail, Cincinnati Escape Room and Cincinnati Landmark Productions takes guests on a trip back in time, through a darkened brewery and into an abandoned cellar, where they must work to solve puzzles to discover a secret combination to crack a safe. According to lore, "In 1880, brewer…
CliftonFest Takes Over Ludlow Avenue for a Weekend of Music, Art, Food and a Pet Parade
This annual fest takes over Ludlow Avenue for a weekend of art, music and shopping. The eighth-annual CliftonFest captures the spirit of the neighborhood with a plethora of live music — everything from Rock and Reggae to Blues and R&B — along with popular live sidewalk chalk drawing artists and a mural unveiling. Friday night features…
Fretboard Brewing and Klosterman Baking Co. Release Seasonal Klosterman Rye Bier Collaboration
Blue Ash's Fretboard Brewing Company is re-releasing its seasonal brew, Klosterman Rye Bier, a collaboration with local Klosterman Baking Co. The beer debuted in 2018 and has been dubbed "one of the best beers to pair with tailgating food," according to brewery managing partner Kevin Moreland. “Klosterman’s Cincinnati Dark Rye is an iconic brand in…
Comfort Station Offers Artful Cocktails and Separate Drinking Experiences at its Upstairs and Downstairs Bars in Walnut Hills
Behind a bright blue door in Walnut Hills, Comfort Station is hidden in plain sight. The newest bar from Stuart King, one of the founders of Sundry and Vice in Over-the-Rhine, Comfort Station has recently taken up residence in — wait for it — an old public restroom. “At times (Cincinnati) was very much at…
Smashing Pumpkins Frontdude Billy Corgan to Bring Solo Tour to Covington in November
Billy Corgan — frontdude of seminal AltRock band Smashing Pumpkins — has announced a run of solo dates for this fall. The tour includes a Nov. 15 show at Covington’s Madison Theater. Tickets go on sale this Friday (Oct. 4) at 10 a.m. via ticketmaster.com. Corgan has spent the bulk of his touring time of…
Applications Are Open for the 2020 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Applications for Know Theatre's 17th annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival are officially open. The 14-day theater and arts extravaganza features performances, film, visual art, dance and more from both local and international artists. Last year over 100 applicants submitted work. Of those, 34 hour-long productions were selected by a jury of local theater professionals, educators and…
Kiki College Hill is a Neighborhood Izakaya Serving Worth-the-Wait Ramen
Kiki College Hill has opened its doors after two years of planning, fundraising, pop-ups and patience. Owners Hideki and Yuko Harada have created their dream restaurant in an old corner bank at 5932 Hamilton Ave. They worked with the College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CHCURC) to nail down the space and build it out,…
What’s Coming to Netflix and Hulu This October?
It's officially cuffing season, people. That time of year where the leaves get crispier, the air (hopefully) gets chillier, spooks abound and, well, everyone curls up on their couch and seemingly gets into relationships. Cuffed or not (though, you should definitely cuff your jeans for maximum coolness this Autumn season), October is an optimal time…
Avondale, ‘The Heart of Cincinnati,’ Gets New Town Center
City officials, faith leaders, developers and federal housing officials gathered yesterday to launch a new three-building development in the heart of Avondale. The $43 million development at Forest Avenue and Reading Road involved city help along with federal low-income housing and new market tax credits. The complex includes 55 market-rate housing units and 64 affordable…
The Second BLINK Art and Light Festival Transforms Cincinnati and Covington into an Interactive, Glowing Adventure
It will be dark soon. The sun sinks lower every day since the solstice and the evening air is beginning to shake away its last traces of summer. But Cincinnati is just waking up, its electric pulse soon to radiate across the night sky with sound and light. By the time the street lights flicker…
Live Music in Greater Cincinnati: This Week’s Concerts and Club Shows (Oct. 2-8)
WEDNESDAY 02 BLIND LEMON – Tom Roll. 8 p.m. Acoustic. Free. CAFFÈ VIVACE – Blue Wisp Big Band. 8 p.m. Jazz. Cover. *BOGART'S – Catfish and the Bottlemen. 8 p.m. Rock. $30. BRICKHOUSE PUB & GRUB – Bam Powell and the Troublemakers. 7 p.m. Rock/R&B. Free. HILTON NETHERLAND PALM COURT – Mike Darrah Trio. 6…
Mason’s Basil’s on Market is Hosting a Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser to Benefit St. Jude
Basil's on Market in Mason is holding a special Drag Queen Bingo on Oct. 5 to raise funds St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event runs 6-10 p.m. and will be hosted by Dee W. Ieye, who is also known by her stage persona: North America's leading Tupperware Saleswoman. The Columbus-based drag queen is putting on a…
Modern Jazz Trombone Great Delfeayo Marsalis to Play Cincinnati This Week
There are few family dynasties as prominent — in any field — as the Marsalises are in Jazz. The New Orleans clan includes patriarch Ellis Marsalis and an all-time Jazz supergroup in sons Wynton (trumpet), Branford (sax), Jason (drums) and Delfeayo, one of the greatest trombonists in music today. Delfeayo Marsalis was inspired to take…
Tim’s Picks on Over-the-Rhine’s Main Street Keeps the Past Alive
When you meet someone who has made it their job to sell off their collection of old odds and ends, it’s interesting to know what they first collected first as a child. In the case of Tim Fuller, owner and operator of Tim’s Picks on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine, it’s baseball cards. His father ran…
Members of Cincinnati Indie Rock Band Wussy to Embark on Intimate ‘Living Room’ Concert Tour
Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker and John Erhardt of Cincinnati Indie Rock heroes Wussy are embarking on a unique tour in November. The trio will perform "living room concerts" across the Midwest Nov. 9-23. The musicians are working with a company called Undertow, which helps set up intimate living room shows hosted by artists' fans at…
Fifth-Annual Braxton Dark Charge Day Returns with Limited Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Beer Releases
Braxton Brewing Co.'s fifth-annual celebration of bourbon-barrel-aged stouts is back on Dec. 7 for Dark Charge Day. For 2019, the brewery is releasing six total barrel-aged Dark Charge variants coinciding with a winter block party featuring live music, food and limited beer bottle sales. Braxton says the six "have been derived from classic Braxton experimentation, some…
Local Kids’ Lemonade Stand Raises Over $125,000 for Cincinnati Children’s After Going Viral Nationwide
What started as a humble lemonade stand by some local kids to raise money for Cincinnati Children's has turned into a nationwide, crowd-sourced, philanthropic enterprise that has accumulated over $125,000. The story became so viral that it was picked up by ABC's Good Morning America. Over Labor Day weekend, best friends Amanda Zerbe and Hillary Weidner,…
Reports: Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club Struck by Barge
A popular floating restaurant and marina on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River has been damaged after it was struck by a barge, authorities say. Public safety officials confirmed that the barge struck the Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club at about 6 a.m. today, causing significant damage and sending six nearby boats and part of…
Free Serenity Jam Concert at Eden Park to Raise Funds for Cincinnati Substance Abuse Recovery Organization
This Saturday (Oct. 5), Eden Park's Seasongood Pavilion will play host to the second-annual Serenity Jam, a benefit concert for the local Community Program for Recovery, which helps people recovering from addiction and substance abuse problems. According to the Serenity Jam website, the organization aids "residents in transitional houses with the costs of needed items…
Synthwave Provocateur Com Truise Performs in Covington This Week
Seth Haley doesn’t have a musical identity crisis. When he arrives at a creative juncture that requires a different solution, he simply crafts a new identity. Since beginning his Synthwave career a dozen years ago, Haley has recorded under a variety of banners, including Sarin Sunday, SYSTM and Airliner, all of which have enjoyed a…
