Here’s a new interesting story on FOX19:  “Circus Freaks visit Lebanon to educate about bullying”
So… are they steampunks, or are they circus freaks? …or both? Is there a difference? Or is the “steampunk circus freak” label all one in the same? And what’s up with using the word “freak”? Because it relates to bullying? I [...]

The Voodoo Carnival 2012.
Where can I start when describing this event? The wonderful performers? The amazing costumes? The beautiful facility? The incredible crowd? The near constant flirtation? I think that all of these things were intrinsic to making it a night to remember so I will have to go through all of them to give [...]

There’s nothing strange about being a lifelong learner. But if your interests range, you should check out the long list of weird classes offered by the University of Cincinnati’s Communiversity program. Fascinated by the connection between Aromatherapy, Egyptian Oils, and the Bible? Or maybe fortune telling is more up your alley? Learn to keep time [...]

Another submission sent in by Maya, regarding some weird goings-on in a storefront in OTR. Read on…!
“I told you I’ve been seeing some weird things lately! Attached are photos of a storefront on Vine St. at Mercer in Over-the-Rhine. When I first noticed it a month or so ago, I thought it was an upscale [...]

Hello MCW readers! A team of professors at NKU (Northern Kentucky University) invite you to participate in a diversity study about Cincinnati! This is a two-part study. The first part is the survey (below), and the second will be a community forum, which will be announced at a later date.
Help Us Help Cincinnati!
If you are [...]

Greetings to my fellow Cincinnatians!
Ginny Tonic here from The Charlie Tonic Hour, Cincinnati’s latest and greatest alternative podcast. My co-host Charlie and I do a weekly show where we explore the best things in our lives here in Cincinnati. Although we talk about lots of different topics, we are firmly grounded in the counter-culture. From [...]

I was riding the 17 bus yesterday on my way to work, and there was this little old blond lady sitting across from me. I watched her as she was busy writing something. She was diligent with the task at hand. I found her to be quite colorful and adorable. She was stylish with a [...]

Have you noticed these directional signs in downtown Cincinnati? I’ve been seeing them for the last few months. At first, I thought this was some sort of prank: the signs are almost too official-looking with their Modern pedestrian icons, arrows and distances. So, basically these are instructions for how to use the sidewalk, right?
I couldn’t [...]

Recently, I’ve developed this strong distaste for going to bars on what we call “Amateur’s Nights”. You know what I’m talking about… St. Patty’s, New Year’s Eve, Cinco De Mayo… nights were people who rarely go out to bars descend upon them in droves. They come with taxi-cabs, limos, and wallets full of I’m-gonna-spill-my-beer-and-puke-on-your-girlfriend.
Me, I’m [...]

This Halloween, I finally did something I had been planning to do since discovering that it was even possible in Cincinnati. I went to a viewing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in a theater supported by a live cast. The Denton Affair (rhps.net) has been showing cast supported viewings of RHPS since 1979 in [...]