Projected Life
Beneath the Weston Art Gallery's four-story street-level space, a glass box that grabs the lion's share of attention on a busy downtown street corner, I Morti, a mesmerizing five-projector video installation by local artist Charles Woodman, occupies the main room in the lower level. The four loops of images projected against the room's west wall…
On My Block
"On my block, it's like the world don't exist/We stay confined to this small little section with dividends/On my block, I wouldn't trade it for the world/'cuz I love these ghetto boys and girls." — "On My Block," Scarface If the living room windows are open and a No. 11, 24, 31, 56 or 69…
News: Matters of State
Jim Raussen News media, residents and political activists spend a lot of time watching Cincinnati City Council. Downtown boycotters believe they can find justice for disadvantaged citizens by putting an economic squeeze on the business district and therefore the city's ruling class. But many of the key decisions about education, health care, transportation, the…
Cover Story: Conceptually Fuzzy
Tapes on the night Owensby died show witnesses, most of whom didn't get to testify. Roger Owensby Jr. was the 14th African-American man killed by Cincinnati Police officers in five years. Nearly two years after his death, the police department has not released its internal investigation into the event. The city's Office of Municipal…
The Dish: Does Lunch
Pizza's not the most innovative thing you can find for lunch downtown but, thanks to Paradise Pizza (413 Vine St.), there's a higher-end choice if you need a break from what the chains dish up. Now in the space at the base of the Carew Tower once occupied by Schlotzky's Deli, Paradise opened in August.…
News: Judicial Challenge
Jymi Bolden Attorney Bruce Whitman says he will go to court to challenge his Republican opponent's eligibility to run for judge. In elections, voters are asked to consider two or more candidates and select the one best qualified. But Hamilton County voters rarely have that option in judicial races; nominees often run unopposed, particularly…
Continuing Films
24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE — (Grade: B) Steve Coogan has the matter-of-fact charm and acting ability to pull off Tony Wilson, the founder of Factory Records, the watershed music company that produced the New Wave genre out of Manchester, England. Late in the film 24 Hour Party People, Wilson shares his business philosophy. "Factory Records…
Adam Marsland
Adam Marsland L.A.-area singer/songwriter Adam Marsland is no stranger to these parts. That's because he's one of the biggest independent road-dogs out there, doing four tours in one year in support of his band Cockeyed Ghost's latest, greatest CD, Ludlow 6:18. With his bandmates unable to do any touring, Marsland loaded up his Toyota…
Whirlygig: 46
Home Base Dorothy said it first in The Wizard of Oz while clicking her ruby red slippers: "There's no place like home." I for one love to look at other people's homes, and last Sunday was the perfect opportunity to do so with the Downtown Tour of Living. Ruby red slippers probably would have been…
Cover Story: Piling On
Jymi Bolden Alleged police brutality in the death of Roger Owensby Jr. (left) is only the first issue in the minds of his parents, Roger Sr. and Brenda Owensby. As Police Officer Robert Jorg's manslaughter trial approached in late October 2001, prosecutors got a gift: a witness came forward volunteering information. The evidence was…
Diner: Oceans Away
When I moved to Cincinnati from the left coast this spring, I thought I had seen the last of great, fresh seafood. And that's been more or less true. Nevertheless, there is decent seafood to be eaten in the Midwest. The trick is finding it and keeping your expectations realistic. Blake's Seafood Grill is an…
Music: Point of Good Returns
Mike Breen Spindle packs the Cavern at the MidPoint Music Festival. "This is the best thing to ever happen to local music." Those were the words spoken from the stage by Saving Ray frontman Kevin Nolan during his group's triumphant performance on Sept. 27 at Main Street club The Overflow. The band was one…
1233 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
Address: 1233 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine Owner: Peoples Co-Op Year Built: 1900 Property Value: $58,000 Comments: Citations have twice been issued for this building's rear masonry wall, according to Gerald Meyer, an inspector with the city of Cincinnati Department of Buildings and Inspections. "This one's missing the whole back wall," Meyer says. "It's just gotten…
