Where the gay boys are
I'm a gay, healthy, native dude from the Midwest attending a sleepy university. I've got a great group of friends and a pretty well-rounded social life. With school and all the organizations I belong to, you would think that I was swimming in a sea of eligible gay men to escort to the local hoedown.…
Bigfoot comes clean in a tell-all, sort of
In Me Own Words There's a harvest of seasonal treats coming into bookstores this time of year. Some are primed for big holiday sales. Other bright-colored offerings are perfect for the equinox when the dark and cooler nights chase us indoors well before bedtime. In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot is a semi-stream-of-consciousness,…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
Rush Limbaugh is a pitiful street junkie. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a molester. Bill Bennett is no high priest of virtue; but a late-night, high-stakes casino gambler. Limbaugh, Schwarzenegger and Bennett: Remember those names. Say them to yourself whenever you see an ad touting Republicans as the family-values candidates. Look, whether you and I like it…
News: Two More Years
Jymi Bolden Posing with graffiti, Councilman Pat DeWine asked reporters not to publicize graffiti. The police work slowdown. The collaborative agreement on police reform that features little collaboration, less agreement and no measurable reform. Being named the sixth meanest city in the country. The Riverfront Classic leaves. The Jazz Festival leaves. The Great Inland…
1703 Elm St.
Address: 1703 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine Owner: Smith Foundation Properties, LLC Built: 1886 Value: $21,800 Comments: 1600 through 1800 Elm St. is one of Cincinnati's most economically depressed areas. The Smith Foundation recently purchased several buildings in Over-the-Rhine, four of which are vacant or condemned. In June a hearing declared the buildings at 1701 and 1703…
Take 60 Seconds
In response to CityBeat's recent urgings to readers to support the paper against attacks by Citizens for Community Values, CCV launched a new attack on its Web site (www.ccv.org) that accuses CityBeat of "promoting prostitution" through our adult services classifieds. The Web attack is filled with misinformation and potentially libelous claims. "For years CCV has…
CSO is big in Japan
Pianist GARRICK OHLSSON, a soloist familiar to CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA concertgoers, is back this week to perform Mozart's melodic Piano Concerto No. 22. The program also includes Sibelius' powerful Second Symphony, a work the CSO has recorded. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. is the first of this season's more casual concerts, including free eats in the…
