Entries from January 2009

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Beehive Co-op, A Truly Local Idea

What do Atlanta, New York, and Cincinnati have in common?  Each city now has a Beehive Co-op franchise.  Beehive Co-op is now open in Pleasant Ridge, next to other favorite local independents, Everybody’s Records and Pleasant Perk.  What is a Beehive Co-op?  Well, their press release has the best explanation.
Farmers markets have popularized the idea [...]

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

R.I.P. Cinci Freedom

Last week, Cincinnati lost a friend.
Cincinnati Freedom, the fugitive cow that drew worldwide headlines when she escaped from a Camp Washington slaughterhouse in 2002 and eluded authorities for 11 days, has died at an animal sanctuary in New York.
I don’t really remember this cow.  And I certainly did not know that her escapades garnered worldwide [...]

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

REPO! The Genetic Opera!

[ January 18, 2009; 9:00 pm; 11:59 pm; ]

Think… Rocky Horror Meets Blade Runner.
I’m a little late on this one.  In fact, I’m so late this post will probably be of no use to anyone, but maybe someone will see it.

REPO! The Genetic Opera is playing tonight Jan. 18 – and tonight only – at the Esquire Theatre in Clifton.  There will be [...]