CityBeat - Culture http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/articles.sec-255-1-culture.html <![CDATA[Capturing Queen City - Local photography site Capture Cincinnati focuses on Cincinnati's best features]]> 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.]]> <![CDATA[Cincinnati Rollergirl 'Big Ugly' Talks Track - ]]> 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.
]]> <![CDATA[Comics Unleashed - Local writer/musician Chris Charlton produces some of the freshest new comic books on the market]]> The gap between comic books when I was a kid and comic books today is like the difference between Bruce Wayne and Batman. My obsession dates back to the Big Three: DC, Marvel and Dell.]]> <![CDATA[Leather Repairman Tim Willig Keeps Stuff Awesome - ]]> Tim Willig is awesome and he has the business cards to prove it. The shoe and leather repairman doesn’t have “cobbler” written anywhere on his aforementioned business cards. Rather, the official title listed for the owner/operator of Awesome Time Shoe and Leather Repair simply reads: “Awesome Guy.”]]> <![CDATA[Nonconformist Nuptials - ]]> The Northside Bridal Expo at bar/event space Mayday has gathered a group of local and independent businesses that understand the concept of different and put them all in one place so your unconventional, individual wedding ideas — from catering and floral to planning and makeup — can come to life.
]]> <![CDATA[Live and Unvarnished - Pete Rose comes home for Opening Day]]>

Ask a non-Cincinnati native of a certain age what they know of the Queen City, and inevitably Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine will come up. Hey, probably better that than the Mapplethorpe controversy, WKRP in Cincinnati or Jerry Springer’s various post-mayoral hijinks.

]]> <![CDATA[The Unholy Revolution - ]]> Kelsey Kalnow started as a collector, grabbing up unique vintage items, stocking her closet and selling what she didn’t want. Today, she’s an entrepreneur; the creative and driving force behind global plus-size clothing line Unholy Hips. ]]> <![CDATA[Shriek Week - The HorrorHound convention is a mecca for local fans of the genre]]> Once a year Cincinnati likes to let the freaks out — but we’re not talking about Halloween. After a 16-month absence, HorrorHound Weekend descends onto Sharonville promising vis-à-vis celebrity encounters, film screenings, burlesque performances and horror author signings.]]> <![CDATA[Where Art Meets Construction - How Mark Dejong renewed a dilapidated $5,000 Camp Washington house]]> Mark Dejong bought a turn-of-the-century building four houses down from the warehouse in which he lives in late December 2011 for a mere $5,000 — an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.]]> <![CDATA[Creative Takeofff - Contemporary Arts Center brings Barcelona-based culture fest back to Cincinnati]]> Cincinnati will be a hot spot on the international creative scene March 6 thanks to the Contemporary Arts Center’s efforts to bring the world-famous creative conference, OFFF, back to the city for round two (OFFF first made a Cincinnati stop in 2011).]]> <![CDATA[VisuaLingual's Cincinnati-centric Products Garner National Attention - ]]> It was the ever-evolving OTR landscape of empty lots and abandoned Italianate buildings that inspired Michael Stout to create what is arguably VisuaLingual’s most recognizable product — muslin vegetation bundles called “Seed Bombs.”
]]> <![CDATA[Keep Covington Awesome - Northern Kentuckians promote neighborhood spirit with quirky collective]]> A group of Covington denizens known as The Awesome Collective of Covington preceded the "Kentucky Kicks Ass" slogan campaign when they came up with their own strategy to let people know how remarkable their peculiar town of 40,000 people truly is.
]]> <![CDATA[Pleasures Unveiled - Joy Division bassist-turned-author Peter Hook discusses his new biography of the band]]> The story has long been set in Rock & Roll lore: Ian Curtis, lead singer for Joy Division, hanged himself the day before the Manchester, England-based band was to embark on its first tour of America.]]> <![CDATA[Ahead Of Their Time - How Ravi Shankar helped Cincinnati's urban revival]]>

When Ravi Shankar died last month at age 92, Jim Tarbell’s thoughts turned to when he brought the great Indian classical musician to the historic — and endangered — St. Paul Church in the Pendleton District. 

]]> <![CDATA[Collective Security - Losantiville artists and designers collaborate to sustain viable small businesses]]> Six local companies make up Losantiville Collective, located on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine. The collective is owned by Dixon (Dixon Branded), Chris Heckman and Matt Anthony (co-founder, The LaunchWerks). ]]> <![CDATA[Factory Boy - Brush Factory’s new furniture brand, Brighton Exchange, boasts handmade design]]> Hayes Shanesy and business partner/longtime romantic partner Rosie Kovacs recently created a separate arm to their growing business endeavor, the Brush Factory, focused exclusively on Shanesy’s wooden handcrafted furniture: Brighton Exchange.]]>