Sunday, February 27, 2011
Looks Like a Northside Bar Needs to Close
When someone is murdered at your bar, it moves to the top of the list to be closed. It is time to close Club 360.
Too Much Fluff, Not Enough Gruff
Is is just me or does it seem that most of the news stories you see on local TV news about our members of Congress are Fluff pieces?
Yes, I know, Local TV news viewers don't care about politics, at all. I also know this is rather obvious, but am pointing it out again, just so everyone doesn't forget. Courting ignorance is no way to run a news operation, but local TV News has a big ass box of chocolates and is camped out on ignorance's doorstep. They've been camped out there for years and show no sign of looking for a better litter box to sniff.
Yes, I know, Local TV news viewers don't care about politics, at all. I also know this is rather obvious, but am pointing it out again, just so everyone doesn't forget. Courting ignorance is no way to run a news operation, but local TV News has a big ass box of chocolates and is camped out on ignorance's doorstep. They've been camped out there for years and show no sign of looking for a better litter box to sniff.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The People Behind the Know Theatre Share Why they Do It
The Know Theatre is one of my favorite organizations in Cincinnati and that has to do mostly with the great people that work there. The newly hired Managing Director, Haley Elkins, wrote a blog post about why she works in the non-profit arts world and got her coworkers to chime in as to why they work incredibly long hours for relatively modest pay.
As fan of Know's work, I am very happy they are doing it and it makes me proud they do it right here in Cincinnati.
If you want to show your love for this organization, you can do so in person on Tuesday March 8th at their Mardi Gras fundraiser. Starting at 5:30 PM you can join in a Fat Tuesday celebration. Enjoy music provided byCincinnati New Orleans
As fan of Know's work, I am very happy they are doing it and it makes me proud they do it right here in Cincinnati.
If you want to show your love for this organization, you can do so in person on Tuesday March 8th at their Mardi Gras fundraiser. Starting at 5:30 PM you can join in a Fat Tuesday celebration. Enjoy music provided by
Monday, February 21, 2011
Three Possible Berding Replacements?
CityBeat's Kevin Osborne reports on interviews for Jeff Berding's replacement when he finally resigns from City Council. These interviews were reported to have taken place for the Cincinnati Business Committee with Berding and Chris Bortz. The three candidates interviewed were:
Brad Wenstrup
Kevin Flynn
Crystal Faulkner
All three are Republicans, with Flynn locally endorsed by the Charter Party.
Yes, you read the first name correctly, Brad Wenstrup. Wenstrup is the former mayoral candidates who thinks Iraq is safer than OTR. If Berding picks him and Bortz accepts it and actually appoints Wenstrup, I don't think either would win another election in the City, let alone find allies anywhere outside the suburban Republican Party.
I don't know of Faulkner at all, but as a radio host on WNKU, I hope she's not an anti-Public Broadcasting Republican, yet she probably voted for some or held fund raisers for them.
Fynn is the only viable candidate of the three, so I am guessing this was just going through the motions for the big money donor base. Give them a more conservative anti-city Republican, like Wenstrup, and an insiderish newcomer like Faulkner for comparison, and that makes the pro-city Republican/Charterite Flynn look good.
The question now: When is Jeff Berding actually going to resign?
Brad Wenstrup
Kevin Flynn
Crystal Faulkner
All three are Republicans, with Flynn locally endorsed by the Charter Party.
Yes, you read the first name correctly, Brad Wenstrup. Wenstrup is the former mayoral candidates who thinks Iraq is safer than OTR. If Berding picks him and Bortz accepts it and actually appoints Wenstrup, I don't think either would win another election in the City, let alone find allies anywhere outside the suburban Republican Party.
I don't know of Faulkner at all, but as a radio host on WNKU, I hope she's not an anti-Public Broadcasting Republican, yet she probably voted for some or held fund raisers for them.
Fynn is the only viable candidate of the three, so I am guessing this was just going through the motions for the big money donor base. Give them a more conservative anti-city Republican, like Wenstrup, and an insiderish newcomer like Faulkner for comparison, and that makes the pro-city Republican/Charterite Flynn look good.
The question now: When is Jeff Berding actually going to resign?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ignorance Is Bliss in Parts of Northern Kenturcky
I really don't get how people can be ignorant enough to not see the health problems caused by second hand smoke, but there are enough of them to push the Campbell County Fiscal Court to extinguish a law to ban smoking in bars and restaurants.
All people have to do is to point to Ohio. We passed a smoking ban statewide, and naysayers then pointed to Kentucky as a grave warning of bad times ahead. They said that bars in Cincinnati would crumble without smoking and with Kentucky just over the river with a smoker's paradise we would never recover. Well, how many bars have opened in the Downtown Cincinnati area since the ban, let alone around the city? If you are not going to say a ton, then you just haven't been in Cincinnati in years.
Kentucky needs to pass a statewide ban and get over smoking. It is not a bottomless pit of profit as some think. It is a quick high, then you crash and need another. Don't get sucked into the bad habit of overplaying the importance of militant smokers. The militancy dies out after a couple of days.
All people have to do is to point to Ohio. We passed a smoking ban statewide, and naysayers then pointed to Kentucky as a grave warning of bad times ahead. They said that bars in Cincinnati would crumble without smoking and with Kentucky just over the river with a smoker's paradise we would never recover. Well, how many bars have opened in the Downtown Cincinnati area since the ban, let alone around the city? If you are not going to say a ton, then you just haven't been in Cincinnati in years.
Kentucky needs to pass a statewide ban and get over smoking. It is not a bottomless pit of profit as some think. It is a quick high, then you crash and need another. Don't get sucked into the bad habit of overplaying the importance of militant smokers. The militancy dies out after a couple of days.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cincinnatians for Progress Streetcar and City Defense Fundraiser Tomorrow!
All of Cincinnati needs you to GET ON BOARD with Cincinnatians for Progress' FUNDRAISER for their Campaign in the fight against another far-reaching anti-passenger rail amendment and in support of Good Governance and Progress in Cincinnati.
Join Mayor Mark Mallory and CFP
Wednesday, February 16th 2011
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Historic Grammer's
1440 Walnut Street, Over the Rhine
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
$25 or $50 Suggested Donation at the door
Cannot attend? Please donate online by clicking here
To stay current on the effort to protect our government and allow it to develop the Streetcar, check out Cincinnatians for Progress on Facebook or Twitter.
Join Mayor Mark Mallory and CFP
Wednesday, February 16th 2011
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Historic Grammer's
1440 Walnut Street, Over the Rhine
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
$25 or $50 Suggested Donation at the door
Cannot attend? Please donate online by clicking here
To stay current on the effort to protect our government and allow it to develop the Streetcar, check out Cincinnatians for Progress on Facebook or Twitter.
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