“We need to make Ohio cool, and part of it is a company like American Greetings.”
— Ohio Gov. John Kasich, explaining how Ohio needs to retain the creative young people who keep moving to places like Austin, Tex.
We don’t need to spend a lot of time explaining to you, dear CityBeat reader, that John Kasich is not cool. You’re obviously a smart, cool and very attractive person if you’re reading our Cool Issue fall preview, while Kasich is a stuffy Republican who thinks it’s cool to sell bridges to private companies. “Look everybody! A toll booth! Cool!”
But having Kasich as governor hasn’t stopped Cincinnati from having a lot of cool people, places and events scheduled for this fall, and hiring an illustrator to draw Kasich as a bunch of funny-looking cliches didn’t stop us from previewing a cool fall in this issue (although the image of Kasich wearing the beer helmet definitely slowed productivity for a couple hours while we laughed at it).
So enjoy this fall preview, friends. It’s not every year that a politician expresses interest in making your community cooler by doing things nobody thinks are cool, but, hey, that’s “Kasich Cool.”
— Danny Cross, Project Editor
CONTENTS:
• Too Cool Kasich vs. The Liberal Elites
How Republican strongarm tactics may benefit Dems this fall
• Advice for a Bob Evans Enthusiast
Dear Gov. Kasich, expand your horizons and taste what the Queen City has to offer
John Kasich: Congressman, Fox News host, governor … aspiring music critic?
Classic theater company has a cool approach to its work — onstage and off
Debating the potential of the University of Cincinnati’s football and basketball seasons
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2011.