Are Community Schools Really Working?
Community schools, privately operated academic institutions that receive per-student state funding similar to that received by public schools, are exempt from many of the state laws governing education — including being free from the constraints of the state-mandated curriculum. While public schools must adhere to a strict schedule of subjects, community schools can design their…
Press Clips: Down and Out in Cincinnati
The Aug. 20 issue of Everybody's News, its last. There's something sad about a newspaper going out of business, something beyond the measurable loss of jobs. A voice is lost to a community, and that community has to make due with fewer voices. Everybody's News published its final issue on Aug. 20, bowing to…
Cover Story: Lights. Camera. Action?
Jymi Bolden Helping to get the word out about local children available for adoption are (L-R) Val Larkin, Mindy Good and Jacqueline Poignard of the Hamilton County Depart-ment of Human Services. The video crew is ready. But the subjects need some coaching. "I gotta get a still photo of you, too," the director says.…
Diner: Sitar Stars
Right off the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway in Blue Ash, Sitar Indian restaurant sits alone in the parking lot, looking like the franchise restaurant it was in an earlier life. Fortunately, the franchise resemblance ends at the door. Inside is a clean, contemporary dining room with wooden shades, brick walls and little decoration, but…
Bang! You’re Did.
The decision to get the shaft of my penis pierced wasn't made overnight. I discussed it with my girlfriend, my family, my clergyman, my shrink, my mechanic, the pizza delivery guy and Dr. Laura. All of them were against it. Which was fine. I really just wanted to talk about the shaft of my penis.…
Hey PETA: Let’s Look at the Big Picture
The year is 1780. In Bologna, Italy, Luigi Galvani is working on one of his many projects. He accidentally discovers that he can cause contractions in dissected frog legs by hanging them from a brass hook and touching the muscle with a steel scalpel. He has just created the first electrical cell. Our understanding of…
Music: Close Shaver
Shaver This Friday, Coney Island's Moonlite Gardens will showcase two musical relatives who are a little bit Country, and a little bit Rock & Roll. No, Donny and Marie Osmond are not coming to the Tristate. The musicians in question are father and son, Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver, who form the backbone of…
Concert previews
Corey Harris saturday While you'll probably find no music aficionado who will argue that Blues music isn't one of the greatest indigenous art forms to emerge from American culture, it can certainly be argued that it has been one of the more invariable forms of music to emerge in the United States. While the…
