If you need a new (to you) set of wheels or some greenery, head to the Mobo Bicycle Cooperative's used bike sale and Village Green plant sale Saturday, running 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Village Green.  

Newport's kings of crime are back with the 2010 installment of the Newport Gangster Tour. Learn about the sordid history of Cincinnati's south-of-the-border playground on this 90-minute, six-block walking tour. It's an offer you can't refuse.  

Cincinnati doesn't mess around when it comes to Earth Day. Events take place at the Cincinnati Zoo, Sawyer Point, Fountain Square and more. If you're looking for a little green inspiration, there are plenty of area events to get involved in.  

Pick just about any local outdoor trail, and Tamara York has almost certainly been down it. She wrote the book on local hiking trails — literally — with her 2009 publication of '60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cincinnati' (via local publisher Clerisy Press and their outdoor imprint, Menasha Ridge).  

It's no secret that the rise of Internet advertising has corresponded with a shrinking advertiser base for newspapers. There were 689 cities with at least two daily newspapers a century ago, according to Dr. Sam Schulhofer-Wohl of Princeton University. Now it's more like a dozen. Whether this is a death knell or a wake up call, however, is a matter of opinion.  

It might be looked upon as a book of cocktail recipes for connoisseurs of underground history or perhaps a lurid history book for those looking for a harder ride than Gentleman Jack can offer. The Little Green Book of Absinthe: An Essential Companion with Lore, Trivia and Classic and Contemporary Cocktails has many faces — all with bloodshot eyes and all flavored with the mystique of the green fairy.  

The Hill is alive, and you probably can’t afford the rent. Well, maybe, but the paradox is that if you pay your rent you’re probably not going to be able to drink like we’re recommending below — and then the whole avoiding-the-DUI-by-walking-from-your-home-to-the-bar-and-back-again-thing is kind of moot.  

Northside Tavern hosts a party Friday to benefit the local Save Our Strays (SOS) animal rescue. Local bands Buckra, Daughters & Sons and Nathan Holscher & the Ohio 5 perform their standards as well as tracks from the new SOS album, 'Free Lap Dances Volume 5: Friends With Benefits.'  

Esme Kenny was by all accounts a 13-years-old prodigy — an intellectually and creatively gifted seventh grader at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) — when she was murdered last year near her home in the woods east of Winton Road. To benefit her memorial sculpture, there will be a silent auction and live performances at the Northside Tavern including Kim Taylor, The Hider, Ric Hordinski and more.  

Weddings and receptions can occur anywhere. They don’t have to be in a church or a rented hall. They could be outdoors or at your favorite bar or an art museum. They could even be on a boat.