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Weekend Trips from Northern Kentucky: Springing into Spring 2008-03-08 08:55:00 Weekend trips from NorthernKentucky
and Cincinnati won’t cost you any vacation days. Or much money, either. You could rent a house for a month in some of these places right now for the same price you'd pay for a week during the summer. Break up a long, cold winter with a quick trip out of town to refresh and rejuvenate.No, it hasn’t warmed up just yet. But don’t let that stop you- there are plenty of lovely, romantic and fun weekend trips you can take with your lover or with friends in the cool weeks leading up to spring. What better way to catch up with someone- or to get to know someone new- than by spending a couple of hours in the car with them?Weekend Trips from Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati to Take this Spring
The summer breeze off the lake is a wonderful reason to visit Hur Read more:Weekend
almost cut my hair 2008-03-07 20:24:00 For a long time, I wore my hair long. Really long, well past the middle of my back. I loved that I got compliments from friends, coworkers and complete strangers in women’s restrooms. But more importantly, I loved how much it meant to my ex-boyfriend. “Never, ever cut your hair,” he’d lovingly say, digging his hand into my scalp, twirling strands around his fingers. Visiting friends headed home after dinner and almost immediately I heard, “I can’t believe she did that to her hair. You’ll never cut your hair, right babe?”Right.So I stuck it out. For a long time, I wore barrettes, chip clips, ponytail holders and even braided my hair when it was just too much trouble to comb it and dry it before work. And even after we parted ways, I kept my hair long. I felt like Samson, wor
Shop Bellevue! postponed, Covington's First Friday still on tonight 2008-03-07 10:16:00 Due to the snow and concerns for everyone's safety, the March Shop Bellevue
! scheduled for this evening will be postponed until Friday
, March 14 from 6 pm to 9 pm. In addition, April's Shop Bellevue! is scheduled for Friday, April 4 from 6pm to 9 pm and will celebrate Spring on the Avenue.Covington
, apparently not bogged down with the same sort of safety concerns, ha, still hosts the Gallery Hop tonight. I received an email a couple of hours ago from the city that states that Covington's First
Friday is definitely still on from 6 pm to 10 pm. With some drop-outs:The Passionate Arts Center will not be participating in the Gallery Hop tonight, Friday, March 7 because of our winter storm.The Northern Kentucky Community Art Gallery has canceled their gallery event for this evening due to the w
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Restaurant Week 2008-03-05 11:51:00 Eating independently has never tasted so good. Cincinnati
and NorthernKentucky
independently-owned restaurants have banded together this week to offer a three course menu for $25.08.Or if that seems a little pricey, check out some of the Northern Kentucky News blog’s favorite dive restaurants.The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Restaurant Week runs through March 9.
grief 2008-03-05 09:17:00 When something really bad happens, I crave the Every Day. I need a stiff shot of normalcy to muddle through. Charred steaks. Baked potato. Hands sifting through dirt. Water dripping from the hose. A little dog jumping in a kiddie pool. Anything to push it away. Sweat it out. It makes the bad things seem farther away, somehow.I don’t want to accept what happened. I want to pretend like everything’s fine. And somehow. It helps. I can talk about being real but when it comes down to it, when I’m sad or lonely, I just want to pretend. Smile while the ring knocks against the stem of the wine glass. Easily chat about the heat with strangers. Dip my fingers in the Sangria and wet my lips, feigning an interest that I just don’t have. Tipping my head and pretending to listen. Acting like eve
Planning Calendar: 2008 Gravelrama 2008-03-04 12:01:00 Someone just asked me about 2008 Gravelrama dates and since I was looking it up anyway, here you go:The 38th annual Gravelrama will be held August 22-25, 2008 in Cleves, Ohio (otherwise known as the hottest four days of the year). If you’ve never been, the Gravelrama is an off-road 4x4 competition that has to be experienced to be believed, especially the uphill drags!Hundreds of competitors from all over the country come into town annually to be a part of Gravelrama. The competition is produced by the IOK (Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky) Four Wheelers group. I’ve been many times and the event never disappoints.The website details 2008 Gravelrama events and has tons of photos and videos, so you can get a better idea of what to expect if you plan to attend.The annual Gravelrama is bad, dirt Read more:Calendar
donate used prom dresses and formal gowns 2008-03-04 10:58:00 Cinderella's Closet of Northern Kentucky is accepting donations of used prom dresses, formal
gowns and accessories. The organization accepts donations of formal wear, money and more and then provides the items to girls in Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana that are in need of a fancy dress for a special occasion. Formal and prom dress donations are tax deductible.For more information about Cinderella's Closet of Northern Kentucky, including information about donating prom dresses and volunteering, visit their website.Cinderella's Closet accepts donations of formal gowns at Immanuel UMC of Lakeside Park, Goddard School in Ft. Mitchell, Fabulous Bridal in Covington and Salon Bella in Erlanger, Kentucky.
cast your vote 2008-03-04 10:53:00 An election year is always an exciting time. In college, I was lucky enough to take an election class during an election year. It was a lot of fun. Poli Sci was one of my majors, and I get pretty excited when it’s getting close to the time when we get to go to the polls.Maybe I’m getting too personal here. But as we watch the debates, round table discussions and morning and evening news, and the time to vote gets ever nearer and near, I have to ask you to cast your vote:Who is your favorite news anchor?A friend of mine was talking to me about her favorite candidate and she made a comment that took me completely by surprise. She told me that she “hates” Tim Russert. That seemed a little harsh. Meet the Press is on opposite Face the Nation and I rather like Bob Schieffer so I rarely
George Rickey... Works: Movie Explores Kinetic Sculpture in Motion 2008-03-03 11:07:00 A native of South Bend, Indiana, artist GeorgeRickey
spent years painting and studying art before he became enamored with kinetic sculpture. The artist began to create systems of motion for his sculptures that responded to the slightest variation in air currents during the mid-twentieth century. George Rickey developed a number of large-scale kinetic sculptures for public commissions all over the world. In addition, he populated his own New York studio grounds with his sculptures.A new movie, George Rickey… Works
, explores the works of the artist and includes interviews with the sculptor. The documentary features music by Phil Keaggy, Dave Matthews and Steve Poltz, among others.Check out the movie website and buy the DVD or view a trailer for George Rickey… Works online.and thanks for Read more:Kinetic
, Motion
Local Blogger Featured in Cincy Magazine 2008-03-01 13:05:00 There’s a really nice write-up of BuyCincy
.com and founder Sean Fisher in this month’s Cincy magazine.BuyCincy showcases locally owned stores and is an all-around great resource for shopping locally. Sean participated in the recent Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky bloggers' tour of the Gateway Quarter and I had the opportunity to talk with him and tell him how much I love his site.If you haven’t checked out BuyCincy, stop by and take a look. It’s definitely worth visiting (again and again, it’s frequently updated) and if it’s not on your blogroll, it probably should be.
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looking for something to do? 2008-02-28 15:21:00 If you have problems remembering what to buy at the store, check out Free Rice. Free Rice is a fun vocabulary game that also helps you improve your memory. For every answer you get right, grains of rice are donated to needy countries.No, it's not spam, or a scam. Free Rice has donated billions of grains of rice to needy countries around the world and partners with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to get rice distributed where it is needed the most. And it's a convivial diversion (fun).Test your vocabulary and start improving your memory at Free Rice now.
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information overload* 2008-02-27 18:55:00 Between the celebrities in rehab, Young Hollywoodites in jail and the rest of it, lately, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by information
. I don’t know how critical it is that I know exactly how Mr. Ledger passed away. Or that I hear every detail of the bubbly Kirsten Dunst’s alcohol treatment. While simultaneously trying to process a stock ticker of details about house fires, pipe bombs and end-of-days weather reports.When it comes to stuff on TV, most of the time, I just feel like I’m on information overload
.I like to watch BBC news. At least they talk about something other than U.S. home foreclosures and celebs who abuse drugs and alcohol. They have a world view that I like a lot. Local and national news leaves me feeling uninformed, despite the many stories that they report. It
giving up the ghost 2008-02-25 10:56:00 When you’re starting out in a new relationship, there can be a number of hurdles to overcome. You’re a night person; he’s up and at ‘em at 7 a.m. You like to go camping and hiking; he’d prefer the big boat expo.But what do you when you discover that your new crush can’t stop talking about his ex?Finding out that the person you’re dating still has feelings for their old lover is really hard. And if they’re talking about them in front of you (whether it’s good or bad), you have to ask yourself if that’s what’s really going on. I’ve been in this situation before. And I could tell, the guy really wanted to move on. Wanted to transfer those old feelings to me. But her name was brought up just once too often.That is to say, he brought up her name more than once.Because if
Day Trips: 2008 Kentucky State Fair 2008-02-22 11:59:00 The smells of the county fair bring it all back; it’s the oil burning in the air from the demolition derby and the grease puffing the elephant ears before they get puffed with sugar and the heat, the heat makes the animals less nervous about being there, on the block, ready to go to the highest bidder because who cares when every time you move sawdust sticks in your fur and the water has been sitting there all day you could boil an egg or at least coddle it in that water and so go ahead and stick your finger in the cage or buy me/hog-tie me and throw me in the back of the truck, mebbe there’s water where we’re goin’ and then again maybe you’ll just put me out of my misery and either way, I just don’t care.The 2008 KentuckyState
Fair will be held August 14-24. The fair is held
First Annual Midwest Winter Beer Festival 2008-02-22 11:30:00 The first annual Midwest
Beer Festival
begins tonight at 7 p.m. with a two-hour pub crawl. The bus will leave the Radisson Hotel at 668 West Fifth St., Covington and visit five breweries throughout Covington, Newport and Cincinnati. The pub crawl for the Midwest Beer Festival includes free bus transport, but the beers will be on you. You must reserve a seat to participate in the pub crawl. Seats are limited, so get your note to event organizer Craig Johnson pronto if you want to go.Part II of the Midwest Beer Festival is tomorrow, February 23rd. Sample beers from 75 award-winning varieties at the Radisson tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m (or both!). Buy tickets online to save; the Midwest Beer Festival sampler costs $30 per session in advance and $35 at door. A VIP ticket for both Read more:First
, Annual
bloggers vs. journalists 2008-02-21 14:29:00 I’ve come across a lot of blog posts that talk about bloggers
and how to fit them into the writer’s spectrum. The posts vary but usually include a question like this: “Do bloggers think of themselves as journalists
?”I can’t speak for all bloggers. I can only speak for myself. But when I come across these blog posts, my response is always the same: No, I do not consider myself a journalist. Anymore than I think that journalists are bloggers. Even if they do have a blog, via a newspaper website.Writing blogs is wholly different from journalism on a lot of levels. Bloggers don’t have to answer to a Style Guide (That isn’t always a plus). Bloggers also don’t have deadlines (except self-imposed ones). That is a plus.Bloggers often write only when the spirit moves them, which can
CVG Airport Introduces New Wi-Fi Service 2008-02-21 12:27:00 The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) airport is offering Wi-Fi now. Which is great. I didn’t realize that they didn’t have Wi-Fi, I suppose because I’m not prone to hanging around our local airport. Usually I’m just in and out.Before you settle down in a waiting area to pay your bills online, check out some wireless security tips from the US-CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team). The steps they outline will help decrease the chances of getting broadsided by some skanky identity thief.The new Wi-Fi service at the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati airport will be available in Concourse C and the ticketing and baggage claim areas for Terminals 2 and 3.
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the last pack of candy cigarettes 2008-02-20 20:01:00 Kings. Cools. Lucky Lights. The packs looked so similar to the real thing, even seeing them stuck between the slim jims and the abba zabas, I had to pick them up to double check.We had stopped at a gas station (one more place where it’s impossible to buy anything organic) in North Carolina and went inside to look over the selection of junk food. Inside I found what might have been the last store on earth selling my favorite childhood candy: cigarettes
.When I was little, and smoking was still acceptable, I’d walk to the dairy mart down the street with my dollar’s worth of change and pick out candy with Katie, my best friend and neighbor. I always went straight to the candy cigarettes.I wanted to smoke. Candy cigarettes gave me an opportunity to practice. Tips died with red food colori
cautionary signs 2008-02-19 19:19:00 I know this problem exists in Cincinnati, but it’s really, really prevalent south of the river in Northern Kentucky. Drive through Covington and chances are that you’ll get stopped at a light. When the light changes, you still can’t go.Because the guy standing on the corner chose to cross the street the second the light turned green.I used to think that these people were color blind. Now, I think they’re just obstinate. Not impressed by the German cars, hulking SUVs or sleek convertibles cruising through town on their way to the Levee. They’re showing you, they’re unafraid. That even without a car they control the streets of Covington.In Oregon, if someone steps out on a crosswalk, you have to stop. That’s the law. It’s something I have to remind myself of whenever I am vis Read more:signs
a door that doesn't go anywhere? 2008-02-18 12:40:00 Charles, our handyman, has a remodeling business and does quite well for himself. He’s a swell guy and a real sweetheart. And he can fix anything!Sometimes, though, I get the feeling that he’s laughing at me. There are a variety of reasons why I think this could be true:My “toolbox” consists of a pair of pliers, a hammer and about 300 tiny parts leftover from various projects. The first time he asked to borrow a tool and I opened up the Tupperware bin to show him what I had, he just looked at it silently. Looked at me. Look at the box. Me: “What?!”I often have to call him for dumb things, like “I need a ladder to dust the ceiling fans” or “I am locked in the bathroom.”And one day, something happened that might have made a lesser man burst out laughing right in front of
following suit: east or west (side), home is best 2008-02-17 10:21:00 Euchre is a popular card game in Northern Kentucky and greater Cincinnati (and gee, I think they like it in Indiana, too). Euchre is like Hearts or any of those card games where you have trump, tricks and play with partners. I love playing Euchre. I am a competitive player, high-fiving my partner, throwing down trump with a flourish and getting red-faced and upset when I think people are "table talking." What a dork.I was recently talking to some friends about getting a few tables set up here to start a tourney night. So many people like to play that I have started collecting phone numbers of random people (cab drivers, bartenders, etc.) who all told me they’d like to get in on the game. Euchre is fun, it’s competitive and it’s something to do in the Midwest besides going to a bar on
2008 Lane's End Stakes + 2008 Turfway Park Live Racing Schedule 2008-02-16 11:56:00 The 2008 Lane's End Stakes
(also known as the Spiral Stakes, also known as the Jim Beam Stakes) will be held on March 22, 2008 at Turfway Park. This horse race for three-year olds traditionally helps to kick off the race to determine Derby horse picks later in the year. Get information about tickets for the Lane's End Stakes online. A number of options for attending the Turfway Park event have already sold out, an excellent sign of a possible turning point for the Kentucky horse park's recent woes. Turfway Park has live racing right now, every Wednesday through Sunday through April 3rd. It's a great way to spend an afternoon blowing off work, ha. Turfway Park 2008 Live RacingSchedule
:2008 Winter/Spring Meet January 1--April 3Post time Wednesday-Thursday: 1:10 p.m.Post time Friday: 5:30 p.
Northern Kentucky Storytelling Festival 2008-02-16 11:39:00 The NorthernKentucky
Storytelling Festival
begins early this year at the Erlanger branch of the Kenton County library.This year the Library and Fischer Homes are spreading the fun over three months with nationally-known comic storytellers. The series includes performances for families and kids of all ages and special performances on Friday nights just for adults. That's new; I believe in the past it's all been "family friendly," so the Kenton County Library is taking it up a notch this year.Northern Kentucky Storytelling FestivalFebruary brings comic musician Andy Offutt Irwin. Andy is a veteran of storytelling festivals from Oregon to Alabama. Andy’s family show will be on Thursday and the adults-only show is Friday. The Adult performances are appropriate for ages 18 and up.Family Show
Free Wedding Planning Tips Seminar 2008-02-16 11:30:00 The Kenton County Library is offering some free wedding planning tips from a professional wedding planner on February 20 at 7 p.m. at the Erlanger, Kentucky library branch. Brigid Horne-Nestor of I-do Weddings & Events will provide information for people planning weddings, including how to save money, choose vendors and more.Register online for the free wedding planning tips seminar.
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the green-eyed monster 2008-03-11 20:19:00 There have only been a few times in my life when I truly felt jealousy. And I’ll just be honest: It was sexual jealousy, that ugliest of all emotions. And I can count the incidents on one hand:The pretty young wife of a friend who always laid her hand on my man’s hand and then let it linger-The sexy redhead who managed to "accidentally" lean in a little too closely to any (and all) of my boyfriends-The stringy blonde with the bland Midwestern good looks and the tightly permed hair who took what should have been mine.It’s a sad state of affairs. But over the years, I’ve been no more impervious to jealousy than anyone else. In fact, I’ve done some crazy things, propelled by that green-eyed monster
.When it comes to jealousy, none of us is really immune. I know, intellectually speaki
the champ 2008-03-10 16:55:00 I’ve written before about the hunter-gatherers who reside in Montana. Chances are, if you live in the greater Kalispell, Montana area, you’re related to me. Not just because it’s a small town (less than 20,000). It’s also because the family that’s related to me, my cousins, is so big. They have 11 kids in their family! Add to that number a bunch of in-laws, kids and the rest of it, and guess what? When I roll into Kalispell every few years or so, no one is a stranger. It’s nice.Now, on to the press release that’s being sent far and wide to praise a talented young member of my extended family. You kind of have to read it to believe it.
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Get out of the house, fools 2008-03-09 20:37:00 Yes, it’s snowy and cold and everything else. But at some point, you have to get out or go stir crazy. There’s plenty going on around town(s) this week to get you up and out the door:On Monday, the Pomegranates play the Southgate House ballroom. Show starts at 9:30 p.m. with a $10 cover. Southgate House is located at 24 E 3rd St. Newport.The lovely Jordana is singing at City Cellars at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. No cover. City Cellars is located at 908 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati. Much later (at 10 p.m.) the Rumpke Mountain Boys will swing into Stanley’s on Stanley Avenue in Tusculum.Bree Lehman profiles an artist on the second Wednesday of every month at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The Cincinnati Art Museum is located at 953 Eden Park Drive in Cincinnati.More bluegrass, this time i
black and white 2008-03-09 12:13:00 On a 10 hour drive back from SC last year, my friend Ann asked me a thoughtful question:Whatever happened to letters?The slip-clunk! of the mailbox opening and closing used to thrill me. Who knew what I might find?! A postcard from a far-off land? A note from a secret admirer? A letter from a beloved high school friend?But for the longest time, I haven’t found anything exciting in my mail. Since I paid off my debt, the “good” credit card offers arrive daily. Those bastards wouldn’t touch me a year ago, but NOW they love me. Re-finance offers also abound, though this free spirit has never owned a home. Bills. Of course. They never let up.Things pick up around Christmas, when I get an unending supply of form letters from old school "friends." Sometimes they even put a little note at
the rules 2008-03-14 19:43:00 I couldn’t believe I’d just heard what I thought I heard, so I asked her to repeat the phrase. Which she did. Firmly.“No overnight guests.” Yup, she really said it. And it’s just one of the many rules for living in a vintage apartment building I was scoping in downtown Portland, Oregon.As I’ve searched the apartments section of Portland craigslist, I’ve seen all kinds of crazy rental ads with really bizarre rules. Either the people who rent out properties in Portland are incredibly obsessive or they’ve had a lot of problems in the past with renters. Either way, finding a place where I can just do my own thing in peace seems like it might be a tall order.Seeing a laundry list of do’s and don’ts in a rental ad is enough to tell me, this is probably not a person I want to
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