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SOUND ADVICE

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SOUND ADVICE
The Killers Thursday • Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati After close to six solid years of touring and a quintet of best-selling releases, The Killers began 2010 with the announcement that they would be taking a well-deserved break. But the need to create doesn’t take convenient vacations.

MUSIC LISTINGS

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Arnold’s Bar and Grill - Todd Hepburn. Piano/Various. Free. Bella Luna - The RMS Band. R&B/Classic Rock. Free. Blue Wisp Jazz Club - Blue Wisp Big Band. Jazz. $12. Boswell Alley - Open Mic/Jam. Various. Free. Chez Nora - Bekah Williams and Ricky Nye. Blues/Jazz. Free.

Minimum gauge

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Streaming with Pride As Apple and Google continue to pursue launching music streaming services and sites like Spotify and Pandora continue to justify their tiny payouts to artists, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gave the...

Spill it

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Spill it
By MIKE BREEN
Local artist Abiyah — a poet, Hip Hop MC and Reggae DJ with Queen City Imperial SoundSystem — is stepping up her “promoter” persona with a new monthly Hip Hop night at Northside’s The Comet. After presenting shows in other local venues by various touring Indie Hip Hop artists, this Wednesday sees the launch of “Abiyah Presents Hip Hop @ The Comet.

Napoleon, Dynamite

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Napoleon, Dynamite
By BRIAN BAKER
“It’s always been a ‘write-as-we-produce’ kind of process,” Maddox says. “Me and Jack will hook up and have a session or just talk and get some stuff down, and then I’ll head over to Tobe and he’ll say, ‘I think this is what you’re talking about, Nap.’ ” “And he’ll say, ‘More or less,’ ” Donohue says with a laugh.

Recently reviewed

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Recently reviewed
By CITYBEAT STAFF
elcoyotecincy.com El Coyote, a landmark in Anderson, opened in the Cadillac Ranch location at Sixth and Walnut streets just a few weeks before Opening Day. There’s a large outdoor seating area heated by gas fireplaces with doors that open to the interior, where there are television screens everywhere, a large bar and plentiful seating.

The Banks’ Back Yard

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The Banks’ Back Yard
By MICHAEL TAYLOR
Yard House is a restaurant chain purchased last year by Darden Restaurants, the publicly traded corporation that brought us Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Seasons 52. The chain’s 44th location overlooks the Roebling Bridge, a baseball toss from the homegrown and similarly themed Moerlein Lager House.

Television

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Television
By Jac Kern
This week’s sharks include Mark Cuban (owner of the Dallas Mavericks, billionaire bad boy), Daymond John (creator of FUBU), Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary (venture capitalist, mean guy), Barbara Corcoran (real estate mogul, token female investor) and Robert Herjavec (poor immigrant-turned-self-made millionaire).

Film

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Film
By TT STERN-ENZI
The year is 1915 and France is caught up in World War I. Young men are on the front lines where injuries and death abound, but a sense of duty and responsibility inspires more to join the ranks and, those who can convalesce quickly, to return to the front as soon as possible.

IN THEATERS

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

AT ANY PRICE — What do we mean today when we refer to “all-American” ideals? What does it mean to be “all-American” in the new millennium? Auto racing has seemingly snuck into the ranks of heartland sports, possibly supplanting football, and...

Onstage

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Onstage
By RICK PENDER
Director Brian Isaac Phillips has set his production in a more familiar period, the U.S. in the 1920s, when Prohibition held sway.

Visual art

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Visual art
By MARIA SEDA-REEDER
Re-purposing materials and fixtures intended for landfills has become de rigueur for on-trend designers and architects who wish to give their clients opportunities to utilize second-hand objects in new and unique ways.

BIG PICTURE

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BIG PICTURE
By STEVEN ROSEN
Patti Titchener was one of the most popular and talented members of Walnut Hills High School’s class of 1968. A National Merit Scholar with a high SAT test score, she also had a creative flair and very in-demand social life.

Capturing queen city

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Capturing queen city
By GARIN PIRNIA
This winter I upgraded my point-and-shoot camera to a mirrorless Sony NEX. Finally having a nice camera to use, I googled “photography contest” and came across a curiously titled site called Capture Cincinnati.

STUFF TO DO

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

STUFF TO DO
COMEDY: BOB BIGGERSTAFF Bob Biggerstaff, international comedian of mystery. “Wednesday morning I was in Honduras,” he says via Skype from a hotel room in Montreal. “I performed on a cruise ship. Got on the ship in Grand Cayman.” He confesses he had to look up the island’s location.

BAR-CRAWL BINGO

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BAR-CRAWL BINGO
Bar-Crawl Bingo, similar to real Bingo, is a game of chance, but instead of sitting in a Bingo hall while someone calls out random letter and number combinations, you take your Bar-Crawl Bingo card with you as you travel from bar to bar, observing and marking off occurrences as you go.

Brunch (with a Side of Booze)

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Brunch (with a Side of Booze)
By EMILY BEGLEY
And while the idea of a cocktail for breakfast lunch brunch may make you want to barf (or literally throw up), the remedy has been a bit of alcoholic folklore passed down through nations and generations for ages.

Working 9 to 5

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Working 9 to 5
By LEYLA SHOKOOHE
I’d always scoffed at the notion of a “happy hour” at a bar. Aren’t most hours spent in a location with free-flowing booze “happy”? Then I got a biggirl job, working 9 to 5 for an arts nonprofit.

BAR GUIDE

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

* This is not a comprehensive list of every single bar in each featured neighborhood, nor is it a list of every bar we’ve ever enjoyed a drink in each neighborhood.

THE STAGES OF DRUNKENESS

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Blood Alcohol Content: 0.03-0.12 percent (one to two drinks*) What happens: increased overall feeling of happiness; liquid confidence; decreased anxiety; flushed skin; loss of fine muscle coordination. Likely interests/activities: interacting with others, discussing current events, laughing at things that aren’t that funny, finding more alcohol.

How Alcohol Works

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

How Alcohol Works
By MAIJA ZUMMO
Alcohol comes in several forms, at least in terms of a physical carbon-hydrogen-hydroxyl compound. There’s rubbing alcohol, methanol, assorted fuels and solvents, but the alcohol that’s most relevant (for a drinking issue) is ethyl alcohol or ethanol, the less toxic, ingestible psychoactive chemical found in booze.

THE DRINKING ISSUE

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

THE DRINKING ISSUE
Get the party started by finding out how the party literally starts … in your body. Learn how alcohol works as it travels from your belly to your brain making you happy, then slurry, then White Castle-hungry, then asleep.

City desk

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By CITYBEAT STAFF
Western & Southern on May 13 announced an agreement with Cincinnati Union Bethel (CUB) that will sell the Anna Louise Inn in Lytle Park to Western & Southern for $4 million, ending years of entanglements over how the property, which is in need of millions of dollars in renovations, should be used.

Healthy Hits

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Healthy Hits
By GERMAN LOPEZ
The effort, which is being pushed by the Ohio Rights Group, a medical marijuana advocacy organization, could be on the ballot as soon as November 2013 if the group gets strong financial backing, but Mary Jane Borden, secretary and treasurer of the group, says 2014 is more realistic.

Your voice

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

story on her MSNBC program Tuesday night. This snuck-in budget item may violate a 1979 Supreme Court ruling involving Prairie View A&M, a predominantly black Texas college. German’s last paragraph makes a good point.

On Second thought

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Ben L. Kaufman
I respect that. Intruding is something reporters do. Intrusions can be personal, professional, financial or commercial. Or more than one of the above. And, yes, despite inexplicably loud cell phone conversations, awareness of omnipresent smartphone cameras and overly revealing Facebook posts, many Americans still assert their right to privacy.

WORST WEEK EVER!

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

WORST WEEK EVER!
By Isaac Thorn
to set foot inside a mall. Thanks to a recently announced event by the Springdale Police Department and several other local agencies, the two experiences will become more alike starting next week.

EDITORIAL

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By DANNY CROSS
This week, Cincinnati Union Bethel finally agreed to sell the Anna Louise Inn to Western & Southern, ending two-plus years of lawsuits by the insurance giant that effectively obstructed city and state processes of distributing federal loans earmarked for low-income housing and historical preservation.

(NOT) Your negro tour guide

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By KATHY Y. WILSON
A limited-route streetcar line now costing a projected $133 million while the city faces a $35 million 2014 budgetary deficit seems a quaint and expensive distraction from the city’s steady gun violence, the treatment and sheltering of the...

Numbers don’t lie

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Signatures of registered Ohio voters required for medical marijuana advocacy organization Ohio Rights Group to get a proposed amendment on the ballot that would legalize medical marijuana use (see news story on page 12).

SOUND ADVICE

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SOUND ADVICE
marriage to actress Julia Roberts, per se, but more his run-in 10 years ago with his uncle’s bull in Texas, which proceeded to break Lovett’s leg in 20 places and flip his uncle like a rag doll. But, Lovett doesn’t play many instruments with his southern limbs, so eventually he was good to go.

MUSIC LISTINGS

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Chez Nora - Ricky Nye. Blues/Boogie Woogie. Free. Crow’s Nest - The Shrimp Whistles. Folk. Free. Dee Felice Café - Mike Darrah. Jazz. Free. Dilly Deli Cafe Wines & Gourmet - Burning Caravan. Gypsy Jazz. Free. Grandview Tavern & Grille - Chris Cusentino. Acoustic Rock.

Minimum gauge

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Communication Breakdown When negotiating with other countries in times of crisis, sometimes a peacekeeper the other country doesn’t hate, like Jesse Jackson, comes in for some gentle diplomacy and succeeds. Maybe that was the approach taken by Bill Clinton when movie mogul Harvey Weinstein sent him on a mission… to get Led Zeppelin to reunite.

Spill it

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Spill it
By MIKE BREEN
The first batch of MPMF.13 performers is very representative of the bookings for MidPoint the past few years. You’ve got a Modern Rock legend, a few established acts, several current “buzz bands” and a few artists that, if past years’ MPMFs are any indication, will be “buzz-worthy” by the time the festival rolls around, Sept.

Saxophone Colossus

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Saxophone Colossus
By JASON GARGANO
“When I’m on break, that means I actually have a little bit of time to be in the studio and record everything that I’m working on,” Stetson says. “There is no such thing as a break, because I have to continue to keep myself in touring shape so I can play the music on tour.

Eats picks

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Cock & Bull – Cock & Bull serves award-winning fish and chips and better-than-average pub grub, including excellent crab cakes and build-your-own burgers. The atmosphere is convivial, and the beer selection is astounding — 60 beers on tap. British/Celtic.

The dish

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The dish
By ANNE MITCHELL
No matter which Asian cuisine you’d like to explore, this is your chance. I spoke with festival Marketing Director Lam Dang to get the scoop. Dang also won the Judge’s Choice awards at two events leading up to the fest — the Congee and Curry Cook-Offs at Findlay Market.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
By ILENE ROSS
There are many lessons we’re taught at our mother’s apron strings under the guise of learning how to cook.

Television

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Television
By Jac Kern
Finale, 8 p.m., CBS) – A winner is chosen by the jury and the entire cast reunites at 10 p.m. Tune in to see what Cincinnati natives Matt Bischoff and Reynold Toepfer have to say about the experience..

IN THEATERS

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

THE GREAT GATSBY — F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel — easily the best American novel, by my estimation — leaves such a lasting impression because it captures the underlying essence of the American myth. We are a country and a people driven by a desire, an urge to reinvent ourselves, no matter what the costs.

Film

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Film
By TT STERN-ENZI
You’ve got to say this for Eli Roth: Like his filmmaking brother-in-arms Quentin Tarantino, he’s got spools of film instead of veins with blood keeping his heart a-beating, and he’s a genre geek deep in the marrow of his bones. I would imagine that the guy dreams in grainy Technicolor.

Visual art

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Visual art
By JANE DURRELL
Not many libraries can claim to be a room with a view. The Mary R. Schiff Library of the Cincinnati Art Museum, now in its new space and again open to the public, has a spectacular one.

CULTURE

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

CULTURE
By KELLY TUCKER
Cincinnati Rollergirl rookie Sydney “Big Ugly” Greathouse is anything but unsightly. She has an infectious smile to match her peaceful demeanor, which probably has something to do with the fact that she blows off steam by beating up her friends at practice three times a week.

Curtain call

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By RICK PENDER
ETC touts itself as “your premiere theatre,” with a long record of ambitious, challenging, often provocative new works. Admittedly, each of Bean’s musicals has been a local premiere. But despite their popularity, they depend on predictable formulas and familiar tunes.

ORGANICALLY GROWN

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

ORGANICALLY GROWN
By KATHY SCHWARTZ
The Hilton Brothers — photographers Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg — have arrived in Cincinnati with food on their minds. They don’t specify that it needs to be organic, but it might as well be. The term pops up repeatedly as the New Yorkers discuss their natural, open-ended approach to life, art and collaboration.

STUFF TO DO

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

STUFF TO DO
ONSTAGE: CINCINNATI ARTS AMBASSADOR FELLOWSHIP PERFORMANCE Come see the artistic talents of the city of Cincinnati’s first class of Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellows (CAAF).

REFLECTIONS ETERNAL

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

REFLECTIONS ETERNAL
By STEVEN ROSEN
The quintessential Patti Smith discusses Mapplethorpe, her time in Cincinnati and an upcoming Contemporary Arts Center exhibition and concert.

Commentary

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By GERMAN LOPEZ
During last-minute voting, Ohio House Republicans sneaked in an amendment to the Ohio House budget bill that requires public universities to classify students as “in-state” if the students are given documents required for voting.

City desk

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By CITYBEAT STAFF
An amendment sneaked into the budget bill passed by the Republican-controlled Ohio House on April 18 would force public universities to decide between charging lucrative outof-state tuition rates or providing out-of-state students with documents...

Cincinnati vs. the world

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A speaker at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting advised audiences to store guns in kids’ rooms as part of his “Home Defense Concepts” course, days after a 5-year-old Kentucky boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister with a gun designed for children.

Stopping Traffick

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Stopping Traffick
By Hannah McCartney
Last week, Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved a four-pronged set of initiatives to combat local problems with sex trafficking and prostitution, which, hopefully, will complement House Bill 130, currently resting in the state judiciary committee, that would also amp up anti-trafficking efforts on a state level.

Your voice

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

puts solid money into their already excellent and pervasive cycling infrastructure. Everybody is very pleased with this, and the benefits flow copiously. Cincy has done a lot for bikes recently, and I hope we can all look forward to more and better bike investments in the future.

THE ALTERNATIVE

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By TT STERN-ENZI
I think, back then, I was intrigued right away with the reference by the golfer Jordan Baker to her time in Asheville, N.C. Outside of hometown novelist Thomas Wolfe, I hadn’t really heard anyone in literature or film mention Asheville, so there was that mix of pride and prejudice that only someone from a place like that can have.

WORST WEEK EVER!

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

WORST WEEK EVER!
By Isaac Thorn
People love to complain, and one of the old standbys when doing so is feeling tired. In response to everyone always whining about feeling tired or hungover, many food companies have begun producing snacks with caffeine added to them.

We, as humans

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Jac Kern
glasses and an eye patch before she was old enough to read. I welcomed any and all attention; as a child, she was painfully shy — a fact immortalized for all time by a Don Pablo’s souvenir Polaroid from her birthday (she was 6 or 7, I believe) in...

Numbers don’t lie

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Year quintessential alternative rocker Patti Smith’s masterpiece album, Horses, debuted; her close friend and gifted fine-art photographer Robert Mapplethorpe shot the black-and-white cover art, one token of their symbiotic creative relationship (see cover story on page 16).

(NOT) Your negro tour guide

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By KATHY Y. WILSON
In a sunken conversation pit, its surrounding carpeting painted long ago in the earth tones of blackness, a few of us sat perched high above the city in Mount Auburn laughing and talking about Herbert Allen, whose home we were in, and also about Benjamin “Ben” James Allen, the brother he’d just lost April 15.

SOUND ADVICE

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SOUND ADVICE
Lucero frontman Ben Nichols seems destined to be a Rock & Roll lifer, a guy who revels in playing 200 shows a year for a relatively small but passionate fan base.

MUSIC LISTINGS

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

fundraiser featuring The End of the Ocean, Valley of the Sun and much more. Rock/Indie/Various. Free. Molly Malone’s Irish Pub (Pleasant Ridge) - The Hanky Panks. Rock/ Pop. Free. Mr. Pitiful’s - The Cincy Brass. Brass/ Funk/Rock. Cover..

Minimum gauge

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Droning Your Sorrows A music festival this summer in South Africa has a new feature that could be the best (or worst) thing to come to concerts since the paperless ticket. And it involves drones. At the August OppiKoppi Festival, fest organizers developed “beer drone technology.

Spill it

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Spill it
By MIKE BREEN
The lineups for 2013’s PNC Summer Music Series on Fountain Square — featuring live music from different genres for free throughout the summer — have been coming out gradually. On April 30, we announced through our music blog the lineup so far for the Friday night MidPoint Indie Summer shows.

Tweenage Dream

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Tweenage Dream
By BRIAN BAKER
In the year they’ve been together, the trio — guitarist/vocalist Bridget Battle, bassist/vocalist Peyton Copes and drummer Jerri Queen — has written enough songs for an imminent full-length album, opened for The Breeders, played a quasi-showcase set...

Eats picks

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Taqueria Mercado – Fajitas come with your choice of grilled steak, chicken or shrimp. Go in Sunday morning for a not-so-typical American brunch and get their spicy chilaquiles with chorizo and pair it with their Michelada — it’s like a Bloody Mary but with your choice of light or dark beer mixed with tomato juice, lime juice and hot sauce.

Lost in the supermarket

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By MIKE BREEN
Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is a seed that cooks like rice. For vegetarians, it’s the perfect protein substitute — quinoa is the rare plant that contains all nine essential amino acids, giving it the protein potency of meat. Quinoa also has supporters in the weight loss community.

Walk, Eat, Repeat

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Walk, Eat, Repeat
By BRENNA SMITH
Belanger, who has worked in the restaurant industry for 45 years, is currently the corporate executive chef at the Pebble Creek Golf Course. He’s someone who ventures to new restaurants regularly and knows a lot of people in the local industry, making him a perfect candidate to supervise these culinary tours.

Television

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Television
By MAIJA ZUMMO
Cincinnati’s dining scene has been getting a lot of national press the past couple years, and much of that has been on food-based television shows. The Sugar Cupcakery in Milford, Camp Washington Chili, Aglamesis Brothers and Graeter’s, among others, have all been recently featured.

IN THEATERS

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

DISCONNECT – The wired (and wireless) world allows for instant communication across a variety of social media platforms, but how much truly intimate connection takes place between individuals? That question is the heart of this drama from Henry Alex...

FILM

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

FILM
By TT STERN-ENZI
Efforts were made (and continue) to study and commemorate the past misdeeds, to make sure that such tragic events never happen again. It was a startling claim on many levels, but a genuine sign of the possibility to move beyond dark periods in human history.

Covedale’s ‘Legally Blonde’ Has the Necessary Snap

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By HARPER LEE
Elle Woods has it made — she’s president of Delta Nu sorority at UCLA, has a 4.0 in fashion merchandising, and she’s just waiting for her boyfriend Warren to pop the question. But instead of engaged, Elle gets unceremoniously dumped. Warren lets her down gently, explaining that she’s just not serious enough.

Onstage

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Onstage
By RICK PENDER
Walter Huff (David Christopher Wells) is a disillusioned insurance salesman. He hooks up with Phyllis Nirlinger (Gardner Reed), a sultry blonde who wants her cantankerous husband, Herbert (Kevin Cutts), dead.

Onstage

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Onstage
By STEVEN ROSEN
“I would say there’s more interest in it than ever before,” says Clark Wilson, a past recipient of American Theatre Organ Society’s Organist of the Year Award, who creates period-accurate scores that he plays at silent-film screenings. Wilson is based in East Liverpool, Ohio, and performs around the country.

BIG PICTURE

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BIG PICTURE
By STEVEN ROSEN
But in what has to be one of most amazing Cincinnati preservation stories ever, the house has been painstakingly restored — reinvented, actually, considering how badly damaged it was — and last week hosted Cincinnati Preservation’s two-day conference on Preserving Modern Architecture in the Midwest.

Comics Unleashed

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Comics Unleashed
By BRIAN BAKER
DC, Marvel and Dell and faves like The Justice League, The Avengers, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Green Lantern and Magnus: Robot Fighter.

STUFF TO DO

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

STUFF TO DO
COMEDY: CHRIS PORTER “I grew up outside of Kansas City in the rural suburbs,” says comedian Chris Porter. “Becoming a stand-up comic was like being an astronaut or a NASCAR driver. You had no idea where to start.” Humor was big part of a young Porter’s family, and he was constantly trying to make his parents laugh.

Pedal Pushers

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Pedal Pushers
By SIDNEY CHERIE HILLEY
From the Eastside to the West End, recreational bicycling groups are popping up around the city. And if you’re apprehensive about bike riding again as an adult — either for safety reasons, lack of city riding experience, fear of cars or you just don’t know where to go — roll up to an organized ride.

State of the Bike Union in Four B’s

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Hannah McCartney
miles of bike lanes around the city last year, making Madison Road, Mitchell Avenue and parts of Spring Grove Avenue accessible to cyclists. Hopefully, the Spring Grove lanes will be supplemented once business owners in Camp Washington stop worrying about losing some on-street parking.

EVENT CALENDAR

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

EVENT CALENDAR
Bicycle Happy Hour at Boswell’s: 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Thursdays in May. Boswell’s, 1686 Blue Rock, Northside, boswellalley.com. The MoBo Super Slow Ride Workshop: 7 p.m. Thursdays in May. MoBo Bicycle Cooperative, 1415 Knowlton Ave., Northside, mobobicyclecoop.org..

BIKE MONTH!

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Bicycle Happy Hour at Boswell’s: Happy hour priced drinks all day for anyone with a helmet, bike lock or blinkie lights. 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. every Thursday in May. Boswell’s, 1686 Blue Rock, Northside, boswellalley.com.

Bicycles through the Ages

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Bicycles through the Ages
huge front wheel (up to five feet tall), a tiny back wheel, steel frames and wire-spoke tension technology, the ride becomes smoother and faster — one revolution of the pedals is equal to one revolution of the front wheel — but more dangerous. Riders, seated up very high up, were frequently thrown over front wheel.

A generally agreed upon timeline of major bicycle developments

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By ALI STIGLER AND MAIJA ZUMMO
Like most human technological advancements, the exact milestones in the creation and development of the silent steed that is the bicycle is racked by controversy; bits and pieces of new designs are credited to a slew of industrious inventors and problem-solving pedestrians alike.

BIKE MONTH!

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BIKE MONTH!
To many Cincinnatians, the concept of bicycle transportation is as foreign as green tea Kit Kat bars or socialized medicine. They say the city is too hilly and the weather too crappy to go carless on a regular basis.

Commentary

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By GERMAN LOPEZ
Anyone who’s traveled downtown on a bicycle can attest to how scary the roads and sidewalks can be at times. Cyclists know cars and pedestrians will rarely accommodate anyone on a bike, even a person who’s just trying to get to work, go to a bar or exercise.

Cincinnati vs. the world

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A Michigan high school principal is being sued by the National Women’s Law Center for allegedly discouraging a female student who’d been sexually assaulted by a star basketball player on school premises from reporting the assault, because it would hurt his prospects of recruitment at a Division I school.

City Desk

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

City Desk
By GERMAN LOPEZ
Convening in packed City Council chambers on April 29, Cincinnati officials discussed the costs and benefits of the streetcar project in light of a $17.4 million budget gap revealed by the city administration on April 16. City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr.

Think of the children

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Think of the children
By GERMAN LOPEZ
The Cincinnati Preschool Promise is a pledge to support a broad public-private partnership to help put more low- and middle-income kids in preschool.

Your voice

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

If certain myopic Cincinnatians would stop buying into COAST’s drivel then it would go away. Cincinnati has a well-determined reputation nationwide of disdaining anything new even though it’s worked in other cities. Portland, Ore., Dallas, Houston, Charlotte, N.

On second thought

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Ben L. Kaufman
Rarely have national media exhibited such venality as in their seemingly unending coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing/bombers and indifference to the far more lethal fertilizer explosion. News media already were in Boston for the marathon, perfect for feeding the 24/7 news cycle and debased social media.

WORST WEEK EVER!

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

WORST WEEK EVER!
By Isaac Thorn
Covington City Commissioner Steve Frank last week apologized for an expletive-filled rant on Facebook about Covington firefighters and other people who anger him. Although Frank is not a fan of using paragraphs, he is a proponent of the mixed metaphor.

WE, AS HUMANS

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By MAIJA ZUMMO
bicycles and motorbikes in public. The country’s interpretation of Islam still prevents females from driving cars, but they’re now allowed to cycle in designated areas, such as parks — not as a mode of transportation or in a competitive capacity — and only if they’re accompanied by a male and dressed in their full-body abaya.

(NOT) Your negro tour guide

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By KATHY Y. WILSON
Some even treat elected office like it’s just something to do, a pastime paradise until something else comes along — an appointment to a higher post, say! — or some place to be for a few years until, and only until, expired term limits force them into the private sector to work alongside the folks whose agendas they pushed while in office.

Numbers don’t lie

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Baron Karl von Drais created the “laufmaschine,” a wooden contraption with two wooden wheels that was essentially a glorified scooter, spurring decades of developments in bicycle technology (see cover story on page 18).

SOUND ADVICE

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SOUND ADVICE
The band hails from Seattle and, yes, with its bright and sunny songs, there are unavoidable comparisons to Mumford & Sons, especially in this age when everything Mumford has blown up. But Ivan & Alyosha does its own thing while still being a part of this cool trend of bringing melody back to Folk Pop music.

MUSIC LISTINGS

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Jag’s Steak and Seafood - Steve Thomas. Jazz/Adult Contemporary. Free. Knotty Pine - Dallas Moore. Country. Free. Legends Nightclub - Cheryl Renee. Blues. Free. Mainstay Rock Bar - Bruce Stull and John Keene. Standards (in the Betty Bar). Free. Northside Tavern - Sexy Time Live Band Karaoke.

Minimum gauge

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Twitter has rolled out its new music app with some targeted marketing. The “Twitter #music” app was designed to help music lovers find new artists and songs and easily share them amongst their friends. To build buzz, a week before the public release Twitter gave “tastemakers” like Ryan Seacrest, Blake Shelton, Moby and Wiz Khalifa the app.

Spill it

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Spill it
By MIKE BREEN
The first Clifton Heights Music Festival took place toward the end of the last decade, as the Clifton Heights neighborhood near the University of Cincinnati was practically crumbling thanks to demolition and construction for various projects...

This Mule Still Kicks

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

This Mule Still Kicks
By DEREK HALSEY
Cincinnati has been good to Gov’t Mule. The band has sold out multiple shows in the area over the years. Unlike many groups who may draw a “music lesson” crowd that tends to sit on its hands and complain when somebody dares to stand up and trance up, Mule audiences rock it from note one.

Eats picks

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The Palace Restaurant – Seasonal menus of fine, upscale fare. For an affordable, luxurious meal with an international flair, try their Tasting Thursdays deal, offered every third Thursday. It features a pre-fixe dinner for two and a bottle of wine for only $60.

DRINK

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By ANNE MITCHELL
Luckily, the cocktail revival is giving gin and tonic a much-needed refresher, and if you’re not a fan, well, it’s time to give it a second try. Premium tonics made without high fructose corn syrup, sold in small bottles to stay effervescent, are available at retailers.

LURE OF THE FAMILIAR

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

LURE OF THE FAMILIAR
By ANNE MITCHELL
El Coyote, a landmark in Anderson, opened in the Cadillac Ranch location at Sixth and Walnut streets just a few weeks before Opening Day.

Television

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Television
By Jac Kern
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as America’s first female vice president, Selina Meyer, a role for which she received an Emmy in 2012. After serving as senator of Maryland and a failed run for president, Selina settles for the role as No. 2 to a president who seems comically unconcerned about her.