Cincinnati Museum Center to Host One-of-a-Kind Gala to Celebrate 200 Years
This fall, the Cincinnati Museum Center is celebrating its legacy — which began more than 200 years ago with the founding of the Western Museum Society — with an extravagant party for the ages. Layers of Wonder will take place on Nov. 1, bringing expertly-crafted cocktails, divine bites, live music and entertainment to the museum…
Artist Unveils “Word Art” Cincinnati Reds Tribute Featuring the Names of Every Player in Team History
Philadelphia artist Daniel Duffy recently unveiled his latest piece — an image of Great American Ball Park created entirely from the written names of every Cincinnati Reds player in the team’s 150-year history. That’s 2059 names, if you’re keeping track. Through his Art of Words website, Duffy sells prints of his works, which recreate “iconic…
14 Cincinnati Haunted Houses, Scary Attractions and Trails of Terror to Freak You Out Until November
All Hallows Eve Terror Town The former grounds of the Old West Fest have been transformed into a Dodge City ghost town — literally. Well, almost literally. A prop fabrication and haunted attraction team has transformed the space into an immersive 19th-century Terror Town with shops, vendors, restaurants, bars and an outdoor movie theater screening…
14 Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patches in Greater Cincinnati and Nearby
Pick your own pumpkins, get lost in a corn maze, drink fresh apple cider and take a wagon ride at these family-friendly area farms Blooms & Berries Farm Market and Garden Center Fall on the farm kicks off Sept. 21. Events include a themed five-acre corn maze (and a straw maze), cow train rides, fresh…
Frights, Farms and Other Festive Fun to Keep You Entertained in Cincinnati This Fall
Fall officially starts on Sept. 23, but pumpkin spice is already back on the menu, which means it’s time for sweater weather, apple cider and other autumnal activities. This year’s Fall Guide is basically a big-ass list of things to do this season, ranging from U-pick farms and cozy food festivals to haunted houses and…
Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry Performs Broadway Hits and More with the Cincinnati Pops
Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry — perhaps best known as Angelica Schuyler, who she portrayed in the smash-hit Hamilton — will lend her voice to Pop, Soul and Broadway favorites, joined by the Cincinnati Pops. With John Morris Russell as conductor, this marks Goldsberry’s first performance in the Queen City. “I call it a…
Cincinnati Public Schools Hosts a Ribbon Cutting Celebration for New $10 Million Stargel Stadium in the West End
On Friday, Sept. 13, Cincinnati Public Schools will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration for the new Stargel Stadium in the West End. The former Stargel Stadium was demolished last year to make way for FC Cincinnati's forthcoming Major League Soccer stadium. The new 3,000-seater state-of-the-art Stargel is located at 501 Ezzard Charles Drive and…
Cincinnati’s Table Connects Immigrants, Refugees and Their Neighbors Via a Pop-Up Dinner at Cincinnati State
Cincinnati’s Table is shaping communities one dinner party at a time. The traveling monthly series is hosting free dinners across the city with the goal of connecting immigrants and refugees to each other and their U.S.-born neighbors. Monday, all are invited to a special farm-to-table dinner at Cincinnati State that will feature the cooking of…
Over-the-Rhine’s Ziegler Pool Hosts an End-Of-Summer Dog Swim Pawty
Ziegler Pool is getting ready to close for the season, which means things are going to the dogs. Ziegler is hosting a Dog Swim Pawty for friendly, licensed and vaccinated canines. Pups are invited to cool off in the pool, make new friends and hang out with their human companions. Each dog ticket includes admission…
Cocktails & Couture at the Cincinnati Art Museum Explores History through Vintage Fashion and Libations
Shop and sip as you step back in time at the Cincinnati Art Museum during Cocktails & Couture, a pop-up that examines history through vintage fashion vignettes and cocktail tastings concocted by Molly Wellmann. Local boutiques will have items for sale and there will be a high-end vintage fashion show as you take a final…
Camp Washington Hosts a Second Saturday Art Walk with Wine Tastings, Vendors, Art Openings and More
Head to Camp Washington to take a little walking tour of the neighborhood’s vibrant up-and-coming arts and culture scene. During this month’s art walk, you’ll have a chance to check out the CampSITE Sculpture Park for vendors, music and food; open hours at the FRINGE bookstand; the Ballard Borich opening at Gallery Askew; a wine…
U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot’s Campaign Treasurer Says He Didn’t Know He Was Campaign Treasurer
The man listed for years on campaign finance filings for 12-term Republican congressman Steve Chabot released a statement disavowing any major involvement with Chabot's campaign, claiming he had no idea he was listed as its treasurer. An attorney for Jim Schwartz, Sr. issued the statement, deepening a mystery surrounding a more than $120,000 gap the…
Cincinnati Ballet Presents Six World Premieres at the Kaplan New Works Series
The Cincinnati Ballet presents six world premiere works — three choreographed by company dancers and three from favorite female choreographers (Heather Britt, Andrea Schermoly and Sarah Van Patten) — in this innovative annual performance series. The pieces in the 14th Kaplan New Works Series are physical, imaginative, sometimes spiritual and touch on themes ranging from…
Great American Ball Park Screens Kevin Costner Sports Fantasy Film ‘Field of Dreams’ for Free
If you screen it, they will come. Great American Ball Park is hosting a movie night featuring Field of Dreams, the 1989 Oscar-nominated sports fantasy starring Kevin Costner as an Iowa corn farmer who has myriad aural and visual hallucinations about ripping out a portion of his field to build a baseball diamond. Costner is visited…
Progressive Jazz Ensemble Snarky Puppy Brings World Tour to Covington
On the heels of its critically acclaimed new album Immigrance’s release, popular Progressive Jazz ensemble Snarky Puppy returns to Greater Cincinnati this week. The instrumental group has built up a fervent fan base and a stack of glowing reviews thanks to its imaginative combination of Jazz, Rock, Funk, R&B and Pop. The legit “big band”…
The Penultimate Burlington Antique Show of 2019 Brings More Then 200 Vintage Vendors to the Boone County Fairgrounds
As the Midwest’s premier antique market, the Burlington Antique Show is celebrating almost four decades of bringing the best antiques and vintage collectibles to the Boone County Fairgrounds. More than 200 dealers converge the third Sunday of the month (through October) to exhibit and sell their authentic wares — Midcentury Modern, Art Deco, pre-war, Industrial…
Ohio’s Suicide Rate Rose Nearly 24 Percent Between 2008 and 2017
A simple conversation could save a life – that's just one of the messages mental-health organizations are hoping to drive home during National Suicide Prevention Week, which runs through Saturday. Ohio's suicide rate rose nearly 24% between 2008 and 2017, and Austin Lucas, program director at the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, explained social stigma still…
West Side Brewing Hosts a Five-Day Oktoberfest Celebration with German Food and German Bands
West Side Brewing is turning its Oktoberfest into a five-day party. The brewery kicks things off on Saturday with a stein-holding contest and a performance from the Zinzinnati Bierband, and will have various German-inspired food, special beer releases, events and entertainment through next week. The party ends Thursday with a show from Bidinger Musikanten, a…
AltRock Trio Wallows Play Sold-Out Show in Columbus
Wallows are an interesting band to be sure. Two of the three band members are working actors. However, their musical aspirations aren’t new. Dylan Minnette and Braeden Lemasters started getting roles, primarily on TV, beginning in 2005 and have worked steadily in front of the camera ever since. Minnette is probably most widely known as…
Mike Oberst of Cincinnati Folk Greats The Tillers Readies Solo Album
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 contains…
Celebrate National Lobster Day with $5 Off Lobster Rolls from Downtown’s Court Street Lobster Bar
To wrap up the sweet summertime season, downtown's Court Street Lobster Bar is offering $5 off all of their lobster rolls on Sept. 25 in honor of National Lobster Day. Since spring of 2017, the lobster bar has been the top destination for high-quality, sustainably-fished seafood in the Cincinnati area. The dream to open up…
Rounding Up the Toronto International Film Festival’s First Weekend of Screenings
Longtime CityBeat film critic tt stern-enzi is currently in the midst of covering the Toronto International Film Festival. As he wrote in a preview piece of the fest, it's a day he anticipates as if it were the "highest of holidays" — his "birthday and Christmas morning, all rolled into one glorious gift." Running from…
Catch Adam Ant Performing His Classic ‘Friend or Foe’ Album in Full This Week at Taft Theatre
Alternative music legend Adam Ant is performing his 1982 debut solo album Friend or Foe in full for the first time on his current tour. Ant rose to fame with his iconic eponymous-ish band Adam and the Ants, which formed during Punk’s formative years in the U.K. Ant was burned by Punk impresario Malcolm McLaren,…
Polarizing Alternative Music Icon Morrissey to Perform This Week in Kettering
Morrissey has long been one of the more polarizing figures in music. Beginning with his work with the influential British band The Smiths in the early ’80s, some music fans were put off by his mopey lyrics and swooning vocal moan, while many others, of course, were completely (sometimes obsessively) enamored with him. When the…
Japanese Pop Punk Sheroes Shonen Knife Play Newport This Week
Japanese Punk Pop legends Shonen Knife began pumping out its gleeful brand of hyper-melodic/hyper-energetic Pop Rock in 1981. Influenced by the same artists as their American Punk Pop peers (The Ramones, Beach Boys, etc.), the group was one of the first Indie/Alternative Rock bands to break big outside of Japan. In the ’80s, Hip American…
Cincinnati Lands on Architectural Digest’s List of Top 5 Design Destinations to Visit in October
Design, architecture and culture publication Architectural Digest has named Cincinnati as one of its five best design destinations for October. Yes. Us. We did it. The Queen City is listed alongside global hot spots New York City, Istanbul, Mexico City and Eindhoven (not necessarily a household name, but it is the fifth largest city in…
Cincinnati’s Coney Island to Remove Amusement Park Rides at the End of the Season
Cincinnati amusement park Coney Island made a major announcement on Sept. 9. After the park closes for the season, they will be removing all of the amusement rides and will start focusing their energy on enhancing their water attractions and events. The final day for guests to ride the park's rides is on Sept. 21…
ArtsWave Honors 200 Local Women Who Influenced the Cincinnati Arts Scene with a New Book
Local arts organization ArtsWave announced that they're working on an exciting new book coming summer 2020. “Imagineers, Impresarios, Inventors: Cincinnati’s Arts and the POWER OF HER,” honors 200 local women who have played a major role in Greater Cincinnati's arts and culture realm. Led by Kathy Merchant, former president/CEO of Greater Cincinnati Foundation and ArtsWave Women's…
Minimum Gauge: Vinyl is On Pace to Outsell CDs Very Soon
HOT: Vinyl vs. CDs The recent mid-year sales report from the Recording Industry Association of America revealed that streaming now accounts for 80 percent of revenue in the music business. Meanwhile, vinyl sales have grown slightly as well over the past year, but already low CD sales have become stagnant. Barring some sort of CD…
Planned Parenthood to Shutter Two Greater Cincinnati Health Clinics In the Wake of State, Federal Regulations
Officials with Planned Parenthood Southwestern Ohio today announced that the organization will close two area clinics in Springdale and Western Hills that provide birth control, STI screenings and cancer tests due to state and federal regulations. The two locations slated for closure do not provide abortions. Their final day of operations will be Sept. 20…
Cincinnati Artist Duo Future Retrieval Unearth Natural History in Lloyd Library’s ‘Leaves of Plates’ Exhibition
Standing over a massive volume of Florae Austriacae — a 1770s illustrated guide to Austrian flowers by Dutch scientist Nikolas Joseph Jacquin, currently housed at downtown’s Lloyd Library and Museum — Guy Michael Davis reviews the difference between leaves and plates. A “leaf,” he clarifies, is an entire sheet of paper, front and back. A…
Skyline Chili Celebrates 70th Anniversary with Limited-Edition Holiday Sweater Giveaway
Skyline Chili has become a culinary staple within the Cincinnati community and beyond since its inception. And to celebrate its 70th anniversary, the chili chain is having a giveaway. Chili fans can register to win a variety of Skyline swag and gift cards, including this year's limited-edition holiday sweater. The sweater features two tones of…
‘August: Osage County’ at Cincy Shakes is Raw, Captivating
CRITIC'S PICK Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County has already successfully solidified itself into the theatrical canon as a modern classic, acting as a poignant window into the violence — both physical and emotional — that family members can commit against one another. The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s nearly three-and-a-half-hour production of Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play bares…
HBO’s ‘Succession’ is an Upper-Crust Satire Best Served Cold
If you haven’t committed to watching Succession (9 p.m. Sundays, HBO), the buzzworthy prestige series in its second season, perhaps you are turned off by the idea of watching a power-hungry, over-privileged family bicker over control of their all-reaching global empire. Understandable. Most of us are trying to avoid those types of stories in the…
Celebrate Friday the 13th with Black Cat Pilates and Beer at Taft’s Brewpourium
Move over goats — there's a new animal humans want to try to remove from their bodies while simultaneously working their core. Taft's Brewpourium is partnering with the League for Animal Welfare and BodyMind Balance to bring Black Cat Pilates to the taproom on Friday the 13th. What is black cat Pilates, you ask? Pilates…
Watch ‘Hocus Pocus’ at Covington’s Historic Linden Grove Cemetery This October
UPDATE: Because of the popularity of the event, the cemetery has to cap attendance at 2,500. According to a Facebook post, "Due to the high level of interest for this event, and our passion for keeping the space clean and safe, we will have to cap admission to 2,500 individuals. In order to do this,…
Music Icon Bob Dylan to Play Northern Kentucky This Fall
Bob Dylan, one of the most influential musicians in the history of the world, has announced new tour dates for this fall that include a return visit to Greater Cincinnati. The music legend and his band will perform Nov. 8 at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. Dylan's…
Cincinnati’s Overcast Hip Hop Festival Announces Last-Minute Venue Change
Just two weeks ahead of their second-annual event, organizers of the Overcast Hip Hop Festival — featuring local, regional and national acts — have announced a venue shift. The event was originally scheduled for Sept. 20-21 at Top Cats, the Corrvyille club with a long history of supporting local Hip Hop and other Alternative/Indie music…
Downtown Cincinnati’s First Kroger in Decades to Open Sept. 25
Cincinnati's new Kroger location at Court and Walnut streets will open Sept. 25, company officials announced. It will be Kroger's first downtown grocery store since a location on Race Street closed in 1969. The store will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, the company says. Urbanists and elected city leaders have salivated…
Country Stars Little Big Town to Bring Their Tour of Historic Theaters to Cincinnati
Country stars Little Big Town are embarking on a tour of historic theaters early next year. The Grammy-winning vocal quartet will begin the tour on Jan. 16 — the day before the release of their new album, Nightfall — at Carnegie Hall, which, according to a press release, is the first time a "mainstream Country"…
Tonight’s Glen Hansard Concert is Canceled
This morning the Taft Theatre announced that Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter Glen Hansard has canceled his performance at the venue tonight (Sept. 9). The Taft released the following statement from Hansard's "team": We are sorry to announce that we have to cancel tonight’s show in Cincinnati due to illness. This is something we hoped to avoid…
Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery Introduces New Slangria Fruited Ale
When it comes to fall flavors, pumpkin spice tends to steal the show, but for those with a more refined — dare we say, mature — palate a crisp, red sangria is truly the perfect ode to the season. Over-the-Rhine's Rhinegeist Brewery understands this, and has announced an exciting new addition to their can and…
In Conversation with ‘Hamilton’ Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Ahead of Her Cincinnati Pops Debut
Renée Elise Goldsberry may strike you as a woman who has never been satisfied — or maybe you're just confusing her for Angelica Schuyler, who she portrayed in the Broadway smash-hit Hamilton. But it was a role she nearly didn't audition for. She just had her daughter and put herself on maternity leave. "Of course,…
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Gives ‘Fun Home’ Heartbreaking Local Premiere
CRITIC’S PICK Staging musical theater productions can be a big challenge for most any company. Compared to a play with three or four actors, musicals require more moving parts, personnel and demands. So it’s worth pointing out that every time Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati undertakes a musical, the company has to go above and beyond its…
Pho Lang Thang’s New Bigger, Better Findlay Market Location is Now Open
For about one agonizing week there wasn’t a drop of pho broth to be sipped at Findlay Market while Pho Lang Thang closed shop to relocate to their new digs on 1828 Race St. Luckily, the savory smell of their exquisite soup is once again filling the air, enticing diners to enter the revamped restaurant.…
Williamsburg, Ohio’s Old West Fest Has Been Transformed into a 19th-Century Terror Town
The former grounds of Williamsburg's Old West Fest have been transformed into a Dodge City ghost town — literally. Well, almost literally. (We don't think there are any real ghosts.) A veteran-owned prop fabrication and haunted attraction team has transformed the space into an immersive 19th-century Terror Town theme park with shops, vendors, restaurants, bars…
Churchill Downs Announces Plans to Bring $200 Million New Latonia Racing & Gaming Venue to NKY
Historic Louisville-based Thoroughbred racing facility Churchill Downs announced on Sept. 5 that it is planning to build a new $200 million live Thoroughbred racing facility in Northern Kentucky. Named New Latonia Racing & Gaming, the facility's location within the Latonia area has not yet been announced, but is projected to stay open year-round as a…
My Drunk Kitchen YouTube Chef, LGBTQ Activist Hannah Hart Bringing New Cookbook Tour to Cincinnati
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. (In the beginning, Hart would get drunk, cook and be entertaining — a feat which has amassed her more than 5 million followers across her various social media platforms.) Now, more than…
Polling Shows Parties Differ on Urgency of Climate Crisis
Many scientists say Hurricane Dorian lashing the East Coast and the massive fires still raging in the Amazon rainforest are stark reminders about the changing climate, but a new poll from Quinnipiac University shows party affiliation plays a large role in whether Americans think climate change is an urgent crisis. Polling analyst Mary Snow with…
Synth Pop Legends OMD Bring the Hits to Bogart’s
The phrase “small but enthusiastic crowd” was never more accurate than it was at Bogart’s this past Wednesday (Sept. 4) as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) made their latest Cincinnati area appearance. The group previously had opened for Depeche Mode at Riverbend Music Center in 1988 and was more recently was at Riverbend's PNC…
Campaign for Cincinnati U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot Gets Federal Scrutiny for $120,000 Gap in Campaign Finance Reports
Questions are swirling around irregularities in campaign finance reports from the campaign of U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, who represents the west side of Hamilton County and all of Warren County. The Federal Elections Commission Aug. 27 sent Jim Schwartz, the campaign treasurer of the long-tenured Republican, a letter raising questions about $123,625 that appeared on…
Cincinnati Reds Players Reach All-Time Milestone Achievements While Limping Toward Finish Line
Despite somewhat higher hopes at the start of the 2019 season, the Cincinnati Reds aren’t going to make the playoffs this year. They will at least probably finish ahead of Pittsburgh in the National League Central division, which is always a badge of honor for a Cincinnati team, but there will almost certainly be no…
Cincinnati Jazz Musician John Zappa Showcases His Expansive Musical Experience and Curiosity with Now Hear This
Trumpeter John Zappa’s career in the Cincinnati Jazz scene bears at least a passing resemblance to the life of Woody Allen’s title character in 1983’s Zelig. He’s played with some of the area’s biggest musical icons and he’s been a presence in the background from an early age. Zappa’s relatively new band project, Now Hear…
Modern Jazz Guitar Legend Pat Metheny Gives You Side-Eye at Memorial Hall This Weekend
Back when Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny started performing the Kansas City circuit in the early ’70s, he looked to the city’s older musicians for inspiration. “I really learned about music on the bandstands of Kansas City with many of the best players in town of that era: Gary Sivils, Paul Smith, Tommy Ruskin, Russ Long…
Hamilton County Commissioners Unanimously Approve New Permanent SkyStar Wheel at The Banks
The Hamilton County Commissioners have given an unanimous thumbs-up to replace the temporary, portable SkyStar observation wheel at The Banks with a more permanent structure. Within a year, the 150-foot-tall current SkyStar will be a replaced by a 200-foot-tall similar structure — i.e. rotating, enclosed gondolas; aerial views of the riverfront, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky;…
Fifth Third Bank Remembers the Victims of the Sept. 6, 2018 Shooting at Fountain Square
On Sept. 6, 2018, Omar Enrique Santa-Perez ended three peoples' lives and injured two with a legally-obtained 9 mm pistol before Cincinnati police shot and killed him in the downtown headquarters of Fifth Third Bank. Now, as the one-year anniversary of the shooting approaches, Fifth Third is remembering the tragedy, those who died and those who survived.…
Tug-of-War Over Land Swap for Music Venue at The Banks Continues
Stop us if you’ve heard this one. A music venue, a football team, a Cincinnati neighborhood, a concrete company and Hamilton County all walk into City Hall… Gears are still grinding on a complex land swap deal that would clear the way for a music venue at Cincinnati riverfront development The Banks, even as construction…
Prop Comedy Legend Gallagher Will Be Smashing Watermelons at the Blue Note in Harrison
Prop comedy pioneer Gallagher, who recently celebrated his 73rd birthday, is coming to Harrison, Ohio this fall. One of the most successful comedians of the 1980s, Gallagher's trademark shtick was his "Sledge-O-Matic" bit, during which he would smash watermelons with a sledgehammer, showering the first several rows of fans at his shows with melon debris.…
Nominate Your Favorite Local Musicians for the 2019 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards
Once again, local music fans are able to participate in the nomination process for this year’s Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. This year marks 22 years since CityBeat first hosted the CEAs. The 2019 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards ceremony will be held in November at Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine. Here's how to participate. Visit the ballot and put…
WVXU’s Bill Rinehart Did a Reddit AMA and Finally Answered How He ALWAYS Knows What’s in the Road
National Public Radio/Cincinnati's WVXU reporter and host of All Things Considered Bill Rinehart recently hopped on the Cincinnati subreddit to do an AMA (ask me anything) and it was interesting for several reasons — most importantly of which was because Rinehart finally revealed how he always, always knows what's in the road. Spoiler: WVXU subscribes…
OTR’s Washington Park Hosts Fall Fest Weekend This October
Over-the-Rhine's Washington Park is devoting an entire weekend to celebrating the greatest season of all. Fall Fest Weekend will take over the park Oct. 26-27, bringing two days of live Americana music and entertainment, dozens of local vendors and kid-friendly activities. Fest-goers can expect a variety local vendors like Daisy Jane's Flower Truck, Bee Haven,…
Cirque du Soleil’s Ice-Skating-Meets-Acrobatics Extravaganza AXEL is Coming to Cincinnati Early Next Year
Cirque du Soleil's "on-ice spectacle" AXEL is coming to Cincinnati early next year. The show — which mixes acrobatics, ice-skating, live music and visual effects — will be staged at the riverfront venue formerly known as U.S. Bank Arena Jan. 23-26. Tickets for the six Cincinnati shows are available now via ticketmaster.com. Here's the description…
Bestselling Author James Patterson is Coming to Cincinnati to Discuss His Two Latest Novels
International bestselling author James Patterson will discuss his two newest books, Killer Instinct and Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause, during a special event at downtown's the School for Creative and Performing Arts on Sept. 11. Famed for the speed at which he turns around novels — he's written over 150 titles — he's also…
Graeter’s Misspells ‘Blueberry’ on Pint Packages, Donates Fix Funds to The Cure Starts Now Instead of Reprinting
In a story that would warm even the most hawkish copy editor's black, black heart and red, red pen, Graeter's Ice Cream has decided to forgo reprinting a misspelling on the pint packaging of their most recent batch of seasonal Elena's Blueberry Pie and instead donate those dollars to the foundation tied to the ice…
Braxton and Graeter’s Celebrate Return of Seasonal Pumpkin Pie Ale With Weekend-Long Release Party
Graeter's Ice Cream and Braxton Brewing Co.'s seasonal collaboration beer Pumpkin Pie Ale returns this September, and they're throwing a party to celebrate the release of one of their tastiest creations. First released in 2018, the 6.5% ABV ale offers "rich, warm notes of pumpkin reminiscent of Graeter’s classic seasonal Pumpkin Ice Cream," says a press…
City Employee Struck by Lightning at Cincinnati’s Spring Grove Cemetery Dies
A second person has died from a Friday lightning strike at Spring Grove Cemetery, records from the Hamilton County Coroner show. Patricia Herlinger, a 31-year-veteran employee of the City of Cincinnati, died yesterday due to injuries she sustained when she was struck by lightning about 5 p.m. Aug. 30 at the landmark Cincinnati cemetery. She…
Graeter’s is Giving Away Free Elena’s Blueberry Pie Cones to Benefit The Cure Starts Now
Graeter's scoop shops are giving away free cones of Elena's Blueberry Pie ice cream from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 5 in a partnership with The Cure Starts Now, a local nonprofit that fights against pediatric cancer. It is part of their Cones for the Cure campaign. All scoop shop locations will be giving away free scoops…
Watch Cincinnati Native William Russell Wallace Play a Bright Eyes Song at Southgate House Revival with Sarah Gail Davis
In late May, Cincinnati-bred/California-based Roots/Rock singer/songwriter William Russell Wallace returned to the area on the tour for his acclaimed new album, Dirty Soul. Wallace was based out of Cincinnati for several years, most notably working with his band Billy Wallace and the Virginia Blues, before taking his talents to Idyllwild, California. While he was back…
Foo Fighters Guitarist Chris Shiflett to Play Top Cats This Weekend
For the past two decades, Chris Shiflett has been Dave Grohl’s primary guitar foil in Foo Fighters. But just after joining the band, Shiflett began pursuing other opportunities to fill his admittedly small window outside of his day job’s recording/touring boundaries. During his 20-year Foo run, Shiflett has done stints with Me First and the…
