Thanks to Kevin Osborne for informing us of the plight of working people who can't afford health insurance and/or their medications ("Maddening Expenses," issue of April 18). And kudos to Christine   

JJ GREY & MOFRO WITH BACKYARD TIRE FIRE Wednesday · Southgate House A little bit Country, as in Southern culture. A little bit Ghetto, as in raw doggedness. That's the total half-and-half   

HOT Rock & Rollercoasters It has been announced that the Hard Rock Café is developing a Rock & Roll-themed amusement park in Myrtle Beach, set to open in spring of next year. One of the c  

Women Voters Luncheon The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area presents the Visions For Greater Cincinnati Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. April 19 at the Duke Energy Center. The luncheon features E  

Thanks to Gregory Flannery for a fascinating and beautifully crafted piece ("Why We Smoke," issue of April 11) about the "bright side" of smoking, which is ironically its darkest aspect: the pleasur  

I turned 8 in 1977 just before the beginning of fall, so most of the year, the heart of it, I was 7. What do I remember about being 7 or the '70s? Looking back, I'm aware of the factoids and detail  

Man Man with Culture Queer and The JohnMikeAustin Experience Thursday · Southgate House After a 30-year career struggle and 14 years after his untimely death, Frank Zappa is just now beginn  

HOT Chinese Idol We Americans can dislike China for their commie ways, but -- besides making cheap products for U.S. consumers at rock-bottom labor prices and some amazing cuisine -- they also   

Death Row Drama In the tradition of the play The Exonerated comes Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising. However, unlike the former death row prisoners in The Exonerated, the subjects o  

Once again I'm dismayed that CityBeat readers have chosen Crossroads Community Church and its pastor, Brian Tome, as the best church and religious leader the area has to offer (Best of Cincinnati, i